Rob Kimmons vs. Steve Steinbeiss
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Rob Kimmons
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 22 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.72 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 21 finish wins over 34 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 wins over .500
Steve Steinbeiss
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.77 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 13 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Rob Kimmons
Distance 44.6% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 38.3% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 17.1% (norm 10.3%)
Steve Steinbeiss
Distance 47.3% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 52.7% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Rob Kimmons
Head 77.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 19.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 3.1% (norm 8.4%)
Steve Steinbeiss
Head 44.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 48.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.8% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Kimmons L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Steinbeiss L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 26 / 86 | 30.2% | 40.5% | 27 / 70 | 38.6% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 45 / 74 | 60.8% | 70.3% | 65 / 78 | 83.3% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 23 / 33 | 69.7% | 69.1% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 61 / 150 | 40.7% | 38.9% | 22 / 66 | 33.3% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 27 / 37 | 73.0% | 71.7% | 61 / 72 | 84.7% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 9 / 10 | too few to rate | 83.3% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Kimmons L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Steinbeiss L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 49 / 126 | 38.9% | 39.5% | 10 / 30 | 33.3% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 93 / 125 | 74.4% | 70.9% | 21 / 30 | 70.0% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 100 / 142 | 70.4% | 69.0% | 16 / 22 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 133 / 270 | 49.3% | 37.9% | 27 / 54 | 50.0% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 94 / 107 | 87.9% | 71.3% | 16 / 24 | too few to rate | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 15 / 16 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Kimmons has more cage time on record.