Derrick Kennington
UFC DebutNickname“DK”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Belmar, New Jersey
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Pellegrino MMA
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 6'0" · 183 cm
Before the UFC
Derrick Kennington makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
ModerateOpponents' combined record
232-211-2
.524 win rate
Winning-record opponents
12 of 20
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
24
20 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 24 bouts · 22 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 8 sub · 1 decFLP · BFC · Fighting Venkon / Legio's Team Bergamo · VF · Warfare FC +17
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Alessandro Botti19-16 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:28 | Fighting Venkon / Legio's Team Bergamo | Jan 21, 2018 |
| W | Roy Sanders3-16 | Submission | — | R1 | 1:04 | VF | Oct 21, 2017 |
| L | Wesley Golden11-29 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Warfare FC | May 6, 2017 |
| L | Ryan Jett5-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:45 | FLP | Jan 28, 2017 |
| W | Allen Greenway | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 2:51 | USFFC 29 | Nov 5, 2016 |
| L | Ryan Sanders23-12 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | NEF | Aug 5, 2016 |
| L | Sabah Homasi18-12 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:13 | AFC | Apr 1, 2016 |
| W | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | OCF | Jan 22, 2016 | |
| W | Alex Rojas5-8 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 4:01 | Conflict MMA 32 | Nov 7, 2015 |
| W | Shane Crenshaw | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:27 | Conflict MMA 29 | Jul 25, 2015 |
| W | Elder Ramos9-8 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:54 | SOFC | Feb 28, 2015 |
| L | Emmanuel Walo14-6-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 4:22 | CFFC 31 | Feb 8, 2014 |
| L | George Sheppard15-18 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:46 | CFFC 26 | Aug 17, 2013 |
| W | Jonathan DelBrugge9-4 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:39 | CFFC 24 | May 11, 2013 |
| L | Phillipe Nover11-8-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:20 | BFC | Sep 28, 2012 |
| L | Marcin Held31-11 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 2:08 | BFC | May 11, 2012 |
| W | Chad Hinton9-4 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:07 | AP | Dec 10, 2010 |
| L | William Estes | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:07 | CFP | Jul 24, 2010 |
| W | Bryan Keller7-9 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:45 | FLP | Jun 27, 2009 |
| W | William Kuhn12-10 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 2:06 | WBFN | Jun 6, 2009 |
| W | Nathan Shearer | Submission | — | R1 | 0:00 | IE | Jul 26, 2008 |
| W | David Knight7-14 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | — | PFC | May 24, 2008 |
| L | Chris Davis8-0 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:29 | AFC 39 | Sep 21, 2007 |
| W | Michael Madrid11-9 | KO/TKO | — | R3 | 0:00 | AFC 38 | Aug 3, 2007 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.