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Jon Kennedy

UFC DebutNickname“Haterproof”
Record
11-44, 1 NC
Streak
L2
Age
41
Date of birth
Jun 7, 1985
Fighting out of
Rock Island, Illinois
Born
United States
Weight class
Middleweight
Height
6'1" · 185 cm
Before the UFC

Jon Kennedy 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
Moderate
Opponents' combined record
511-386-7
.570 win rate
Winning-record opponents
32 of 48
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
56
48 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

11-44, 1 NCacross 56 bouts · 40 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 8 sub · 2 decEC · Tru Rev MMA · IC · AFC · Victory Fighting Championship +35
ResOpponentOutcomeFinishRdTimePromotionDate
L
Jeremy Small5-7
SubmissionArm-Triangle ChokeR11:19
DCS 108
May 15, 2026
L
Blayne Richards10-4
KO/TKOSubmission to StrikesR11:06
DCS 106
Mar 27, 2026
W
Vic Hall6-22
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR11:03
NIF MMA 22
Nov 29, 2025
L
Alton Cunningham10-4
SubmissionArmbarR12:39
3RT
Sep 14, 2024
L
Thomas Gantt12-0
SubmissionBrabo ChokeR11:54
NIF MMA 19
Jul 27, 2024
L
Dylan Diebitz6-2
KO/TKOStrikesR12:05
NIF MMA 18
Apr 20, 2024
L
Artiom Cula14-6
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR11:02
NIF MMA 15
Nov 19, 2022
L
Cory Simpson21-22
Submission—R11:10
AFC
Sep 24, 2022
L
Dakota Vance3-0
SubmissionGuillotine ChokeR10:00
NIF MMA 14
Jul 30, 2022
W
Jim Stepleton
DecisionSplitR35:00
NIF MMA 13
May 21, 2022
L
Nick Hawkins3-2
KO/TKOPunchesR12:59
OFP
Apr 9, 2022
L
Virgil Knight5-2
KO/TKO—R10:00
DCS 75
Oct 1, 2021
L
Chris Avila8-10
KO/TKOStrikesR11:53
North Iowa Fights
Jul 31, 2021
L
Brady Minner11-7
KO/TKOPunchesR11:47
DCS 72
Jun 5, 2021
L
Ryan Leininger10-5
KO/TKOPunchesR12:43
DCS 69
Mar 13, 2021
L
Darrius Flowers13-8-1
SubmissionVerbalR14:17
Beastmode Productions
Sep 10, 2019
W
Justin DeMoney15-11-1
SubmissionGuillotine ChokeR20:37
Tru Rev MMA
Oct 6, 2018
L
Ronnie Forney3-2
KO/TKOSubmission to PunchesR44:40
Tru Rev MMA
May 5, 2018
L
Cory Simpson21-22
KO/TKOPunchesR13:58
AFC
Mar 24, 2018
L
Clint Anderson11-9
SubmissionArm-Triangle ChokeR14:59
Caged Aggression 21
Mar 10, 2018
L
Carl Wittstock10-7
SubmissionGuillotine ChokeR13:25
IC
Feb 10, 2018
L
Devoniere Jackson7-8
SubmissionKeylockR11:54
RCC 14
Dec 29, 2017
L
Corey Davis6-4
SubmissionArmbarR12:16
Victory Fighting Championship
Sep 29, 2017
L
Aaron Mitchell11-5-1
Submission—R13:25
River City Championship
Aug 25, 2017
L
Seth Bass3-3
SubmissionGuillotine ChokeR11:15
Victory Fighting Championship
Jun 3, 2017
W
Joe Hager0-3
SubmissionArmbarR10:45
Tru Rev MMA
May 6, 2017
L
Duane Johnson
KO/TKOPunchesR23:56
VFC 56
Apr 14, 2017
L
Jeremiah Nelson6-3
KO/TKORetirementR12:55
Tru Rev MMA
Oct 15, 2016
L
Clarence Jordan11-8-1
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR14:13
Caged Aggression 18
Oct 8, 2016
L
Sidiah Parker21-9
KO/TKOSubmission to PunchesR13:28
KOTC
Jun 25, 2016
L
Jeremy Anderson
KO/TKOPunchesR10:27
Caged Aggression 16
Dec 5, 2015
L
Cole Williams11-3
KO/TKOPunchesR13:40
PC MMA
Aug 21, 2015
W
Sean Huffman22-36-1
DecisionSplitR35:00
Caged Aggression 15
Mar 28, 2015
L
Jordan Young12-2
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR12:42
MCC 56
Nov 26, 2014
W
Jeremy Anderson
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR14:41
Caged Aggression 14
Oct 10, 2014
L
Jason Louck19-14
SubmissionArm-Triangle ChokeR21:25
Xplode Fight Series
May 2, 2014
L
Eric Thomas6-6
KO/TKOSubmission to PunchesR12:22
IC
Mar 22, 2014
L
Ryan Antle17-13
DecisionSplitR35:00
Xplode Fight Series
Feb 8, 2014
L
Randy Meade3-7
Submission—R3—
Caged Aggression 10
Jul 20, 2013
L
Patrick Hutton6-12
SubmissionVerbalR22:30
Quad Cities Fighting Championship
May 18, 2013
W
Donovan Carboney2-2
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR21:28
MCC 46
Feb 22, 2013
W
Norm Waters2-13
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR14:09
EC
Jan 25, 2013
L
Ronnie Britt29-8
SubmissionArmbarR24:14
IC
Dec 8, 2012
L
Matt Gabel11-5-1
Submission—R14:49
EC
Oct 20, 2012
W
Tyson Sutzberger
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR21:57
EC
Aug 25, 2012
NC
Matt Rider9-13
No Contest—R10:00
Tap or Nap Promotions
Jun 30, 2012
W
Jeff Osborne
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR11:15
BlueBlood MMA / QCFC
Apr 28, 2012
L
Lonnie Scriven7-4
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
EC
Jan 29, 2012
L
Ryan Storey
Submission—R2—
Quad Cities Fighting Championship
Oct 22, 2011
L
Anthony Lapsley23-8
SubmissionHeel HookR11:32
EC
Aug 26, 2011
L
Mike Estus8-5
SubmissionPunchesR22:27
IC
Aug 13, 2011
L
Andre Kase9-15
SubmissionArmbarR23:07
EC
Jul 23, 2011
L
Jason Bowling13-12
SubmissionKeylockR12:28
EC
Apr 30, 2011
L
Ronnie Britt29-8
SubmissionNorth-South ChokeR13:34
MCC 33
Apr 9, 2011
L
Matt Gabel11-5-1
SubmissionPunchesR10:17
Raise the Bar Fitness
Mar 11, 2011
W
Chris Huling
KO/TKOPunchR21:00
Conquest MMA
Aug 28, 2010

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Amateur

2-1across 3 amateur bouts · 3 promotionsEC · Blueblood MMA · WhiteApe MMA
ResOpponentOutcomeFinishRdTimePromotionDate
W
Jeremy Gabel
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR21:12
EC
Sep 11, 2010
L
Clint Anderson11-9
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR10:47
Blueblood MMA
Jun 27, 2009
W
Aaron DeSilva
KO/TKOPunchesR11:06
WhiteApe MMA
Mar 13, 2009

Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.