Tim Kennedy (18-6, 14) was born in San Luis Obispo, California, U.S. on September 1, 1979. At the age of 21 years on August 31, 2001, he made his professional MMA debut against Scott Smith, losing the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On July 6, 2013, 33-year old Tim Kennedy made his UFC debut on his 20th professional MMA fight at UFC 162 against a 31-year old Roger Gracie, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Kennedy's last fight was a 3rd-round TKO loss to Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 206 at age 37 on December 10, 2016. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought four times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Tim Kennedy's best fights have been against Rafael Natal, Trevor Prangley, Melvin Manhoef, Nick Thompson, Zak Cummings, Roger Gracie and Dante Rivera.
Kennedy has 6 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24  | Dec 10, 2016 37 years, 3 months 18-6 (14) | 25 years, 1 months 13-2 (9) | UFC | MD | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
23  | Sep 27, 2014 35 years 18-5 (14) | 37 years, 4 months 8-1 (7) | UFC | MD | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
22  | Apr 16, 2014 34 years, 7 months 18-4 (14) | 35 years, 1 months 24-5 (18) | TUF | MD | 5 | UD | WIN |
21  | Nov 6, 2013 34 years, 2 months 17-4 (14) | 30 years, 10 months 17-4-1 (11) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
20  | Jul 6, 2013 33 years, 10 months 16-4 (13) | 31 years, 9 months 6-1 (5) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
19  | Jan 12, 2013 33 years, 4 months 15-4 (13) | 32 years 10-2 (9) | Strikeforce | MD | 3 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
18  | Jul 14, 2012 32 years, 10 months 14-4 (12) | 27 years, 8 months 9-1 (8) | Strikeforce | MD | 5 | UD | LOSS For Strikeforce middleweight title |
17  | Jul 30, 2011 31 years, 10 months 14-3 (12) | 29 years, 4 months 18-7 (16) | Strikeforce | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
16  | Mar 5, 2011 31 years, 6 months 13-3 (12) | 34 years, 9 months 24-8-1 (23) | Strikeforce | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
15  | Aug 21, 2010 30 years, 11 months 12-3 (11) | 30 years, 8 months 12-2 (9) | Strikeforce | MD | 5 | UD | LOSS For Strikeforce middleweight title |
14  | Jun 16, 2010 30 years, 9 months 12-2 (11) | 37 years, 9 months 22-5-1 (13) | Strikeforce | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
13  | Sep 25, 2009 30 years 11-2 (10) | 25 years, 1 months 10-0 (7) | Strikeforce | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN North-south choke |
12  | Jun 19, 2009 29 years, 9 months 10-2 (9) | 27 years, 11 months 38-10-1 (32) | Strikeforce | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches |
11 | Dec 29, 2007 28 years, 3 months 9-2 (8) | Elias Rivera | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
10  | Dec 15, 2007 28 years, 3 months 8-2 (7) | 26 years, 11 months 18-5 (14) | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
9 | Jun 19, 2007 27 years, 9 months 8-1 (7) | Ryan McGivern | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
8  | Feb 23, 2007 27 years, 5 months 7-1 (6) | 32 years, 6 months 9-2 (6) | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
7  | Sep 23, 2006 27 years 6-1 (5) | 19 years 2-0 (2) | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
6 | Feb 23, 2003 23 years, 5 months 5-1 (4) | Cruz Chacon | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
5 | Feb 23, 2003 23 years, 5 months 4-1 (3) | 22 years, 1 months 6-2 (5) | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Feb 23, 2003 23 years, 5 months 3-1 (3) | Ryan Narte | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3 | Oct 18, 2002 23 years, 1 months 2-1 (2) | Mack Brewer | WEC | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
2 | Nov 9, 2001 22 years, 2 months 1-1 (1) | Jody Burke | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Forearm choke | |
1  | Aug 31, 2001 21 years, 11 months 0-1 (0) | 22 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | 1 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage |
