Kody Steele
7-1-0
Thin UFC data
VS
2026-08-22
UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues
Lightweight
Gauge Young
"Gee Money"
10-3-0
XGBOOST PREDICTION
Gauge Young 'Gee Money'
55.8% CONFIDENCE
How It Ends
53%
Decision
28%
KO / TKO
19%
Submission
Decision52.7%
KO / TKO28.4%
Submission18.9%
If it's a finish, which round
Round 152.8%
Round 226.3%
Round 3+20.9%
A separate model trained only on how fights end (not who wins) — 47% estimated chance this fight is finished rather than going to a decision.
Why XGBoost leans this way
Kody Steele
Gauge Young
Net striking dominance
Matchup -1.20
14%
Age edge (significant gap)
Matchup +5.23
10%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Kody Steele -0.88
7%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Gauge Young -2.95
6%
Defensive skill edge
Matchup -0.09
6%
Experience edge (total fights)
Matchup -5
6%
Strikes absorbed/min
Kody Steele 4.26
5%
Age
Gauge Young 26.1 yrs
4%
Finishing threat edge
Matchup 0.22
4%
Body strikes absorbed per min
Kody Steele 0.42
3%
Head-strike accuracy edge
Matchup -15%
3%
Fights per year
Kody Steele 1.63
3%
Age
Kody Steele 31.3 yrs
2%
Strikes absorbed/min
Gauge Young 4.25
2%
← pushes toward Kody Steele pushes toward Gauge Young →
Bars show each factor's SHAP contribution to this specific prediction — how much it pushed the win probability toward one fighter, given everything else the model knows. Percentages are each factor's share of the total push across the top 30 factors.

Kody Steele

Win Streak
1
Finish Rate
50%
Avg Duration
9.5m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
W SUB
L DEC
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 155 lbs
Reach: 180 cm
Stance: Orthodox

Gauge Young

Win Streak
2
Finish Rate
N/A%
Avg Duration
15.0m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
W DEC
W DEC
L DEC
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 155 lbs
Reach: 178 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Head-to-Head Stats
Kody Steele
ADVANTAGE
Gauge Young
Striking Accuracy
37.5%
+12.8%
50.3%
Strikes Landed/Min
2.89
+3.00
5.89
Strikes Absorbed/Min
4.26
+0.01
4.25
Striking Defense
51.8%
+0.9%
52.7%
Takedown Accuracy
39.3%
+0.0%
39.2%
Takedown Defense
62.5%
+18.0%
80.5%
Knockdowns/Fight
0.14
+0.15
0.29
Avg Control Time (sec)
77.27
+13.16
64.11
Strikes Per Round
14.90
+9.76
24.66
Head Strike %
66.3%
+10.8%
55.5%
Body Strike %
19.9%
+3.8%
23.7%
Leg Strike %
13.8%
+7.0%
20.8%
Last 5 Win Rate
50.0%
+16.7%
66.7%
Last 5 Finish Rate
50.0%
+50.0%
0.0%