Motown Phenom
Kevin Lee
19 - 8 - 0
Height
5'9"
Reach
77.0"
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Height
5'9"
Reach
77.0"
Born
1992-09-04
Birthplace
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Fighting Out Of
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Team(s)
Xtreme Couture (2012–2019)
Coach(s)
Dewey Cooper (2012–2023)
Overall Record
19 - 8 - 0
Winning Method
42.1%
Dec.
Decision
8 / 19
31.6%
Sub.
Submission
6 / 19
15.8%
KO
KO
3 / 19
Losing Method
37.5%
Dec.
Decision
3 / 8
50%
Sub.
Submission
4 / 8
12.5%
KO
KO
1 / 8
Past Fights
July 1, 2023
UFC on ESPN: Strickland vs. Magomedov
Rinat Fakhretdinov
Loss (19–8)Technical Submission (guillotine choke) • Round 1 (0:55)
March 11, 2022
Eagle FC 46
Diego Sanchez
Win (19–7)Decision (unanimous)
August 28, 2021
UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze
Daniel Rodriguez
Loss (18–7)Decision (unanimous)
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July 1, 2023
UFC on ESPN: Strickland vs. Magomedov
Rinat Fakhretdinov
Loss (19–8)Technical Submission (guillotine choke) • Round 1 (0:55)
March 11, 2022
Eagle FC 46
Diego Sanchez
Win (19–7)Decision (unanimous)
August 28, 2021
UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze
Daniel Rodriguez
Loss (18–7)Decision (unanimous)
March 14, 2020
UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira
Charles Oliveira
Loss (18–6)Submission (guillotine choke) • Round 3 (0:28)
November 2, 2019
UFC 244
Gregor Gillespie
Win (18–5)KO (head kick) • Round 1 (2:47)
May 18, 2019
UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee
Rafael dos Anjos
Loss (17–5)Submission (arm-triangle choke) • Round 4 (3:47)
December 15, 2018
UFC on Fox: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2
Al Iaquinta
Loss (17–4)Decision (unanimous)
April 21, 2018
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee
Edson Barboza
Win (17–3)TKO (doctor stoppage) • Round 5 (2:18)
October 7, 2017
UFC 216
Tony Ferguson
Loss (16–3)Submission (triangle choke) • Round 3 (4:02)
June 25, 2017
UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee
Michael Chiesa
Win (16–2)Technical submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 1 (4:37)
March 11, 2017
UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum
Francisco Trinaldo
Win (15–2)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 2 (3:12)
November 19, 2016
UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2
Magomed Mustafaev
Win (14–2)Technical submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 2 (4:31)
July 8, 2016
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale
Jake Matthews
Win (13–2)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (4:06)
April 23, 2016
UFC 197
Efrain Escudero
Win (12–2)Decision (unanimous)
December 12, 2015
UFC 194
Leonardo Santos
Loss (11–2)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (3:26)
July 15, 2015
UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Duffee
James Moontasri
Win (11–1)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 1 (2:56)
February 14, 2015
UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Thatch
Michel Prazeres
Win (10–1)Decision (unanimous)
September 27, 2014
UFC 178
Jon Tuck
Win (9–1)Decision (unanimous)
July 6, 2014
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale
Jesse Ronson
Win (8–1)Decision (split)
February 1, 2014
UFC 169
Al Iaquinta
Loss (7–1)Decision (unanimous)
November 16, 2013
TWC 20: Final Cut
Eric Moon
Win (7–0)Submission (standing guillotine choke) • Round 1 (1:24)
September 13, 2013
Canadian Fighting Championship 8
Travis Gervais
Win (6–0)Submission (armbar) • Round 1 (0:46)
July 19, 2013
Midwest Fight Series 5
Joseph Lile
Win (5–0)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 3 (1:29)
April 13, 2013
Michiana Fight League
Kyle Prepolec
Win (4–0)Submission (guillotine choke) • Round 2 (2:17)
November 17, 2012
IFL 51: No Guts, No Glory
J. P. Reese
Win (3–0)Decision (unanimous)
June 29, 2012
Instinct MMA: Instinct Fighting 4
Mansour Barnaoui
Win (2–0)Decision (unanimous)
March 31, 2012
Instinct MMA: Instinct Fighting 3
Levis Labrie
Win (1–0)Decision (unanimous)
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