Kenny Florian

When you look at it skill for skill and the competitiveness and depth of the division, there's no question that the 155-pound weight class is the deepest and the best.

Fight History

Skill Breakdown

Charts are compiled based on results from all fights.

Total Fights:	18
Record:	16-6-0
Summary:	Great jiu-jitsu. Dangerous elbows

Fighter Info

Nickname:	KenFlo
From:	Westwood, Massachusetts USA
Fights Out Of:	Brookline, Massachusetts USA
Age:	35
Height:	5' 10" ( 177 cm )
Weight:	145 lb ( 65 kg )
College:	Boston College
Degree:	BA Communications

Media

Never-seen-before footage from The Ultimate Fighter Live, Joe Rogan counts down the top 8 TUF alum, and Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar sit down to trade stories.

Mar 15, 2012
Go behind the scenes at the card of the year, watch Mayhem Miller watching Michael Bisping's MMA at work, and take a look at some of the standouts from The Ultimate Fighter reality series.

Dec 01, 2011
Get up close and personal with BJ Penn, learn Matt Mitrione's Octagon moves, and go backstage at UFC 136.

Oct 20, 2011 12:30
Jose Aldo talks about what it took to defend his title against Kenny Florian, while KenFlo explains why he couldn't pull out the win.

Oct 09, 2011 3:00

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Striking

Total Attempted Strikes

1135

40% Successful

454

Types of Successful Strikes

454

48% Standing

18%

34% Ground

219

154

Striking Defense

The percentage of total strikes avoided

Grappling

Total Takedowns

32% Successful

Grappling Totals by Type

Subm.

Passes

Sweeps

Takedown Defense

The percentage of total takedowns avoided

Result	Fighters	Event	Str	TD	Sub	Pass	Method	Replay
	Jose Aldo	UFC® 136: EDGAR vs. MAYNARD III Oct 8, 2011	51	0	0	2	R5 Decision - Unanimous	Ways To Watch
	Kenny Florian	UFC® 136: EDGAR vs. MAYNARD III Oct 8, 2011	40	1	0	0	R5 Decision - Unanimous	Ways To Watch

Win	Kenny Florian	UFC® 131: DOS SANTOS vs. CARWIN Jun 11, 2011	42	4	1	3	R3 Decision - Unanimous	Ways To Watch
Win	Diego Nunes	UFC® 131: DOS SANTOS vs. CARWIN Jun 11, 2011	31	2	0	0	R3 Decision - Unanimous	Ways To Watch

Loss	Kenny Florian	UFC® 118: EDGAR vs PENN 2 Aug 28, 2010	14	0	0	0	R3 Decision - Unanimous	Ways To Watch
Loss	Gray Maynard	UFC® 118: EDGAR vs PENN 2 Aug 28, 2010	15	5	0	1	R3 Decision - Unanimous	Ways To Watch

Win	Kenny Florian	UFC® Fight Night™: FLORIAN vs GOMI Mar 31, 2010	51	1	1	3	R3 Submission	Ways To Watch
Win	Takanori Gomi	UFC® Fight Night™: FLORIAN vs GOMI Mar 31, 2010	20	0	0	0	R3 Submission	Ways To Watch

Win	Kenny Florian	UFC® 107: PENN vs SANCHEZ Dec 12, 2009	22	1	1	2	R2 Submission	Ways To Watch
Win	Clay Guida	UFC® 107: PENN vs SANCHEZ Dec 12, 2009	13	0	0	0	R2 Submission	Ways To Watch

	BJ Penn	UFC® 101: DECLARATION Aug 8, 2009	57	1	1	4	R4 Submission	Ways To Watch
	Kenny Florian	UFC® 101: DECLARATION Aug 8, 2009	19	0	0	0	R4 Submission	Ways To Watch

Win	Kenny Florian	UFC® 91: COUTURE vs LESNAR Nov 15, 2008	17	1	1	4	R1 Submission	Watch Ways To Watch UFC® Vault™ menu
Win	Joe Stevenson	UFC® 91: COUTURE vs LESNAR Nov 15, 2008	6	1	0	0	R1 Submission	Watch Ways To Watch UFC® Vault™ menu

Win	Kenny Florian	UFC® 87: SEEK AND DESTROY Aug 9, 2008	51	5	0	4	R3 Decision - Unanimous	Ways To Watch
Win	Roger Huerta	UFC® 87: SEEK AND DESTROY Aug 9, 2008	33	0	0	0	R3 Decision - Unanimous	Ways To Watch

Win	Kenny Florian	UFC® Fight Night™: FLORIAN vs LAUZON Apr 2, 2008	35	2	0	3	R2 KO/TKO	Ways To Watch
Win	Joe Lauzon	UFC® Fight Night™: FLORIAN vs LAUZON Apr 2, 2008	5	2	2	1	R2 KO/TKO	Ways To Watch

Win	Kenny Florian	UFC® Fight Night™: THOMAS vs FLORIAN Sep 19, 2007	27	2	1	1	R1 Submission	Ways To Watch
Win	Din Thomas	UFC® Fight Night™: THOMAS vs FLORIAN Sep 19, 2007	3	0	0	0	R1 Submission	Ways To Watch

Win	Kenny Florian	UFC® 73: STACKED Jul 7, 2007	20	3	0	6	R1 Submission	Ways To Watch
Win	Alvin Robinson	UFC® 73: STACKED Jul 7, 2007	6	1	0	0	R1 Submission	Ways To Watch

Win	Kenny Florian	UFC® Fight Night™: STEVENSON vs GUILLARD Apr 5, 2007	38	1	1	6	R3 Submission	Ways To Watch
Win	Dokonjonosuke Mishima	UFC® Fight Night™: STEVENSON vs GUILLARD Apr 5, 2007	6	1	2	0	R3 Submission	Ways To Watch

	Sean Sherk	UFC® 64: UNSTOPPABLE Oct 14, 2006	60	8	1	15	R5 Decision - Unanimous	Watch Ways To Watch UFC on Amazon.com
	Kenny Florian	UFC® 64: UNSTOPPABLE Oct 14, 2006	23	0	4	0	R5 Decision - Unanimous	Watch Ways To Watch UFC on Amazon.com

Win	Kenny Florian	The Ultimate Fighter® 3: Finale Jun 24, 2006	5	1	1	3	R1 Submission	Watch Ways To Watch UFC on Amazon.com UFC® Vault™ menu
Win	Sam Stout	The Ultimate Fighter® 3: Finale Jun 24, 2006	0	0	0	0	R1 Submission	Watch Ways To Watch UFC on Amazon.com UFC® Vault™ menu

Win	Kenny Florian	The Ultimate Fighter® 2: Finale Nov 5, 2005	10	3	2	4	R2 Submission	Ways To Watch
Win	Kit Cope	The Ultimate Fighter® 2: Finale Nov 5, 2005	8	0	0	0	R2 Submission	Ways To Watch

Win	Kenny Florian	UFC® Fight Night™: 1 Aug 6, 2005	38	1	0	1	R2 TKO - Doctor's Stoppage	Ways To Watch
Win	Alex Karalexis	UFC® Fight Night™: 1 Aug 6, 2005	18	0	0	0	R2 TKO - Doctor's Stoppage	Ways To Watch

	Diego Sanchez	The Ultimate Fighter® 1: Finale Apr 9, 2005	14	1	0	1	R1 KO/TKO	Watch Ways To Watch UFC.tv
	Kenny Florian	The Ultimate Fighter® 1: Finale Apr 9, 2005	2	0	0	0	R1 KO/TKO	Watch Ways To Watch UFC.tv

Win	Kenny Florian	Mass Destruction 15 Feb 21, 2004	2	2	3	1	R1 Submission	Ways To Watch
Win	Bobby McAndrews	Mass Destruction 15 Feb 21, 2004	5	0	1	0	R1 Submission	Ways To Watch
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Biography

Training: I train 6 days a week, 2-3 times per day in all aspects. I have been working a lot on my boxing, wrestling and been sharpening up my Muay Thai and BJJ. I have never made more progress on learning new things in a short amount of time like I have for this training camp. It’s been really fun.

When and why did you start training for fighting? I was impressed by seeing Royce Gracie dismantle huge opponents with ease. The whole idea of testing yourself in MMA style combat always intrigued me.

What ranks and titles have you held? BJJ Black Belt under Roberto Maia. I am a Pan-American BJJ medalist, NAGA BJJ Superfight Champion, Grapplers Quest Superfight champion, 2002 US Grappling Pro 8-man champion, 2002 Copa Atlantica BJJ Champion, 2x Mass Destruction MMA Superfight Champion.

Do you have any heroes? There are people I look up to but no heroes.

What is your favorite technique? The rear naked choke, but really anything that gets me the submission or knockout.

What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? To fight at the highest level of MMA is to fight in the Octagon. It is a dream I have since I was a kid. It’s a dream come true.

What was your job before you started fighting? I was a Senior Project Manager for a Harvard based Translation Services Company for the Financial Translation Division.