Open Weight · Men

Drew Kennedy

“The Hammer”
United States Pinnacle MMA debut 2008
Held by Taylor Callens
Form W W L L L
Elo 1,262 peak 1,518 · 28 Sep 2012 256 below it
Sherdog
5-3pro record
3L current streak
1,432best win, Elo
1,123average opponent
-- age unknown
73.0" / 72.0" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,076 Sub1,301 Dec1,068

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of open weight fighters with five pro bouts (708 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 8 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 8 bouts (2015): 1,262 Elo, 5-3, average opponent 1,201.

  1. Neil Johnson then 1,283, 5-3, aged 36 2-4 after peaked 1,408 ▲
  2. Donny Wallace then 1,259, 5-3, aged 28 1-2 after peaked 1,347 ▲
  3. Ken Jackson then 1,232, 5-3, aged 23 11-13 after peaked 1,422 ▲
  4. Shoma Shibisai then 1,273, 5-2, aged 29 5-3 after peaked 1,569 ▲
  5. Denis Kang then 1,266, 5-3, aged 23 30-13 after peaked 1,869 ▲
  6. Mateo Gonzalez then 1,329, 5-3, aged 26 1-2 after peaked 1,417 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Blaine Thomas Submission R2 · 22 May 2012 · Fight Lab 1,432
  2. Anthony Lemon Submission R1 · 28 Sep 2012 · Xtreme Fighting Championships 1,203
  3. David McAfee Submission R2 · 29 Jan 2011 · SportFight X 1,096
  4. Chad Perrine Submission R1 · 4 Mar 2011 · Georgia Regional 952
  5. Shawn Snow Submission R1 · 22 Apr 2011 · Black Eye Promotions 926

Losses

Newest first
  1. Taylor Callens Submission R2 · 6 Jun 2015 · Valor Fights 1,318
  2. Wade Johnson Decision R3 · 24 Jan 2015 · V3 Fights 1,354
  3. Roger Carroll Decision R3 · 25 Jan 2013 · Fight Lab 1,331

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 6 Jun 2015 L5-3 Taylor Callens 4-0 · 24.0 yrs Open Weight SubArmbar R29:42 0.00 1,360→1,262 -98 1,318 – Valor Fights 23 Valor Fights
18 24 Jan 2015 L5-2 Wade Johnson 7-1 · 24.2 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,441→1,360 -81 1,354 – V3 Fights: Johnson vs. Kennedy V3 Fights
17 25 Jan 2013 L5-1 Roger Carroll 10-8 · 30.7 yrs Welterweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.44 1,518→1,464 -54 1,331 – FLP - Fight Lab 30: MMA Cage Fights Fight Lab
16 28 Sep 2012 W5-0 Anthony Lemon 3-0 · 21.3 yrs Welterweight SubRear Naked Choke R14:20 1.00 1,490→1,518 +28 1,203 -230→-230 XFC 20: High Octane Xtreme Fighting Championships
15 22 May 2012 W4-0 Blaine Thomas 4-0 · 22.7 yrs – SubTriangle Choke R28:53 1.00 1,392→1,490 +98 1,432 – FLP - Fight Lab 25: Race Week MMA Cage Fights Coyote Joe's Fight Lab
14 22 Apr 2011 W3-0 Shawn Snow 2-6 · 30.7 yrs – SubArmbar R11:46 1.00 1,382→1,394 +12 926 – BEP 3: BlackEye Promotions 3 Black Eye Promotions
13 4 Mar 2011 W2-0 Chad Perrine 0-1 – SubTriangle Choke R12:06 1.00 1,368→1,382 +15 952 – Black and Blue Entertainment - Primal Thunder Georgia Regional
12 29 Jan 2011 W1-0 David McAfee debut · 22.3 yrs – SubRear-Naked Choke R2 1.00 1,332→1,368 +36 1,096 – Sportfight X - Middle Tennessee Mayhem SportFight X
11 2 Oct 2010 W9-2 Yannick Jones 8-2 –title Sub -- 1.00 1,276→1,332 +56 1,225 – 3FC 3FC am
10 16 Jul 2010 W8-2 Sean McClain debut – KO/TKO -- 1.00 1,240→1,276 +35 1,066 – Absolute Cage Fights Absolute Cage Fights am
9 27 Feb 2010 W7-2 Kyle Kohler debut – KO/TKOPunches R2 1.00 1,202→1,240 +38 1,047 – Absolute Cage Fights 10 Absolute Cage Fights am
8 30 Jan 2010 W6-2 Brandon Bowman debut – KO/TKO -- 1.00 1,157→1,202 +46 1,047 – Tennessee Regional Regional / Unaffiliated am
7 4 Dec 2009 L5-2 Jay Menigello debut – -- -- 0.00 1,258→1,157 -101 1,046 – Absolute Cage Fights Absolute Cage Fights am
6 21 Nov 2009 W5-1 Shane Perrine 1-0 – -- -- 1.00 1,212→1,258 +46 1,105 – Fight Lab Fight Lab am
5 18 Sep 2009 W4-1 Scott McDermott debut – -- -- 1.00 1,171→1,212 +41 1,033 – Absolute Cage Fights 8 Absolute Cage Fights am
4 13 Jun 2009 W3-1 Caleb Watson debut – -- -- 1.00 1,123→1,171 +48 1,027 – Absolute Cage Fights Absolute Cage Fights am
3 14 Mar 2009 W2-1 Steve Chagnon debut – -- -- 1.00 1,066→1,123 +57 1,021 – Absolute Cage Fights Absolute Cage Fights am
2 13 Sep 2008 L1-1 Shaun Spencer debut – KO/TKO -- 0.00 1,159→1,066 -93 1,007 – Absolute Cage Fights Absolute Cage Fights am
1 19 Apr 2008 W1-0 Chris Marcum debut – KO/TKO -- 1.00 1,093→1,159 +66 1,093 – Kentucky Regional Regional / Unaffiliated am