Kevin Lee is an American professional mixed martial artist. Currently, he is competing in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of 17 March 2020, he is ranked as the number 10 in the UFC lightweight rankings.
Furthermore, he had made his professional MMA debut in 2012. Since then, he has recorded 17 wins and 3 losses so far in his MMA career. Let us scroll over more information on his personal life, profession, as well as net worth.
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Caption: The UFC wrestler, Kevin Lee.
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Kevin Lee: Bio, Family, Education
The talented fighter was born on 4 September 1992, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the United States of America as Kevin Jesse Lee Jr. He is of American nationality having a white ethnic background. Additionally, he has a younger brother Keith who is also an aspiring fighter signed to Bellator.
Regarding his education, he had attended Southfield High School. During school days, he competed and participated in basketball and junior wrestling. Then he went on to join the Grand Valley University. There, he pursued his wrestling career and later dropped out of college and began focusing on his MMA career.
Kevin Lee: Career & Life Achievements
Though he started a wrestling career since his university days, he professionally debuted on 1 February 2014. His first match was against Al Laquinta, however, he lost with a unanimous decision. After that, he moved to Las Vegas to polish his skills. Then in July 2014, he got his first win at the Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale against Jesse Ronson. Following that in September, he got the second win when he faced Jon Tuck at UFC 178.
In 2015, he got two wins against Michel Prazeres and James Moontasri at UFC Fight Night 60 and 71. The match where he faced Magomed Mustafaev at UFC Fight Night 99 in 2016, after winning, he earned a first ‘Performance of the Night Bonus’ award. Again he won the same award in 2017 when he won the match against Michael Chiesa in June.
Caption: Kevin played against Al Laquinta in 2018
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In the same year, he fought with Tony Ferguson at UFC 216 for the UFC Lightweight Championship. But he lost the game by submission in the third round. Again, he had a rematch with Al Laquinta at UFC on Fox 31 but he lost. Then he moved up to welterweight to face Rafael dos Anjos in the main event of UFC on ESPN in 2019. Following the month, September, he returned to the lightweight division. Later, he amassed the third Performance of the Night award after he won the game against Gregor Gillespie. In March 2020, he lost the fight against Charles Oliveira via submission with a guillotine choke in the third round.
Kevin Lee: Personal Life & Girlfriend
Talking about his personal life, the secretive person has been living a quiet low-key life. Further, there is no information about his past and present relationship that might give a hint about his married or in relationships. He must be careful to choose his better half which he can spend his rest life. But as of now, he is focusing on his career.
Furthermore, Lee has not been linked with any sort of controversy, affairs, or rumors scandals that might hamper his personal as well as professional life. Moreover, he is a professional player has been focusing on his MMA career rather than involving in any sort of relationship.
Kevin Lee: Net Worth & Social Media Profiles
He has amassed a good fortune from his professional MMA career. His official disclosed earnings are around $ 633,000 which he has accumulated from his MMA career. However, his exact net worth has not been officially disclosed publically. But, looking at his fame and career-gainings, his net worth is assumed to have an estimation of above $1 million.
He has personal and verified accounts on different social media platforms like Instagram and Twitter. He has an Instagram account @motownphenom with 333k followers. On Twitter, he has an account @MoTownPhenom with 82.7k followers. IT seems that he does not have any accounts on Facebook.
Imma be sipping @NemiroffVodkaCL until somebody get enough balls to wanna fight pic.twitter.com/1zJIMsnLGO
— Kevin MTP Lee (@MoTownPhenom) February 3, 2019
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Kevin Lee: Body Measurements
The American UFC fighter has a well-trained and muscular body as his works needed. Further, his strong body stands to a height of 5 feet 9 inches or 1.75 meters and weighs 70 kg. However, he has not disclosed information about his other body measurements like biceps and chest. He has dark brown eyes and hair color.
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