10 things about UFC fighter Steve Erceg from Perth, Australia

Stephen Erceg is an Australian professional mixed martial artist. He is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

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BIOGRAPHY

Erceg’s fight name is Astro Boy. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He was born in Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
2. He attended Corpus Christi College and Curtin University, which are both in Perth. 
3. Aside from MMA, he also competes in Muay Thai and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
4. He is 5’8″ tall and he competes in the flyweight division.
5. He holds a professional MMA record of 12 wins and 4 losses.
6. In 2014, he defeated Cody Fitzgerald in two amateur MMA bouts.
7. In 2015, he defeated Ryan Robertson in an amateur MMA bout.
8. On February 12, 2016, he made his professional MMA debut.
9. On June 10, 2023, he made his UFC debut.
10. On July 27, 2024, he turned 29.

TIMELINE

From 2016 to 2025, Erceg fought 16 professional MMA opponents. Here are the results:

2016

• On February 12, 2016, he submitted Robertson via guillotine choke at “CDL Super Card” in Perth.

2017

• On September 1, 2017, he lost to Sean Gauci via unanimous decision at “Hex Fight Series 11” in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

2018

• On July 21, 2018, he defeated Seung Guk Choi via unanimous decision at “Hex Fight Series 15” in Perth.

2019

• On March 2, 2019, he submitted Mark Familiari via rear-naked choke at “Eternal MMA 41” in Perth.
• On May 25, 2019, he submitted Tim Moore via arm-triangle choke at “Eternal MMA 45” in Southport, Queensland, Australia.
• On September 7, 2019, he knocked out Paul Loga via punch at “Eternal MMA 47” in Perth.
• On November 20, 2019, he competed at the Global Association of Mixed Martial Arts World Championship where he defeated Grant Kabol, Shmyrko Kyrylo and Chris Reyes before losing to Denys Bondar.

2020

• On March 7, 2020, he submitted Shannon Ross via rear-naked choke at “Eternal MMA 52” in Southport.

2021

• On June 5, 2021, he defeated Cody Haddon via unanimous decision at “Eternal MMA 60” in Perth.
• On October 30, 2021, he submitted Paul Loga via guillotine choke at “Eternal MMA 62” in Perth.

2022

2023

• On February 11, 2023, he submitted Soichiro Hirai via rear-naked choke at “Eternal MMA 73” in Perth.
• On June 10, 2023, he defeated David Dvorak via unanimous decision at “UFC 289” in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 
• On November 11, 2023, he defeated Alessandro Costa via unanimous decision at “UFC 295” in New York City, New York, USA.

2024

• On March 2, 2024, he knocked out Matt Schnell at “UFC Fight Night 238” in Enterprise, Nevada.
• On May 4, 2024, he lost to Alexandre Pantoja via unanimous decision at “UFC 301” in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
• On August 18, 2024, he lost to Kai Kara-France via technical knockout at “UFC 305” in Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

2025

• On March 29, 2025, he lost to Brandon Moreno via unanimous decision at “UFC on ESPN 64” in Mexico City, Mexico.