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Featherweight · “Ocho”

Steven Peterson

19-11-0 UFC 3-5-0
Forward Pressure Submission Grappler Hittable
5'10"Height
70"Reach
OrthodoxStance
36Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
33.3%Finish rate
13:56Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Average, rated 47.9 of 100 Accuracy — Weak, rated 21.8 of 100 Striking D — Weak, rated 7.1 of 100 Durability — Average, rated 45.1 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 60.9 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 53.0 of 100 Grappling — Above avg, rated 70.0 of 100 Control — Average, rated 63.5 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Grappling Above avg 70
  2. Control Average 64
  3. Wrestling Average 61
  4. TD Defense Average 53
  5. Striking Average 48
  6. Durability Average 45
  7. Accuracy Weak 22
  8. Striking D Weak 7
Forward Pressure 4.7 landed and 6.0 absorbed per minute — he turns fights into firefights
Submission Grappler above avg grappling — rates 70 of 100 among UFC veterans
Hittable absorbs 6.0 significant strikes per minute
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min4.66
Sig. strikes absorbed / min6.04
Striking accuracy40.5%
Striking defense53.3%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.13
Takedowns / 15 min1.35
Takedown accuracy30.3%
Takedown defense64.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.81
Control time23.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-0

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
February 18, 2018 vs Brandon Davis — 4.87/min (L) Feb '18 July 6, 2018 vs Matt Bessette — 4.93/min (W) Jul '18 March 23, 2019 vs Luis Pena — 2.27/min (L) Mar '19 July 20, 2019 vs Alex Caceres — 4.47/min (L) Jul '19 September 21, 2019 vs Martin Bravo — 7.52/min (W) Sep '19 June 12, 2021 vs Chase Hooper — 3.27/min (W) Jun '21 February 5, 2022 vs Julian Erosa — 9.87/min (L) Feb '22 March 25, 2023 vs Lucas Alexander — 1.73/min (L) Mar '23

Fight history

8 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Lucas Alexander 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen · March 25, 2023
26/101Sig. strikes
85/158Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
0:31Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Julian Erosa 26-9 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland · February 5, 2022
148/247Sig. strikes
155/291Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:44Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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W Chase Hooper 10-1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 · June 12, 2021
49/68Sig. strikes
31/61Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
7:57Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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W Martin Bravo 11-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:31 — UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens · September 21, 2019
49/105Sig. strikes
86/199Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Alex Caceres 14-12 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards · July 20, 2019
67/218Sig. strikes
94/197Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
2:39Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Luis Pena 5-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis · March 23, 2019
34/85Sig. strikes
52/112Absorbed
4/8Takedowns
5:09Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Matt Bessette 22-8 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale · July 6, 2018
74/175Sig. strikes
57/141Absorbed
2/6Takedowns
7:13Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Brandon Davis 8-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros · February 18, 2018
73/286Sig. strikes
114/285Absorbed
1/10Takedowns
1:49Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
19-11-0Pro record
Fortis MMAGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 5
Submission 8
Decision 6
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 0
Decision 10
Other 0

Fights by organization

Legacy FC 10
UFC 8
Xtreme Knockout 5
LFA 3
Bellator 2
Dana White's Contender Series 1
TCF 1
Full career — 30 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Lucas Alexander Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen
March 25, 2023
 UFC 3 5:00
L Julian Erosa Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland
February 5, 2022
 UFC 3 5:00
W Chase Hooper Decision (unanimous) UFC 263
June 12, 2021
 UFC 3 5:00
W Martín Bravo KO (spinning back fist) UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Stephens
September 21, 2019
 UFC 2 1:31
L Alex Caceres Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards
July 20, 2019
 UFC 3 5:00
L Luis Peña Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis
March 23, 2019
 UFC 3 5:00
W Matt Bessette Decision (split) The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale
July 6, 2018
 UFC 3 5:00
L Brandon Davis Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros
February 18, 2018
 UFC 3 5:00
W Dustin Winter TKO (punches) LFA 28
December 8, 2017
 LFA 2 2:38
L Benito Lopez Decision (split) Dana White's Contender Series 7
August 22, 2017
 Dana White's Contender Series 3 5:00
W Ryan Hollis Submission (rear-naked choke) LFA 16
July 14, 2017
 LFA 2 1:43
L Leandro Higo Decision (unanimous) LFA 1
January 13, 2017
 LFA 5 5:00
W Manny Vasquez Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) Legacy FC 56
June 24, 2016
 Legacy FC 4 3:08
W Irwin Rivera Decision (unanimous) Legacy FC 46
October 2, 2015
 Legacy FC 3 5:00
W Caio Machado Submission (guillotine choke) Legacy FC 38
February 13, 2015
 Legacy FC 1 3:55
W Ray Rodriguez Decision (unanimous) Legacy FC 33
July 18, 2014
 Legacy FC 3 5:00
W Ray Rodriguez TKO Legacy FC 28
February 21, 2014
 Legacy FC 2 —
W Nelson Salas TKO (punches) Xtreme Knockout 19
August 17, 2013
 Xtreme Knockout 4 1:58
L George Pacurariu KO (punch) Legacy FC 19
April 12, 2013
 Legacy FC 1 3:42
L Matt Hobar Decision (majority) Legacy FC 16
December 14, 2012
 Legacy FC 3 5:00
W Cody Williams Submission (omoplata) Legacy FC 14
September 14, 2012
 Legacy FC 2 4:46
W Matt Hobar TKO (arm injury) Legacy FC 13
August 17, 2012
 Legacy FC 1 4:04
L Chris Jones Decision (split) Bellator 62
March 23, 2012
 Bellator 3 5:00
W Steve Garcia Submission (guillotine choke) Legacy FC 8
September 16, 2011
 Legacy FC 1 1:40
W Alex Russ Submission (rear-naked choke) Xtreme Knockout 11
July 23, 2011
 Xtreme Knockout 1 1:57
W Douglas Frey Decision (majority) Xtreme Knockout 10
April 9, 2011
 Xtreme Knockout 4 1:11
W Quaint Kempf Submission (armbar) Xtreme Knockout 9
January 29, 2011
 Xtreme Knockout 1 0:24
L Brad Mitchell Decision (unanimous) Xtreme Knockout 8
October 9, 2010
 Xtreme Knockout 3 3:00
W Ernest de la Cruz Decision (unanimous) Bellator 27
September 2, 2010
 Bellator 3 3:00
W Marcus Dupar Submission (armbar) TCF: Puro Combate 1
August 4, 2010
 TCF 3 2:26

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Steven Peterson) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 130 qualified Featherweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 4.7 avg 3.6
Strikes absorbed /min 6.0 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 40.5% avg 45.0%
Striking defense 53.3% avg 55.4%
Takedowns /15 min 1.4 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 30.3% avg 36.9%
Takedown defense 64.0% avg 59.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.8 avg 0.6
Control time 23.4% avg 20.2%
Finish rate 33.3% avg 45.1%