Elisha Ellison vs.
Gable Steveson
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.
Elisha Ellison
Full career not yet synced for Elisha Ellison — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Gable Steveson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 2 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 2.04 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 4 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.0 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)
Elisha Ellison
Distance 85.7% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 14.3% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 9.3%)
Gable Steveson
Distance 70.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 28.1% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 1.8% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Elisha Ellison
Head 90.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.5% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 7.6%)
Gable Steveson
Head 68.4% (norm 79.2%) · Body 24.6% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 7.0% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Ellison L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Steveson L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 11 / 36 | 30.6% | 40.1% | 28 / 40 | 70.0% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 5 / 6 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 12 / 16 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 12 / 38 | 31.6% | 38.9% | 25 / 39 | 64.1% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 76.8% | 12 / 14 | too few to rate | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 87.8% | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 87.8% |
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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 Ellison L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Steveson L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 39 / 60 | 65.0% | 40.7% | 9 / 28 | 32.1% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 24 / 34 | 70.6% | 70.6% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 7 / 12 | too few to rate | 72.0% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 48 / 81 | 59.3% | 38.8% | 10 / 30 | 33.3% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 14 / 17 | too few to rate | 75.1% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 8 / 8 | too few to rate | 84.4% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 84.4% |
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 — Ellison has more cage time on record.