Head-to-head
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES vs KEVLAR BBQ
28 head-to-head wins
Met
41 times in the data
13 head-to-head wins
KEVLAR BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | KEVLAR BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 92 | Contests | 71 |
| 3 | Grand champs | 4 |
| 14 | Category wins | 10 |
| 7 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 98.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.2% |
| 94.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.1% |
| top 31% | Avg finish | top 39% |
| ±1.53% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.66% |
Overall scores show as a share of a perfect total (Master /720, Backyard /360) so the two series compare fairly.
Meat by meat (who finishes ahead when both enter the category)
| THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | KEVLAR BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Chicken (41 meetings) | 15 |
| 18 | Pork Ribs (46 meetings) | 28 |
| 30 | Pork (41 meetings) | 11 |
| 15 | Brisket (41 meetings) | 26 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked All American BBQ Throwdown 7 times — THE REAL SMOKIN ACES leads there 5–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bordertown BBQ Brawl 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked GLBBQA Spring Fling 2 times — THE REAL SMOKIN ACES leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) 2 times — THE REAL SMOKIN ACES leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 33.78 points at Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition (2023-05-05)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0004 points at All American BBQ Throwdown (2024-08-02)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | KEVLAR BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 29 / 45 (675.3028) | 13 / 45 (688.5372) | KEVLAR BBQ |
| 2026-05-01 | Smoke in the Mitten | 18 / 34 (671.9196) | 12 / 34 (678.2400) | KEVLAR BBQ |
| 2026-04-17 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 17 / 48 (688.5484) | 26 / 48 (681.0400) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2025-08-01 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 24 / 43 (672.5032) | 26 / 43 (668.5144) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 5 / 56 (700.5372) | 28 / 56 (680.5032) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 207 / 444 (677.6568) | 232 / 444 (674.7312) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2024-08-02 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 12 / 40 (682.2176) | 13 / 40 (682.2172) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2024-05-03 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition | 11 / 26 (674.7540) | 18 / 26 (670.1596) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 8 / 62 (692.5256) | 14 / 62 (690.2172) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2023-08-04 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 8 / 44 (680.5256) | 9 / 44 (679.3256) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2023-05-05 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition | 17 / 25 (673.0400) | 1 / 25 (706.8228) | KEVLAR BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 86 / 505 (686.1940) | 339 / 505 (654.7084) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 121 / 249 (681.6112) | 22 / 249 (696.5256) | KEVLAR BBQ |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 17 / 50 (679.3256) | 22 / 50 (674.7428) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-07-15 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl | 4 / 30 (696.5600) | 6 / 30 (688.5028) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-05-14 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) | 3 / 25 (694.8000) | 12 / 25 (680.4688) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) | 3 / 36 (688.4912) | 6 / 36 (685.6456) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-04-08 | CCSFEST | 12 / 42 (687.9088) | 2 / 42 (698.8116) | KEVLAR BBQ |
| 2021-09-24 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com | 10 / 28 (675.9200) | 1 / 28 (695.4288) | KEVLAR BBQ |
| 2021-09-10 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes BBQ Competition | 6 / 25 (684.5032) | 11 / 25 (677.0172) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2021-08-06 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 2 / 32 (689.6456) | 4 / 32 (684.4912) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2021-07-16 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl | 2 / 27 (691.3600) | 13 / 27 (668.9940) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2021-06-19 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 | 26 / 37 (670.2404) | 28 / 37 (667.8512) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2021-06-18 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 | 10 / 51 (685.0628) | 33 / 51 (665.6112) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2021-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 | 16 / 39 (673.6572) | 24 / 39 (666.1828) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 | 16 / 41 (678.1484) | 24 / 41 (670.7428) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition | 38 / 94 (687.3712) | 87 / 94 (661.5772) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2020-09-25 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com | 5 / 28 (679.3368) | 1 / 28 (688.0000) | KEVLAR BBQ |
| 2020-09-12 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 2 | 22 / 26 (664.4336) | 10 / 26 (683.3256) | KEVLAR BBQ |
| 2020-09-11 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 1 | 5 / 36 (685.6456) | 2 / 36 (687.9888) | KEVLAR BBQ |
| 2020-08-07 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 9 / 42 (674.2168) | 1 / 42 (685.2000) | KEVLAR BBQ |
| 2020-07-17 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl | 17 / 31 (657.6228) | 3 / 31 (677.0860) | KEVLAR BBQ |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 31 / 63 (670.2288) | 43 / 63 (662.1256) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 4 / 69 (685.6572) | 15 / 69 (677.0056) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2020-05-29 | Rockin BBQ | 5 / 66 (685.1200) | 29 / 66 (657.0284) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2019-09-20 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com | 16 / 28 (669.0288) | 13 / 28 (671.3488) | KEVLAR BBQ |
| 2019-08-02 | Westland Area Jaycees All American BBQ Throwdown | 5 / 40 (677.6572) | 7 / 40 (674.7656) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2019-07-19 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl | 10 / 28 (670.2284) | 3 / 28 (678.8228) | KEVLAR BBQ |
| 2019-06-28 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland | 15 / 42 (673.0628) | 30 / 42 (657.5428) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2019-06-21 | 11th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off | 1 / 30 (677.7372) | 13 / 30 (657.5768) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2019-05-17 | Sunset Hill Kansas City Barbecue Competition | 2 / 20 (681.5884) | 11 / 20 (658.6740) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |