Kody Steele vs.
Gauge Young
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.
Kody Steele
Full career not yet synced for Kody Steele — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500
Gauge Young
Full career not yet synced for Gauge Young — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 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)
Kody Steele
Distance 98.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 1.9% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.0%)
Gauge Young
Distance 95.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 2.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 2.3% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Kody Steele
Head 92.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 5.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 1.9% (norm 7.9%)
Gauge Young
Head 66.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 20.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 14.0% (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 | Lightweight med | Young L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 59 / 206 | 28.6% | 37.9% | 298 / 583 | 51.1% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 1 / 4 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 10 / 12 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 7 / 14 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 48 / 195 | 24.6% | 35.0% | 159 / 402 | 39.6% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 10 / 11 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 83 / 122 | 68.0% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 81.9% | 73 / 85 | 85.9% | 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 (Lightweight: 201 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 | Lightweight med | vs Young L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 126 / 243 | 51.9% | 38.9% | 217 / 450 | 48.2% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 8 / 10 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 108 / 220 | 49.1% | 35.1% | 123 / 326 | 37.7% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 4 / 9 | too few to rate | 68.1% | 58 / 78 | 74.4% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 14 / 14 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 45 / 57 | 78.9% | 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 — Young has more cage time on record.