Kevin Lee

LightweightGrappler
11 - 8

19 UFC Fights | 58% Win Rate | 7 Finishes (64%)

Height
5' 9"
Reach
77"
Weight
170 lbs.
Age
34
Orthodox

Kevin Lee UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Kevin Lee is 11-8 in the UFC across 19 fights, with 3 wins by knockout, 4 by submission and 4 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 20-9, 9-1 of it outside the UFC. Lee competes at lightweight as an orthodox grappler, standing 5'9" with a 77" reach at 34 years old. The last bout was a loss to Gadzhi Rabadanov by knockout in Jun 2025.

Best attribute: takedown offense (takedowns landed per fight) — 91st percentile among 300 lightweight fighters (2.4/fight).

Kevin Lee's UFC win rate is 58% (11 of 19 fights), and 64% of those wins came by finish. Lee averages 2.4 takedowns per fight at 43% accuracy and stops 75% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
20-9
UFC Record
11-8
Height
5'9"
Reach
77"
Age
34
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
L vs Gadzhi Rabadanov · TKO (Punches) · Jun 2025

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

Kevin Lee's Last 5 Fights

Lee is 1-4 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Rinat Fakhretdinov · Submission · R1 0:55 · UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov · Jul 2023
  2. Loss vs Daniel Rodriguez · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze · Aug 2021
  3. Loss vs Charles Oliveira · Submission · R3 0:28 · UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira · Mar 2020
  4. Win vs Gregor Gillespie · KO/TKO · R1 2:47 · UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz · Nov 2019
  5. Loss vs Rafael Dos Anjos · Submission · R4 3:47 · UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Lee · May 2019

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
3.9
Accuracy
42%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.05

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
3.6
Strike Differential
+0.3
Opp. Accuracy Against
50%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
2.4
above avg
Takedown Accuracy
43%
Takedown Defense
75%
Control Time / Fight
4:43
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.6

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
11% KO
11% Sub
R2
0% KO
11% Sub
R3+
5% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Kevin Lee vs Average

Kevin Lee's UFC Fight History

19 UFC fights on record (11-8), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LRinat FakhretdinovSubmissionR1 · 0:55UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov2023-07-01
LDaniel RodriguezDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze2021-08-28
LCharles OliveiraSubmissionR3 · 0:28UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira2020-03-14
WGregor GillespieKO/TKOR1 · 2:47UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz2019-11-02
LRafael Dos AnjosSubmissionR4 · 3:47UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Lee2019-05-18
LAl IaquintaDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Iaquinta2018-12-15
WEdson BarbozaKO/TKOR5 · 2:18UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee2018-04-21
L★Tony FergusonSubmissionR3 · 4:02UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee2017-10-07
WMichael ChiesaSubmissionR1 · 4:37UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee2017-06-25
WFrancisco TrinaldoSubmissionR2 · 3:12UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum2017-03-11
WMagomed MustafaevSubmissionR2 · 4:31UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 22016-11-19
WJake MatthewsKO/TKOR1 · 4:06The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale2016-07-08
WEfrain EscuderoDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux2016-04-23
LLeonardo SantosKO/TKOR1 · 3:26UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor2015-12-12
WJames MoontasriSubmissionR1 · 2:56UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee2015-07-15
WMichel PrazeresDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Thatch2015-02-14
WJon TuckDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso2014-09-27
WJesse RonsonDecisionR3 · 5:00The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale2014-07-06
LAl IaquintaDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 22014-02-01

How Lee Ranks at Lightweight

Percentile among the 300 lightweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume3.9 sig. strikes/min
69th percentile
Striking accuracy42%
45th percentile
Strikes absorbed3.6/min
43rd percentile
Takedowns2.4/fight
91st percentile
Takedown defense75%
72nd percentile
Knockdown power0.05/fight
33rd percentile

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