Kevin Souza (18-7, 16) was born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil on October 17, 1984. At the age of 25 years on October 24, 2009, he made his professional MMA debut against Rodrigo Flecha, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On September 4, 2013, 28-year old Kevin Souza made his UFC debut on his 17th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Bader against a 25-year old Felipe Arantes, winning the fight via 3-round split decision.
Souza's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Predrag Bogdanović at age 37 on September 9, 2022. He is on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought three times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 1 loss in the promotion.
Some of Kevin Souza's best fights have been against Katsunori Kikuno, Felipe Arantes and Mark Eddiva.
Souza has 7 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 | Sep 9, 2022 37 years, 10 months 18-7 (16) | Predrag Bogdanović | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Leg injury | |
24 | Dec 19, 2020 36 years, 2 months 18-6 (16) | Heinrich Caceres | LT | 1 | KO | LOSS Head kick | |
23 | Jun 28, 2019 34 years, 8 months 18-5 (16) | Denis Silva | LT | 3 | SD | WIN | |
22 | Nov 10, 2018 34 years 17-5 (16) | Janio Carvalho | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
21 | Apr 16, 2016 31 years, 5 months 16-5 (15) | Patricky Freire | Bellator | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
20  | Nov 7, 2015 31 years 16-4 (15) | 30 years, 5 months 14-1 (10) | UFC | FT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
19  | Mar 21, 2015 30 years, 5 months 16-3 (15) | 33 years, 4 months 23-6-2 (15) | UFC | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
18  | May 31, 2014 29 years, 7 months 15-3 (14) | 28 years, 3 months 6-0 (5) | TUF | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
17  | Sep 4, 2013 28 years, 10 months 14-3 (13) | 25 years, 6 months 15-5-1 (11) | UFC | FT | 3 | SD | WIN |
16 | Apr 26, 2013 28 years, 6 months 13-3 (13) | Fabiano Nogueira | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch Defended Jungle Fight featherweight title | |
15 | Jan 24, 2013 28 years, 3 months 12-3 (12) | João Antonio Gois | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
14 | Dec 21, 2012 28 years, 2 months 11-3 (11) | Mauro Chaulet | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch Defended Jungle Fight featherweight title | |
13 | Aug 18, 2012 27 years, 10 months 10-3 (10) | Henrique Gomes | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Retirement Defended Jungle Fight featherweight title | |
12 | May 12, 2012 27 years, 6 months 9-3 (9) | Fabiano Nogueira | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Won Jungle Fight featherweight title | |
11 | Mar 10, 2012 27 years, 4 months 8-3 (8) | Felipe Cruz | 3 | KO | WIN Knee | ||
10 | Oct 1, 2011 26 years, 11 months 7-3 (7) | Geison Costa | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
9 | Jun 4, 2011 26 years, 7 months 6-3 (6) | José Ivanildo | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | ||
8 | Jan 15, 2011 26 years, 2 months 6-2 (6) | Claudinei Maia | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | ||
7 | Nov 20, 2010 26 years, 1 months 6-1 (6) | Daniel Mota | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
6 | Aug 14, 2010 25 years, 9 months 5-1 (5) | Renato Gomes | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
5 | Mar 20, 2010 25 years, 5 months 4-1 (4) | Sebastian Vidal | 2 | TKO | WIN Body punch | ||
4 | Dec 30, 2009 25 years, 2 months 3-1 (3) | Sebastian Vidal | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
3 | Dec 27, 2009 25 years, 2 months 2-1 (2) | John Paine | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
2 | Dec 12, 2009 25 years, 1 months 1-1 (1) | Marcos Vinicius | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | ||
1 | Oct 24, 2009 25 years 1-0 (1) | Rodrigo Flecha | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
