Kody Steele vs Gauge Young Stats & Odds

Matchup read

Where each fighter holds an edge — offense against the opponent's defense.

Kody Steele

edge

Gauge Young

Striking

Young ▸

Young out-strikes Steele (thin sample)

Effective offense

C

51st

1.2

+46

A+

97th

3.3

Defense

D

25th

52%

Even

F

24th

49%

KO power

C

4 KO

0.0 KD

Even

C

6 KO

0.3 KD

See full Striking →

Wrestling

Young ▸

Young has the bigger wrestling edge on Steele (thin sample)

Takedowns landed

B

61st

1.6

+20

D

42nd

1.0

Takedown accuracy

40%

43%

Takedown defense—92%

Control time

D

30th

1.5 min

Even

D

34th

1.7 min

See full Grappling →

Submission

◂ Steele

Steele is the bigger submission threat on Young (thin sample)

Submission attempts

A

71st

0.8

+52

F

18th

0.0

Sub win rate

B

70th

25%

2 subs

+10

B

60th

9%

1 sub

Submission defense

C

51st

0%

Even

C

46th

7%

See full Grappling →

Finishing

◂ Steele

Steele is more likely to finish Young (thin sample)

Finish rate

B

63rd

100%

+32

D

31st

0%

KO durability

C

53rd

0%

Even

C

55th

0%

Submission defense

C

44th

0%

Even

C

46th

0%

See full Finishes →

Pace

Young ▸

Young pushes the higher work rate over the fight

Work rate / min — full fight

3.8

7.9

Work rate / min — rounds 1–2

3.8

6.7

Pace trend—+35%/rd

See full Pace →

Form

Young ▸

Young is in better recent form than Steele (thin sample)

Win rate (career)

50%

67%

After a win—100%

Last 5

80%

Even

80%

Win streakW1W2

See full Form →

Schedule

Even

Comparable level of opposition (thin sample)

Schedule strength

11%

32%

Win quality

47%

62%

Ranked opponents

0

1

Title-holder bouts

0

Even

0

See full Schedule →

Activity

Young ▸

Young has fought more often lately than Steele

Last bout

3mo

Bouts, last 12 mo

1

2

Bouts, last 24 mo

3

4

See full Activity →

Tale of the tape

Young ▸

Young 5y younger · Closed-stance matchup

Kody SteelevsGauge Young

31

Age

5y

younger

26

5'9"

175cm

Height

Even

5'9"

175cm

71"

180cm

Reach

1"

reach

70"

178cm

Edge sizeSlightNotableMajor

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Core metrics

Each fighter's career rates as a division percentile.

Kody SteeleGauge Young

Percentile

Striking/min3.856.32

Accuracy%32%52%

Defense%52%49%

Takedowns/151.10.8

TD defense%100%76%

Submissions/150.50.0

Career rate as a percentile within the lightweight (423 fighters) — further right is better. Descriptive research, not a prediction.

Pre-UFC opposition

non-UFC slate for each fighter, from opponents’ full pro records

Steele faced the tougher slate — opponents averaged .584 career win rate vs .500 for Young.

Kody Steele

Moderate

Opponents' combined record

52-37-1

.584 win rate

Winning-record opponents

3 of 6

carried winning pro records

Pro bouts faced

6

all opponents have records on file

A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.

Gauge Young

Moderate

Opponents' combined record

74-74

.500 win rate

Winning-record opponents

6 of 10

carried winning pro records

Pro bouts faced

10

all opponents have records on file

A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.

Markets

UFC betting history

Career

SteeleKody Steele

YoungGauge Young

Notes

UFC betting history is each fighter’s record when favored vs. an underdog, across their priced UFC bouts. Pick’em = closing consensus within ~2 points of even — too close to call a true favorite.

Career splits

SteeleKody Steele

Stat

YoungGauge Young

0

KO / TKO

0

1

0

Submission

0

1

Decision

2

1

9:28

Avg fight time

15:00

Kody Steele’s splits

vs Young

vs Southpaw

0-0no data

vs Switch

0-0no data

vs Longer reach

1-0100%

vs Shorter reach

0-0no data

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Gauge Young’s splits

vs Steele

vs Southpaw

0-0no data

vs Switch

0-10%

vs Shorter reach

0-0no data

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Tale of the Tape

The biometric deltas where one side genuinely has an edge.

Kody SteelevsGauge Young

31

Age

5y

younger

26

5'9"

175cm

Height

Even

5'9"

175cm

71"

180cm

Reach

1"

reach

70"

178cm

Edge sizeSlightNotableMajor

Striking matchup

Each fighter's offense against the other's defense, per 15 minutes.

UFC only

Overall Striking

Striking

D

41st

+15

C

56th

Young has the striking edge (+15).

Each lane: the attacker’s strike rate (offense) vs the other’s rate absorbed (defense), graded on the division. The bar leans toward whoever wins the exchange — longer + greener = a bigger, higher-quality edge.

Steele’s offensevsYoung’s defense

Head

B

64th

32.4

+27

D

37th

37.0

Body

C

52nd

9.5

+33

F

19th

14.9

Leg

C

45th

6.1

+22

F

23rd

11.7

Young’s offensevsSteele’s defense

Head

A

82nd

41.5

+67

F

15th

48.6

Body

A+

91st

18.9

+32

B

59th

8.3

Leg

A+

88th

16.2

+51

D

37th

9.2

Full breakdown — all zones, both views

Zone	Fighter	Landed / 15	Accuracy	Absorbed / 15	Career landed
Head	Kody Steele	above division average32.4	25%	well below average48.6	48
Head	Gauge Young	top 18% of division41.5	40%	below division average37.0	159
Body	Kody Steele	around division average9.5	91%	above division average8.3	10
Body	Gauge Young	top 9% of division18.9	68%	well below average14.9	83
Leg	Kody Steele	around division average6.1	50%	below division average9.2	2
Leg	Gauge Young	top 12% of division16.2	86%	well below average11.7	73

Per-15-minute rates are sourced from UFCStats fight totals across each fighter’s UFC career. Division percentile is computed against every UFC fighter who has competed in this weight class with at least two recorded bouts. Lower “absorbed” values are better — the percentile is inverted so “top of division” always means better outcome.

Grappling matchup

Takedowns, submission threat, and control, per 15 minutes.

UFC only

Kody Steele

Gauge Young

Overall Grappling

Grappling

B

59th

Even

B

59th

Evenly matched grappling — no clear edge either way.

Takedowns

B

63rd

1.6

+9

C

54th

1.0

Takedown accuracy

40%

2/5

43%

3/7

Takedown defense

—

A+

90th

92%

23/25

Submission threat

B

68th

0.8

+19

C

49th

0.0

Control time

C

48th

1.5 min

Even

C

44th

1.7 min

Full breakdown — career grappling totals

Metric	Kody Steele	Gauge Young
Takedowns landed / 15career takedowns	1.62	1.03
Takedown accuracycareer landed / attempted	40%2 / 5	43%3 / 7
Takedown defensecareer stopped / faced	—0 / 0	92%23 / 25
Submission attempts / 15career attempts	0.81	0.00
Control time / 15 (min)career total	1.5 min1:50	1.7 min5:00
Time controlled by opponent / 15 (min)career total	0.6 min0:46	1.0 min3:01

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Takedown defense = stops ÷ attempts. Under 8 attempts shown ungraded.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked against every UFC fighter (≥3 bouts).

UFC only

Kody Steele

29

Schedule Score

Gauge Young

35

Schedule Score

UFC experienceTotal octagon time + bouts

19 min

2 bouts

Octagon time

26 min

more

45 min

3 bouts

Schedule strength

11%

32%

Win quality

47%

62%

Ranked opponents

0

1

Title-holder bouts

0

Even

0

Per-tier records + bout-by-bout

Per-tier records

Tier	Kody Steele	Gauge Young
Ranked 6–15	—	1-0
Building	0-1	0-1
Unproven	1-0	1-0

Kody Steele — bouts

Gauge Young — bouts

0–100 ratings. Schedule strength = average opponent quality faced; Win quality = quality of opponents beaten. Composite = 65% schedule + 35% wins, scored on rank-at-time-of-fight.

Recent form

Last five pro bouts and recent opposition.

Kody Steele

Gauge Young

Steele — last 5

recent → old

WFURY

KO R3

Martinez

Apr ’24

WFURY

KO R2

Echeverry

Sep ’23

WFURY

KO R1

Whitehead

Jul ’23

Young — last 5

recent → old

WFAC 27

KO R2

Grant

Dec ’24

WFAC 24

KO R1

Tulley

May ’24

Last 5 record

4-1

Even

4-1

Current streak

W1

W2

Ranked opps

0 of 5

1 of 5

Layoff

3 mo

Even

3 mo

Career cohorts

Each fighter’s record by situation, over every completed UFC bout. Read down a fighter’s column; bold marks the better win rate (3+ bouts).

Kody Steele

Gauge Young

Post-result bounce

SituationSteele Young

After a loss

1-0100%

After a win

—

1-0100%

Camp length

SituationSteele Young

Typical camp100–180 days

—

1-0100%

Long layoff> 180 days

1-0100%

Finishing & durability

How fights end for each — finish rate and durability.

Kody Steele

Gauge Young

When their fights end

every pro finish on the fight clock

Steele5W–0L by finish

R1

R2

R3

Young7W–1L by finish · 71% in round 1

R1

R2

R3

0:00

5:00

10:00

15:00

Win(above)Loss(below)KO / TKOSubmissionPosition = when the fight ended

Finish & durability rates

Full professional career

Finish rate

↑11%·Steele

percent of wins ending by KO or submission

↑11%·Steele

C

49th

75%

+12

D

37th

64%

Goes the distance

Even

percent of resolved bouts going to a decision (style read, not quality)

Even

33%

43%

KO durability

Even

percent of resolved bouts ending in a KO/TKO loss

Even

A

77th

0%

Even

A

78th

0%

Submission defense

↑7%·Steele

percent of resolved bouts ending by submission loss

↑7%·Steele

B

65th

0%

+22

C

44th

7%

Full method breakdown

Outcome	Kody Steele	Gauge Young
Wins
by KO / TKO	4(50%)	6(55%)
by submission	2(25%)	1(9%)
by decision	2(25%)	4(36%)
Losses
by KO / TKO	0(0%)	0(0%)
by submission	0(0%)	1(33%)
by decision	1(100%)	2(67%)

Full professional career method splits, graded against the full-pro division distribution. Career KO losses are the total — clean knockouts and cut/injury stoppages can’t be separated outside the UFC corpus. Finish-time pace is UFC-only.

KO history

Knockout power and chin durability, head-to-head (UFC).

Kody Steele

vs

Gauge Young

33%

1 KO/TKO in 3 bouts

Knockout rate

0%

0 KO/TKO in 4 bouts

0

0.0 / 100 head

Knockdowns dealt

1

0.6 / 100 head

0

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Clean KO losses

0

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

1

0.9 / 100 head

Knockdowns absorbed

0

0.0 / 100 head

Chin bars use a league scale: green = clean record, red = bottom ~10% of UFC fighters (4+ KO losses · 6+ knockdowns absorbed).

Kody SteeleFinish timeline

Last time KO'd
Never finished by strikes in the UFC
Last time submitted
Never submitted in the UFC

Gauge YoungFinish timeline

Last time KO'd
Never finished by strikes in the UFC
Last time submitted
Never submitted in the UFC

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Kody Steele

—

< 2 bouts to R3

Gauge Young

213%

R3 vs R1 · 3 bouts reaching R3

Young lifts to 213% of round-1 output by round 3 (within fights reaching round 3). Steele hasn't reached the third round in enough UFC bouts to read a pace pattern yet.

Steele

Young ▲ BUILDSOutput / min

Faded points are drawn from a single bout that reached that round, so they’re less reliable than the solid points averaged over many fights.

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown — both fighters

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs. Splitting them out shows whether a fighter’s work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control — and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Steele

Younglanded / min

Takedown attempts

Steele

Youngattempts / min

Control time

Steele

Young% of round

Round	Fighter	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	Kody Steele	5.3	3.1	3.8	0.45	21%	2
R1	Gauge Young	4.9	4.1	4.1	0.13	10%	3
R2	Kody Steele	2.4	1.8	6.4	0.20	0%	1
R2	Gauge Young	8.5	7.5	5.2	0.20	8%	3
R3	Kody Steele	4.6	4.6	12.0	0.00	0%	1
R3	Gauge Young	10.4	9.4	5.8	0.13	15%	3

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length — a 2:30 stoppage counts as 2.5 minutes, not five — so an early finish doesn’t distort the per-minute pace.