Featherweight· Ranked #10
Kevin Vallejos
“El Chino”·
Argentina
Pro record
18-1-0
Model Elo
1642
#189 of 1994
- Age
- 24
- Height
- 5'7"
- Reach
- 68"
- Stance
- Switch
- Team
- Team Lucas Mineiro
- Born
- Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- UFC debut
- Mar 14, 2025
Next fight
vs Aljamain Sterling
UFC Fight Night: Prochazka vs Stirling · Sat, Nov 21 · Featherweight
Model: 47% to win · coin flip
Profile
Overview
Four UFC fights, four wins, three knockouts, and the fourth came in a main event.
Kevin "El Chino" Vallejos is a Featherweight from Mar del Plata, Argentina, fighting out of Team Lucas Mineiro. His UFC record is 4-0, and his professional record across all promotions is 18-1-0. The one loss came on Dana White's Contender Series, not in the UFC.
He carries a four-fight win streak into his next fight, and two of his four UFC wins ended in the first round.
UFC Career
Vallejos lost a unanimous decision to Jean Silva on Dana White's Contender Series in September 2023. A year later he returned to the series and stopped Cam Teague in the first round, 2:23 in. Neither fight counts toward his UFC record.
His UFC debut came in March 2025: a first-round KO/TKO of SeungWoo Choi at 3:09. Then came the only fight that went the distance, a unanimous decision over Danny Silva in August. In December he stopped Giga Chikadze in the second round at 1:29.
The March 2026 main event against Josh Emmett ended in a first-round KO/TKO at 3:33. That makes it his first UFC headliner and his second UFC first-round finish.
Four fights is a small sample. So far, none of them has gone against him.
Fighting Style
Kevin Vallejos is a busy striker who is hard to hit. He lands strikes at a high rate and defends well, and he rarely shoots for takedowns or hunts for submissions. When fighters try to take him down, they usually have a hard time doing it.
His UFC wins back up the striking profile. Three of his four wins came by KO/TKO, two of them in the first round and one in the second. The other win went to the scorecards.
He works from a switch stance.
Notable Wins
- Josh Emmett — KO/TKO, round 1 (3:33), UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Vallejos (2026)
- Giga Chikadze — KO/TKO, round 2 (1:29), UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Kape (2025)
- SeungWoo Choi — KO/TKO, round 1 (3:09), UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Dolidze 2 (2025)
Quick Facts
- Division: Featherweight
- UFC record: 4-0 (3 KO/TKO, 1 decision)
- Professional record (all promotions): 18-1-0
- UFC debut: 2025
- Stance: Switch
- Height / reach: 5'7" / 68"
- Team: Team Lucas Mineiro
- Born: Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Written from MMA ProTips fight data, updated Nov 10, 2026.
UFC by the numbers
- UFC record
- 4–0
- since 2025
- Finish rate
- 75%
- 3 of 4 wins
- 1st-round finishes
- 2
- Elite wins
- 0
- vs opponents rated 1700+ at the time
- Longest win streak
- 4
- Current streak
- W4
- wins in a row
- Octagon time
- 28:11
- avg 7:03 per fight
- Opposition
- 1552
- avg opponent Elo (1500 = average)
Best wins
Ranked by the opponent's Elo rating going into the fight.
- 1585opp. Elo
KO/TKO, R1 · UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Vallejos · Mar 14, 2026
- 1583opp. Elo
unanimous decision, R3 · UFC Fight Night: Taira vs Park · Aug 2, 2025
- 1582opp. Elo
KO/TKO, R2 · UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Kape · Dec 13, 2025
Career stats (UFC)
Career UFC averages. The white tick on each bar marks the UFC average.
Striking
UFC avg 3.35 · better than average
UFC avg 3.95 · below average
UFC avg 45% · about average
UFC avg 52% · better than average
UFC avg 0.43 · better than average
Grappling
UFC avg 1.52 · below average
UFC avg 15% · better than average
UFC avg 52% · better than average
UFC avg 0.58 · below average
Where the strikes land
Where the strikes are thrown
Average fight time: 7:36
Fight history (6)
| Res | Opponent | Method | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| W |  Josh EmmettRecord after: 5-1 | KO/TKORound 1 · 3:33 | UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs VallejosMar 14, 2026 |
| W |  Giga ChikadzeRecord after: 4-1 | KO/TKORound 2 · 1:29 | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs KapeDec 13, 2025 |
| W |  Danny SilvaRecord after: 3-1 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Taira vs ParkAug 2, 2025 |
| W |  SeungWoo ChoiRecord after: 2-1 | KO/TKORound 1 · 3:09 | UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Dolidze 2Mar 15, 2025 |
| W | CTCam TeagueRecord after: 1-1 | KO/TKORound 1 · 2:23 | Dana White's Contender Series 8.7Sep 24, 2024 |
| L |  Jean SilvaRecord after: 0-1 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | Dana White's Contender Series 7.5Sep 5, 2023 |