Fighter Profile›Welterweight

“The Motown Phenom”

Kevin Lee

18-819 UFC

Wrestler

Form

· 3L

Inactive

6× Title

6× 5R

Moderate Wear

5'9"ht·77"reach·Orthodoxstance·33age

Last fightLRinat Fakhretdinov·SUB·R1·2yr ago

Fighter Context

11–8UFC·

3KO

4Sub

4Dec

11.4min/fight

217UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

8–8(16 fights)

75%finish rate

-0.1str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

2–4(6 fights)

100%finish rate

+0.2str diff/min

vs. Elite Opps

0–2(2 fights)

-0.8str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.28

Neutral

48%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.455

Elite

90%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Ironclad

83%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

67%

Strong

80%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Lee

Ground & Pound

Head Hunter

Welterweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min3.88

Str. Accuracy42%

843UFC landed/1,995attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−0.1 vs avg3.60

Str. Defense50%

KD Rate / fight0.05

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.16

CQ KO Power

Below Avg1%ile0.12

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

78%

Body

20%

Leg

By Position

Distance59%

Clinch9%

Ground32%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 119 rounds	Round 213 rounds	Round 311 rounds	Round 43 rounds	Round 52 rounds
Avg. Landed	18	19	16	21	16
Avg. Absorbed	14	19	17	15	25
Avg. Net	+4	0	-1	+6	-8

Grappling

Lee

Sub Hunter

·283s ctrlElite Control

Welterweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min3.18

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY7.32

TD Accuracy43%

46UFC landed/106attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.80

4UFC wins/11attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense75%

30UFC defended/40opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Holds Ground

Finishing

Finish Rate

64%

Strong Finisher

div avg 53%

How They Lose

8UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 11

Submission4 / 11

Decision4 / 11

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 8

Submission4 / 8

Decision3 / 8

Loss Pattern

Mixed

2 early · 3 late · 3 dec across 8 losses

Fast and versatile. 6 of 7 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

50%

5 of 10 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

2.1pts

W4 dec

1.2pts

L3 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

6UD

1SD

0MD

14%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

Div. change

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 10 more in second half of career

19 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=19

R2n=13

R3n=11

Outputsig strikes / min

4.0

3.9

3.5

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.1

3.8

Diff

+0.9

+0.0

-0.3

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼Str. Diff-0.59 idxL3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Lee — 19 UFC Fights

Result

Method

19 fights

Rinat Fakhretdinov

SUB R1 · 0:55Jul '23

-8

·3 SS (38%)·11 abs·1 kd taken

↵ 23mo layoff

Daniel Rodriguez

U-DEC R3Aug '21

-64

·56 SS (35%)·120 abs·3/7 td·214s ctrl

↵ 17mo layoff

Charles OliveiraElite

TITLE

SUB R3 · 0:28Mar '20

-2

·41 SS (51%)·43 abs·2/3 td·390s ctrl

Gregor Gillespie

KO/TKO R1 · 2:47Nov '19

+12

·21 SS (36%)·9 abs·1 kd landed

Rafael Dos AnjosElite

TITLE

SUB R4 · 3:47May '19

-25

·35 SS (36%)·60 abs·6/16 td·4 td taken·521s ctrl

Al IaquintaVeteran

TITLE

U-DEC R5Dec '18

-9

·102 SS (34%)·111 abs·3/5 td·327s ctrl

Edson BarbozaVeteran

TITLE

KO/TKO R5 · 2:18Apr '18

+91

·142 SS (59%)·51 abs·4/9 td·900s ctrl

Tony FergusonVeteran

TITLE

SUB R3 · 4:02Oct '17

·55 SS (46%)·54 abs·3/6 td·289s ctrl

Michael Chiesa

TITLE

SUB R1 · 4:37Jun '17

+18

·22 SS (73%)·4 abs·1/1 td·214s ctrl·1 sub att

Francisco TrinaldoVeteran

SUB R2 · 3:12Mar '17

-10

·15 SS (35%)·25 abs·1/8 td·156s ctrl·1 sub att

All Fighters

Welterweight

“The Motown Phenom”

Kevin Lee

18-819 UFC

Form

5'9"ht·77"reach·Orthodoxstance·33age

Last fightLRinat Fakhretdinov·SUB·2yr ago

Fighter Context

11–8UFC·

3KO

4Sub

4Dec

11.4min/fight

217UFC min

vs. Winning Record8–8

vs. Veterans (8+ W)2–4

vs. Elite (15+ W)0–2

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.28

48%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.455

90%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

83%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

67%

80%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Lee

Welterweight avg

Ground & PoundHead Hunter

Sig. Strikes / Min3.88

Str. Accuracy42%

843UFC landed/1,995attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−0.1 vs avg3.60

Str. Defense50%

KD Rate / Fight0.05

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.16

CQ KO Power

Below Avg1%ile0.12

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

78%

Body

20%

Leg

By Position

Dist59%

Clinch9%

Ground32%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=19	R2 n=13	R3 n=11	R4 n=3	R5 n=2
Landed	18	19	16	21	16
Absorbed	14	19	17	15	25
Net	+4	0	-1	+6	-8

Grappling

Lee

Welterweight avg

Sub Hunter

283s ctrlElite Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min3.18

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY7.32

TD Accuracy43%

46UFC landed/106attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.80

4UFC wins/11attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense75%

30UFC defended/40opp. attempts

Sub Defense4 loss / 12 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

64%

Strong Finisher

Win Methods

3KO/TKO

4Sub

4Dec

Loss Methods

1KO/TKO

4Sub

3Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

50%5 of 10 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

2.1pts

W4 dec

1.2pts

L3 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

6UD

1SD

0MD

14%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=19

R2n=13

R3n=11

Outputsig strikes / min

4.0

3.9

3.5

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.1

3.8

Diff

+0.9

+0.0

-0.3

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Lee — UFC Fight Log

Rinat Fakhretdinov

SUB·R1·Jul '23

3 SS (38%)·11 abs·1 kd taken

Daniel Rodriguez

U-DEC·R3·Aug '21

56 SS (35%)·120 abs·3/7 td·214s ctrl

Charles OliveiraEliteTITLE

SUB·R3·Mar '20

41 SS (51%)·43 abs·2/3 td·390s ctrl

Gregor Gillespie

KO/TKO·R1·Nov '19

21 SS (36%)·9 abs·1 kd

Rafael Dos AnjosEliteTITLE

SUB·R4·May '19

35 SS (36%)·60 abs·6/16 td·4 td taken·521s ctrl

Al IaquintaVeteranTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Dec '18

102 SS (34%)·111 abs·3/5 td·327s ctrl

Edson BarbozaVeteranTITLE

KO/TKO·R5·Apr '18

142 SS (59%)·51 abs·4/9 td·900s ctrl

Tony FergusonVeteranTITLE

SUB·R3·Oct '17

55 SS (46%)·54 abs·3/6 td·289s ctrl

Round 119 rounds

Round 213 rounds

Round 311 rounds

Round 43 rounds

Round 52 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-1

-8

n=19

n=13

n=11

n=3

n=2

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-1

-8