![]() ![]() He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Lee faced Al Iaquinta in a rematch on December 15, 2018, at UFC on Fox 31. Lee was rocked badly by a spinning heel kick, and was nearly finished by Barboza in the third round, but rallied back and defeated Barboza via TKO after the ringside doctor stopped the bout due to a cut suffered by Barboza in round five. ![]() As a result, the bout proceeded at catchweight and Lee was fined 20% of his purse which went to Barboza. At the weigh-ins, Lee weighed in at 157 pounds, one pound over the lightweight non-title fight upper limit of 156 pounds. Lee fought Edson Barboza on April 21, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 128. Despite starting off strong, Lee lost the fight by submission in the third round. Lee fought Tony Ferguson on October 7, 2017, at UFC 216 for the interim UFC Lightweight Championship. Chiesa appealed to the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission to overturn the defeat, claiming referee Mario Yamasaki erred both in stopping the fight despite no tapout nor loss of consciousness and in allowing Lee to use illegal downward elbows, which cut his head. The win also earned Lee his second Performance of the Night bonus award. He won the fight via submission at the end of the first round. Lee faced Michael Chiesa on June 25, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 112. After a back-and-forth first round, Lee won the fight via submission in the second round. Lee faced Francisco Trinaldo on March 11, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 106. The win earned Lee his first Performance of the Night bonus award. ![]() He won the fight via submission in the second round. Lee faced Magomed Mustafaev at UFC Fight Night 99 on November 19, 2016. Lee won the fight via TKO in the first round. Lee next faced Jake Matthews on July 8, 2016, at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale. Lee won the fight via unanimous decision. Lee next faced Efrain Escudero on April 23, 2016, at UFC 197. Lee lost the fight via TKO in the first round. Lee faced Leonardo Santos on December 12, 2015, at UFC 194. Lee won the fight via first round submission. Lee next faced James Moontasri on July 15, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 71. Lee faced Michel Prazeres on February 14, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 60. Lee faced Jon Tuck at UFC 178 on September 27, 2014. Īt The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale on July 6, 2014, Lee got his first win for the promotion when he defeated Jesse Ronson by split decision. After the loss, Lee moved from his native Michigan to Las Vegas, searching for improvements to his game. Lee made his promotional debut against Al Iaquinta on February 1, 2014, at UFC 169. ![]() Mixed martial arts career Ultimate Fighting Championship 2014 However, with two years left of wrestling eligibility at the school, Lee dropped out to focus on a career in mixed martial arts. Lee continued his wrestling career at Grand Valley State University, where he was a national tournament qualifier and went 37–0 as a sophomore. He competed in basketball growing up and began wrestling during his junior year at Southfield High School. Lee has a sister and two younger brothers, one of whom is Keith, also a professional mixed martial artist signed to Bellator who has been training with Kevin previously at Xtreme Couture and currently at Tristar. Lee was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on September 4, 1992, and raised in Detroit, Michigan. (born September 4, 1992) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and formerly competed in the Lightweight and Super Lightweight divisions of the UFC and Eagle Fighting Championship (EFC). ![]()
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