Kody Steele Secures First UFC Victory With Heel Hook at UFC Perth

Overview

• Kody Steele submitted Dom Mar Fan in the first round in the Perth prelim opener at RAC Arena, which aired on Paramount+.
• The finish came by heel hook, a leg lock that twists the foot to put pressure on the knee, after Steele trapped Mar Fan’s right leg during a scramble.
• The win moves Steele’s professional record to 10-2 and gives him his first UFC triumph after a debut loss to Rong Zhu.
• Mar Fan, a Road to UFC tournament winner who took his Octagon debut in January, entered as the hometown fighter with proven striking and grappling threats.
• Outlets agree on the result and method, though reports differ on the exact time of the tap, with one listing 3:56 of Round 1 and another saying it came with just over 90 seconds left.