Heavyweight

Gable Steveson

4-0

Age
26
Height
5'11"
Reach
6'2"
Stance
Orthodox
Camp
Jackson-Wink MMA
Out of
USA
Style
striker
Fight IQ
B+ · 80
Finish rate
0%
Win rate
100%

Career methods

KO/TKO
2
Sub
0
Dec
2

FightMetric

SLpM

16.29

SApM

1.40

Str Acc

72%

Str Def

42%

TD Avg

0.00

TD Acc

0%

TD Def

85%

Sub Avg

0.00

Tape read

Power striker — high-IQ problem solver

Fight IQ

80B+

Built from FightMetric rates, method shares, and 4 loaded UFC rows. Timing and agility are tape proxies, not lab measurements.

IQ

B+

Ground

D

Defense

C+

Counter

C

Reaction

proxy

C+

Agility

proxy

A+

TD react

B

Chin

B

What they do well

  • Punching agility

    Hands move. High clean output for the age band — combinations come in bursts, not long-arm pawing.

  • Fight IQ

    Knows the assignment. Game plans hold up for 15 minutes; the adjustments are incremental, not chaotic.

Where they leak

  • Ground game

    Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

Scouting report

Gable Steveson is a 26-year-old Orthodox heavyweight out of USA, camped at Jackson-Wink MMA. The tape read: power striker — high-iq problem solver. Career mark 4-0-0 — 2 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission, 2 by decision. Fight IQ grades B+ (80).

What works. Punching agility is the standout at 91 (A+). Hands move. High clean output for the age band — combinations come in bursts, not long-arm pawing. Ground game D on 0.00 TD/15 and 0.00 sub attempts. Striking defense C+ at 42% / 1.40 SApM. Counter punching C; punching agility A+ (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction B on 85% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 4 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Ground game is the soft spot (12, D). Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain. Opponents who force wrestling and keep the fight on the fence have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.

Recent tape (4 bouts): W 5293987 (KO/TKO R1) · W 5332608 (KO/TKO R1) · W 5332609 (KO/TKO R1) · W 5304649 (KO/TKO R1). Form index positive over the last 4. Most of the loaded finishes happen before the deep water.

Ground game

12 D

Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • 0.00 takedowns / 15 at 0% accuracy
  • 0.00 submission attempts / 15 · 0 career sub wins

Striking defense

66 C+

Eats more than a championship pocket should. High SApM or a porous guard will get taxed against power.

  • 42% striking defense · 1.40 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 0 defeats

Counter punching

59 C

This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting.

  • 72% accuracy on 16.29 SLpM
  • 0.70 knockdowns / 15 · 2 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

64 C+

Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.

  • Str def 42% · TD def 85% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 1.40 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

91 A+

Hands move. High clean output for the age band — combinations come in bursts, not long-arm pawing.

  • 16.29 SLpM at 72% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 1.40 SApM

Takedown reaction

69 B

Can stuff the first shot. Chain wrestling and the second entry are the real test.

  • 85% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 0 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

70 B

Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 0 losses
  • 2 decision wins — proof they last and still score

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Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
Jul 11, 2026Fighter 5293987WKO/TKO1 2:3141/57
Feb 20, 2026Fighter 5332608WKO/TKO1 3:500/0
Nov 23, 2025Fighter 5332609WKO/TKO1 0:240/0
Sep 12, 2025Fighter 5304649WKO/TKO1 1:380/0