Steele vs Blair

Who won Steele vs Blair?

Kody Steele beat Chasen Blair by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of Contender Series 2024 – Week 9, on Tuesday 8th October 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Steele vs Blair stats

Kody Steele stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Chasen Blair made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Both men made their promotional debut for Dana White’s Contender Series.

The stats suggested Blair had an advantage in power over Steele, with a 67% knock out percentage over Steele's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Blair had an advantage over Steele, with a 33% submission rate over Steele's 17%.

Kody Steele was the older man by 29 years, at 29 years old.

Steele was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2022, 3 years and 1 month later than Blair, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 19 to Blair's 13.

Steele vs Blair form

Blair had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Florin Pirtea at Cage Warriors 177: Unplugged on 20th September 2024 by submission in the 1st round at BEC Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Arturs Leisans at Cage Warriors 172: Hardwick vs. Prins on 25th May 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Orlando Sanders at Cage Warriors 166: Reis vs. Misech on 23rd February 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Sycuan Casino Resort, San Diego, United States.

Before that, he had lost to Ahmad Suhail Hassanzada at Cage Warriors 165: Hernandez vs. Jones on 15th December 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Sycuan Casino Resort, San Diego.

He was victorious against Helio Hernandez at Cage Warriors 148 on 31st December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Indigo at the O2, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Blair's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What time did Steele vs Blair start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:40 AM UTC , which was 9:40 PM EST or 6:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Steele vs Blair?

Kody Steele was a 27/100 (-360) favourite going into the contest, while Chasen Blair made his way into the ring at 11/4 (+270) with oddsmakers.