Kevin Lee stats
Career striking and grappling numbers for Kevin Lee, with every tracked fight below.
Career totals
Across UFC · PFL
- Tracked bouts
- 20
- Strikes landed / min
- 3.95
- Strike accuracy
- 42%
- Strikes absorbed / min
- 3.56
- Takedowns / 15 min
- 3.14
- Control time
- 41%
- Average fight time
- 10:59
Rates are computed over the 20 bouts whose finish time we hold.
Where they rank
All-time boards where Kevin Lee sits in the top 25.
All MMA
- #9 Most control time in a fight, Lightweight15:00
- #10 Most control time, Lightweight1h 18m
- #12 Best takedown accuracy, Lightweight44.6%
- #12 Most takedowns landed, Lightweight37
- #18 Most submissions, Lightweight4
- #23 Most finishes, Lightweight7
- #23 Most significant strikes landed, Lightweight773
- #24 Most wins, Lightweight11
UFC
- #6 Most control time in a fight, Lightweight15:00
- #9 Best takedown accuracy, Lightweight44.6%
- #10 Most control time, Lightweight1h 17m
- #11 Most takedowns landed, Lightweight37
- #18 Most submissions, Lightweight4
- #19 Highest share of control time, Lightweight42.4%
- #21 Most finishes, Lightweight7
- #22 Most wins, Lightweight11
By promotion
The same career numbers, one row per promotion.
Fight by fight
Every bout we hold official statistics for, newest first.
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Significant strikes | Opp. sig. strikes | Total strikes | Takedowns | Knockdowns | Submission attempts | Control time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2025 | Professional Fighters League - 2025 PFL World Tournament 6: Semifinals | Gadzhi Rabadanov | LOSS · KO · R1 2:37 | 24 | 2 | 3 of 17 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:24 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Magomedov | Rinat Fakhretdinov | LOSS · SUB · R1 0:55 | 3 of 8 | 11 of 17 | 3 of 8 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Aug 28, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Chikadze | Daniel Rodriguez | LOSS · UD · R3 5:00 | 56 of 160 | 120 of 210 | 74 of 181 | 3 of 7 | 0 | 0 | 3:34 |
| Mar 14, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Lee vs Oliveira | Charles Oliveira | LOSS · SUB · R3 0:28 | 41 of 80 | 43 of 65 | 61 of 100 | 2 of 3 | 0 | 0 | 6:30 |
| Nov 2, 2019 | UFC 244: Masvidal vs Diaz | Gregor Gillespie | WIN · TKO · R1 2:47 | 21 of 59 | 9 of 46 | 21 of 59 | 0 of 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:01 |
| May 18, 2019 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Lee | Rafael Dos Anjos | LOSS · SUB · R4 3:47 | 35 of 97 | 60 of 111 | 40 of 102 | 6 of 16 | 0 | 0 | 8:41 |
| Dec 15, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: Lee vs Iaquinta 2 | Al Iaquinta | LOSS · UD · R5 5:00 | 102 of 296 | 111 of 228 | 121 of 319 | 3 of 5 | 0 | 0 | 5:27 |
| Apr 21, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Lee | Edson Barboza | WIN · TKO · R5 2:18 | 142 of 241 | 51 of 106 | 233 of 344 | 4 of 9 | 0 | 0 | 15:00 |
| Oct 7, 2017 | UFC 216: Ferguson vs Lee | Tony Ferguson | LOSS · SUB · R3 4:02 | 55 of 119 | 54 of 103 | 71 of 137 | 3 of 6 | 0 | 0 | 4:49 |
| Jun 25, 2017 | UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs Lee | Michael Chiesa | WIN · SUB · R1 4:37 | 22 of 30 | 4 of 9 | 37 of 45 | 1 of 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:34 |
| Mar 12, 2017 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Gastelum | Francisco Trinaldo | WIN · SUB · R2 3:12 | 15 of 43 | 25 of 59 | 23 of 52 | 1 of 8 | 0 | 1 | 2:36 |
| Nov 19, 2016 | UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs Hall 2 | Magomed Mustafaev | WIN · SUB · R2 4:31 | 20 of 28 | 20 of 34 | 46 of 54 | 7 of 9 | 0 | 2 | 6:36 |
| Jul 8, 2016 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale | Jake Matthews | WIN · TKO · R1 4:06 | 24 of 38 | 5 of 13 | 36 of 51 | 1 of 2 | 0 | 0 | 2:35 |
| Apr 23, 2016 | UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux | Efrain Escudero | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 64 of 160 | 70 of 114 | 99 of 200 | 1 of 4 | 0 | 1 | 4:17 |
| Dec 12, 2015 | UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor | Leonardo Santos | LOSS · TKO · R1 3:26 | 10 of 46 | 32 of 48 | 10 of 46 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Jul 15, 2015 | UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee | James Moontasri | WIN · SUB · R1 2:56 | 9 of 28 | 6 of 18 | 9 of 28 | 1 of 2 | 0 | 1 | 1:08 |
| Feb 14, 2015 | UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Thatch | Michel Prazeres | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 62 of 153 | 33 of 89 | 118 of 217 | 4 of 5 | 0 | 3 | 4:44 |
| Sep 27, 2014 | UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso | Jon Tuck | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 74 of 157 | 30 of 80 | 100 of 190 | 4 of 9 | 0 | 0 | 8:46 |
| Jul 6, 2014 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale | Jesse Ronson | WIN · SD · R3 5:00 | 49 of 110 | 48 of 100 | 66 of 128 | 4 of 12 | 0 | 0 | 7:04 |
| Feb 1, 2014 | UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 2 | Al Iaquinta | LOSS · UD · R3 5:00 | 39 of 142 | 49 of 122 | 51 of 155 | 1 of 8 | 0 | 2 | 4:10 |
Strike Distribution
Strike target
- Head673 of 1746
- Body170 of 225
- Leg24 of 24
Totals across 20 tracked fights.
Strike position
- Distance524 of 1537
- Clinch81 of 98
- Ground270 of 360
Totals across 20 tracked fights.
Rivalries
Totals across every meeting with the same opponent.
| Opponent | Record | Significant strikes | Takedowns | Knockdowns | Control time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Iaquinta2 fights | 0–2 | 141 of 438 | 4 of 13 | 0 | 9:37 |
As published elsewhere
Career averages exactly as each source publishes them. The totals above are ours, computed from every tracked bout.
UFC careerRecord: 18-8-0 · Source: UFCStats.com
- Significant strikes
- 3.88per min
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 42%
- SApM
- 3.60per min
- Str. Def.
- 50%
- Takedowns
- 3.18per 15 min
- Takedown accuracy
- 43%
- TD Def.
- 75%
- Submission attempts
- 0.8per 15 min
Top 36% in the UFC
Top 11% in the UFC
Top 37% in the UFC
Top 25% in the UFC
Top 29% in the UFC
Percentiles compare this fighter with 1497 UFC fighters who have five or more tracked fights.
Tracked fightsSource: UFCalendar
- Significant strikes
- 3.95per min
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 42%
- SApM
- 3.56per min
- Str. Def.
- 50%
- Takedowns
- 3.14per 15 min
- Takedown accuracy
- 43%
- TD Def.
- 75%
- Submission attempts
- 0.8per 15 min