UFC Fight Night: Cortes Acosta vs Walker (UFC Vegas 124): Seokhyeon Ko vs Wellington Turman · Welterweight, three rounds · Main card · Saturday, Nov 7, 2026 · Meta APEX, Las Vegas · Prelims 5 PM ET, main card 8 PM ET on Paramount+ (UFC.com)
Seokhyeon Ko (13-3-0, UFC 2-1) faces Wellington Turman (18-8-0, UFC 3-6) at welterweight on the main card of UFC Fight Night: Cortes Acosta vs Walker (UFC Vegas 124) on Saturday, Nov 7, 2026, at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas. Ko’s takedowns against Turman’s guard. This breakdown sticks to UFCStats numbers, official records and the FightingStats Tape Index. It does not call a winner.
Ko vs Turman tale of the tape
Records and physicals from UFC.com, UFCStats, Sherdog and Tapology, as cited in the FightingStats matchup brief (2026-10-25).
- Record: Ko 13-3-0 (UFC 2-1) · Turman 18-8-0 (UFC 3-6)
- Age: Ko 33 (DOB Sep 24, 1993) · Turman 30 (DOB Jul 22, 1996)
- Height / Reach: Ko 5'10“ / 71” (UFC Stats) · Turman 6'0“ / 72” (UFC Stats)
- Stance: Ko Southpaw · Turman Orthodox
- Streak: Ko L1 (Lebosnoyani; ended a six-fight win streak) · Turman L3 (Petroski, Brown, Gooden)
- Last fight: Ko Lebosnoyani — UD L (Jul 18, 2026) · Turman Gooden — Sub (RNC) L R2 1:11 (Dec 2, 2023)
- Win methods: Ko Pro: 6 KO / 0 SUB / 7 DEC · Turman Pro: 4 KO / 8 SUB / 6 DEC
- Layoff into this bout: Ko ~3.7 months (112 days) · Turman ~35.2 months (1,071 days)
How Ko and Turman win: style matchup
Ko path (how he has been winning): Judo/sambo top control. He went 10/13 on takedowns and controlled Rowe and Elliott for 23:25 of 30 minutes, landing 40 ground strikes across the two fights. His striking is pressure behind jabs and a reaching left, and opponents land just 1.47 per minute on him. Before the UFC he had six stoppage wins, three in under a minute.
Turman path (how he has been winning): Submissions and scrambles. Eight pro submission wins, including an armbar from his back against Cirkunov for Performance of the Night. He lands 51.2% of his significant strikes, including 65/74 leg kicks, and goes 51/58 in the clinch.
Central tension: Ko’s takedowns against Turman’s guard. Turman stuffs only 42.9% of takedowns and absorbed 86 ground strikes in nine UFC fights. Petroski took him down 8 times, and Silva finished him with punches from his guard. But Turman’s best UFC win came off his back, and Ko’s last fight showed the counter: Lebosnoyani jumped two guillotines on his entries and stopped all four of his takedowns (Sherdog; Greco). Three of Turman’s eight submission wins are guillotines.
Physicals: Turman is two inches taller (6'0“ vs 5'10”) with one inch more reach (72“ vs 71”); UFC.com lists his leg reach at 41“ to Ko’s 37”. Ko is the southpaw and about three years older.
Ko vs Turman stats comparison
UFC fights only (UFCStats via the Greco CSV pull in the brief). Rates are per minute or per 15 minutes; the last figure is the division average where the brief lists one.
- SLpM / SApM: Ko 3.00 / 1.47 · Turman 3.23 / 4.17 (division avg 3.05 / 3.42)
- SS Acc / SS Def: Ko 49.8% / 65.3% · Turman 51.2% / 45.2% (division avg 43.7% / 53.1%)
- TD Acc / TD Avg /15: Ko 58.8% / 3.33 · Turman 20.8% / 1.55 (division avg 37.7% / 1.49)
- TDD: Ko 50.0% (3/6 stuffed) · Turman 42.9% (9/21) (division avg 59.5%)
- CTRL /15: Ko 8:24 · Turman 4:21 (division avg 3:08)
- CTRL against /15: Ko 1:20 · Turman 4:04 (division avg 3:54)
- Sub Avg /15: Ko 0.33 · Turman 0.78 (division avg 0.56)
- KD scored / absorbed: Ko 0 / 0 · Turman 0 / 1 (division avg 0.36 / 0.52 per 15)
What to watch in Ko vs Turman
- Ring rust: Turman has not fought for 1,071 days and has had four shoulder surgeries since.
- A submission off Turman’s back, as against Cirkunov.
- Ko’s gas tank after the R2 fade against Lebosnoyani.
- A Ko stoppage — he has none in the UFC.
Ko vs Turman recent form
Last three fights, newest first (dates, results and methods from the brief's UFCStats, Sherdog and Tapology sources).
- Seokhyeon Ko, last 3: L Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani (UFC Fight Night 281), UD (29-28 ×3) (Jul 18, 2026) · W Phil Rowe (UFC Fight Night 263), UD (30-26, 30-27, 30-27) (Nov 1, 2025) · W Oban Elliott (UFC on ABC 8, Baku), UD (30-27 ×3) (Jun 21, 2025).
- Wellington Turman, last 3: L Jared Gooden (UFC on ESPN 52), Sub (RNC) R2 1:11 (Dec 2, 2023) · L Randy Brown (UFC on ABC 5), UD (29-28 ×3) (Jun 24, 2023) · L Andre Petroski (UFC 281), UD (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) (Nov 12, 2022).
The FightingStats Tape Index lists 16 career bouts for Ko (2 with film) and 26 for Turman (12 with film).
Ko vs Turman odds and betting angles
This page does not quote odds or make picks. Prices move all week, and no sportsbook price is cited here. For the numbers behind the matchup, see the stats comparison, style notes and recent form above.
Go deeper: Ko vs Turman stats comparison · Ko vs Turman: past fights and film in the Tape Index · Tape Index: every career bout on the card, with film · Full Ko vs Turman matchup report (PDF) · Main event: Cortes Acosta vs Walker breakdown · Schedule · Results
Ko vs Turman FAQ
When and where is Ko vs Turman?
Saturday, Nov 7, 2026, at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas, on the main card of UFC Fight Night: Cortes Acosta vs Walker (also called UFC Vegas 124). UFC.com lists the prelims at 5 PM ET and the main card at 8 PM ET on Paramount+.
What are Ko and Turman's records?
Seokhyeon Ko is 13-3-0 (UFC 2-1). Wellington Turman is 18-8-0 (UFC 3-6). Records per UFC.com, UFCStats and Sherdog as cited in the FightingStats matchup brief (2026-10-25).
How does Seokhyeon Ko usually win?
Judo/sambo top control. He went 10/13 on takedowns and controlled Rowe and Elliott for 23:25 of 30 minutes, landing 40 ground strikes across the two fights.
How does Wellington Turman usually win?
Submissions and scrambles. Eight pro submission wins, including an armbar from his back against Cirkunov for Performance of the Night.
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