Steele vs Rongzhu

Who won Steele vs Rongzhu?

Rongzhu beat Kody Steele by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 312, on Saturday 8th February 2025 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Rongzhu.

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 Rongzhu stats

Kody Steele stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Rongzhu made his way to the cage with a record of 25 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Kody Steele's 1st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2025. Rongzhu marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Kody Steele's UFC record stood at 0-1-0, while Rongzhu's came in at 5-3-0.

The stats suggested Rongzhu had a slight advantage in power over Steele, with a 60% knock out percentage over Steele's 57%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rongzhu had a slight advantage over Steele, with a 24% submission rate over Steele's 14%.

Kody Steele was the older man by 4 years, at 29 years old.

Steele was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 24 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2022, 5 years and 10 months later than Rongzhu, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 45 less professional rounds, 19 to Rongzhu's 64.

Activity check

Rongzhu's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Steele vs Rongzhu start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:15 AM UTC , which was 7:15 PM EST or 4:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:15 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Steele vs Rongzhu?

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