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Kody Steele vs Noah Gugnon

Lightweight · 3 rounds · Early prelims · Bout 2 of 14Etihad Arena · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Kody Steele def. Noah Gugnon · KO/TKO · Round 1, 3:54

Kody Steele portrait

Kody Steele

Noah Gugnon portrait

Noah Gugnon

Kody Steele versus Noah Gugnon

Orthodox · Syndicate MMA

Steele’s profile

“Guns”

Orthodox · Ghost Arena

Gugnon’s profile

Tale of the tape

SteeleGugnon
9-1-0Pro record10-3-0
1-1-0UFC record1-0-0
31Age26
5' 9"Height5' 11"
156 lbsWeight156 lbs
71"Reach71"
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
Syndicate MMATeamGhost Arena
Won vs Dom Mar FanLast fightWon vs Milos Janicic
175Days since last fight84
75%Finish rate100%

How they win

Steele

8 wins on file

KO/TKO
4
Submission
2
Decision
2

Gugnon

10 wins on file

KO/TKO
6
Submission
4
Decision
0
How these figures are measured
Sig. strikes landed per minute
Significant strikes landed, divided by minutes fought. Career figure.
Strike accuracy, all strikes
Every strike landed as a share of every strike thrown, significant or not, over the career. ESPN's own figure. It is not significant-strike accuracy, which runs lower.
Takedowns per 15 minutes
Takedowns landed for every 15 minutes fought, the length of a three-round bout. Career figure.
Takedown accuracy
Takedowns landed as a share of those attempted. Career figure.
Submission attempts per 15 minutes
Submission attempts for every 15 minutes fought. Career figure.
Finish rate
Share of the wins on file that ended by knockout, technical knockout or submission.
Days since last fight
From the last bout on file to the date of this one.

Records, measurements and career averages are reported by ESPN. The UFC record, last fight, finish rate and win methods are counted by Statwell from the bouts on file for each fighter, which can be fewer than the full professional record. No striking or grappling averages are available for both fighters yet.

Matchup snapshot

Steele

2 measured UFC bouts, 18.9 minutes

Gugnon

1 measured UFC bout, 1.4 minutes

3.1760 landed of 210 thrown (29%)
Significant strikes landedper minute
3.575 landed of 11 thrown (45%)
6.67opponents landed 126 of 243
Significant strikes absorbedper minute
4.29opponents landed 6 of 19
40%2 of 5 attempts
Takedowns completedof those attempted
None tried
None faced
Takedowns defendedof those faced
None faced
0scored, 1 suffered
Knockdownsscored and suffered
0scored, 0 suffered
About these statistics

Counted by Statwell from ESPN’s per-bout figures over each fighter’s measured UFC bouts. Small samples move quickly: read each figure with the number of bouts behind it. Nothing here is adjusted for the level of past opponents.

Recent form

Kody Steele

1-1 in last 2
  • W

    vs Dom Mar Fan

    Submission · R1 · 3:56

    · UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates

    Sig. strikes 1 of 1 · Takedowns 1 of 1

  • L

    vs Rongzhu

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

    · UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2

    Sig. strikes 59 of 209 · Takedowns 1 of 4

Noah Gugnon

1-0 in last 1
  • W

    vs Milos Janicic

    Submission · R1 · 1:21

    · UFC Fight Night: Medić vs. Rodriguez

    Sig. strikes 5 of 11

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