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Bantamweight

Casey Kenney

16-4-1 UFC 5-3-0
Granite Chin Forward Pressure Taken Down Often
5'7"Height
68"Reach
SouthpawStance
35Age
0KO wins
1Sub wins
20.0%Finish rate
13:30Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Below avg, rated 38.2 of 100 Accuracy — Average, rated 49.6 of 100 Striking D — Weak, rated 24.0 of 100 Durability — Average, rated 65.5 of 100 Wrestling — Below avg, rated 41.1 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 12.8 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 41.2 of 100 Control — Below avg, rated 33.1 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Durability Average 66
  2. Accuracy Average 50
  3. Grappling Below avg 41
  4. Wrestling Below avg 41
  5. Striking Below avg 38
  6. Control Below avg 33
  7. Striking D Weak 24
  8. TD Defense Weak 13
Granite Chin never dropped in 108 minutes of cage time · 0 losses by knockout
Forward Pressure 5.0 landed and 4.8 absorbed per minute — he turns fights into firefights
Taken Down Often put on his back 24 times · 3.3 per 15 min
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min4.96
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.83
Striking accuracy45.3%
Striking defense58.9%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min0.97
Takedown accuracy36.8%
Takedown defense55.6%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.28
Control time13.3%
Record vs .500+ opponents5-2

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
March 30, 2019 vs Ray Borg — 2.13/min (W) Mar '19 August 17, 2019 vs Manny Bermudez — 2.87/min (W) Aug '19 February 15, 2020 vs Merab Dvalishvili — 3.0/min (L) Feb '20 May 30, 2020 vs Louis Smolka — 10.49/min (W) — only 3.0 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought May '20 October 3, 2020 vs Alatengheili — 7.27/min (W) Oct '20 October 24, 2020 vs Nathaniel Wood — 8.2/min (W) Oct '20 March 6, 2021 vs Dominick Cruz — 4.93/min (L) Mar '21 August 7, 2021 vs Song Yadong — 5.2/min (L) Aug '21

Fight history

8 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Song Yadong 16-6-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane · August 7, 2021
78/190Sig. strikes
116/257Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
0:26Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Dominick Cruz 22-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya · March 6, 2021
74/193Sig. strikes
89/202Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:26Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Nathaniel Wood 16-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje · October 24, 2020
123/247Sig. strikes
136/321Absorbed
2/6Takedowns
1:30Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Alatengheili 14-7-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Aldana · October 3, 2020
109/263Sig. strikes
46/171Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Louis Smolka 16-6 walk-in Submission · R1 3:03 — UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns · May 30, 2020
32/52Sig. strikes
18/43Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:09Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Merab Dvalishvili 9-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz · February 15, 2020
45/118Sig. strikes
63/181Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:05Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Manny Bermudez 14-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 · August 17, 2019
43/69Sig. strikes
37/59Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
5:20Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Ray Borg 11-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje · March 30, 2019
32/52Sig. strikes
17/35Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
6:23Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
16-4-1Pro record
Rise Combat Sports, MMA LabGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 5
Decision 9
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 0
Decision 4
Other 0

Draws: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 8
LFA 5
TPF 4
Dana White's Contender Series 2
Dragon House 1
Duel for Domination 1
Full career — 21 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Song Yadong Decision (split) UFC 265
August 7, 2021
 UFC 3 5:00
L Dominick Cruz Decision (split) UFC 259
March 6, 2021
 UFC 3 5:00
W Nathaniel Wood Decision (unanimous) UFC 254
October 24, 2020
 UFC 3 5:00
W Alateng Heili Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Aldana
October 4, 2020
 UFC 3 5:00
W Louis Smolka Submission (guillotine choke) UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns
May 30, 2020
 UFC 1 3:03
L Merab Dvalishvili Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2
February 15, 2020
 UFC 3 5:00
W Manny Bermudez Decision (unanimous) UFC 241
August 17, 2019
 UFC 3 5:00
W Ray Borg Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje
March 30, 2019
 UFC 3 5:00
W Vince Cachero KO (knee) LFA 62
March 22, 2019
 LFA 1 1:38
W Brandon Royval Decision (unanimous) LFA 53
November 9, 2018
 LFA 5 5:00
W Roman Salazar Decision (unanimous) LFA 44
June 15, 2018
 LFA 3 5:00
W Kendrick Latchman Decision (unanimous) LFA 31
January 19, 2018
 LFA 3 5:00
L Adam Antolin Decision (split) Dana White's Contender Series 8
August 29, 2017
 Dana White's Contender Series 3 5:00
W C.J. Hamilton Decision (unanimous) Dana White's Contender Series 2
July 18, 2017
 Dana White's Contender Series 3 5:00
D Bruno Gustavo da Silva Draw (split) LFA 11
May 5, 2017
 LFA 3 5:00
W Alvin Cacdac Submission (rear-naked choke) TPF 30
February 2, 2017
 TPF 1 4:09
W Rafael Angel Hernandez Submission (brabo choke) TPF 27
May 19, 2016
 TPF 1 3:44
W Anthony Torres Submission (armbar) TPF 26
February 18, 2016
 TPF 1 1:48
W Victor Rosas TKO (doctor stoppage) TPF 25
November 19, 2015
 TPF 3 4:31
W Paul Amaro Decision (unanimous) Dragon House 20
June 6, 2015
 Dragon House 3 5:00
W Elijah Muhammad Submission (rear-naked choke) Duel for Domination 10
December 20, 2014
 Duel for Domination 2 2:26

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Casey Kenney) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 124 qualified Bantamweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 5.0 avg 3.7
Strikes absorbed /min 4.8 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 45.3% avg 44.0%
Striking defense 58.9% avg 56.4%
Takedowns /15 min 1.0 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 36.8% avg 36.9%
Takedown defense 55.6% avg 62.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.3 avg 0.5
Control time 13.3% avg 19.4%
Finish rate 20.0% avg 48.2%