Kevin Manderson
UFC DebutNickname“The Mongoose”
Record
Streak
L1
- Fighting out of
- Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Born
- Canada
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Kevin Manderson 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
463-356-12
.565 win rate
Winning-record opponents
18 of 31
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
36
31 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 36 bouts · 32 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 12 sub · 3 decKOTC · GFS · Brace 39 · Storm MMA · WW 2 +27
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Theo Christakos12-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:10 | Brace 39 | Apr 16, 2016 |
| W | Leo Diaz4-11 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:42 | Storm MMA | Aug 29, 2015 |
| W | Byron Cowell4-11-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WW 2 | Nov 1, 2014 |
| L | Abel Brites13-9 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:26 | BFW 27 | May 17, 2014 |
| W | Jacob Pettett | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BFW 24 | Nov 29, 2013 |
| L | Gokhan Turkyilmaz15-15 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:26 | BFW 23 | Oct 26, 2013 |
| W | Jon Leven9-25-1 | Submission | Kimura | R3 | 0:00 | BFW 18 | Dec 21, 2012 |
| L | Kurt Southern14-7 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:57 | UCW 14 | Nov 28, 2008 |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:56 | Vipers MMA | Aug 29, 2008 | |
| L | Steve Claveau8-8-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:19 | PFP | Jun 21, 2008 |
| L | Jordan Mein34-15 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | UCW 10 | Nov 30, 2007 |
| W | Submission | Choke | R1 | — | UCW 9 | Sep 7, 2007 | |
| L | T.J. Grant21-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:52 | KOTC | Jul 14, 2007 |
| L | Jason Tatlow | Submission | Kimura | R2 | — | UCW 7 | Apr 7, 2007 |
| W | Sean Huffman22-36-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 2:53 | SUAF | Mar 3, 2007 |
| W | Jordan Mein34-15 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:14 | RITC | Dec 30, 2006 |
| L | Jason St. Louis12-11 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:46 | KOTC | Nov 3, 2006 |
| L | Mark Bocek12-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:25 | APEX | Oct 14, 2006 |
| W | Dustin Neace25-21-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:33 | GFS | Sep 23, 2006 |
| W | Donnie Nordstrom4-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:10 | EC 67 | Jun 30, 2006 |
| W | Keith Sogla10-7 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 3:10 | DFC 6 | Jun 10, 2006 |
| L | John Mahlow14-14 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:16 | CITC | May 20, 2006 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | GFS | Apr 15, 2006 | |
| L | Nuri Shakir21-22 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:21 | Freedom Fight | Jan 14, 2006 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:37 | KOTC | Dec 3, 2005 | |
| W | Alex Gasson6-9 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:19 | UCW 3 | Oct 22, 2005 |
| W | Michael Jerace | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:45 | KOTC | Oct 1, 2005 |
| L | Blake Fredrickson15-3-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:33 | MFC 8 | Sep 9, 2005 |
| W | John Laing7-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:23 | UCW 2 | Jun 18, 2005 |
| W | Yancy Cuellar10-19-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:31 | DFC 3 | Apr 9, 2005 |
| D | Yancy Cuellar10-19-1 | Draw | — | R3 | 3:00 | NFA | Jan 29, 2005 |
| W | Jason Vey | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | UCW 1 | Oct 29, 2004 |
| W | Bob Guttormson | Submission | Punches | R1 | 2:29 | AAF 4 | Sep 13, 2003 |
| W | Wayne Hajicek19-16 | Submission | Choke | R1 | 2:27 | AAF 3 | Jun 14, 2003 |
| L | Kyle Jensen39-11-2 | KO/TKO | Cut | R1 | 4:30 | AAF 2 | Sep 14, 2002 |
| L | Kyle Jensen39-11-2 | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R1 | 1:28 | AAF 1 | May 10, 2002 |
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.