Kody Steele
Active Provisional · age 31 · Orthodox ·
5'9" 175 cm ·
155 lb 70 kg · reach
71" 180 cm
At a glance
- Has never been finished — durability signal
- 100% of wins by submission
- 100% of wins finished in round 1
Elo rating
1451
Global Elo 1518 ±51
Rank
—
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UFC record
1-1-0
KO 0 · Sub 1 · Dec 0
Streak
+1
Δ90d +51 · Δ1y +51
Last fight
May 2, 2026
Win by Submission · R1
Career at a glance
Octagon time
19m
Avg fight time
9:28
Bonuses
1
Since last fight
2mo
Honest Elo history
2 fights · tap & dragLast fights
Elo-based expectation · not betting advice| Date | Opponent | Result | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | Dom Mar Fan | W | +40 |
| Feb 8, 2025 | Rongzhu | L | -33 |
Performance
Fighter vs division avg
L1L3L5
Top 5 · lightweight
Strikes Landed per Minute
- 1Terrance McKinney7.77
- 2Esteban Ribovics7.24
- 3Gauge Young7.00
- 4Max Holloway6.91
- 5Manuel Torres6.69
SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Top 5 · lightweight
Striking Accuracy
- 1Quillan Salkilld60%
- 2Manuel Torres60%
- 3Kai Kamaka Iii59%
- 4Benoit Saint Denis59%
- 5Marquel Mederos58%
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
Top 5 · lightweight
Lowest Strikes Absorbed
- 1Kaue Fernandes1.42
- 2Fares Ziam1.58
- 3Nurullo Aliev1.73
- 4Arman Tsarukyan1.80
- 5Joe Solecki1.90
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Top 5 · lightweight
Striking Defense
- 1Fares Ziam64%
- 2Nasrat Haqparast63%
- 3Kaue Fernandes63%
- 4King Green62%
- 5Ilia Topuria62%
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
Top 5 · lightweight
Takedowns per 15 Minutes
- 1Quillan Salkilld6.16
- 2Mateusz Gamrot5.22
- 3Loik Radzhabov4.65
- 4Benoit Saint Denis4.19
- 5Grant Dawson3.62
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
Top 5 · lightweight
Takedown Accuracy
- 1Kaue Fernandes100%
- 2Manuel Torres67%
- 3Rafael Fiziev67%
- 4Esteban Ribovics67%
- 5Rongzhu63%
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
Top 5 · lightweight
Takedown Defense
- 1Nikolas Motta100%
- 2Trey Ogden100%
- 3Ottman Azaitar100%
- 4Anshul Jubli100%
- 5Ilia Topuria95%
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Top 5 · lightweight
Submission Attempts per 15 Min
- 1Terrance McKinney2.55
- 2Charles Oliveira2.50
- 3Chase Hooper1.96
- 4Jim Miller1.78
- 5Benoit Saint Denis1.75
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Top 5 · lightweight
Control Time per 15 Minutes
- 1Grant Dawson9.76
- 2Nurullo Aliev7.60
- 3Benoit Saint Denis7.14
- 4Terrance McKinney6.80
- 5Claudio Puelles6.69
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
Top 5 · lightweight
Knockdowns per 15 Minutes
- 1Manuel Torres3.93
- 2Mauricio Ruffy2.06
- 3Nikolas Motta1.98
- 4Quillan Salkilld1.85
- 5Kaue Fernandes1.57
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg
Finishes
How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.100%
1 / 1
Finish rate
KO
0
0% of wins
SUB
1
100% of wins
DEC
0
0% of wins
Finishes by round
1 total
R1 1 100%
R2
R3
R4
R5
Striking profile
Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 60 landed total · career
Targets head · body · leg
80% Head
- Head 80%
- Body 17%
- Leg 3%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
98% Distance
- Distance 98%
- Clinch 2%
- Ground 0%
Strength of schedule in UFC
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1493
Developing slate
Quality wins (1600+)
Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
0
of 1 UFC wins
Toughest win
The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Dom Mar Fan
Elo 1536 at fight time
Expected wins
How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
1.0
+0.0 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career
· 2 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1449 1536
Top lightweight
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