Kevin Jousset
"Air"
Patient on the back foot, lethal on the return.
Fight Plan: Kevin Jousset
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
- Chin resilience against power punchers
- Susceptibility to clinical strikers in pocket exchanges
- Set traps for the overhand — chin has been tested
- Stack southpaw sparring partners in camp
Fighter fingerprint
Six-axis profile — the shape tells you the style at a glance.
Cardio and Distance Control are the standout edges; opponents should expect their game plan to lean on these. Finishing is the lowest axis — exploit it.
- Aggression63
- Cardio78
- Wrestling76
- Fight IQ70
- Distance Control77
- Finishing50
Prep for camp: Kevin Jousset
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- Utilizes a heavy judo-base for clinching and trip takedowns
- Prefers high-volume striking at range using his 75-inch reach
- Trains out of City Kickboxing, showing technical kickboxing improvement
- Drill reactive sprawls — bait the shot off your right hand
- Force a high-pace round 1 — break the gas tank early
- Set the overhand trap — chin has cracked under clean shots
- Southpaw pressure striker
- Chain-wrestling D1 partner
- Switch-stance technician to simulate game-plan changes
See it on film
Every read above should be verifiable. Jump straight to the footage on the platforms that host it legally — official channels first, archive sites second.
Entries, cage control, scrambles, submissions
Last 3 performances, full rounds and post-fight breakdowns
Coaches: official clip embeds per fighter are coming next — for now, deep links open searches pre-filtered to Kevin Jousset.
How Kevin has changed
Trend lines across the last three years of tape.
Synthesized from recent fight tape · refresh to recompute
Stylistic neighbors
Closest matches across attributes, finish profile, and discipline — useful for sparring partner selection.
Status / Injuries
Had a serious shoulder injury early in career (age 21) which caused a layout, but has been active recently.
Checked 6/22/2026
Recent Form
- Lvs Jonothan MicallefUnanimous Decision
- W2023-09-09vs Kiefer CrosbieSubmission (Rear-naked choke) · R1 · UFC 293
Availability
Recently released from the UFC roster as of late April 2025.
Attribute Profile
Scouting Summary
Kevin Jousset is a high-level Judo black belt and City Kickboxing representative who briefly competed in the UFC's welterweight division. While a technically proficient striker with a strong clinch game, he was recently released from the UFC following a 2-4 promotional stretch.
Primary source ↗Tendencies
- Utilizes a heavy judo-base for clinching and trip takedowns
- Prefers high-volume striking at range using his 75-inch reach
- Trains out of City Kickboxing, showing technical kickboxing improvement
- Effective at implementing ground-and-pound once top control is established
Signature Moves
- Uchi Mata (Judo Throw)
- Knee strike
- Rear-naked choke
- Power jab
Weaknesses
- Chin resilience against power punchers
- Susceptibility to clinical strikers in pocket exchanges