Rae Yoon Ok already flexed his superiority once. Now, he must prove he can do so again.
As Ok and Lee move ever closer to their hotly anticipated second confrontation, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:
31: Years of age for Ok, who was born in Busan, South Korea, on March 23, 1991.
11: Ok wins by decision, accounting for 69% of his career total (16). Among those he has outpointed on the scorecards: Lee, Eddie Alvarez, Marat Gafurov and Won Bin Ki. Ok holds four other wins by knockout or technical knockout (25%) and one more by submission (6%).
1,273: Days since Ok last experienced a setback. He suffered his most recent defeat on March 2, 2019, when he dropped a unanimous decision to Brazilian journeyman Tom Santos in the Heat 44 co-main event.
3: First-round finishes on the Ok resume, highlighted by his 55-second technical knockout of Eun Seok Park under the Angel’s Fighting Championship banner in 2017.
41: Combined victories between the three men—Santos, Burenzorig Batmunkh and Yadong Song—who have defeated Ok. They sport a cumulative .577 winning percentage at 41-29-1.
24: Years of age for Lee, who was born on June 21, 1998 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
10: Lee victories by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 66% of his career total (15). His list of victims includes Timofey Nastyukhin, Iuri Lapicus, Shinya Aoki, Kazuki -Tokudome-26192">Kazuki Tokudome and Kotetsu Boku. Lee owns four other wins by submission (27%) and one more by decision (7%).
29: Seconds needed for Lee to punch out David Meak at One 36 in his Dec. 11, 2015 professional debut. Nearly seven years later, it remains his fastest finish to date.
7: Consecutive calendar years in which Lee has fought at least once. The Evolve MMA standout went 1-0 in 2015, 4-1 in 2016, 3-0 in 2017, 2-2 in 2018, 3-0 in 2019, 1-0 in 2020 and 1-1 in 2021.
.729: Cumulative winning percentage between the three men—Ok, Martin Nguyen (twice) and Edward Kelly—who have beaten Lee. They boast a combined record of 43-16.