Fighter Profile›Flyweight

“Astroboy”

Steve Erceg

14-48 UFC

Boxer

Form

· 2W

2× Title

2× 5R

Goes Long

Moderate Wear

5'8"ht·68"reach·Orthodoxstance·30age

Last fightWTim Elliott·U-DEC·R3·this month

Fighter Context

5–3UFC·

1KO

0Sub

4Dec

14.9min/fight

120UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

3–3(6 fights)

33%finish rate

+0.3str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

1–2(3 fights)

0%finish rate

+1.2str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.21

Neutral

49%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.103

Average

36%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Average

34%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

64%

Strong

76%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Erceg

Distance Striker

Head Hunter

Flyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.00

Str. Accuracy45%

554UFC landed/1,164attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

3.79

Str. Defense52%

KD Rate / fight0.13

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.25

CQ KO Power

Below Avg1%ile0.18

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

74%

Body

18%

Leg

By Position

Distance89%

Clinch10%

Ground2%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 18 rounds	Round 27 rounds	Round 36 rounds	Round 42 rounds	Round 52 rounds
Avg. Landed	20	22	25	28	16
Avg. Absorbed	23	19	16	21	17
Avg. Net	-3	+4	+9	+7	0

Grappling

Erceg

Control Wrestler

·104s ctrlActive Control

Flyweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.15

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY4.02

TD Accuracy27%

9UFC landed/32attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.40

0UFC wins/3attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense62%

31UFC defended/46opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Not Sub Tested

Finishing

Finish Rate

20%

Decision Fighter

div avg 45%

How They Lose

3UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 5

Submission0 / 5

Decision4 / 5

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 3

Submission0 / 3

Decision2 / 3

Loss Pattern

Outscored

2 of 3 losses by decision

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

50%

4 of 8 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

1.2pts

W3 dec

2.3pts

L2 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

6UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

sig. strikes stable across career. Second-half avg 70 vs 68 first half

8 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=8

R2n=7

R3n=6

Outputsig strikes / min

4.0

5.2

5.1

Absorbedsig strikes / min

4.6

4.3

3.3

Diff

-0.6

+0.8

+1.8

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▲Str. Diff+0.18 idxL3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Erceg — 8 UFC Fights

Result

Method

8 fights

Tim ElliottVeteran

U-DEC R3May '26

+46

·136 SS (54%)·90 abs·1/3 td·2 td taken·29s ctrl

Ode Osbourne

U-DEC R3Aug '25

-15

·20 SS (38%)·35 abs·3/10 td·1 td taken·287s ctrl·1 sub att

Brandon MorenoVeteran

TITLE

U-DEC R5Mar '25

+27

·116 SS (42%)·89 abs·1 td taken

Kai Kara-France

KO/TKO R1 · 4:04Aug '24

-9

·9 SS (31%)·18 abs·2 kd taken

Alexandre PantojaVeteran

TITLE

U-DEC R5May '24

-14

·111 SS (52%)·125 abs·1/6 td·9 td taken·32s ctrl

Matt Schnell

KO/TKO R2 · 0:26Mar '24

+12

·34 SS (47%)·22 abs·0/1 td·5s ctrl·1 kd landed

Alessandro Costa

U-DEC R3Nov '23

+20

·74 SS (59%)·54 abs·1/8 td·1 td taken·389s ctrl·1 sub att

David Dvorak

U-DEC R3Jun '23

·54 SS (39%)·53 abs·3/4 td·1 td taken·89s ctrl·1 sub att

All Fighters

Flyweight

“Astroboy”

Steve Erceg

14-48 UFC

Form

5'8"ht·68"reach·Orthodoxstance·30age

Last fightWTim Elliott·U-DEC·this month

Fighter Context

5–3UFC·

1KO

0Sub

4Dec

14.9min/fight

120UFC min

vs. Winning Record3–3

vs. Veterans (8+ W)1–2

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.21

49%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.103

36%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

34%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

64%

76%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Erceg

Flyweight avg

Distance StrikerHead Hunter

Sig. Strikes / Min4.00

Str. Accuracy45%

554UFC landed/1,164attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

3.79

Str. Defense52%

KD Rate / Fight0.13

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.25

CQ KO Power

Below Avg1%ile0.18

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

74%

Body

18%

Leg

By Position

Dist89%

Clinch10%

Ground2%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=8	R2 n=7	R3 n=6	R4 n=2	R5 n=2
Landed	20	22	25	28	16
Absorbed	23	19	16	21	17
Net	-3	+4	+9	+7	0

Grappling

Erceg

Flyweight avg

Control Wrestler

104s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.15

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY4.02

TD Accuracy27%

9UFC landed/32attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.40

0UFC wins/3attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense62%

31UFC defended/46opp. attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

20%

Decision Fighter

Win Methods

1KO/TKO

0Sub

4Dec

Loss Methods

1KO/TKO

0Sub

2Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

50%4 of 8 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

1.2pts

W3 dec

2.3pts

L2 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

6UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=8

R2n=7

R3n=6

Outputsig strikes / min

4.0

5.2

5.1

Absorbedsig strikes / min

4.6

4.3

3.3

Diff

-0.6

+0.8

+1.8

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Erceg — UFC Fight Log

Tim ElliottVeteran

U-DEC·R3·May '26

136 SS (54%)·90 abs·1/3 td·2 td taken·29s ctrl

Ode Osbourne

U-DEC·R3·Aug '25

20 SS (38%)·35 abs·3/10 td·1 td taken·287s ctrl·1 sub

Brandon MorenoVeteranTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Mar '25

116 SS (42%)·89 abs·1 td taken

Kai Kara-France

KO/TKO·R1·Aug '24

9 SS (31%)·18 abs·2 kd taken

Alexandre PantojaVeteranTITLE

U-DEC·R5·May '24

111 SS (52%)·125 abs·1/6 td·9 td taken·32s ctrl

Matt Schnell

KO/TKO·R2·Mar '24

34 SS (47%)·22 abs·0/1 td·5s ctrl·1 kd

Alessandro Costa

U-DEC·R3·Nov '23

74 SS (59%)·54 abs·1/8 td·1 td taken·389s ctrl·1 sub

David Dvorak

U-DEC·R3·Jun '23

54 SS (39%)·53 abs·3/4 td·1 td taken·89s ctrl·1 sub

Round 18 rounds

Round 27 rounds

Round 36 rounds

Round 42 rounds

Round 52 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-3

n=8

n=7

n=6

n=2

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-3