2026Nominee
Best Performance
UFC Fight Night 275: Della Maddalena vs. Prates
Kody Steele
Actor
Port Angeles, Washington, USA
April 21, 1995
Biography
Kody Steele is an American athlete and a professional grappling competitor as well as a jiu-jitsu black belt under Rodrigo Cabral (Brucutu), who represents the Texas-based team — Brazilian Fight Factory (affiliated with Checkmat). A former wrestling standout, Steele became a well-recognized figure in BJJs pro circuit as a brown belt (2018-2019), a time when he conquered the Eddie Bravo Invitational (EBI) Combat Tournament, also beating former 2x black belt world champion DJ Jackson that year at Third Coast Grappling, among other important medals on the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) amateur league.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2020Nominee
Best Performance
Submission Underground 18
2024Nominee
Best Performance
UFC Fight Pass Invitational 6
Career Highlights
2021Highlight
Best Performance
UFC Fight Pass Invitational 1
2020Highlight
Best Performance
Submission Underground 15