Kody Steele vs. Rongzhu
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
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
Rongzhu
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 25 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.95 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 22 finish wins over 34 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Kody Steele
Distance 98.1% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 1.9% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.0%)
Rongzhu
Distance 92.6% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 1.8% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 5.7% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Kody Steele
Head 92.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 5.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 1.9% (norm 8.0%)
Rongzhu
Head 85.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 7.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.8% (norm 8.0%)
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 | Rongzhu L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 59 / 206 | 28.6% | 38.3% | 503 / 1056 | 47.6% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 1 / 4 | too few to rate | 67.5% | 12 / 20 | too few to rate | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 45 / 65 | 69.2% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 48 / 195 | 24.6% | 35.1% | 422 / 978 | 43.1% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 10 / 11 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 65 / 85 | 76.5% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 81.8% | 73 / 78 | 93.6% | 81.8% |
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 (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Rongzhu L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 126 / 243 | 51.9% | 38.8% | 498 / 1139 | 43.7% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 30 / 47 | 63.8% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 10 / 18 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 108 / 220 | 49.1% | 35.2% | 343 / 933 | 36.8% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 4 / 9 | too few to rate | 68.2% | 113 / 161 | 70.2% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 14 / 14 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 82 / 110 | 74.5% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Rongzhu has more cage time on record.