UFC FIGHT NIGHT : STRICKLAND VS HERNANDEZ

Jacobe Smith vs Seok Hyeon Ko

Feb 21, 2026 · PARAMOUNT+

DateFeb 21, 2026

DivisionFight card

StatusScheduled

VenueToyota Center

BroadcastPARAMOUNT+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, February 21, 2026 — watch on PARAMOUNT+.

US East (ET): Sat 5:00 PM
US West (PT): Sat 2:00 PM
United Kingdom: Sat 10:00 PM
Central Europe: Sat 11:00 PM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 9:00 AM
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Jacobe SmithCobe |13-0-0Jacobe Smith vs Seok Hyeon KoSeok Hyeon KoThe Korean Tyson |13-3-0

Jacobe SmithCobe13-0-0

Fight Overview

Round3

Time5:00

13-0-0Record13-3-0

30Age33

5'10"Height5'10"

72"Reach71"

170 lbsWeight170 lbs

Fight cardWeight ClassFight card

Seok Hyeon KoThe Korean Tyson13-3-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Jacobe Smith owns a 72-point Elo edge (good). Jacobe Smith shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. There are no clean shared-opponent matches in tracked pro MMA history.

Compare Jacobe Smith and Seok Hyeon Ko across their careers →

Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Jacobe SmithSeok Hyeon Ko

Recent form

Jacobe SmithW W W W W · +90 Elo last 5

WWWWW

Seok Hyeon KoL W W W W · +47 Elo last 5

LWWWW

Elo edge

Jacobe Smith1746+13 last move

Seok Hyeon Ko1674-17 last move

Why they are ranked here

Jacobe Smith#33 of 356 active Welterweight fighters · 1746 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Preston Parsons (rated 1626 at the time): +25.
Last 5 fights: 5 wins, 0 losses, +90 Elo in total.
Next places: 0 points behind #32 Gilbert Burns, 0 ahead of #34 Sam Patterson.
Opposition: Opponents averaged 1549 Elo over the last 10 fights. Beating higher-rated opponents is worth more.

Seok Hyeon Ko#100 of 356 active Welterweight fighters · 1674 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Jae Woong Kim (rated 1513 at the time): +22.
Costliest loss: Lost to Han Seul Kim (rated 1626 at the time): -28.
Last 5 fights: 4 wins, 1 loss, +47 Elo in total.
Next places: 0 points behind #99 Eliezer Kubanza, 1 ahead of #101 Meng Ding.

Every rated fight moves a rating by an amount set by the opponent's rating at the time, the result and how it ended. Places are counted among fighters active in the last 24 months. How the rating is calculated

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What's at stake

Jacobe SmithNow 1746 · #33 Welterweight

Wins by decision+13→ 1759

Loses by decision-19→ 1727

Seok Hyeon KoNow 1674 · #100 Welterweight

Wins by decision+19→ 1693

Loses by decision-13→ 1661

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Projected with the same rules as the rankings, at today's ratings. Split decisions move ratings less and finishes more.

Stat advantages

Jacobe SmithvsSeok Hyeon Ko

Takedown accuracy

0%vs26%

Takedown average

7.78vs3

Sig. strikes landed per min

6.89vs3.15

Takedown defense

100%vs50%

Finishing profile

Jacobe SmithKO/TKO leads 77% of wins

Seok Hyeon Kodecision leads 54% of wins

Common opponents

No clean shared-opponent match found in tracked pro MMA history.

Tale of the tape

Jacobe SmithSeok Hyeon Ko

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

6.89Sig. strikes landed per min3.15

UFC welterweight average : 3.66

68Sig. strike accuracy50

UFC welterweight average : 46%

2.78Sig. strikes absorbed per min1.93

UFC welterweight average : 3.84

48Sig. strike defense62

UFC welterweight average : 53%

7.78Takedown average3

UFC welterweight average : 1.41

0Takedown accuracy26

UFC welterweight average : 30%

100Takedown defense50

UFC welterweight average : 59%

0.71Submission average0.25

UFC welterweight average : 0.54

10Wins by knockout6

1Wins by submission0

2Wins by decision7

0Losses by knockout2

0Losses by submission0

0Losses by decision1

Jacobe Smith vs Seok Hyeon Ko is a scheduled Fight card fight on UFC FIGHT NIGHT : STRICKLAND VS HERNANDEZ. Jacobe Smith enters with a 13-0-0 record and Seok Hyeon Ko enters with a 13-3-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.