Kenneth Cross
USAKenneth Cross, “The Boss”, is a Lightweight from the United States with an official record of 17-5. Cage Brothers holds 21 of those bouts: 16 wins and 5 losses, the wins coming 8 by knockout, 4 by submission and 4 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a first-round knockout loss to Salahdine Parnasse at MVP MMA: Rousey vs. Carano on 16 May 2026.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | Salahdine Parnasse | LOSS | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 4:18 | MVP MMA: Rousey vs. Carano |
| Oct 25, 2025 | Tsogookhuu AmarsanaaTitle | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R5 · 5:00 | Tuff-N-Uff 149 |
| Mar 28, 2025 | Lucas Corbage | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 0:14 | XFC 52: The Awakening |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Emmanuel Sanchez | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | XFC 51: Evolution |
| May 31, 2024 | Emilio Chavez | WIN | SUBSubmission (Armbar) | R2 · 1:17 | XFC: Detroit Grand Prix 2 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | Killys Mota | LOSS | SUBRear Naked Choke | R2 · 2:14 | Bellator 294: Carmouche vs. Bennett 2 |
| Dec 10, 2021 | Jose Martinez | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | XFC Young Guns 4 |
| Nov 12, 2020 | Jarel Askew | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 | XFC 43: Faria vs. Soukhamthath |
| Aug 19, 2020 | Kevin Syler | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | Dana White's Contender Series: Season 4, Week 3 |
| Feb 8, 2020 | Robert Hale | WIN | KOTKO (Punches) | R1 · 1:09 | Lights Out Championship 7: Cross vs. Hale |
| Dec 14, 2019 | Jonas Flok | WIN | KOTKO | R3 · 1:46 | Lights Out Championship 6: Lozano vs. Brundage |
| Jul 31, 2019 | Luke Hnevsa | WIN | KOTKO | R1 · 2:08 | WXC 80: Warrior Wednesday 5 |
| Apr 27, 2019 | Erick Lora-Martinez | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 2:50 | Lights Out Championship 3: Martin vs. Hernandez |
| Feb 16, 2019 | Korey Kuppe | LOSS | SUBRear Naked Choke | R3 · 3:04 | Lights Out Championship 2: Cross vs. Kuppe |
| Dec 1, 2018 | Aaron Smith | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 · 3:02 | Total Warrior Combat: Bennett vs. Shaw |
| Jun 30, 2018 | Alexander Trevino | WIN | KOTKO | R1 · 1:50 | KOP 62: Townsend vs. Hill |
| Apr 21, 2018 | Chris Reid | WIN | SUBSubmission (Arm Triangle) | R1 · 1:09 | KOP 61: Esparza vs. Lozano |
| Jun 17, 2017 | Mohammed Alshatri | LOSS | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R2 | KOP 56: KnockOut Promotions 56 |
| Mar 17, 2017 | Zack Shaw | LOSS | SUBSubmission (Triangle Choke) | R1 · 1:59 | KOP 54: Stamann vs. Kamery |
| Jan 7, 2017 | Ryse Brink Jabour | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 | KOP 52: Cross vs. Brink |
| Jun 10, 2016 | Rich Stafford | WIN | SUBSubmission (Punches) | R1 | KOP 49: Nash vs. Homasi |
| Mar 26, 2016 | Vincent Bowe | WIN | KOTKO (Punches) | R1 · 4:29 | KOP 48: Inaugural Pro-Am |
Wins, losses and draws are Kenneth Cross’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 21 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Kenneth Cross’s record, in numbers
Kenneth Cross’s official record is 17-5. Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 21 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for — 16 wins, 5 losses — because 1 bout from the official record is not in the history we hold.
The 16 wins break down as 8 by knockout, 4 by submission and 4 by decision — 12 of 16 inside the distance, a finish rate of 75%. Across all 21 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 6 minutes 44 seconds.
Kenneth Cross has been stopped 5 times in the 21 bouts on file — 1 by knockout and 4 by submission — which is 24% of them.
Of the 21 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 1 was for a title and 3 were the main event of the card. Four of them have come since September 2024.
Set against the 623 Lightweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Kenneth Cross has a finish rate above 61% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 26% of them and a two-year bout count above 88% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Kenneth Cross is listed at 6ft with a reach of 71in, fights southpaw and is 31, born 3 October 1994.
These figures are recomputed from Kenneth Cross’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.