Result
House of Fame - A New Dawn
· Sat 6 Sep 2014 · House of Fame MMA
Kenny Garner vs Matt Kovacs
W
Kenny Garner
“Deuce”
12-7
1,478Elo
Sub
R2 · 2:08
Heavyweight
Matt Kovacs
“The Attack”
11-11
1,382Elo
Elo
Tale of the tape
The better of each pair is litKenny GarnerMatt Kovacs
1,478
Elo
1,382
1,404
KO rating
1,247
1,094
Sub rating
1,051
1,065
Dec rating
1,069
Wins by
9
KO/TKO
9
1
Submission
1
2
Decision
1
Losses by
2
KO/TKO
5
2
Submission
5
3
Decision
1
Prices
The closing prices; the outcome that happened is outlinedKenny GarnerMatt Kovacs
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Moneyline
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What the betting model makes of it
At the prices aboveThe model has no priced opinion on this bout.
Fight history
Every bout either man has on record, newest first. This one is marked; the rows above it came afterwards and were not known on the night. Amateur bouts are shaded. Blank means we hold no figure, not zero.
Kenny Garner
12-7 going in · 19 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 2022-08-28 | L |
 Magomed Malikov
|
KO/TKORetirement | R15:00 | 47.6 | 1,344-58 | 1,467 | -- | Heavyweight | Universal Fighters League 4 Universal Fighters League |
| 28 | 2018-11-17 | L |
Marino Eatman
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 43.9 | 1,525-125 | 1,187 | -- | Heavyweight | Underground Cage Fighting Championship 2 Underground Cage Fighting Championship |
| 27 | 2017-04-07 | W |
Oscar Delgado
|
SubSubmission | R10:41 | 42.3 | 1,504+38 | 1,280 | -- | Heavyweight | Fight Time Promotions - Fight Time 36 Fight Time |
| 26 | 2016-07-16 | L |
 Denis Smoldarev
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 41.5 | 1,555-51 | 1,590 | -- | Super Heavyweight | M-1 Challenge 69: Battle in the Mountains 5 M-1 Global |
| 25 | 2015-07-03 | L |
Sergei Kharitonov
|
KO/TKOPunches | R14:10 | 40.5 | 1,585-29 | 1,865 | -- | Super Heavyweight | M-1 Challenge 59: Battle of Nomads 5 M-1 Global |
| 24 | 2015-04-03 | W |
 Willian Hoffmann
|
KO/TKOPunch | R26:30 | 40.2 | 1,557+28 | 1,269 | -- | Heavyweight | Fight Time 24: MMA Kings Fight Time |
| 23 | 2015-02-21 | W |
Aslambek Musaev
|
SubArm Triangle Choke | R27:50 | 40.1 | 1,505+52 | 1,353 | -264 | Heavyweight | M-1 Challenge 55: In Memory of Guram Gugenishvili M-1 Global |
| 22 | 2014-11-25 | L |
Sergei Kharitonov
|
KO/TKODoctor Stoppage | R312:01 | 39.9 | 1,530-25 | 1,840 | -- | Heavyweight | M-1 Challenge 53: Battle in the Celestial Empire M-1 Global |
| 21 | 2014-10-31 | W |
Scott Barrett
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 39.8 | 1,542-11 | 1,452 | -- | Heavyweight | Titan FC 31 Titan FC |
| 20 | 2014-09-06 | W |
Matt Kovacs
this fight
|
SubArmbar | R27:08 | 39.7 | 1,478+64 | 1,382 | -- | Heavyweight | House of Fame - A New Dawn House of Fame MMA |
| 19 | 2014-06-07 | L |
Shamil Abdurakhimov
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 39.4 | 1,517-39 | 1,599 | -- | Heavyweight | M-1 Challenge 49: Battle in the Mountains 3 M-1 Global |
| 18 | 2014-03-14 | L |
Konstantin Glukhov
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 39.2 | 1,622-105 | 1,420 | -- | Heavyweight | M-1 Challenge 46: Nemkov vs. Puetz M-1 Global |
| 17 | 2013-11-30 | L |
 Damian Grabowski
|
SubArm Triangle Choke | R312:30 | 38.9 | 1,724-102 | 1,668 | -- | Heavyweight | M-1 Challenge 44: Battle Of Kulikovo M-1 Global |
| 16 | 2013-04-09 | L |
Konstantin Glukhov
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 38.3 | 1,810-86 | 1,356 | -- | Heavyweight | M-1 Challenge 38: Spring Battle M-1 Global |
| 15 | 2012-12-08 | W |
 Guram Gugenishvili
|
KO/TKOPunches | R417:03 | 37.9 | 1,771+39 | 1,556 | -- | Heavyweight | M-1 Challenge 36: Confrontation In Mytishchi M-1 Global |
| 14 | 2012-06-21 | W |
Guram Gugenishvili
|
KO/TKODoctor Stoppage | R315:00 | 37.5 | 1,703+68 | 1,624 | -- | Heavyweight | M-1: Battle Of The Legends 2 M-1 Global |
| 13 | 2012-05-16 | W |
Magomed Malikov
|
KO/TKOPunches | R313:31 | 37.4 | 1,626+77 | 1,585 | -- | Heavyweight | M-1 Challenge 32: Garner vs. Malikov M-1 Global |
| 12 | 2012-05-04 | W |
John Brown
|
SubArmbar | R2 | 37.3 | 1,557+68 | 1,479 | -- | Heavyweight | Atlas Fights - Cage Rage 11 Atlas Fights |
| 11 | 2011-10-14 | W |
Maxim Grishin
|
KO/TKOStrikes | R524:07 | 36.8 | 1,444+113 | 1,549 | -- | Heavyweight | M-1 Challenge 27: Magalhaes vs. Zayats M-1 Global |
| 10 | 2011-07-08 | W |
Pat Bennett
|
KO/TKOPunches | R26:15 | 36.5 | 1,380+65 | 1,287 | -- | Heavyweight | M-1 Challenge 26: Bennett vs. Garner M-1 Global |
| 9 | 2011-04-01 | W |
Danny Lockhart
|
KO/TKOPunches | R12:52 | 36.2 | 1,316+64 | 1,219 | -- | -- | AOF 12: Static Art of Fighting |
| 8 | 2010-10-28 | L |
Guram Gugenishvili
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R25:54 | 35.8 | 1,375-59 | 1,494 | -- | Heavyweight | M-1 Challenge 21: Guram vs. Garner M-1 Global |
| 7 | 2010-09-18 | W |
Pat Bennett
|
KO/TKOPunches | R12:31 | 35.7 | 1,301+74 | 1,247 | -- | Heavyweight | M-1: American Selection 2010 (Stage 4) M-1 Global |
| 6 | 2010-08-07 | W |
Andrey Kopylov
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 35.6 | 1,228+72 | 1,279 | -- | Heavyweight | M-1 Selection 2010: The Americas Round 3 M-1 Global |
| 5 | 2010-06-26 | W |
Matt Hopkins
|
KO/TKOPunches | R11:56 | 35.5 | 1,183+45 | 999 | -- | Heavyweight | M-1: American Selection 2010 (Stage 2) M-1 Global |
| 4 | 2010-03-19 | L |
Chris Barnett
|
KO/TKOPunches | R311:36 | 35.2 | 1,254-70 | 1,323 | -- | Heavyweight | XFC 10: Night of Champions Xtreme Fighting Championships |
| 3 | 2009-09-06 | W |
Shawn Jordan
|
KO/TKOPunches | R10:51 | 34.7 | 1,102+152 | 1,428 | -- | -- | Atlas Fights - Cage Rage 2 Atlas Fights |
| 2 | 2008-11-06 | L |
Tony Johnson Jr.
|
KO/TKOPunches | R2 | 33.8 | 1,207-105 | 1,136 | -- | -- | G-Force Fights - Bad Blood 1 Florida Regional |
| 1 | 2008-09-06 | W |
Gino Tutera
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 33.7 | 1,147+60 | 1,147 | -- | -- | Atomic Enterprizes Florida Regional |
Matt Kovacs
11-11 going in · 29 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 2024-08-10 | L |
 Jag Bhullar
|
KO/TKOGround & Pound | R26:46 | 43.3 | 1,229-25 | 1,543 | -- | Heavyweight | War Championship 11: Kovacs vs. Bhullar War Championship |
| 44 | 2022-01-29 | W |
Josh Bonner
|
KO/TKOStrikes | R14:51 | 40.7 | 1,223+25 | 911 | -- | Open Weight | COGA - Supreme Showdown 6 Coga Combat Games |
| 43 | 2021-07-31 | L |
Travis Wiuff
|
SubArm Triangle Choke | R25:52 | 40.2 | 1,284-61 | 1,393 | -- | Heavyweight | Fusion Fight League: Fights Under The Lights Fusion Fight League |
| 42 | 2020-01-11 | W |
Juan Figueroa
|
DecisionUnanimous | R520:00 | 38.7 | 1,241+51 | 1,231 | -- | Heavyweight | COGA Combat Games 63: Supreme Showdown 5 Coga Combat Games |
| 41 | 2019-11-16 | W |
Nick Mills
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R13:08 | 38.5 | 1,182+59 | 1,064 | -- | Heavyweight | Reign FC 5: Kovacs vs. Mills Reign Fighting Championships |
| 40 | 2019-04-05 | L |
Jamelle Jones
|
SubArm Triangle Choke | R11:44 | 37.9 | 1,272-90 | 1,261 | -- | Heavyweight | BYB Extreme - Fighting Series Bare Knuckle Boxing |
| 39 | 2019-02-23 | W |
Randy Zarza
|
KO/TKOPunches | R13:51 | 37.8 | 1,203+69 | 1,130 | -- | Heavyweight | COGA 62: Supreme Showdown 4 Coga Combat Games |
| 38 | 2018-02-17 | W |
Matt Howell
|
KO/TKOPunches | R314:01 | 36.8 | 1,127+76 | 1,083 | -- | Heavyweight | COGA Combat Games 60: Supreme Showdown 3 Coga Combat Games |
| 37 | 2017-09-30 | L |
Paul Hoffman
|
SubAmericana | R11:47 | 36.4 | 1,216-89 | 1,210 | -- | Heavyweight | WFC 80 World Fighting Championships |
| 36 | 2017-04-29 | W |
Kyle Keeney
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R26:49 | 36.0 | 1,164+51 | 1,012 | -- | Heavyweight | World Fighting Championships 70 World Fighting Championships |
| 35 | 2016-07-30 | W |
Bill Wilder
|
KO/TKOPunches | R14:22 | 35.2 | 1,021+144 | 1,285 | -- | Heavyweight | WSOF 32: Moraes vs. Hill 2 World Series of Fighting |
| 34 | 2016-02-27 | L |
Kevin Sears
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R27:14 | 34.8 | 1,065-45 | 1,251 | -- | Heavyweight | SCL - Fights for Our Troops Sparta Sports and Entertainment |
| 33 | 2015-11-13 | L |
Wesley Correira
|
KO/TKOGround & Pound | R10:52 | 34.5 | 1,169-103 | 1,106 | -- | Open Weight | RWE - Just Scrap Just Scrap |
| 32 | 2015-07-18 | L |
Daniel Spitz
|
SubArm Triangle Choke | R13:45 | 34.2 | 1,270-102 | 1,214 | -- | Heavyweight | ExciteFight: Summer Showdown 2 ExciteFight |
| 31 | 2015-03-14 | L |
Chris De La Rocha
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R12:34 | 33.8 | 1,318-48 | 1,487 | -- | Heavyweight | Prime Fighting 5 Prime Fighting |
| 30 | 2014-09-06 | L |
Kenny Garner
this fight
|
SubArmbar | R27:08 | 33.3 | 1,382-64 | 1,478 | -- | Heavyweight | House of Fame - A New Dawn House of Fame MMA |
| 29 | 2014-07-19 | W |
Andy Petek
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R10:23 | 33.2 | 1,298+85 | 1,287 | -- | Heavyweight | Cage Warrior Combat 15 Cage Warrior Combat |
| 28 | 2014-05-31 | W |
Nate Cook
|
SubSubmission | R13:58 | 33.1 | 1,218+80 | 1,187 | -- | Heavyweight | Cage Warrior Combat 14 Cage Warrior Combat |
| 27 | 2013-11-02 | W |
Maurice Smith
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 32.5 | 1,105+113 | 1,352 | -- | Heavyweight | Cage Warrior Combat 9 Cage Warrior Combat |
| 26 | 2013-08-24 | L |
Anthony Hamilton
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R12:14 | 32.3 | 1,150-45 | 1,333 | -- | Heavyweight | CageSport 26 CageSport |
| 25 | 2013-06-08 | W |
Trent Standing
|
KO/TKOPunch | R12:24 | 32.1 | 1,078+72 | 1,017 | -- | Heavyweight | Cage Warrior Combat 5 Cage Warrior Combat |
| 24 | 2012-12-01 | W |
David Alexander
|
KO/TKOPunches | R11:33 | 31.6 | 1,017+61 | 908 | -- | Heavyweight | Cage Warrior Combat 3 Cage Warrior Combat |
| 23 | 2012-09-29 | L |
Richard Foster
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R14:21 | 31.4 | 1,071-54 | 1,212 | -- | Heavyweight | CageSport 21 CageSport |
| 22 | 2012-06-16 | L |
Mike Wessel
|
KO/TKOStrikes | R29:50 | 31.1 | 1,124-53 | 1,267 | -- | Heavyweight | ShoFight 20 ShoFIGHT |
| 21 | 2011-12-10 | L |
Anthony Hamilton
|
KO/TKOPunches | R25:00 | 30.6 | 1,170-46 | 1,349 | -- | Heavyweight | Rumble on the Ridge 21 Coga Combat Games |
| 20 | 2011-04-22 | L |
Kyle Keeney
|
SubNorth South Choke | R26:03 | 30.0 | 1,231-60 | 1,343 | -- | -- | CS - CageSport 14 CageSport |
| 19 | 2011-01-15 | L |
Mike Hayes
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R314:23 | 29.7 | 1,256-25 | 1,566 | -- | Heavyweight | Rumble on the Ridge 16 Coga Combat Games |
| 18 | 2010-10-30 | W |
Josh Bennett
|
KO/TKOPunches | R27:14 | 29.5 | 1,145+111 | 1,240 | -- | Heavyweight | ROTR 14: Defiance Coga Combat Games |
| 17 | 2010-10-02 | L |
Nick Braker
|
SubArm Triangle Choke | R29:50 | 29.4 | 1,208-63 | 1,307 | -- | Heavyweight | CS - CageSport 12 CageSport |
| 16 | 2010-07-31 | L |
Trevor Smith
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R12:22 | 29.2 | 1,299-91 | 1,285 | -- | Heavyweight | Lightning at Legends 5: Kovacs vs. Smith |
| 15 | 2010-05-15 | W |
Corey Williams
|
KO/TKOPunches | R12:12 | 29.0 | 1,262+38 | 1,036 | -- | Heavyweight | CageSport 10: Kovacs vs. Williams CageSport |
| 14 | 2010-03-30 | L |
Daniel Stewart
|
KO/TKOPunches | R417:35 | 28.9 | 1,321-59 | 1,438 | -- | Heavyweight | Conquest of the Cage 8: Kovacs vs. Stewart ExciteFight |
| 13 | 2009-08-23 | W |
Bobby Favors
|
KO/TKOPunches | R12:42 | 28.3 | 1,219+102 | 1,276 | -- | -- | Iron Rage Minnesota Regional |
| 12 | 2009-03-27 | W |
Josh Queen
|
KO/TKOPunches | R10:12 | 27.9 | 1,073+146 | 1,357 | -- | Heavyweight | PFA: Ultimate Cage Fighting 12 Premier Fight Association |
| 11 | 2008-10-25 | L |
Mike Wanaka
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R26:00 | 27.5 | 1,144-71 | 1,115 | -- | -- | Ax Fighting 23: Halloween Havoc Ax Fighting am |
| 10 | 2008-09-17 | W |
Tim Perales
|
KO/TKOPunch | R25:00 | 27.4 | 1,065+79 | 1,030 | -- | Heavyweight | Conquest Of The Cage 3: Kovacs vs. Perales ExciteFight |
| 9 | 2008-04-18 | L |
Josh Bennett
|
KO/TKOPunches | R26:17 | 26.9 | 1,129-64 | 1,224 | -- | Heavyweight | SportFight 22: Reawakening SportFight |
| 8 | 2008-02-23 | L |
Mike Hayes
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 26.8 | 1,170-41 | 1,282 | -- | Heavyweight | Strikeforce at the Dome Strikeforce |
| 7 | 2007-11-06 | W |
Kyle Levinton
|
KO/TKOPunches | R14:52 | 26.5 | 1,103+67 | 1,019 | -- | Heavyweight | Conquest Of The Cage 1: Beerbohm vs. Burnett ExciteFight |
| 6 | 2007-09-22 | L |
Thomas Ogden
|
DecisionUnanimous | R39:00 | 26.4 | 1,168-65 | 1,057 | -- | Heavyweight | AXFC 18: The Art of War Ax Fighting am |
| 5 | 2007-05-19 | L |
Emery Meeks
|
SubArmbar | R38:35 | 26.0 | 1,264-96 | 1,091 | -- | Heavyweight | Northwest Fight Challenge 5: Taste of Chaos Northwest Fight Challenge am |
| 4 | 2007-02-10 | W |
Miles Coble
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R12:20 | 25.8 | 1,214+49 | 1,126 | -- | Open Weight | Black Eye Invitational 4 Black Eye Invitational am |
| 3 | 2006-11-18 | W |
Mike Mesa
|
KO/TKOPunches | R10:29 | 25.5 | 1,176+38 | 1,022 | -- | Heavyweight | Northwest Fight Challenge 4: Zero Tolerance Northwest Fight Challenge am |
| 2 | 2006-10-21 | W |
Anthony Hugo
|
KO/TKOPunches | R12:53 | 25.5 | 1,117+59 | 1,082 | -- | Heavyweight | Northwest Invitational: Tacoma Dome 3 USA MMA am |
| 1 | 2006-07-08 | W |
Darren Hillstead
|
KO/TKOPunches | R11:44 | 25.2 | 1,051+66 | 1,051 | -- | Heavyweight | X-Fighting Championships: Ring Rage 3 USA MMA am |