Dustin Kempf
UFC DebutNickname“The Reaper”
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Leetonia, Ohio
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'7" · 170 cm
Before the UFC
Dustin Kempf 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
131-144-1
.476 win rate
Winning-record opponents
6 of 13
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
17
13 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 17 bouts · 11 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 6 subNAAFS · Explosive Fight Promotions · Honor FC 1 · CM 31 · BFC +6
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Ryan McIntosh16-38 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:38 | Honor FC 1 | Oct 21, 2017 |
| L | Ethan Goss12-9 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:46 | Explosive Fight Promotions | May 20, 2017 |
| W | Michael Shields | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:01 | Explosive Fight Promotions | Sep 26, 2015 |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:11 | CM 31 | Aug 16, 2014 | |
| L | Kyle Rozewski16-7 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:15 | NAAFS | Mar 1, 2014 |
| L | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 4:56 | NAAFS | Dec 15, 2012 | |
| L | Frank Caraballo15-11 | KO/TKO | Knee Injury | R1 | 1:19 | BFC | Sep 24, 2011 |
| W | Mike Nesto4-6 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:49 | NAAFS | Nov 24, 2010 |
| L | Donny Walker15-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:55 | NAAFS | Feb 20, 2010 |
| W | Mike Bogner8-12-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:06 | AH 2 | Oct 10, 2009 |
| L | Nick Sorg6-9 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:44 | NAAFS | Jun 6, 2009 |
| W | Matt Horning20-25 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:57 | AH 1 | Apr 11, 2009 |
| W | Lyle Sansoucie | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:04 | NAAFS | Feb 21, 2009 |
| W | Mike Nesto4-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:39 | NLF 14 | Nov 26, 2008 |
| L | Logan Barger2-1 | Submission | Verbal | R1 | 2:37 | NLF 12 | Mar 8, 2008 |
| W | Leo Fowler | Submission | Punches | R1 | 0:55 | NLF 11 | Nov 21, 2007 |
| L | Brad Dillon | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:51 | NLF 8 | Mar 10, 2007 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
9-2across 11 amateur bouts · 9 promotionsECF · NAAFS · NLF 7 · NLF 6 · NLF 5 +4
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Danny Balon | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:12 | NLF 7 | Nov 22, 2006 |
| L | Zach Moomey | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:43 | NLF 6 | Aug 26, 2006 |
| W | Mark Haire1-1 | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 0:43 | NLF 5 | Jul 29, 2006 |
| W | Beau Ridings | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:52 | ECF | Jul 1, 2006 |
| W | Joe Koechief | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:19 | NLF 4 | Jun 3, 2006 |
| W | Craig Wright | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:25 | NLF 3 | Apr 1, 2006 |
| W | Keith Kohlbacher | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | — | NAAFS | Mar 18, 2006 |
| L | Beau Ridings | KO/TKO | Strikes | R2 | 0:00 | ECF | Feb 11, 2006 |
| W | Bryan Smith | Submission | Arm Bar | R1 | 0:00 | MFC 1 | Jan 14, 2006 |
| W | Rob Ross | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | — | NAAFS | Dec 17, 2005 |
| W | Tommy Hayden11-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | NLF 2 | Nov 23, 2005 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.