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Kenny Cross

UFC DebutNickname“The Boss”
Record
17-5
Streak
L1
Age
31
Date of birth
Oct 4, 1994
Fighting out of
Hastings, Michigan
Born
United States
Weight class
Lightweight
Height
6'0" · 183 cm
Before the UFC

Kenny Cross 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
Strong
Opponents' combined record
204-131
.609 win rate
Winning-record opponents
13 of 21
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
21
all opponents have 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.

Dana White's Contender Series

1-0across 1 bout · wins by 1 dec
ResOpponentOutcomeFinishRdTimePromotionDate
W
Kevin Syler10-1
Decision30–27, 29–28, 29–28R35:00Dana White's Contender Series
Aug 18, 2020

Dana White’s Contender Series — a UFC-adjacent proving ground, shown as its own tier. Excluded from Schedule Score and UFC-scoped metrics.

Outside the UFC

16-5across 21 bouts · 19 promotions · wins by 8 KO · 5 sub · 3 decXtreme Fighting Championships · Most Valuable Promotions · Tuff-N-Uff · Bellator · XFC +14
ResOpponentOutcomeFinishRdTimePromotionDate
L
Salahdine Parnasse23-2
KO/TKOPunchesR14:18
Most Valuable Promotions
May 16, 2026
W
Tsogookhuu Amarsanaa11-5
DecisionUnanimousR55:00
Tuff-N-Uff
Oct 25, 2025
W
Lucas Corbage13-4
KO/TKOPunchesR10:14
Xtreme Fighting Championships
Mar 28, 2025
W
Emmanuel Sanchez24-12
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Xtreme Fighting Championships
Sep 27, 2024
W
Emilio Chavez12-12
SubmissionArmbarR21:17
Xtreme Fighting Championships
May 31, 2024
L
Killys Mota15-4
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR22:14
Bellator
Apr 21, 2023
W
Jose Martinez13-8
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
XFC
Dec 10, 2021
W
Jarel Askew13-9
KO/TKOPunchesR23:00
XFC 43
Nov 11, 2020
W
Robert Hale14-10
KO/TKOPunchesR11:09
Lights Out Championship 7
Feb 8, 2020
W
Jonas Flok15-7
KO/TKOPunchR11:46
Lights Out Championship 6
Dec 14, 2019
W
Luke Hnevsa1-5
KO/TKOSubmission to StrikesR12:08
WXC 80
Jul 31, 2019
W
Erick Lora-Martinez2-6
KO/TKOPunchR12:50
Lights Out Championship 3
Apr 27, 2019
L
Korey Kuppe11-6
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR33:04
Lights Out Championship 2
Feb 16, 2019
W
Aaron Smith2-8
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR13:02
TWC
Dec 1, 2018
W
Alexander Trevino9-10
KO/TKOSubmission to PunchesR11:50
KOP 62
Jun 30, 2018
W
Chris Reid0-2
SubmissionArm-Triangle ChokeR11:09
KOP 61
Apr 21, 2018
L
Mohammed Alshatri6-2
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR22:26
KOP 56
Jun 17, 2017
L
Zack Shaw7-3
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR11:59
KOP 54
Mar 17, 2017
W
Ryse Brink Jabour7-3
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR12:29
KOP 52
Jan 7, 2017
W
Rich Stafford2-5
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR11:15
KOP 49
Jun 10, 2016
W
Bowe Vincent Jr.4-8
KO/TKOPunchesR14:29
KOP 48
Mar 26, 2016

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

Amateur

6-0across 6 amateur bouts · 6 promotionsKOP 45 · KOP 44 · KOP 43 · KOP 41 · KOP 38 +1
ResOpponentOutcomeFinishRdTimePromotionDate
W
Tonio Lewis3-3
KO/TKOPunchesR12:15
KOP 45
Nov 21, 2015
W
Kenny Branch4-3
DisqualificationKicking Downed OpponentR22:23
KOP 44
Oct 10, 2015
W
Kenny Branch4-3
DecisionUnanimousR53:00
KOP 43
Sep 12, 2015
W
Desmond Colvin0-2
KO/TKOPunchesR12:53
KOP 41
Aug 15, 2015
W
Hunter Liberty0-2
KO/TKOPunchesR22:38
KOP 38
Jun 30, 2015
W
Matt Hooper1-2
DecisionUnanimousR33:00
KOP 37
Jun 11, 2015

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