Head-to-head
Fat&Dumb BBQ vs UNFAMOUS DAVE'S
9 head-to-head wins
Met
28 times in the data
19 head-to-head wins
UNFAMOUS DAVE'S has taken the last 5 meetings.
Career comparison
| Fat&Dumb BBQ | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
|---|---|---|
| 79 | Contests | 107 |
| 3 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 10 | Category wins | 10 |
| 6 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 99.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.8% |
| 93.1% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.1% |
| top 44% | Avg finish | top 48% |
| ±5.23% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.3% |
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)
| Fat&Dumb BBQ | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Chicken (28 meetings) | 19 |
| 10 | Pork Ribs (29 meetings) | 19 |
| 14 | Pork (28 meetings) | 14 |
| 14 | Brisket (28 meetings) | 14 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Bricks 3 times — UNFAMOUS DAVE'S leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) 2 times — UNFAMOUS DAVE'S leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 2 times — Fat&Dumb BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 2 times — UNFAMOUS DAVE'S leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 34.41 points at Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge (2019-06-07)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5832 points at Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) (2026-04-10)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Fat&Dumb BBQ | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 70 / 101 (674.7080) | 69 / 101 (675.2912) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 230 / 401 (673.7144) | 86 / 401 (690.2172) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2024-09-13 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 37 / 38 (649.4852) | 20 / 38 (674.7540) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2024-08-09 | Smoke on the Bricks | 28 / 46 (663.2684) | 20 / 46 (680.4224) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2023-06-09 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 30 / 44 (670.7656) | 27 / 44 (672.4340) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 181 / 505 (676.4224) | 262 / 505 (666.1824) | Fat&Dumb BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 156 / 249 (677.5768) | 89 / 249 (685.1084) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2022-06-10 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 28 / 36 (674.1368) | 25 / 36 (679.2796) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2022-05-06 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff | 19 / 25 (667.8856) | 12 / 25 (679.9428) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 43 / 467 (684.5600) | 264 / 467 (658.1940) | Fat&Dumb BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 70 / 185 (683.9428) | 113 / 185 (677.0284) | Fat&Dumb BBQ |
| 2021-07-17 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 2 | 23 / 25 (650.7316) | 21 / 25 (666.1256) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition | 74 / 94 (674.1600) | 64 / 94 (678.1600) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2020-09-26 | West Bottoms Cameron BBQ Contest | 5 / 36 (694.8344) | 24 / 36 (673.6000) | Fat&Dumb BBQ |
| 2020-08-21 | Smoke on the Bricks | 31 / 43 (666.1712) | 30 / 43 (671.3712) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2020-07-18 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) | 15 / 32 (679.3256) | 7 / 32 (693.1428) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2020-07-17 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | 31 / 42 (669.6228) | 25 / 42 (677.6000) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2019-10-04 | Smoketoberfest | 9 / 49 (689.1084) | 5 / 49 (694.2744) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2019-09-28 | West Bottoms BBQ Contest | 12 / 29 (689.6340) | 9 / 29 (691.9316) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 239 / 468 (659.3596) | 33 / 468 (687.9888) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 89 / 135 (675.9308) | 100 / 135 (671.3140) | Fat&Dumb BBQ |
| 2019-08-16 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | 6 / 68 (693.1084) | 25 / 68 (677.1088) | Fat&Dumb BBQ |
| 2019-08-02 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | 17 / 30 (675.3140) | 11 / 30 (678.7084) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2019-06-07 | Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge | 4 / 46 (694.2172) | 27 / 46 (659.8056) | Fat&Dumb BBQ |
| 2019-05-31 | Smoke on the Bricks | 1 / 49 (692.5596) | 14 / 49 (671.3256) | Fat&Dumb BBQ |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke In the Springs | 56 / 104 (663.3484) | 14 / 104 (686.7656) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2019-04-05 | VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits | 3 / 53 (694.2628) | 13 / 53 (677.6000) | Fat&Dumb BBQ |
| 2019-03-15 | Qlathe BBQ Championship | 26 / 64 (662.1944) | 14 / 64 (681.1200) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |