FIGHT TAPE
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Noah Gugnon
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The ground is not a safe place to take a break.
Steele submitted Dom Mar Fan in May. Gugnon submitted Miloš Janičić in his August debut, which lasted just 81 seconds. That makes the grappling exchanges an obvious reason to watch and Gugnon’s UFC rates a terrible place for big conclusions. I’d watch who settles position before attacking. Steele can make experience in submission exchanges useful. Gugnon can force urgent decisions if he wins the entry. A scramble is only fun until someone loses track of a neck or leg.
A PATH FOR Steele
Use the grappling experience without accepting unnecessary damage on the way in.
A PATH FOR Gugnon
Force early positional mistakes and attack without giving away control.
The tactical read and paths are editorial possibilities, not a pick or a claim of fresh footage review. Results come from the sources in the fighter profiles below.
The numbers, with context.
| Kody Steele | Measure | Noah Gugnon |
|---|---|---|
| 8-1-0 | Pro record | 10-2-0 |
| 69.00 | Height (inches) | 70.00 |
| 71.00 | Reach (inches) | Not listed |
| 3.85 | Significant strikes landed / min | 3.70 |
| 6.20 | Significant strikes absorbed / min | 4.44 |
| 1.07 | Takedowns / 15 min | 0.00 |
Rates are the figures published on UFC athlete pages, not full professional-career averages. Different sample sizes and opponents make direct comparisons imperfect. Blank values are not zero.
Kody Steele · snapshot Oct 19, 2026, 4:40 PM CDT ↗Noah Gugnon · snapshot Oct 19, 2026, 4:40 PM CDT ↗
Limited or missing UFC sample. Read each fighter’s coverage notes before interpreting these rates.
PRICE CHECK
SNAPSHOTS · NOT LIVEOdds on the record.
American moneylines. These are observed reference prices, not offers to bet or a claim of the best available line. The time we checked a page is not the time its sportsbook changed a price.
Kody Steele
-155Sportsbook not identifiedShown on UFC’s event page
Source date: 2026-10-19
Page checked: Oct 19, 2026, 4:40 PM CDT
Sportsbook update: unknown
Noah Gugnon
+130Sportsbook not identifiedShown on UFC’s event page
Source date: 2026-10-19
Page checked: Oct 19, 2026, 4:40 PM CDT
Sportsbook update: unknown
Inside-the-distance, method and double-method prices are not verified in this guide. Mike’s recorded prices and units remain in his own pick history.
Mike’s picks & recorded prices ↗Meet the fighters.
Claim ledger & coverage notes
Booking, division and card placement: UFC event listing, checked Oct 19, 2026, 4:40 PM CDT. Results: written UFC history or the correction cited in each fighter’s profile. Measurements and rates: dated UFC profile snapshots. Prices: individual quote sources and retrieval times in the odds panel.
Style discussion and possible routes to victory are editorial interpretation. Current camp lineups, future results, live odds and model probabilities are not established by these sources.
Kody Steele
Specific training partners for this camp have not been verified.
Noah Gugnon
Only 81 seconds of UFC fight time. Rates are a tiny sample, not reliable projections.
Specific training partners for this camp have not been verified.
Card check & sources
14 matchups confirmed in UFC’s current listing. Order, timing and participants can change.
Official UFC event ↗ · Inspected UFC regional listing ↗
Card retrieved Oct 19, 2026, 4:40 PM CDT. Exact UTC timestamp: .