Kevin Burns (12-7, 11) was born in Carroll, Iowa, U.S. on March 3, 1980. At the age of 26 years on August 19, 2006, he made his professional MMA debut against Demi Deeds, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On June 7, 2008, 28-year old Kevin Burns made his UFC debut on his 7th professional MMA fight at UFC 85 against a 30-year old Roan Carneiro, winning the fight in the 2nd round via submission.
Burns' last fight was a welterweight title fight against James Wood for Wood's VFC Championship title on December 15, 2012. He lost the fight via 5-round unanimous decision. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought three times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 1 loss in the promotion.
Some of Kevin Burns' best fights have been against Roan Carneiro, Anthony Johnson and Bobby Voelker.
Burns has 7 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19 | Dec 15, 2012 32 years, 9 months 12-7 (11) | James Wood | WL | 5 | UD | LOSS For VFC welterweight title | |
18 | Oct 12, 2012 32 years, 7 months 12-6 (11) | Mark Stoddard | 1 | SUB | WIN Shoulder choke | ||
17 | Aug 3, 2012 32 years, 5 months 11-6 (10) | Mason Temiquel | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
16  | May 11, 2012 32 years, 2 months 10-6 (9) | 27 years, 8 months 19-6 (15) | 3 | SD | LOSS | ||
15 | Nov 23, 2011 31 years, 8 months 10-5 (9) | Eddie Larrea | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
14 | Nov 12, 2010 30 years, 8 months 9-5 (8) | Koffi Adzitso | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | ||
13 | Aug 6, 2010 30 years, 5 months 9-4 (8) | Kalel Robinson | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | ||
12 | Mar 13, 2010 30 years 8-4 (7) | Sean Huffman | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
11 | Dec 12, 2009 29 years, 9 months 7-4 (7) | T. J. Grant | UFC | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
10  | Jun 20, 2009 29 years, 3 months 7-3 (7) | 34 years, 10 months 26-17-5 (21) | TUF | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
9  | Dec 13, 2008 28 years, 9 months 7-2 (7) | 24 years, 9 months 5-2 (3) | TUF | 3 | KO | LOSS Head kick | |
8 | Jul 19, 2008 28 years, 4 months 7-1 (7) | 24 years, 4 months 5-1 (3) | UFC | 3 | TKO | WIN Eye poke | |
7  | Jun 7, 2008 28 years, 3 months 6-1 (6) | 30 years 12-6 (7) | UFC | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
6  | May 9, 2008 28 years, 2 months 5-1 (5) | 29 years 14-4 (11) | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
5 | Dec 15, 2007 27 years, 9 months 4-1 (4) | Steve Schneider | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
4 | Apr 20, 2007 27 years, 1 months 3-1 (3) | Sean Westbrook | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
3  | Feb 16, 2007 26 years, 11 months 2-1 (2) | 25 years, 4 months 3-0 (2) | 2 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage | ||
2 | Dec 9, 2006 26 years, 9 months 2-0 (2) | Matt Delanoit | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
1 | Aug 19, 2006 26 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | Demi Deeds | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
