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Steven Nguyen
“The Ninja”
United States
10-2-0W-L-D
- Age
- 33
- Height
- 5'11"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 73"
- Stance
- Switch
- Weight class
- FeatherweightFeatherweight: 136 to 145 lb (62 to 66 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
- Fortis 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.
- 1664
Scouting Report
- W
- L
- W
- W
- W
Back in the win column
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Nguyen is a finisher. His wins come 5 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission and 2 by decision, for an 80% finish rate. He puts people to sleep more than anything else and ends fights early.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, he beat Mohammad Yahya (12-7-0) by KO/TKO in round 2. Before that, he lost a unanimous decision to Jarno Errens (17-6-1). Before that, he beat AJ Cunningham (11-5-0) by TKO in round 2.
- Style
- A switch-stance striker who lands 7.47 significant strikes a minute at 42% accuracy and absorbs 7.09, defending 61%. He rarely shoots takedowns (0.24 per 15 minutes) but stops 88% of attempts against him.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 5 KO/TKO (50%)
- 3 Submission (30%)
- 2 Decision (20%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 80%
- Last fought
- 16 months ago
10 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.: 40-18-1 (3 of 5 known)
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1630
- Winvs Mohammad Yahya12-7-0 · Power Index 1595KO/TKO · R2 · 5:00Jul 26, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs De Ridder
- Lossvs Jarno Errens17-6-1 · Power Index 1690Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Mar 24, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs Namajunas
- Winvs AJ Cunningham11-5-0 · Power Index 1605TKO · R2 · 04:09Sep 12, 2023 · Dana White's Contender Series 62
- Winvs Theo RlayangDecision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 30–26) · R3 · 5:00Sep 21, 2021 · Dana White's Contender Series 40
- Winvs Jorge JuarezTKO · R1 · 0:30Feb 19, 2021 · LFA 100: Altamirano vs. Smith
Career Stats
Based on 5 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 7.47
- Striking accuracy
- 42%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 7.09
- Striking defense
- 61%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.24
- Takedown accuracy
- 100%
- Takedown defense
- 88%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.00