Kevin Barberena
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'7" · 170 cm
Before the UFC
Kevin Barberena 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
DevelopmentalOpponents' combined record
88-93-1
.486 win rate
Winning-record opponents
4 of 11
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
16
11 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 16 bouts · 15 promotions · wins by 7 sub · 1 decAggression Session MMA · Future of Fighting 8 · Made Men Promotions · 247 FC · B2 Fighting Series 146 +10
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Jimmy Sandlin12-14-1 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 1:45 | Future of Fighting 8 | Sep 26, 2025 |
| L | Antonio Castillo Jr.14-20 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Made Men Promotions | Oct 28, 2023 |
| L | Ethan Goss12-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | 247 FC | Apr 16, 2022 |
| W | Jeff Holmes | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:40 | B2 Fighting Series 146 | Feb 5, 2022 |
| L | Don Shainis15-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:33 | Cage Titans FC | Jan 25, 2020 |
| W | J.T. Wells4-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:31 | RUF MMA 34 | Oct 5, 2019 |
| W | Randy Yellowhair | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:04 | WFF 41 | Aug 9, 2019 |
| L | Dinis Paiva14-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CES MMA 48 | Feb 2, 2018 |
| W | Pete Quezada | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:33 | Aggression Session MMA | Sep 2, 2017 |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 4:30 | Aggression Session MMA | Mar 25, 2017 | |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:56 | APC 14 | Apr 16, 2016 | |
| L | Devin Turner3-5 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Dakota FC 16 | Aug 23, 2013 |
| L | Cameron Ramberg11-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Dakota FC 13 | Oct 13, 2012 |
| W | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 4:31 | Duel for Domination | Nov 26, 2011 | |
| W | B.J. Johnson | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Impact Fighting Championship | Oct 29, 2011 |
| L | Benjamin Locken | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 3:39 | Crowbar MMA | Jun 25, 2011 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
1-1across 2 amateur bouts · 1 promotionKOTC
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Mike Zimmer4-3-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | KOTC | Oct 29, 2010 |
| W | Joe Abernathy | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:58 | KOTC | Mar 13, 2010 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.