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Steve Erceg

Flyweight · REAL v1.0 (registered) #30; v1.1 (shadow) #25

Descriptive profile. The resume rank is what has been earned; these statistics are context, not a prediction. A test on Oct 20, 2026 found that career statistics add nothing reliable to age, layoff and experience as predictors of the next result (experiments/REGISTER.md, EXP-2026-10-20-14).

Weight band 28-30: the 10th to 90th percentile of his position across weight vectors drawn near the 70/30 weights. Rating 1,527, deviation 132: measured from 9 UFC bouts; a one-bout newcomer sits near 290.

Age 31 (born 1995-07-27) · Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) · Reach 68 in (173 cm) · Stance Orthodox · 99 days since last bout (2026-07-25) · Last five 2-3 · Streak L1

Why he is ranked here

Rating 1,527 is the division's 29th highest of 49 board fighters; the ledger stands at +0.6 (+2.1 from quality wins, +0.5 from close losses to top-5 fighters, less 2.0 for blowout losses; losses count for three years); 3 quality wins in 15 years, 2 over top-10 opponents; form penalty 0.15 for a 2-3 last five. Score -0.13 = -0.05 (rating term, 70% weight) +0.07 (ledger term, 30% weight) -0.15 (form penalty); score order put him at #30.

TermValueDetail
Score-0.1370% rating term + 30% ledger term - form penalty
Rating term-0.05resume rating 1,527, scaled against the division's interdecile range
Ledger term+0.07quality ledger +0.6: +2.1 QW +0.5 proof -2.0 blowout -0.0 weak
Form penalty0.15last five 2-3
Quality wins, 15 years32 over top-10 opponents, 3 over top-15
Placementscore order #30v1.0 (registered)
Shadow board v1.1#25score -0.15; score order #25

Rules, weights and worked examples: methodology.

All 9 UFC bouts

DateEventOpponentOpp. official rankResultMethodRoundModel p
2026-07-25UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. GuskovRamazan TemirovunrankedLKO/TKO1 (4:21)51%
2026-05-02UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. PratesTim Elliott#11Wunanimous decision3 (5:00)40%
2025-08-09UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. HernandezOde OsbourneunrankedWunanimous decision3 (5:00)62%
2025-03-29UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. ErcegBrandon Moreno#2Lunanimous decision5 (5:00)26%
2024-08-17UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. AdesanyaKai Kara-France#4LKO/TKO1 (4:04)47%
2024-05-04UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg (title)Alexandre PantojaCLunanimous decision5 (5:00)39%
2024-03-02UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. GazievMatt Schnell#9WKO/TKO2 (0:26)61%
2023-11-11UFC 295: Prochazka vs. PereiraAlessandro CostaunrankedWunanimous decision3 (5:00)48%
2023-06-10UFC 289: Nunes vs. AldanaDavid Dvorak#10Wunanimous decision3 (5:00)46%

Opp. official rank = the UFC media-panel rank of the opponent on the date (C champion, #1 to #15, unranked; n/a before Feb 2013 or where no official board existed). Model p = the predictive model's pre-fight win chance for him (frozen performance-adjusted Elo; bouts before 2020 were in its tuning sample). Linked opponents have a profile.

Career statistics

Through 2026-10-31, UFC bouts only. Percentile = share of the 49 board fighters at Flyweight at or below this value; high is a position in the division, not a verdict.

Output
Significant strikes landed per minute4.56(78th percentile at Flyweight)
Significant strike accuracy47%(55th percentile at Flyweight)
Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes0.12(39th percentile at Flyweight)
Share of wins by finish20%(27th percentile at Flyweight)
Defence and damage
Significant strikes absorbed per minute4.14(73rd percentile at Flyweight)
Significant strike defence56%(51st percentile at Flyweight)
Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes0.48(88th percentile at Flyweight)
Significant strikes absorbed, career513(82nd percentile at Flyweight)
KO/TKO losses2 (last 2026-07-25, 99 days ago)(100th percentile at Flyweight)
Submission losses0(51st percentile at Flyweight)
KO/TKO losses per bout over 10 years, each weighted down by the finisher's danger0.110(86th percentile at Flyweight)
Grappling
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes1.09(45th percentile at Flyweight)
Takedown defence67%(59th percentile at Flyweight)
Share of cage time in control11%(37th percentile at Flyweight)
Share of significant strikes landed in the clinch or on the ground11%(20th percentile at Flyweight)
Stylemixed (4.0 takedown attempts per 15 min; 11% control)
Career stage
Age31.3(51st percentile at Flyweight)
Age at UFC debut27.9(69th percentile at Flyweight)
Years since UFC debut3.4(53rd percentile at Flyweight)
UFC bouts9(69th percentile at Flyweight)
Cage time, minutes124(78th percentile at Flyweight)
Bouts per year, last three years2.7(88th percentile at Flyweight)
Days since last bout99(49th percentile at Flyweight)

Board position since Oct 2023

C1020304020252026Oct 2023Oct 20262023-10-06: #16, Flyweight2023-10-13: #16, Flyweight2023-10-20: #16, Flyweight2023-11-03: #15, Flyweight2023-11-10: #15, Flyweight2023-11-17: #12, Flyweight2023-12-01: #12, Flyweight2023-12-08: #12, Flyweight2023-12-15: #13, Flyweight2024-01-12: #14, Flyweight2024-01-19: #15, Flyweight2024-02-02: #13, Flyweight2024-02-09: #13, Flyweight2024-02-16: #13, Flyweight2024-02-23: #13, Flyweight2024-03-01: #13, Flyweight2024-03-08: #10, Flyweight2024-03-15: #10, Flyweight2024-03-22: #10, Flyweight2024-03-29: #10, Flyweight2024-04-05: #10, Flyweight2024-04-12: #10, Flyweight2024-04-26: #8, Flyweight2024-05-03: #8, Flyweight2024-05-10: #8, Flyweight2024-05-17: #8, Flyweight2024-05-31: #8, Flyweight2024-06-07: #8, Flyweight2024-06-14: #8, Flyweight2024-06-21: #8, Flyweight2024-06-28: #8, Flyweight2024-07-12: #8, Flyweight2024-07-19: #8, Flyweight2024-07-26: #8, Flyweight2024-08-02: #8, Flyweight2024-08-09: #8, Flyweight2024-08-16: #8, Flyweight2024-08-23: #12, Flyweight2024-09-06: #12, Flyweight2024-09-13: #12, Flyweight2024-09-27: #12, Flyweight2024-10-04: #12, Flyweight2024-10-11: #13, Flyweight2024-10-18: #14, Flyweight2024-10-25: #13, Flyweight2024-11-01: #13, Flyweight2024-11-08: #13, Flyweight2024-11-15: #13, Flyweight2024-11-22: #13, Flyweight2024-12-06: #14, Flyweight2024-12-13: #13, Flyweight2025-01-10: #12, Flyweight2025-01-17: #12, Flyweight2025-01-31: #11, Flyweight2025-02-07: #11, Flyweight2025-02-14: #11, Flyweight2025-02-21: #11, Flyweight2025-02-28: #11, Flyweight2025-03-07: #12, Flyweight2025-03-14: #12, Flyweight2025-03-21: #13, Flyweight2025-03-28: #13, Flyweight2025-04-04: #16, Flyweight2025-04-11: #16, Flyweight2025-04-25: #16, Flyweight2025-05-02: #16, Flyweight2025-05-09: #16, Flyweight2025-05-16: #16, Flyweight2025-05-30: #16, Flyweight2025-06-06: #17, Flyweight2025-06-13: #17, Flyweight2025-06-20: #17, Flyweight2025-06-27: #18, Flyweight2025-07-11: #18, Flyweight2025-07-18: #18, Flyweight2025-07-25: #18, Flyweight2025-08-01: #17, Flyweight2025-08-08: #17, Flyweight2025-08-15: #17, Flyweight2025-08-22: #19, Flyweight2025-09-05: #19, Flyweight2025-09-12: #19, Flyweight2025-09-26: #20, Flyweight2025-10-03: #20, Flyweight2025-10-10: #20, Flyweight2025-10-17: #20, Flyweight2025-10-24: #19, Flyweight2025-10-31: #19, Flyweight2025-11-07: #19, Flyweight2025-11-14: #19, Flyweight2025-11-21: #19, Flyweight2025-12-05: #20, Flyweight2025-12-12: #21, Flyweight2026-01-23: #20, Flyweight2026-01-30: #21, Flyweight2026-02-06: #21, Flyweight2026-02-20: #21, Flyweight2026-02-27: #21, Flyweight2026-03-06: #21, Flyweight2026-03-13: #21, Flyweight2026-03-20: #21, Flyweight2026-03-27: #22, Flyweight2026-04-03: #22, Flyweight2026-04-10: #21, Flyweight2026-04-17: #21, Flyweight2026-04-24: #21, Flyweight2026-05-01: #20, Flyweight2026-05-08: #17, Flyweight2026-05-15: #17, Flyweight2026-05-29: #17, Flyweight2026-06-05: #18, Flyweight2026-06-13: #18, Flyweight2026-06-19: #18, Flyweight2026-06-26: #19, Flyweight2026-07-10: #19, Flyweight2026-07-17: #20, Flyweight2026-07-24: #20, Flyweight2026-07-31: #28, Flyweight2026-08-07: #28, Flyweight2026-08-14: #28, Flyweight2026-08-21: #28, Flyweight2026-08-28: #28, Flyweight2026-09-04: #29, Flyweight2026-09-11: #30, Flyweight2026-09-18: #30, Flyweight2026-09-25: #30, Flyweight2026-09-26: #30, Flyweight2026-10-03: #30, Flyweight2026-10-10: #30, Flyweight2026-10-17: #30, Flyweight2026-10-24: #31, Flyweight2026-10-31: #30, Flyweight#30

Position on the registered v1.0 board at each weekly snapshot (C = title holder or reserved, drawn at the top; lower is better).

Predictive rating by bout

1,5001,5501,6001,650202420252026Jun 2023Oct 20262023-06-10: 1,527 (W vs David Dvorak)2023-11-11: 1,577 (W vs Alessandro Costa)2024-03-02: 1,622 (W vs Matt Schnell)2024-05-04: 1,602 (L vs Alexandre Pantoja)2024-08-17: 1,525 (L vs Kai Kara-France)2025-03-29: 1,556 (L vs Brandon Moreno)2025-08-09: 1,542 (W vs Ode Osbourne)2026-05-02: 1,597 (W vs Tim Elliott)2026-07-25: 1,536 (L vs Ramazan Temirov)1,536

Rating after each UFC bout from the frozen predictive model (performance-adjusted Elo, data/processed/elo_history.csv; a debut starts at 1,500). The resume rating's history is not stored, so this is the predictive line, which is a different number from the resume rating in the header.

Trajectory

Recent performances are in line with the rating (-10 points).

ComponentPointsMeaning
Age component-1what fighters aged 31.3 typically run relative to their rating (population curve, all UFC bouts since 2011)
Own recent results-9his recency-weighted mean and trend over 9 bouts, shrunk toward zero; trend -3 points a year
Combined-10the rating's likely distance from his current performance level, in rating points
Readingin line with ratingahead of, in line with (within 30 points), or behind the rating

Performance relative to the rating, by age

-1.0-0.5+0.0+0.5+1.02728293031322023-06-10 (age 27.9): W vs David Dvorak, residual +0.242023-11-11 (age 28.3): W vs Alessandro Costa, residual +0.122024-03-02 (age 28.6): W vs Matt Schnell, residual +0.482024-05-04 (age 28.8): L vs Alexandre Pantoja, residual -0.012024-08-17 (age 29.1): L vs Kai Kara-France, residual -0.422025-03-29 (age 29.7): L vs Brandon Moreno, residual +0.072025-08-09 (age 30.0): W vs Ode Osbourne, residual -0.112026-05-02 (age 30.8): W vs Tim Elliott, residual +0.292026-07-25 (age 31.0): L vs Ramazan Temirov, residual -0.54-0.01

Each dot is one decided UFC bout at his age then: the performance score minus the rating's expectation, on the score's own scale from -1 to +1 (filled = win, hollow = loss; above zero is better than the rating implied; a finish as a slight favourite is about +0.45). The dashed line is the population curve for all fighters; the solid line is this fighter's own fitted level and trend as of the data date, weighted toward recent bouts. One unit sustained over many bouts corresponds to about 695 rating points; a single bout's residual is noisy.

Held-out evidence (walk-forward 2016 to 2026, EXP-2026-10-21-01): the age curve held in every test year; the individual component is a weak signal (correlation 0.06 with the next bout's residual; among fighters aged 33 or over, the lowest predicted quartile won 38% of next bouts against 53% expected, the highest 48% against 52%) and adds nothing to bout prediction beyond the shadow model. No board uses any of it: the rankings answer who has earned the place, not who wins next (EXP-2026-10-20-09). Method: src/mmalab/decline.py; settings: config/decline.yaml (expectation from the resume rating; one unit of residual is about 695 rating points).

Context flags

Descriptive only. Each line is a population fact about fighters like him, not a forecast for him; the register entries hold the measurements.

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