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Kody Steele

Country
USA
Record
9-1
Weight class
Lightweight
Height
5'9"
Reach
71"
Age
31
Stance
Orthodox
Career stats
Finish rate78%
7 of 9 wins inside the distance · 69th percentile
DurabilityNever stopped
Never stopped in 10 recorded bouts · 85th percentile
Activity3
Bouts in the last 24 months · 79th percentile
9:13
Avg bout length
2W
Streak
0
Title fights
0
Main events
Percentiles vs 626 lightweights
Strikes & grappling
Sig. strikes landed / min4.16
133 landed from 380 attempts — 35% accuracy · 36th percentile
Takedowns / 15 min1.41
3 landed from 11 attempts — 27% accuracy · 56th percentile
Knockdowns / 15 min0.94
2 in 4 statted bouts · 87th percentile
Control time8%
2m of 32m fought · 28th percentile
Strikes by target
Head 75%
Body 20%
Leg 5%
Of 133 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 39 lightweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 4 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 32m of fight time, of the 10 bouts on record

Kody Steele is a Lightweight from the United States with an official record of 8-1. The 8 wins came 4 by knockout, 2 by submission and 2 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a first-round submission win over Dom Mar Fan at UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates on 2 May 2026.

DateOpponentResultMethodRoundEvent
Oct 24, 2026Noah GugnonWINKOPunchesR1 · 3:54UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev
May 2, 2026Dom Mar FanWINSUBHeel HookR1 · 3:56UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates
Feb 8, 2025RongzhuLOSSDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2
Oct 9, 2024Chasen BlairWINKOPunchR2 · 4:07Dana White's Contender Series: Season 8, Week 9
Apr 21, 2024Alejandro MartinezWINKOKO/TKOR3 · 2:09Fury Fighting Championship 89
Sep 24, 2023Nico EcheverryWINKOKO/TKOR2 · 3:32Fury Challenger Series 7
Jul 16, 2023Nick WhiteheadWINKOKO/TKOR1 · 4:35Fury Fighting Championship 81
Jan 29, 2023Sam KilmerWINDECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00Fury Fighting Championship 73
Oct 22, 2022Brakenden FreemanWINSUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R2Fury FC: Challenger Series 1
Feb 6, 2022Jessee GenglerWINDECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00Fury Fighting Championship 56
—Jessee GenglerWIN———
KOPunchesR1 · 3:54
SUBHeel HookR1 · 3:56
Feb 8, 2025 · UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Oct 9, 2024 · Dana White's Contender Series: Season 8, Week 9
WIN
KOPunchR2 · 4:07
Alejandro Martinez
Apr 21, 2024 · Fury Fighting Championship 89
WIN
KOKO/TKOR3 · 2:09
Sep 24, 2023 · Fury Challenger Series 7
WIN
KOKO/TKOR2 · 3:32
Nick Whitehead
Jul 16, 2023 · Fury Fighting Championship 81
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1 · 4:35
Sam Kilmer
Jan 29, 2023 · Fury Fighting Championship 73
WIN
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
Brakenden Freeman
Oct 22, 2022 · Fury FC: Challenger Series 1
WIN
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R2
Jessee Gengler
Feb 6, 2022 · Fury Fighting Championship 56
WIN
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
Jessee Gengler
—
WIN

Kody Steele’s record, in numbers

Kody Steele’s record is 8-1, and MMA Hub holds a full result for all 9 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.

The 8 wins break down as 4 by knockout, 2 by submission and 2 by decision — 6 of 8 inside the distance, a finish rate of 75%. Across all 9 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 9 minutes 49 seconds.

Kody Steele has never been stopped in the 9 bouts on file; the one loss went to a decision.

The 9 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for include no title fights and no main events. Three of them have come since July 2024.

Set against the 613 Lightweight fighters MMA Hub holds eight or more bouts for, Kody Steele has a finish rate above 62% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 84% of them and a two-year bout count above 83% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.

Kody Steele is listed at 5ft 9in with a reach of 71in, fights orthodox and is 31, born 20 April 1995.

These figures are recomputed from Kody Steele’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.