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Steve Kennedy absorbs 5.5 and lands 2.3 significant strikes per minute. Striking deficit of 3.2. Among the larger negative margins in the division.

Steve Kennedy's takedown attempts are present but not a primary factor.

Steve Kennedy's last fight was over 128 months ago.

Steve Kennedy is 43 years old.

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“The Steamrolla”

Steve Kennedy

24-82 UFC
Form
· 2L
Inactive
5'11"ht·Orthodoxstance·43age
Last fightLRichard Walsh·U-DEC·R3·10yr ago
Fighter Context
0–2UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
9.0min/fight
·
18UFC min
CQ Key Stats
◈2 UFC Fights
Striking Differential
-3.24

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.331

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

Durability
Unrated

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

Pre-UFC Background
Pre-UFC Record
27-9
Last fight: Nov 2015
Physical
Height
5'11"
−0.2"div avg 5'11"
Stance
Orthodox
Finisher
Win Methods
KO / TKO
830%
Sub
1348%
Decision
622%
Loss Methods
KO / TKO
222%
Sub
667%
Decision
111%
Striking

Steve Kennedy — 2.28 significant strikes per minute, 35% striking accuracy, absorbs 5.52 strikes per minute.

Kennedy
Counter Puncher
Head Hunter
Welterweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min2.28
Str. Accuracy35%
41UFC landed/114attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
+1.8 vs avg5.52
Str. Defense45%
KD Rate / fight0.00
KD Absorbed / fightNone on record
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
78%
Body
7%
Leg
15%
By Position
Distance88%
/
Ground12%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 12 rounds
Round 21 round
Round 31 round
Avg. Landed71315
Avg. Absorbed203425
Avg. Net-13-21-10
Grappling

Steve Kennedy — 2.5 takedowns per 15 minutes, 33% takedown accuracy.

Kennedy·146s ctrlActive Control
Welterweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min2.51
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY7.52
TD Accuracy33%
3UFC landed/9attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00
Defense
TD Defense0%
0UFC defended/2opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Tapped Once
Finishing
Finish Rate
0%
div avg 53%
How They Lose
2UFC losses
Win Breakdown
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO0 / 2
Submission1 / 2
Decision1 / 2
Loss Pattern
1 of 2 losses by finish in R1–R2
Cards & Decisions
Recovery Rate
—
More data needed.
Decision Margin
—
More decisions needed.
Decision Types
1UD
·
0SD
·
0MD
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
0+11+22+33+44avg2015

2 UFC fights · hover for details

Kennedy — 2 UFC Fights

Steve Kennedy — UFC fight record: 0 wins, 2 losses.

Result
Method
2 fights
L
Richard Walsh
WW
U-DEC R3Nov '15
-55
·38 SS (37%)·93 abs·3/8 td·262s ctrl
L
Peter Sobotta
WW
SUB R1 · 2:57Jun '15
-3
·3 SS (25%)·6 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken·29s ctrl
All Fighters
Welterweight
“The Steamrolla”

Steve Kennedy

24-82 UFC
Form
2L
5'11"ht·Orthodoxstance·43age
Last fightLRichard Walsh·U-DEC·10yr ago
Fighter Context
0–2UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
9.0min/fight
·
18UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
-3.24

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.331

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

Durability
Unrated

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

Pre-UFC Background
Pre-UFC Record
27-9
Last fight: Nov 2015
Physical
Height
5'11"
−0.2"div avg 5'11"
Stance
Orthodox
Finisher
Win Methods
KO / TKO
830%
Sub
1348%
Decision
622%
Loss Methods
KO / TKO
222%
Sub
667%
Decision
111%
Striking
Kennedy
Welterweight avg
Counter PuncherHead Hunter
Sig. Strikes / Min2.28
Str. Accuracy35%
41UFC landed/114attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
+1.8 vs avg5.52
Str. Defense45%
KD Rate / Fight0.00
KD Absorbed / FightNone on record
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
78%
Body
7%
Leg
15%
By Position
Dist88%
Ground12%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=2
R2
n=1
R3
n=1
Landed71315
Absorbed203425
Net-13-21-10
Grappling
Kennedy
Welterweight avg
146s ctrlActive Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min2.51
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY7.52
TD Accuracy33%
3UFC landed/9attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00
Defense
TD Defense0%
0UFC defended/2opp. attempts
Sub Defense1 loss / 1 attempt
Finishing
Finish Rate
0%
Decision Fighter
Win Methods
0KO/TKO
0Sub
0Dec
Loss Methods
0KO/TKO
1Sub
1Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
Sub (L)
Cards & Decisions
Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.
—More data needed.
Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.
—More decisions needed.
Decision Types
1UD
·
0SD
·
0MD
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-1.51.34.2R1R2R3
R1n=2
R2n=1
R3n=1
Outputsig strikes / min
1.6
2.6
3.0
Absorbedsig strikes / min
5.0
6.8
5.0
Diff
-3.4
-4.2
-2.0

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Kennedy — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Richard WalshWW
U-DEC·R3·Nov '15
38 SS (37%)·93 abs·3/8 td·262s ctrl
L
Peter SobottaWW
SUB·R1·Jun '15
3 SS (25%)·6 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken·29s ctrl
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