Kevin Lee
USAKevin Lee, “The Motown Phenom”, is a Welterweight from the United States with an official record of 20-9. Cage Brothers holds 22 of those bouts: 13 wins and 9 losses, the wins coming 3 by knockout, 5 by submission and 5 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a first-round knockout loss to Gadzhi Rabadanov at 2025 PFL Semifinals: Lightweights, Bantamweights & Women's Flyweights on 20 June 2025.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2025 | Gadzhi Rabadanov | LOSS | KOPunches | R1 · 2:35 | 2025 PFL Semifinals: Lightweights, Bantamweights & Women's Flyweights |
| Sep 28, 2024 | Thiago Oliveira | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 · 1:58 | Lights Out Championship 17 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | Rinat Fakhretdinov | LOSS | SUBGuillotine Choke | R1 · 0:55 | UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov |
| Mar 11, 2022 | Diego Sanchez | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Eagle Fighting Championship 46 |
| Aug 28, 2021 | Daniel Rodriguez | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze |
| Mar 14, 2020 | Charles Oliveira | LOSS | SUBGuillotine Choke | R3 · 0:28 | UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira |
| Nov 2, 2019 | Gregor Gillespie | WIN | KOKick | R1 · 2:47 | UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz |
| May 18, 2019 | Rafael Dos Anjos | LOSS | SUBArm Triangle | R4 · 3:47 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Lee |
| Dec 16, 2018 | Al Iaquinta | LOSS | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2 |
| Apr 22, 2018 | Edson Barboza | WIN | KOTKO - Doctor's Stoppage | R5 · 2:18 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee |
| Oct 7, 2017 | Tony FergusonTitle | LOSS | SUBTriangle Choke | R3 · 4:02 | UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee |
| Jun 26, 2017 | Michael Chiesa | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R1 · 4:37 | UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee |
| Mar 12, 2017 | Francisco Trinaldo | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R2 · 3:12 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum |
| Nov 19, 2016 | Magomed Mustafaev | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R2 · 4:31 | UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 |
| Jul 9, 2016 | Jake Matthews | WIN | KOPunches | R1 · 4:06 | The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale |
| Apr 23, 2016 | Efrain Escudero | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux |
| Dec 12, 2015 | Leonardo Santos | LOSS | KOPunches | R1 · 3:26 | UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor |
| Jul 15, 2015 | James Moontasri | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R1 · 2:56 | UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Duffee |
| Feb 14, 2015 | Michel Prazeres | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Thatch |
| Sep 27, 2014 | Jon Tuck | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso |
| Jul 6, 2014 | Jesse Ronson | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale |
| Feb 1, 2014 | Al Iaquinta | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 169: Barao vs. Faber 2 |
| Apr 13, 2013 | Kyle Prepolec | WIN | SUBSubmission (Guillotine) | R2 · 2:17 | MFL: Michiana Fight League |
Wins, losses and draws are Kevin Lee’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 22 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.
Kevin Lee’s record, in numbers
Kevin Lee’s official record is 20-9. Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 22 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for — 13 wins, 9 losses — because 7 bouts from the official record are not in the history we hold.
The 13 wins break down as 3 by knockout, 5 by submission and 5 by decision — 8 of 13 inside the distance, a finish rate of 62%. Across all 22 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 10 minutes 45 seconds.
Kevin Lee has been stopped 6 times in the 22 bouts on file — 2 by knockout and 4 by submission — which is 27% of them.
Of the 22 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 1 was for a title and 9 were the main event of the card. One of them has come since October 2024.
Set against the 565 Welterweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Kevin Lee has a finish rate above 38% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 22% of them and a two-year bout count above 64% 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.
Kevin Lee is listed at 5ft 9in with a reach of 77in, fights orthodox and is 34, born 3 September 1992.
These figures are recomputed from Kevin Lee’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.