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Kody Steele
United States
9-1-0W-L-D
- Age
- 31
- Height
- 5'9"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 71"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- LightweightLightweight: 146 to 155 lb (66 to 70 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Syndicate MMA
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1778
Scouting Report
- W
- W
- L
- W
- W
Bounced back: won 2 straight
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Steele is a finisher. Five wins by KO/TKO, two by submission, two by decision, good for a 78% finish rate. He ends fights early and puts people to sleep more than he lives on the scorecards.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, Steele stopped Noah Gugnon (10-2-0) by KO/TKO in round 1. Before that, he made Dom Mar Fan (9-3-0) tap in round 1. Prior to that, he lost a unanimous decision to Rongzhu (29-6-0).
- Style
- Steele is an orthodox striker who lands 4.16 significant strikes a minute at 35% accuracy, but absorbs 6.42 and defends 51%. He attempts 1.41 takedowns per 15 minutes and has stopped all of his opponents' takedowns.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 5 KO/TKO (56%)
- 2 Submission (22%)
- 2 Decision (22%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 78%
- Streak
- 2-fight win streak
- Last fought
- 3 weeks ago
9 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 55-15 (4 of 5 known)
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1702
- Winvs Noah Gugnon10-2-0 · Power Index 1754KO/TKO · R1 · 3:54Oct 24, 2026 · UFC 333: Volkanovski vs Evloev
- Winvs Dom Mar Fan9-3-0 · Power Index 1653Submission · R1 · 3:56May 2, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs Prates
Fight stats
Stat Kody Steele Dom Mar Fan Sig. strikes 1/1 1/2 Takedowns 1/1 0/0 Control time 1:44 0:28 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 1 1 - Lossvs Rongzhu29-6-0 · Power Index 1792Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Feb 9, 2025 · UFC 312: Du Plessis vs Strickland 2
Fight stats
Stat Kody Steele Rongzhu Sig. strikes 59/209 125/241 Takedowns 1/4 0/0 Control time 0:06 0:18 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 27 33 Round 2 sig. strikes 9 32 Round 3 sig. strikes 23 60 - Winvs Chasen Blair7-4-0 · Power Index 1610TKO (punches) · R2 · 4:07Oct 8, 2024 · Dana White's Contender Series 75
Fight stats
Stat Kody Steele Chasen Blair Sig. strikes 48/118 48/122 Takedowns 0/3 0/1 Control time 0:14 0:00 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 20 17 Round 2 sig. strikes 28 31 - Winvs Alejandro MartinezKO/TKO · R3 · 2:09Apr 21, 2024 · Fury FC 89: Richardson vs. Aswell
Career Stats
Based on 4 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 4.16
- Striking accuracy
- 35%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 6.42
- Striking defense
- 51%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 1.41
- Takedown accuracy
- 27%
- Takedown defense
- 100%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.50