Featherweight

Kenny Florian

Last fought: Oct 2011

RECORD

Pro

14-6-0

UFC

12-5-0

Age

Height

5'10"

Weight

145 lbs

Reach

74"

Stance

Southpaw

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	11:02
Fight Completion Rate	65.8%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.21
% Fights Inside the Distance	70.6%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	49-15 (76.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	28-9 (75.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	21-6 (77.8%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	49.5%
% Time in Control	23.8%
% Time Controlled	26.7%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	47.2%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	2.36
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	1.63
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.73
Distance Strike Accuracy	29.1%
Distance Strike Defense	76.1%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.42
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.54
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	4.36
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.91
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	4.36
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.80

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Featherweight field

Kenny Florian League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Kenny Florian
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	40.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.8
Strike Differential	0.6/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	32.1%
Takedown Defense	59.3%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.1
Submission Attempts/15min	1.0
Control Time/15min	3:34
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	25.0%
Submission % of Wins	58.3%
Decision % of Wins	16.7%
Avg Fight Time	11:02
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.1
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	29.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.7
Takedown Accuracy	21.9%
Takedown Defense	46.2%
Control Time/Fight	2:46

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Jose Aldo

UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3 • Oct 2011FeatherweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Kenny Florian40/12831%TD 1/19Ctrl 6:08

Jose Aldo51/11544%TD 0/0Ctrl 5:52

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kenny Florian	9/21	43%	1/7	2:42	—
	Jose Aldo	7/16	44%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Kenny Florian	11/39	28%	0/2	0:15	—
	Jose Aldo	9/30	30%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Kenny Florian	3/17	18%	0/2	0:24	—
	Jose Aldo	16/27	59%	0/0	2:21	—

R4	Kenny Florian	9/25	36%	0/6	1:53	—
	Jose Aldo	12/25	48%	0/0	0:30	—

R5	Kenny Florian	8/26	31%	0/2	0:54	—
	Jose Aldo	7/17	41%	0/0	3:01	—

WIN

vs. Diego Nunes

UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin • Jun 2011Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kenny Florian42/11138%TD 4/9Ctrl 4:53

Diego Nunes31/10430%TD 2/2Ctrl 2:19KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kenny Florian	11/37	30%	2/4	0:43	—
	Diego Nunes	15/39	38%	1/1	0:47	1

R2	Kenny Florian	9/24	38%	1/4	2:18	—
	Diego Nunes	6/25	24%	1/1	1:05	—

R3	Kenny Florian	22/50	44%	1/1	1:52	—
	Diego Nunes	10/40	25%	0/0	0:27	—

LOSS

vs. Gray Maynard

UFC 118: Edgar vs Penn 2 • Aug 2010Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kenny Florian14/6322%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Gray Maynard15/5328%TD 5/7Ctrl 6:39

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kenny Florian	7/26	27%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gray Maynard	2/15	13%	1/3	1:18	—

R2	Kenny Florian	2/18	11%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gray Maynard	4/19	21%	2/2	2:20	—

R3	Kenny Florian	5/19	26%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gray Maynard	9/19	47%	2/2	3:01	—

WIN

vs. Takanori Gomi

UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Gomi • Mar 2010Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 2:52

Kenny Florian51/18627%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:45

Takanori Gomi20/11617%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kenny Florian	21/86	24%	0/0	0:00	—
	Takanori Gomi	6/40	15%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Kenny Florian	20/76	26%	0/0	0:00	—
	Takanori Gomi	13/60	22%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Kenny Florian	10/24	42%	1/2	1:45	—
	Takanori Gomi	1/16	6%	0/0	0:08	—

WIN

vs. Clay Guida

UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez • Dec 2009Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 2:19

Kenny Florian22/7828%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:04KD 1

Clay Guida13/6919%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kenny Florian	12/48	25%	1/2	0:40	—
	Clay Guida	10/50	20%	0/2	0:42	—

R2	Kenny Florian	10/30	33%	0/0	0:24	1
	Clay Guida	3/19	16%	0/1	0:02	—

LOSS

vs. BJ Penn

UFC 101: Declaration • Aug 2009LightweightTITLE

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 4, 3:54

Kenny Florian19/5833%TD 0/15Ctrl 5:11

BJ Penn57/9461%TD 1/3Ctrl 4:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kenny Florian	7/19	37%	0/3	0:47	—
	BJ Penn	11/20	55%	0/1	1:22	—

R2	Kenny Florian	6/14	43%	0/3	1:50	—
	BJ Penn	7/21	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Kenny Florian	4/16	25%	0/4	2:07	—
	BJ Penn	22/31	71%	0/1	0:03	—

R4	Kenny Florian	2/9	22%	0/5	0:27	—
	BJ Penn	17/22	77%	1/1	2:45	—

WIN

vs. Joe Stevenson

UFC 91: Couture vs Lesnar • Nov 2008Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 4:03

Kenny Florian17/3746%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:05

Joe Stevenson6/1833%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kenny Florian	17/37	46%	1/2	1:05	—
	Joe Stevenson	6/18	33%	1/3	1:17	—

WIN

vs. Roger Huerta

UFC 87: Seek And Destroy • Aug 2008Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kenny Florian51/9952%TD 5/7Ctrl 2:27

Roger Huerta33/10332%TD 0/5Ctrl 1:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kenny Florian	14/21	67%	1/1	0:59	—
	Roger Huerta	13/34	38%	0/1	0:33	—

R2	Kenny Florian	18/33	55%	1/3	0:23	—
	Roger Huerta	12/35	34%	0/3	0:34	—

R3	Kenny Florian	19/45	42%	3/3	1:05	—
	Roger Huerta	8/34	24%	0/1	0:11	—

WIN

vs. Joe Lauzon

UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon • Apr 2008Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 3:28

Kenny Florian35/7447%TD 2/4Ctrl 3:43

Joe Lauzon5/1242%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kenny Florian	7/16	44%	1/3	1:01	—
	Joe Lauzon	3/8	38%	2/3	1:51	—

R2	Kenny Florian	28/58	48%	1/1	2:42	—
	Joe Lauzon	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Din Thomas

UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian • Sep 2007Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 4:31

Kenny Florian27/5747%TD 2/2Ctrl 1:42

Din Thomas3/1520%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kenny Florian	27/57	47%	2/2	1:42	—
	Din Thomas	3/15	20%	0/1	0:20	—

WIN

vs. Alvin Robinson

UFC 73: Stacked • Jul 2007Lightweight

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 1, 4:30

Kenny Florian20/3262%TD 3/5Ctrl 2:22

Alvin Robinson6/1638%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kenny Florian	20/32	62%	3/5	2:22	—
	Alvin Robinson	6/16	38%	1/1	1:16	—

WIN

vs. Dokonjonosuke Mishima

UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard • Apr 2007Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 3:57

Kenny Florian38/7253%TD 1/1Ctrl 7:15

Dokonjonosuke Mishima6/3617%TD 1/10Ctrl 1:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kenny Florian	9/21	43%	0/0	2:17	—
	Dokonjonosuke Mishima	2/14	14%	1/7	1:24	—

R2	Kenny Florian	16/27	59%	1/1	2:07	—
	Dokonjonosuke Mishima	2/18	11%	0/2	0:05	—

R3	Kenny Florian	13/24	54%	0/0	2:51	—
	Dokonjonosuke Mishima	2/4	50%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Sean Sherk

UFC 64: Unstoppable • Oct 2006LightweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Kenny Florian23/4057%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:32

Sean Sherk60/10458%TD 8/13Ctrl 19:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kenny Florian	2/3	67%	0/0	0:07	—
	Sean Sherk	15/31	48%	1/1	4:47	—

R2	Kenny Florian	8/11	73%	0/0	0:25	—
	Sean Sherk	4/9	44%	1/4	3:28	—

R3	Kenny Florian	3/10	30%	0/1	0:00	—
	Sean Sherk	20/31	65%	1/1	3:49	—

R4	Kenny Florian	3/6	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sean Sherk	14/23	61%	1/2	3:49	—

R5	Kenny Florian	7/10	70%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sean Sherk	7/10	70%	4/5	3:56	—

WIN

vs. Sam Stout

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock Finale • Jun 2006Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 1:46

Kenny Florian5/862%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:37

Sam Stout0/40%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kenny Florian	5/8	62%	1/2	1:37	—
	Sam Stout	0/4	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Kit Cope

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Franklin Finale • Nov 2005Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 0:37

Kenny Florian10/2050%TD 3/8Ctrl 4:18

Kit Cope8/1553%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kenny Florian	10/19	53%	2/7	3:54	—
	Kit Cope	8/14	57%	0/0	0:15	—

R2	Kenny Florian	0/1	0%	1/1	0:24	—
	Kit Cope	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Alex Karalexis

UFC Fight Night 1 • Aug 2005Welterweight

KO/TKO • Rd 2, 2:52

Kenny Florian38/6856%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:40

Alex Karalexis18/6627%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kenny Florian	28/55	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alex Karalexis	11/40	28%	0/0	0:43	—

R2	Kenny Florian	10/13	77%	1/2	0:40	—
	Alex Karalexis	7/26	27%	0/0	0:23	—

LOSS

vs. Diego Sanchez

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale • Apr 2005MiddleweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:49

Kenny Florian2/450%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Diego Sanchez14/2167%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:31

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kenny Florian	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Diego Sanchez	14/21	67%	1/2	1:31	—

Prior to UFC

Other (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Bobby McAndrews

Mass Destruction 15 • Feb 2004

Submission (Kimura) • Rd 1, 1:57

Kenny Florian2/450%TD 2/3Ctrl 0:00

Bobby McAndrews5/683%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kenny Florian	2/4	50%	2/3	0:00	—
	Bobby McAndrews	5/6	83%	0/1	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com