Steve Erceg

Steve Erceg is an active UFC fighter listed at 172.72 cm tall with a 172.72 cm reach. He fights out of an orthodox stance and has competed primarily at Flyweight, with at least one recorded bout at Bantamweight. The supplied record shows an overall mark of 5 wins and 3 losses with no draws or no contests. Within that span, his listed win methods include 1 knockout/TKO and 1 decision, while his losses include 1 knockout/TKO and multiple decisions. His recent schedule includes seven documented UFC bouts from 2023 through 2026. Over that run, he opened his UFC tenure with decision wins over David Dvorak (2023-06-10) and Alessandro Costa (2023-11-11), then scored a KO/TKO over Matt Schnell (2024-03-02). He later went five rounds in decision losses to Alexandre Pantoja (2024-05-04) and Brandon Moreno (2025-03-29), and also took a first-round KO/TKO loss to Kai Kara-France (2024-08-17). Most recently, he returned with decision wins over Ode Osbourne (2025-08-09) and Tim Elliott (2026-05-02). His profile statistics list 4.64 significant strikes landed per minute and 4.07 absorbed per minute, alongside a 55% significant strike defense rate.

On the numbers provided, Erceg’s game is built around steady striking volume with enough offense to keep pace over longer fights. He is listed at 4.64 significant strikes landed per minute and 4.07 absorbed per minute, which suggests competitive exchanges rather than a purely low-contact approach. His 55% significant strike defense indicates he avoids a portion of incoming offense, though the absorb rate shows he still takes meaningful volume. The record also points to a career that has included both finishing moments and extended, judge-decided outcomes. He has a documented KO/TKO win (over Matt Schnell) and a documented KO/TKO loss (to Kai Kara-France), while multiple fights have gone to decision, including five-round decision losses to Alexandre Pantoja and Brandon Moreno. As an observed pattern, he has been able to operate across different fight lengths, but his best recent results have come via decisions, including a three-round decision over Tim Elliott in his latest fight. Wrestling and grappling metrics show some mixed involvement: he is credited with 1.13 takedowns per 15 minutes and a 67% takedown defense rate. A 0.4 submissions-per-15 figure suggests he may look for submission opportunities at times, but the supplied summary does not credit him with any submission wins. Any stylistic conclusions beyond these statistics should be treated as careful inference because the snapshot does not include round-by-round or attempt-level detail.