Featherweight · “Ocho”
Steven Peterson
19-11-0 UFC 3-5-0
Forward Pressure
Durable
Hittable
5'10"Height
70"Reach
OrthodoxStance
36Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
33.3%Finish rate
13:56Avg fight
Skill profile
striking
decent
1 read
grappling
good
1 read
wrestling
not yet read
cardio
not yet read
durability
not yet read
138 MMA anchors Striking, Striking D, Durability, Grappling · his tags and claims adjust Wrestling · stats alone on Accuracy, TD Defense, Control.
Forward Pressure
4.7 landed and 6.0 absorbed per minute — he turns fights into firefights
Durable
above avg durability — rates 73 of 100 · 138 MMA tag chin: durable · Mar 2023
Hittable
absorbs 6.0 significant strikes per minute
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min4.66
Sig. strikes absorbed / min6.04
Striking accuracy40.5%
Striking defense53.3%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.13
Takedowns / 15 min1.35
Takedown accuracy30.3%
Takedown defense64.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.81
Control time23.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-0
Insider info
vs Lucas Alexander coinflip UFC Fight Night Vera vs Sandhagen Predictions And Full Card Breakdown UFC Fight Night San Antonio · March 21, 2023
strikingdecent
grapplinggood
He says he changed his pick roughly ten times while recording this and calls himself not confident, adding right after naming Peterson that he could still be swayed the other way -- a direct hedge on the win from his own words.
A decent, forward-moving striker who the analyst calls gritty and durable, willing to absorb two strikes to land one of his own. His striking defense is weak -- mostly blocking with his chin -- but he is credited with the better grappling of the two if the fight hits the mat, which is ultimately the analyst's stated path to a Peterson win.
Strengthforward pressure
Strengthgritty, durable
Strengthbetter grappling on the mat
Weaknessweak striking defense (mostly blocks with his chin)
Striking trend
Fight history
L Lucas Alexander 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen · March 25, 2023
26/101Sig. strikes
85/158Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
0:31Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Julian Erosa 26-9 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland · February 5, 2022
148/247Sig. strikes
155/291Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:44Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Chase Hooper 10-1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 · June 12, 2021
49/68Sig. strikes
31/61Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
7:57Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Martin Bravo 11-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:31 — UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens · September 21, 2019
49/105Sig. strikes
86/199Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Alex Caceres 14-12 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards · July 20, 2019
67/218Sig. strikes
94/197Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
2:39Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Luis Pena 5-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis · March 23, 2019
34/85Sig. strikes
52/112Absorbed
4/8Takedowns
5:09Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Matt Bessette 22-8 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale · July 6, 2018
74/175Sig. strikes
57/141Absorbed
2/6Takedowns
7:13Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Brandon Davis 8-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros · February 18, 2018
73/286Sig. strikes
114/285Absorbed
1/10Takedowns
1:49Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
5
Submission
8
Decision
6
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
0
Decision
10
Other
0
Fights by organization
Legacy FC
10
UFC
8
Xtreme Knockout
5
LFA
3
Bellator
2
Dana White's Contender Series
1
TCF
1
Full career — 30 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Lucas Alexander | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen
March 25, 2023 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Julian Erosa | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland
February 5, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Chase Hooper | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 263
June 12, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Martín Bravo | KO (spinning back fist) | UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Stephens
September 21, 2019 |
UFC | 2 | 1:31 |
| L | Alex Caceres | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards
July 20, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Luis Peña | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis
March 23, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Matt Bessette | Decision (split) | The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale
July 6, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Brandon Davis | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros
February 18, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Dustin Winter | TKO (punches) | LFA 28
December 8, 2017 |
LFA | 2 | 2:38 |
| L | Benito Lopez | Decision (split) | Dana White's Contender Series 7
August 22, 2017 |
Dana White's Contender Series | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Ryan Hollis | Submission (rear-naked choke) | LFA 16
July 14, 2017 |
LFA | 2 | 1:43 |
| L | Leandro Higo | Decision (unanimous) | LFA 1
January 13, 2017 |
LFA | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Manny Vasquez | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | Legacy FC 56
June 24, 2016 |
Legacy FC | 4 | 3:08 |
| W | Irwin Rivera | Decision (unanimous) | Legacy FC 46
October 2, 2015 |
Legacy FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Caio Machado | Submission (guillotine choke) | Legacy FC 38
February 13, 2015 |
Legacy FC | 1 | 3:55 |
| W | Ray Rodriguez | Decision (unanimous) | Legacy FC 33
July 18, 2014 |
Legacy FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Ray Rodriguez | TKO | Legacy FC 28
February 21, 2014 |
Legacy FC | 2 | — |
| W | Nelson Salas | TKO (punches) | Xtreme Knockout 19
August 17, 2013 |
Xtreme Knockout | 4 | 1:58 |
| L | George Pacurariu | KO (punch) | Legacy FC 19
April 12, 2013 |
Legacy FC | 1 | 3:42 |
| L | Matt Hobar | Decision (majority) | Legacy FC 16
December 14, 2012 |
Legacy FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Cody Williams | Submission (omoplata) | Legacy FC 14
September 14, 2012 |
Legacy FC | 2 | 4:46 |
| W | Matt Hobar | TKO (arm injury) | Legacy FC 13
August 17, 2012 |
Legacy FC | 1 | 4:04 |
| L | Chris Jones | Decision (split) | Bellator 62
March 23, 2012 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Steve Garcia | Submission (guillotine choke) | Legacy FC 8
September 16, 2011 |
Legacy FC | 1 | 1:40 |
| W | Alex Russ | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Xtreme Knockout 11
July 23, 2011 |
Xtreme Knockout | 1 | 1:57 |
| W | Douglas Frey | Decision (majority) | Xtreme Knockout 10
April 9, 2011 |
Xtreme Knockout | 4 | 1:11 |
| W | Quaint Kempf | Submission (armbar) | Xtreme Knockout 9
January 29, 2011 |
Xtreme Knockout | 1 | 0:24 |
| L | Brad Mitchell | Decision (unanimous) | Xtreme Knockout 8
October 9, 2010 |
Xtreme Knockout | 3 | 3:00 |
| W | Ernest de la Cruz | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 27
September 2, 2010 |
Bellator | 3 | 3:00 |
| W | Marcus Dupar | Submission (armbar) | TCF: Puro Combate 1
August 4, 2010 |
TCF | 3 | 2:26 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Steven Peterson) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Headshot of Steven Peterson by UFC · Official UFC athlete photo (copyright UFC; not freely licensed) · Wikimedia Commons · flattened onto dark background, cropped/resized