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Kenny Florian "KenFlo"

Inactive · age 50 · Southpaw · 5'10" 178 cm · 145 lb 66 kg · reach 74" 188 cm
At a glance
  • 83% of wins by KO or submission
  • 33% of wins finished in round 1
  • Career-best 6-fight win streak
  • UFC veteran since 2005
Elo rating
1540
Global Elo 1588 ±37
Rank
UFC record
12-5-0
KO 2 · Sub 7 · Dec 2
Streak
-1
Δ90d -18 · Δ1y -18
Last fight
Oct 8, 2011
Loss by Decision · R5
Career at a glance
Octagon time
3h 8m
Avg fight time
11:02
Title fights
0-4
Bonuses
4
Fights per year
2.6
Ground control
45m
Since last fight
14y 9mo

Honest Elo history

17 fights · tap & drag
Apr 9, 2005 — L vs Diego Sanchez Δ-41Aug 6, 2005 — W vs Alex Karalexis Δ+35Nov 5, 2005 — W vs Kit Cope Δ+34Jun 24, 2006 — W vs Sam Stout Δ+34Oct 14, 2006 — L vs Sean Sherk Δ-38Apr 5, 2007 — W vs Dokonjonosuke Mishima Δ+16Jul 7, 2007 — W vs Alvin Robinson Δ+16Sep 19, 2007 — W vs Din Thomas Δ+19Apr 2, 2008 — W vs Joe Lauzon Δ+20Aug 9, 2008 — W vs Roger Huerta Δ+18Nov 15, 2008 — W vs Joe Stevenson Δ+18Aug 8, 2009 — L vs BJ Penn Δ-23Dec 12, 2009 — W vs Clay Guida Δ+15Mar 31, 2010 — W vs Takanori Gomi Δ+12Aug 28, 2010 — L vs Gray Maynard Δ-14Jun 11, 2011 — W vs Diego Nunes Δ+12Oct 8, 2011 — L vs Jose Aldo Δ-25 135014001450150015501600 200620072008200920102011 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":356.2,"elo":1392,"date":"2005-04-09","opp":"Diego Sanchez","result":"L","delta":-41},{"i":1,"x":126.1,"y":311.6,"elo":1427,"date":"2005-08-06","opp":"Alex Karalexis","result":"W","delta":35},{"i":2,"x":153.7,"y":268.4,"elo":1461,"date":"2005-11-05","opp":"Kit Cope","result":"W","delta":34},{"i":3,"x":223.8,"y":225.3,"elo":1494,"date":"2006-06-24","opp":"Sam Stout","result":"W","delta":34},{"i":4,"x":257.8,"y":273.9,"elo":1456,"date":"2006-10-14","opp":"Sean Sherk","result":"L","delta":-38},{"i":5,"x":310.3,"y":253.8,"elo":1472,"date":"2007-04-05","opp":"Dokonjonosuke Mishima","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":6,"x":338.5,"y":233,"elo":1488,"date":"2007-07-07","opp":"Alvin Robinson","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":7,"x":360.9,"y":208.5,"elo":1507,"date":"2007-09-19","opp":"Din Thomas","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":8,"x":420.4,"y":183.1,"elo":1527,"date":"2008-04-02","opp":"Joe Lauzon","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":9,"x":459.6,"y":159.8,"elo":1545,"date":"2008-08-09","opp":"Roger Huerta","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":10,"x":489.3,"y":136.6,"elo":1564,"date":"2008-11-15","opp":"Joe Stevenson","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":11,"x":570,"y":165.8,"elo":1541,"date":"2009-08-08","opp":"BJ Penn","result":"L","delta":-23},{"i":12,"x":608.2,"y":147.2,"elo":1555,"date":"2009-12-12","opp":"Clay Guida","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":13,"x":641.3,"y":131.6,"elo":1567,"date":"2010-03-31","opp":"Takanori Gomi","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":14,"x":686.8,"y":149.9,"elo":1553,"date":"2010-08-28","opp":"Gray Maynard","result":"L","delta":-14},{"i":15,"x":773.9,"y":134.8,"elo":1565,"date":"2011-06-11","opp":"Diego Nunes","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":16,"x":810,"y":166.7,"elo":1540,"date":"2011-10-08","opp":"Jose Aldo","result":"L","delta":-25}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Oct 8, 2011 Jose Aldo L -25
Jun 11, 2011 Diego Nunes W +12
Aug 28, 2010 Gray Maynard L -14
Mar 31, 2010 Takanori Gomi W +12
Dec 12, 2009 Clay Guida W +15

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
75%
9 / 12
Finish rate
KO
2
17% of wins
SUB
7
58% of wins
DEC
2
17% of wins
KO: 2 (18%) 2 Sub: 7 (64%) 7 Dec: 2 (18%) 2
Finishes by round
10 total
R1
4 40%
R2
4 40%
R3
2 20%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 454 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
65% Head
  • Head 65%
  • Body 22%
  • Leg 14%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
48% Distance
  • Distance 48%
  • Clinch 18%
  • Ground 34%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
40%
of losses by finish
2 of 5
1 KO/TKO 1 Sub 3 Dec

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1555
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
3
of 12 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Roger Huerta
Elo 1644 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
8.9
+3.1 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 17 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1545

Top featherweight

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Kenny Florian on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.