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Light Heavyweight

Kevin Christian

0-2-0
6'7"Height
80"Reach
OrthodoxStance
31Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
3:07Avg fight

Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Below avg, rated 41.5 of 100 Accuracy — Below avg, rated 44.2 of 100 Striking D — Weak, rated 19.9 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 14.2 of 100 Wrestling — Below avg, rated 24.8 of 100 TD Defense — Below avg, rated 44.2 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 32.1 of 100 Control — Below avg, rated 36.6 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
striking poor
1 analyst read graded this phase
  • poor UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs Prates · April 26, 2026 watch ↗
grappling solid
1 analyst read graded this phase
  • solid UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs Prates · April 26, 2026 watch ↗
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read
striking poor 1 read
grappling solid 1 read
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read

Built on 6 minutes of tracked cage time across 2 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min4.32
Sig. strikes absorbed / min6.08
Striking accuracy71.1%
Striking defense29.6%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy0.0%
Takedown defense—
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time0.0%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-0

Insider info

1 analyst read · 138 MMA · our paraphrase, never his words
Junior Tafa favored — picked against Kevin Christian lean UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs Prates · April 26, 2026
strikingpoor grapplingsolid

Picked against despite the analyst crediting a real, live submission path even from his own back given the opponent's grappling weaknesses.

Striking isn't good -- 'average' is a generous grade. Tall, which makes for an odd visual matchup, with good knees purely because of his height and frame, but otherwise doesn't offer much on the feet, swinging wild with low hands and effectively using his height itself as defense. The real strength is grappling -- genuinely pretty good jiu-jitsu, with long limbs that help his submission arsenal; active from his back and willing to stay there since that's exactly where his offense comes from. Doesn't need a great takedown against an opponent with poor takedown defense, and is expected to be live for a submission even from his own back given how limited the opponent's grappling awareness is.

Strengthgenuinely pretty good jiu-jitsu with long limbs that help his submission game
Strengthlive submission threat even from his own back
Weaknessstriking isn't good, swings wild with low hands
sub threat · good

Fight history

2 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Junior Tafa 6-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:42 — UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates · May 2, 2026
13/21Sig. strikes
21/31Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Billy Elekana 8-2 walk-in Submission · R1 3:33 — UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama · November 1, 2025
14/17Sig. strikes
17/23Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts

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

UFC bouts in this database
0-2-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 0
Decision 0
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 1
Decision 0
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 2

Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.

Division context

vs. 103 qualified Light Heavyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 4.3 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 6.1 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 71.1% avg 46.8%
Striking defense 29.6% avg 53.2%
Takedowns /15 min 0.0 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 0.0% avg 38.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.5
Control time 0.0% avg 21.6%