Combat Edge Intelligence

Pedro Falcão vs Ricky Steele

Side-by-side comparison: records, physical profile, Combat Edge Elo, win methods, tracked UFC stats, and common opponents.

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“The Karate Kid”

8-2-0BantamweightFSF

1613Solid

Tale of the tape

16-5-0Record8-2-0
BantamweightDivisionBantamweight
5'6"Height5'11"
66"ReachTBD
135 lbsWeight135 lbs
Nova UniaoTeamSBG Idaho

What's at stake

The ratings are close, so the Elo swings are near-symmetric — the winner and loser trade a similar number of points either way.

Pedro FalcãoNow 1614
If they win+16→ 1630
If they lose-16→ 1598
Ricky SteeleNow 1613
If they win+16→ 1629
If they lose-16→ 1597

Projected for a decision result at current ratings. A finish (KO/TKO or submission) scales the swing up by roughly 20–25%.

Opponent quality

Average pre-fight Elo of each fighter's latest 10 counted pro MMA opponents. Higher means the recent schedule was stronger; later opponent results do not rewrite the score.

1559 · 10 fightsPre-fight Elo1537 · 10 fights

Tracked stat edges

2.90
Sig. strikes / min
4.07
48%
Strike accuracy
71%
2.63
Strikes absorbed / minLower is better
2.93
48%
Strike defense
50%
2.07
Takedown avg.
0
22%
Takedown accuracy
0%
83%
Takedown defense
92%
0
Submission avg.
0

Trajectory

Pedro FalcãoRicky Steele
1600165020212022202320242025

Win method breakdown

6 (38%)
KO/TKO
0 (0%)
5 (31%)
Submission
1 (13%)
5 (31%)
Decision
7 (88%)

Combat Edge model read

The Combat Edge model rates this a near coin-flip, splitting Pedro Falcão and Ricky Steele within a point of even.

Their Combat Edge Elo ratings are nearly level (1614 vs 1613), separated by just 1 points.

Pedro Falcão enters on a 2-fight loss streak.

Ricky Steele enters on a 2-fight win streak.

Pedro Falcão finishes 69% of wins inside the distance, Ricky Steele 13%.

Model estimate for a hypothetical bout, generated from Combat Edge Elo, form, and career stats. Not a betting recommendation.