Lightweight · Men

Kevin Barberena

“Barbe”
United States Area 502 MMA debut 2010
Held by Jaden Mattox
Form L W L L L
Elo 1,098 peak 1,391 · 5 Oct 2019 293 below it
Tapology Sherdog
8-8pro record
3L current streak
1,305best win, Elo
1,171average opponent
-- born 20 Oct 1990
67.0" / -- height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses; the band is the typical prime for men at lightweight, ages 27–34

Record

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Rating by method KO1,019 Sub1,238 Dec925

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of lightweight fighters with five pro bouts (7,194 of them); further out is better. Hover a point for the number.
KO Submission Decision Finishes Durability Win rate Opposition Activity
From the record and the method ratings

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 15 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 15 bouts (2023): 1,201 Elo, 8-7, aged 33, average opponent 1,176.

  1. Shad Smith then 1,234, 8-6, aged 34 7-21 after peaked 1,343 ▲
  2. Adriano Silva then 1,203, 8-6, aged 32 9-14 after peaked 1,377 ▲
  3. Ricardo Monteiro then 1,209, 8-7, aged 32 1-2 after peaked 1,175 ▼
  4. Motoshi Miyaji then 1,221, 8-7, aged 31 3-6 after peaked 1,302 ▲
  5. Laercio Alves then 1,267, 7-8, aged 33 0-5 after peaked 1,155 ▼
  6. Marcelo Matias then 1,252, 8-7, aged 34 8-10 after peaked 1,372 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Randy Yellowhair Submission R1 · 9 Aug 2019 · World Fighting Federation 1,305
  2. Jeff Holmes Submission R1 · 5 Feb 2022 · B2 Fighting Series 1,276
  3. BJ Johnson Decision R3 · 29 Oct 2011 · Impact FC 1,151
  4. JT Wells Submission R1 · 5 Oct 2019 · RUF MMA 1,135
  5. Peter Quezada Submission R1 · 2 Sep 2017 · Aggression Session 1,095

Losses

The latest 5 of 8
  1. Jimmy Sandlin KO/TKO R1 · 26 Sep 2025 · Future of Fighting 1,168
  2. Antonio Castillo Jr. Decision R3 · 28 Oct 2023 · Made Men Promotions 1,222
  3. Ethan Goss Decision R3 · 16 Apr 2022 · 247 Fighting Championships 1,299
  4. Don Shainis KO/TKO R2 · 25 Jan 2020 · Cage Titans FC 1,286
  5. Dinis Paiva Decision R3 · 2 Feb 2018 · CES MMA 1,484

Fight history

19 bouts, newest first; amateur bouts are shaded. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
19 26 Sep 202534.9 yrs L8-8 Jimmy Sandlin 9-13 · 30.8 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R11:45 0.00 1,192→1,098 -94 1,168 – Future of Fighting 8: 4th Street Fighter Future of Fighting
18 28 Oct 202333.0 yrs L8-7 Antonio Castillo Jr. 14-18 · 36.7 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,273→1,201 -72 1,222 – Live MMA at NEO Made Men Promotions
17 16 Apr 202231.5 yrs L8-6 Ethan Goss 7-6 · 30.3 yrs Featherweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,354→1,281 -73 1,299 – 247 FC: Brawl in the Burgh 11 247 Fighting Championships
16 5 Feb 202231.3 yrs W8-5 Jeff Holmes 9-6 · 36.0 yrs Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R14:40 1.00 1,263→1,354 +91 1,276 – B2 Fighting Series 146: Kentucky B2 Fighting Series
15 25 Jan 202029.3 yrs L7-5 Don Shainis 6-2 · 28.4 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R26:33 0.00 1,391→1,277 -113 1,286 – Cage Titans FC - Cage Titans 47 Cage Titans FC
14 5 Oct 201929.0 yrs W7-4 JT Wells 5-3 · 24.1 yrs Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R12:31 1.00 1,351→1,391 +39 1,135 – RUF MMA 34: Lines Are Drawn RUF MMA
13 9 Aug 201928.8 yrs W6-4 Randy Yellowhair 7-4 · 33.6 yrs Lightweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R12:04 1.00 1,250→1,351 +101 1,305 – WFF 41: World Fighting Federation World Fighting Federation
12 2 Feb 201827.3 yrs L5-4 Dinis Paiva 10-6 · 29.7 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,269→1,257 -11 1,484 +225→+225 CES 48: Wiuff vs. Rebello CES MMA
11 2 Sep 201726.9 yrs W5-3 Peter Quezada 2-1 · 29.9 yrs Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R12:33 1.00 1,209→1,269 +60 1,095 – Aggression Session MMA - Anarchy Aggression Session
10 25 Mar 201726.4 yrs W4-3 Derrick Brown 0-4 · 23.3 yrs Lightweight SubArmbar R29:30 1.00 1,163→1,209 +46 984 – Aggression Session MMA - Elevated Aggression Session
9 16 Apr 201625.5 yrs W3-3 Montino Hardy 0-2 Lightweight SubRear-Naked Choke R12:56 1.00 1,125→1,163 +37 898 – All Powers Combat 14 All Powers Combat
8 23 Aug 201322.8 yrs L2-3 Devin Turner 1-1 · 26.2 yrs Lightweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.44 1,168→1,137 -31 1,086 – Dakota FC 16: Fall Brawl 2013 Dakota Fighting Championships
7 13 Oct 201222.0 yrs L2-2 Cameron Ramberg 4-0 – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,206→1,168 -38 1,293 – Dakota FC 13: Coming Home Dakota Fighting Championships
6 26 Nov 201121.1 yrs W2-1 Ruben Gonzales 1-6 – SubTriangle Choke R14:31 1.00 1,160→1,206 +46 980 – Duel for Domination - MMA Extravaganza Duel For Domination MMA
5 29 Oct 201121.0 yrs W1-1 BJ Johnson 4-1 – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,083→1,160 +76 1,151 – Impact Fighting Championship - Max Fights Impact FC
4 25 Jun 201120.7 yrs L0-1 Ben Locken 1-0 · 21.4 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R3 0.00 1,179→1,083 -96 1,145 – Crowbar MMA - Rumble at the Fair Crowbar MMA
3 29 Oct 201020.0 yrs L2-1 Mike Zimmer 1-0 · 26.5 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.16 1,235→1,179 -56 1,175 – KOTC: Mainstream King of the Cage am
2 13 Mar 201019.4 yrs W2-0 Joe Abernathy debut Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R11:58 1.00 1,189→1,235 +46 1,082 – KOTC - Uppercut King of the Cage am
1 6 Feb 201019.3 yrs W1-0 Joe Pawlenty 2-0 Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.84 1,135→1,189 +54 1,186 – KOTC Underground 49: Offensive Strategy King of the Cage am