Heavyweight
Steven Asplund
“Concrete”·
Edina, MN, United States
Pro record
8-2-0
Model Elo
1589
#381 of 1994
- Age
- 28
- Height
- 6'5"
- Reach
- 78"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Team
- Minnesota Top Team
- Born
- Edina, MN, United States
- UFC debut
- Dec 12, 2025
Profile
Overview
A 16-second knockout on Dana White's Contender Series, then a second-round stoppage in his UFC debut. Steven Asplund, a heavyweight out of Minnesota Top Team, has started his UFC run 2-1, with the one loss coming against a strong opponent.
The nickname is "Concrete," and the career numbers fit a fighter who gets hit but hits back more. It's a small sample, but the pattern is clear.
UFC Career
The 16-second win over Anthony Guarascio came on Dana White's Contender Series 9.5 in September 2025. That's a professional win, not part of the UFC record.
His UFC debut came three months later. He beat Sean Sharaf by KO/TKO at 3:49 of round two at UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Kape. That's his only UFC finish so far.
Then came the step up. Vitor Petrino, whom our model rates as a strong opponent, beat him by unanimous decision in March 2026. It's the only fight of Asplund's UFC run that went the distance and ended in a loss.
He answered with a win over Guilherme Pat at UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld, going three rounds for a unanimous decision. He carries a one-fight win streak into his next bout.
Two wins, a decision loss, and no first-round finishes yet.
Fighting Style
Asplund is a busy striker who lands accurately. He puts a lot of strikes on his opponents and connects at a good clip, but he is also easy to hit, taking more than most and defending poorly against the strikes thrown at him.
He rarely shoots for takedowns and doesn't go looking for submissions. He is also very hard to take down, which keeps most of his fights on the feet.
His UFC finish came by KO/TKO, a second-round stoppage, and his other UFC win went to the scorecards. The one UFC loss was a decision.
Notable Wins
- Sean Sharaf — KO/TKO, round 2 (3:49), UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Kape (2025)
- Guilherme Pat — unanimous decision, UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld (2026)
Quick Facts
- Division: Heavyweight
- UFC record: 2-1
- Professional record (all promotions): 8-2-0
- UFC debut: December 2025
- Stance: Orthodox
- Height / reach: 6'5" / 78"
- Team: Minnesota Top Team
- Born: Edina, MN, United States
Written from MMA ProTips fight data, updated Nov 10, 2026.
UFC by the numbers
- UFC record
- 2–1
- since 2025
- Finish rate
- 50%
- 1 of 2 wins
- 1st-round finishes
- 0
- Elite wins
- 0
- vs opponents rated 1700+ at the time
- Longest win streak
- 1
- Current streak
- W1
- wins in a row
- Octagon time
- 38:49
- avg 12:56 per fight
- Opposition
- 1532
- avg opponent Elo (1500 = average)
Best wins
Ranked by the opponent's Elo rating going into the fight.
- 1525opp. Elo
unanimous decision, R3 · UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld · Aug 8, 2026
- 1430opp. Elo
KO/TKO, R2 · UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Kape · Dec 13, 2025
Career stats (UFC)
Career UFC averages. The white tick on each bar marks the UFC average.
Striking
UFC avg 3.35 · better than average
UFC avg 3.95 · below average
UFC avg 45% · better than average
UFC avg 52% · about average
UFC avg 0.43 · better than average
Grappling
UFC avg 1.52 · below average
UFC avg 15% · below average
UFC avg 52% · better than average
UFC avg 0.58 · below average
Where the strikes land
Where the strikes are thrown
Average fight time: 9:46
Fight history (4)
| Res | Opponent | Method | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| W |  Guilherme PatRecord after: 3-1 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. SalkilldAug 8, 2026 |
| L |  Vitor PetrinoRecord after: 2-1 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs VallejosMar 14, 2026 |
| W |  Sean SharafRecord after: 2-0 | KO/TKORound 2 · 3:49 | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs KapeDec 13, 2025 |
| W | AGAnthony GuarascioRecord after: 1-0 | KO/TKORound 1 · 0:16 | Dana White's Contender Series 9.5Sep 9, 2025 |