Welterweight

Kevin Lee

Last fought: Jul 2023

RECORD

Pro

18-8-0

UFC

11-8-0

Age

Height

5'9"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

77"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	11:25
Fight Completion Rate	62.9%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.29
% Fights Inside the Distance	63.2%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	118-45 (72.4%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	53-22 (70.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	65-23 (73.9%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	51.3%
% Time in Control	41.2%
% Time Controlled	7.4%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	84.7%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.49
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	5.84
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.35
Distance Strike Accuracy	32.5%
Distance Strike Defense	53.7%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.18
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.51
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	4.76
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.80
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.84
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.88

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 Welterweight field

Kevin Lee 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	Kevin Lee
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	42.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.6
Strike Differential	0.3/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	43.4%
Takedown Defense	75.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	3.2
Submission Attempts/15min	0.8
Control Time/15min	6:11
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	27.3%
Submission % of Wins	36.4%
Decision % of Wins	36.4%
Avg Fight Time	11:25
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.1
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	38.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.1
Takedown Accuracy	42.3%
Takedown Defense	55.6%
Control Time/Fight	3:45

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Rinat Fakhretdinov

UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov • Jul 2023Welterweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 0:55

Kevin Lee3/838%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Rinat Fakhretdinov11/1765%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:20KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kevin Lee	3/8	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rinat Fakhretdinov	11/17	65%	0/0	0:20	1

LOSS

vs. Daniel Rodriguez

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze • Aug 2021Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kevin Lee56/16035%TD 3/7Ctrl 3:34

Daniel Rodriguez120/21057%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:45

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kevin Lee	13/44	30%	1/1	1:59	—
	Daniel Rodriguez	16/40	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Kevin Lee	23/51	45%	1/2	0:33	—
	Daniel Rodriguez	51/84	61%	0/0	0:41	—

R3	Kevin Lee	20/65	31%	1/4	1:02	—
	Daniel Rodriguez	53/86	62%	0/0	0:04	—

LOSS

vs. Charles Oliveira

UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira • Mar 2020Lightweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 3, 0:28

Kevin Lee41/8051%TD 2/3Ctrl 6:30

Charles Oliveira43/6566%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kevin Lee	15/29	52%	0/0	3:30	—
	Charles Oliveira	13/18	72%	0/1	0:11	—

R2	Kevin Lee	16/37	43%	2/2	2:56	—
	Charles Oliveira	28/42	67%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Kevin Lee	10/14	71%	0/1	0:04	—
	Charles Oliveira	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Gregor Gillespie

UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz • Nov 2019Lightweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 2:47

Kevin Lee21/5936%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

Gregor Gillespie9/4620%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kevin Lee	21/59	36%	0/0	0:01	1
	Gregor Gillespie	9/46	20%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Rafael Dos Anjos

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Lee • May 2019Welterweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 4, 3:47

Kevin Lee35/9736%TD 6/16Ctrl 8:41

Rafael Dos Anjos60/11154%TD 4/7Ctrl 3:53

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kevin Lee	12/32	38%	1/4	2:58	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	15/34	44%	1/2	0:28	—

R2	Kevin Lee	12/30	40%	2/5	2:56	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	14/24	58%	1/1	0:35	—

R3	Kevin Lee	2/11	18%	3/3	1:44	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	14/19	74%	2/3	2:20	—

R4	Kevin Lee	9/24	38%	0/4	1:03	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	17/34	50%	0/1	0:30	—

LOSS

vs. Al Iaquinta

UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Iaquinta • Dec 2018Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Kevin Lee102/29634%TD 3/5Ctrl 5:27

Al Iaquinta111/22849%TD 0/7Ctrl 0:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kevin Lee	23/86	27%	0/0	0:00	—
	Al Iaquinta	20/51	39%	0/6	0:00	—

R2	Kevin Lee	34/69	49%	1/2	1:44	—
	Al Iaquinta	18/35	51%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Kevin Lee	10/35	29%	2/2	2:29	—
	Al Iaquinta	16/29	55%	0/1	0:00	—

R4	Kevin Lee	17/61	28%	0/0	0:00	—
	Al Iaquinta	24/60	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Kevin Lee	18/45	40%	0/1	1:14	—
	Al Iaquinta	33/53	62%	0/0	0:13	—

WIN

vs. Edson Barboza

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee • Apr 2018Lightweight

KO/TKO • Rd 5, 2:18

Kevin Lee142/24159%TD 4/9Ctrl 15:00

Edson Barboza51/10648%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kevin Lee	40/64	62%	1/1	4:18	—
	Edson Barboza	4/12	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Kevin Lee	34/46	74%	1/2	4:12	—
	Edson Barboza	7/15	47%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Kevin Lee	16/48	33%	1/3	1:11	—
	Edson Barboza	19/34	56%	0/0	0:10	—

R4	Kevin Lee	38/56	68%	1/1	4:33	—
	Edson Barboza	5/15	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Kevin Lee	14/27	52%	0/2	0:46	—
	Edson Barboza	16/30	53%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Tony Ferguson

UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee • Oct 2017LightweightTITLE

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 3, 4:02

Kevin Lee55/11946%TD 3/6Ctrl 4:49

Tony Ferguson54/10352%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kevin Lee	27/58	47%	1/1	2:16	—
	Tony Ferguson	13/23	57%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Kevin Lee	22/49	45%	0/2	0:00	—
	Tony Ferguson	27/54	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Kevin Lee	6/12	50%	2/3	2:33	—
	Tony Ferguson	14/26	54%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Michael Chiesa

UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee • Jun 2017Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 4:37

Kevin Lee22/3073%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:34

Michael Chiesa4/944%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kevin Lee	22/30	73%	1/1	3:34	—
	Michael Chiesa	4/9	44%	0/0	0:08	—

WIN

vs. Francisco Trinaldo

UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum • Mar 2017Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 3:12

Kevin Lee15/4335%TD 1/8Ctrl 2:36

Francisco Trinaldo25/5942%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kevin Lee	8/23	35%	1/7	1:43	—
	Francisco Trinaldo	17/41	41%	0/0	0:40	—

R2	Kevin Lee	7/20	35%	0/1	0:53	—
	Francisco Trinaldo	8/18	44%	0/1	0:04	—

WIN

vs. Magomed Mustafaev

UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 • Nov 2016Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 4:31

Kevin Lee20/2871%TD 7/9Ctrl 6:36

Magomed Mustafaev20/3459%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kevin Lee	9/11	82%	4/5	3:06	—
	Magomed Mustafaev	10/17	59%	0/1	1:01	—

R2	Kevin Lee	11/17	65%	3/4	3:30	—
	Magomed Mustafaev	10/17	59%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jake Matthews

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale • Jul 2016Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:06

Kevin Lee24/3863%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:35

Jake Matthews5/1338%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kevin Lee	24/38	63%	1/2	2:35	—
	Jake Matthews	5/13	38%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Efrain Escudero

UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux • Apr 2016Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kevin Lee64/16040%TD 1/4Ctrl 4:17

Efrain Escudero70/11461%TD 1/7Ctrl 2:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kevin Lee	28/64	44%	0/2	0:37	—
	Efrain Escudero	21/44	48%	1/5	0:46	—

R2	Kevin Lee	23/57	40%	0/1	0:35	—
	Efrain Escudero	32/48	67%	0/2	0:50	—

R3	Kevin Lee	13/39	33%	1/1	3:05	—
	Efrain Escudero	17/22	77%	0/0	0:38	—

LOSS

vs. Leonardo Santos

UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor • Dec 2015Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:26

Kevin Lee10/4622%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Leonardo Santos32/4867%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:30KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kevin Lee	10/46	22%	0/0	0:00	—
	Leonardo Santos	32/48	67%	1/1	0:30	1

WIN

vs. James Moontasri

UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee • Jul 2015Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 2:56

Kevin Lee9/2832%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:08

James Moontasri6/1833%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kevin Lee	9/28	32%	1/2	1:08	—
	James Moontasri	6/18	33%	0/0	0:06	—

WIN

vs. Michel Prazeres

UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Thatch • Feb 2015Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kevin Lee62/15341%TD 4/5Ctrl 4:44

Michel Prazeres33/8937%TD 3/9Ctrl 3:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kevin Lee	15/56	27%	0/1	0:07	—
	Michel Prazeres	14/35	40%	1/4	1:21	—

R2	Kevin Lee	16/34	47%	2/2	2:08	—
	Michel Prazeres	12/20	60%	2/4	1:20	—

R3	Kevin Lee	31/63	49%	2/2	2:29	—
	Michel Prazeres	7/34	21%	0/1	0:36	—

WIN

vs. Jon Tuck

UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso • Sep 2014Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kevin Lee74/15747%TD 4/9Ctrl 8:46

Jon Tuck30/8038%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kevin Lee	22/48	46%	2/3	2:34	—
	Jon Tuck	12/27	44%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Kevin Lee	20/47	43%	1/4	2:37	—
	Jon Tuck	13/29	45%	0/0	0:07	—

R3	Kevin Lee	32/62	52%	1/2	3:35	—
	Jon Tuck	5/24	21%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jesse Ronson

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale • Jul 2014Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kevin Lee49/11045%TD 4/12Ctrl 7:04

Jesse Ronson48/10048%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kevin Lee	17/35	49%	2/6	2:11	—
	Jesse Ronson	16/34	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Kevin Lee	14/37	38%	2/4	2:30	—
	Jesse Ronson	16/35	46%	0/1	0:12	—

R3	Kevin Lee	18/38	47%	0/2	2:23	—
	Jesse Ronson	16/31	52%	1/1	0:29	—

LOSS

vs. Al Iaquinta

UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 2 • Feb 2014Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kevin Lee39/14227%TD 1/8Ctrl 4:10

Al Iaquinta49/12240%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:48KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kevin Lee	14/51	27%	0/2	0:00	—
	Al Iaquinta	19/40	48%	0/0	1:36	1

R2	Kevin Lee	10/21	48%	1/1	4:10	—
	Al Iaquinta	5/10	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Kevin Lee	15/70	21%	0/5	0:00	—
	Al Iaquinta	25/72	35%	0/1	0:12	—

Last updated: 2026-09-07 | Data source: UFCStats.com