Dominique Steele vs.
Dong Hyun Ma
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Dominique Steele
Full career not yet synced for Dominique Steele — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Dong Hyun Ma
Full career not yet synced for Dong Hyun Ma — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Dominique Steele
Distance 56.3% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 27.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 16.1% (norm 8.1%)
Dong Hyun Ma
Distance 86.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 9.2% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 4.8% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Dominique Steele
Head 79.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.1% (norm 8.4%)
Dong Hyun Ma
Head 81.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.6% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Steele L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Ma L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 58 / 161 | 36.0% | 38.6% | 185 / 488 | 37.9% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 48 / 79 | 60.8% | 67.8% | 32 / 52 | 61.5% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 33 / 46 | 71.7% | 67.2% | 18 / 27 | 66.7% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 99 / 226 | 43.8% | 37.2% | 162 / 461 | 35.1% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 33 / 51 | 64.7% | 70.7% | 32 / 57 | 56.1% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 7 / 9 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 41 / 49 | 83.7% | 81.9% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Lightweight: 201 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Steele L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Ma L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 77 / 197 | 39.1% | 39.0% | 237 / 589 | 40.2% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 61 / 98 | 62.2% | 68.9% | 45 / 67 | 67.2% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 10 / 11 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 57 / 92 | 62.0% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 92 / 228 | 40.4% | 35.6% | 241 / 606 | 39.8% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 46 / 65 | 70.8% | 69.6% | 63 / 89 | 70.8% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 10 / 13 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 35 / 53 | 66.0% | 81.5% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Ma has more cage time on record.