Kenny Licea
UFC DebutNickname“Hella”
Record
Streak
L4
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Topeka, Kansas
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 6'0" · 183 cm
Before the UFC
Kenny Licea 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
StrongOpponents' combined record
68-34
.667 win rate
Winning-record opponents
5 of 6
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
9
6 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 9 bouts · 8 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 2 subCageside Promotions / KCFA · VFC 59 · CCS · VFC 56 · VFC 55 +3
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:03 | VFC 59 | Dec 16, 2017 | |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:17 | Cageside Promotions / KCFA | Sep 30, 2017 | |
| L | Jason Witt19-9 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 0:09 | CCS | Jun 24, 2017 |
| L | Corey Davis6-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:58 | VFC 56 | Apr 14, 2017 |
| W | Gary Westphal | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:09 | VFC 55 | Dec 23, 2016 |
| W | Andrew Keehn | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:57 | GFA | Jun 18, 2016 |
| L | Trey Ogden18-7 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 3:40 | Cageside Promotions / KCFA | Feb 27, 2016 |
| W | Joe Brewer | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:25 | PFC 3 | Dec 11, 2015 |
| W | Josh Pfeifer6-6 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:30 | VFC | Oct 23, 2015 |
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
4-4across 8 amateur bouts · 6 promotionsShoFight · RCWC · Cageside Promotions · Midwest Fight League · TBC +1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Zach Long4-4-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 1:25 | Cageside Promotions | Aug 15, 2015 |
| L | Ross Campbell | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:07 | ShoFight | Aug 15, 2015 |
| L | Ross Campbell | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:07 | ShoFight | Jun 20, 2015 |
| L | Will Starks12-4 | KO/TKO | Retirement | R2 | 3:00 | Midwest Fight League | May 7, 2015 |
| W | Thomas Campbell | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:13 | TBC | Apr 3, 2015 |
| W | Michael Heckert | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:48 | BFC 27 | Jan 24, 2015 |
| L | Chris Harris12-5 | KO/TKO | — | R3 | 1:34 | RCWC | Oct 4, 2014 |
| W | Jay Cavasos | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:44 | RCWC | Oct 4, 2014 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.