Kevin Lee (20-9, 10) was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. on September 4, 1992. At the age of 19 years on March 31, 2012, he made his professional MMA debut against Levis Labrie, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On February 1, 2014, 21-year old Kevin Lee made his UFC debut on his 8th professional MMA fight at UFC 169 against a 26-year old Al Iaquinta but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Lee's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Gadzhi Rabadanov at PFL 6 at age 32 on June 20, 2025. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought 17 times in the UFC, and has a record of 9 wins and 8 losses in the promotion.
Some of Kevin Lee's best fights have been against Gregor Gillespie, James Moontasri, Michael Chiesa, Francisco Trinaldo, Jake Matthews, Magomed Mustafaev and Jon Tuck.
Lee has 9 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
29  | Jun 20, 2025 32 years, 9 months 20-9 (10) | 31 years, 11 months 25-4-2 (14) | PFL | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
28 | Sep 28, 2024 32 years 20-8 (10) | Thiago Oliveira | SLT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
27  | Jul 1, 2023 30 years, 9 months 19-8 (9) | 31 years, 9 months 20-1 (16) | UFC | SLT | 1 | CKO | LOSS Guillotine choke |
26  | Mar 11, 2022 29 years, 6 months 19-7 (9) | 40 years, 2 months 30-13 (16) | SLT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
25  | Aug 28, 2021 28 years, 11 months 18-7 (9) | 34 years, 7 months 15-2 (12) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
24  | Mar 14, 2020 27 years, 6 months 18-6 (9) | 30 years, 4 months 28-8 (26) | UFC | LT | 3 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
23  | Nov 2, 2019 27 years, 1 months 18-5 (9) | 31 years, 11 months 13-0 (11) | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick |
22  | May 18, 2019 26 years, 8 months 17-5 (8) | 34 years, 6 months 28-11 (14) | UFC | WL | 4 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke |
21  | Dec 15, 2018 26 years, 3 months 17-4 (8) | 31 years, 7 months 13-4-1 (8) | UFC | LT | 5 | UD | LOSS |
20  | Apr 21, 2018 25 years, 7 months 17-3 (8) | 32 years, 3 months 19-5 (12) | UFC | LT | 5 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
19  | Oct 7, 2017 25 years, 1 months 16-3 (7) | 33 years, 7 months 22-3 (17) | UFC | LT | 3 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke For UFC lightweight title Interim |
18  | Jun 25, 2017 24 years, 9 months 16-2 (7) | 29 years, 6 months 12-2 (8) | UFC | LT | 1 | CKO | WIN Rear-naked choke |
17  | Mar 11, 2017 24 years, 6 months 15-2 (7) | 38 years, 6 months 21-4 (12) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
16  | Nov 19, 2016 24 years, 2 months 14-2 (6) | 28 years, 3 months 13-1 (13) | UFC | LT | 2 | CKO | WIN Rear-naked choke |
15  | Jul 8, 2016 23 years, 10 months 13-2 (6) | 21 years, 10 months 11-1 (9) | TUF | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
14  | Apr 23, 2016 23 years, 7 months 12-2 (5) | 30 years, 3 months 24-10 (15) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
13  | Dec 12, 2015 23 years, 3 months 11-2 (5) | 35 years, 10 months 14-3-1 (8) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
12  | Jul 15, 2015 22 years, 10 months 11-1 (5) | 27 years, 3 months 8-2 (5) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
11  | Feb 14, 2015 22 years, 5 months 10-1 (4) | 33 years, 6 months 18-1 (9) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
10  | Sep 27, 2014 22 years 9-1 (4) | 30 years 8-1 (7) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
9  | Jul 6, 2014 21 years, 10 months 8-1 (4) | 28 years, 6 months 13-4 (10) | TUF | LT | 3 | SD | WIN |
8 | Feb 1, 2014 21 years, 4 months 7-1 (4) | 26 years, 9 months 7-2-1 (4) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
7 | Nov 16, 2013 21 years, 2 months 7-0 (4) | Eric Moon | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
6 | Sep 13, 2013 21 years 6-0 (3) | Travis Gervais | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
5 | Jul 19, 2013 20 years, 10 months 5-0 (2) | Joseph Lile | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
4  | Apr 13, 2013 20 years, 7 months 4-0 (1) | 23 years, 7 months 7-2 (6) | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
3  | Nov 17, 2012 20 years, 2 months 3-0 (0) | 31 years, 10 months 8-3 (4) | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
2  | Jun 29, 2012 19 years, 9 months 2-0 (0) | 19 years, 9 months 7-0 (6) | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
1 | Mar 31, 2012 19 years, 6 months 1-0 (0) | Levis Labrie | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
