Seokhyon Ko beats Wellington Turman by unanimous decision at UFC Vegas 124

Seokhyon Ko took a clean unanimous decision over Wellington Turman at UFC Vegas 124, sweeping all three judges' scorecards 30-27 on the preliminary card at Meta APEX in Las Vegas, as first reported by MMA Fighting.

A 30-27 card on every scorecard means Ko won each of the three rounds in the eyes of all three judges, a result that leaves little room for debate about the outcome.

Turman's recent run

Turman, a 30-year-old Brazilian who trains out of Teixeira MMA & Fitness, now carries an 18-8-0 record after the defeat. Nicknamed "The Prodigy," he fights from an orthodox stance and stands six feet tall with a 72-inch reach. His career numbers show a busy, accurate striker: 3.23 significant strikes landed per minute at 51 percent accuracy, along with 1.55 takedown attempts per 15 minutes and 0.8 submission attempts per 15 minutes.

The loss extends a difficult stretch. His most recent recorded fight before this one was a second-round submission loss to Jared Gooden at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on December 2, 2023. Before that, he dropped a unanimous decision to Randy Brown in June 2023 and another to Andre Petroski at UFC 281 in November 2022. Our records show three straight losses heading into this bout, with two of them going the full three rounds.

What the result means

• Ko picks up a convincing win on a UFC card, with every round awarded his way by all three judges.
• Turman's record slips to 18-8-0, and the defeat adds another decision loss to his recent history.
• The prelim placement means the fight opened the night rather than headlined it, but a sweep on all scorecards is the kind of result that carries weight in a fighter's UFC record.

The unanimous scoring suggests Ko controlled the pace across all fifteen minutes. Turman has built his reputation on volume and accuracy, yet he was unable to win a single round on any card.