Kendall Grove

MiddleweightClinch Fighter
7 - 6

13 UFC Fights | 54% Win Rate | 4 Finishes (57%)

Height
6' 6"
Reach
79"
Weight
185 lbs.
Age
43
Orthodox

Kendall Grove UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Kendall Grove is 7-6 in the UFC across 13 fights, with 2 wins by knockout, 2 by submission and 3 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 24-19 (1 NC), 17-13 of it outside the UFC. Grove competes at middleweight as an orthodox clinch fighter, standing 6'6" with a 79" reach at 43 years old. The last bout was a loss to Michal Materla by knockout in Jan 2023.

Best attribute: striking defense (fewest significant strikes absorbed per minute) — 85th percentile among 238 middleweight fighters (2.2/min).

Kendall Grove's UFC win rate is 54% (7 of 13 fights), and 57% of those wins came by finish. Grove averages 0.4 takedowns per fight at 63% accuracy and stops 59% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
24-19 (1 NC)
UFC Record
7-6
Height
6'6"
Reach
79"
Age
43
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
L vs Michal Materla · TKO (Punches) · Jan 2023

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Kendall Grove's Last 5 Fights

Grove is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Tim Boetsch · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill · May 2011
  2. Loss vs Demian Maia · Decision · R3 5:00 · The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale · Dec 2010
  3. Win vs Goran Reljic · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin · Jul 2010
  4. Loss vs Mark Munoz · KO/TKO · R2 2:50 · UFC 112: Invincible · Apr 2010
  5. Win vs Jake Rosholt · Submission · R1 3:59 · UFC 106: Ortiz vs Griffin 2 · Nov 2009

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
2.1
Accuracy
45%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.15

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
2.2
0.6x avg
Strike Differential
+-0.0
Opp. Accuracy Against
52%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
0.4
Takedown Accuracy
63%
Takedown Defense
59%
Control Time / Fight
1:25
Sub Attempts / Fight
1.3

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
15% KO
8% Sub
R2
0% KO
8% Sub
R3+
0% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Kendall Grove vs Average

Kendall Grove lands 8.9 strikes in R1 but 10.2 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.

Kendall Grove's UFC Fight History

13 UFC fights on record (7-6), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LTim BoetschDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill2011-05-28
LDemian MaiaDecisionR3 · 5:00The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale2010-12-04
WGoran ReljicDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin2010-07-03
LMark MunozKO/TKOR2 · 2:50UFC 112: Invincible2010-04-10
WJake RosholtSubmissionR1 · 3:59UFC 106: Ortiz vs Griffin 22009-11-21
LRicardo AlmeidaDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 101: Declaration2009-08-08
WJason DayKO/TKOR1 · 1:32UFC 96: Jackson vs Jardine2009-03-07
WEvan TannerDecisionR3 · 5:00The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest Finale2008-06-21
LJorge RiveraKO/TKOR1 · 1:20UFC 80: Rapid Fire2008-01-19
LPatrick CoteKO/TKOR1 · 4:45UFC 74: Respect2007-08-25
WAlan BelcherSubmissionR2 · 4:42UFC 69: Shootout2007-04-07
WChris PriceKO/TKOR1 · 3:59Ortiz vs Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter2006-10-10
W★Ed HermanDecisionR3 · 5:00The Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock Finale2006-06-24

How Grove Ranks at Middleweight

Percentile among the 238 middleweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume2.1 sig. strikes/min
24th percentile
Striking accuracy45%
40th percentile
Strikes absorbed2.2/min
85th percentile
Takedowns0.4/fight
29th percentile
Takedown defense59%
45th percentile
Knockdown power0.15/fight
42nd percentile

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