Kody Steele

Steele has shown both a finishing threat (KD vs Blair, submission attempt vs Mar Fan) and recorded striking volume (59 sig strikes vs Rongzhu, 48 vs Blair)

Steele is 8-1-0 with the more fully recorded statistical output: 1 knockdown and 48 significant strikes against Chasen Blair, 59 significant strikes in his only loss (to Rongzhu), and a submission attempt plus 1:44 of control against Dom Mar Fan. Gugnon is 10-2-0 and on three straight wins, including a submission attempt against Milos Janicic, but only one of his three logged fights has recorded significant-strike data (5 sig strikes, 0:40 control). With Steele showing both a knockdown and takedown/control activity in his logged bouts, he gets a narrow nod, though Gugnon's unbeaten recent run keeps this close.