Head-to-head
iBQ'n vs KEVLAR BBQ
30 head-to-head wins
Met
43 times in the data
13 head-to-head wins
iBQ'n has taken the last 7 meetings.
Career comparison
| iBQ'n | KEVLAR BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 120 | Contests | 71 |
| 8 | Grand champs | 4 |
| 21 | Category wins | 10 |
| 9 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 98.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.2% |
| 94.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.1% |
| top 25% | Avg finish | top 39% |
| ±3.77% | 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)
| iBQ'n | KEVLAR BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Chicken (44 meetings) | 13 |
| 26 | Pork Ribs (52 meetings) | 26 |
| 27 | Pork (43 meetings) | 16 |
| 28 | Brisket (42 meetings) | 14 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked All American BBQ Throwdown 6 times — dead level 3–3
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bordertown BBQ Brawl 4 times — iBQ'n leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked GLBBQA Spring Fling 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ 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 — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 181.73 points at Grizzly BBQ Brawl (2024-09-06)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5600 points at Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 2 (2020-09-12)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | iBQ'n | KEVLAR BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | Smoke in the Mitten | 8 / 34 (680.4912) | 12 / 34 (678.2400) | iBQ'n |
| 2026-04-17 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 11 / 48 (692.5028) | 26 / 48 (681.0400) | iBQ'n |
| 2025-09-05 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl | 6 / 42 (694.2172) | 10 / 42 (689.6568) | iBQ'n |
| 2025-08-01 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 1 / 43 (709.1428) | 26 / 43 (668.5144) | iBQ'n |
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 4 / 56 (702.2400) | 28 / 56 (680.5032) | iBQ'n |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 195 / 444 (678.7772) | 232 / 444 (674.7312) | iBQ'n |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 6 / 169 (702.8460) | 58 / 169 (689.6456) | iBQ'n |
| 2024-09-06 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl | 30 / 30 (509.0628) | 6 / 30 (690.7884) | KEVLAR BBQ |
| 2024-08-02 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 22 / 40 (669.6000) | 13 / 40 (682.2172) | KEVLAR BBQ |
| 2024-05-03 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition | 5 / 26 (684.4800) | 18 / 26 (670.1596) | iBQ'n |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 17 / 62 (689.0744) | 14 / 62 (690.2172) | KEVLAR BBQ |
| 2023-08-25 | Rockin' BBQ Take 2 | 4 / 23 (697.0860) | 17 / 23 (671.9312) | iBQ'n |
| 2023-08-04 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 5 / 44 (685.6572) | 9 / 44 (679.3256) | iBQ'n |
| 2023-05-05 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition | 7 / 25 (687.8968) | 1 / 25 (706.8228) | KEVLAR BBQ |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 5 / 50 (694.2172) | 22 / 50 (674.7428) | iBQ'n |
| 2022-07-15 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl | 2 / 30 (701.7144) | 6 / 30 (688.5028) | iBQ'n |
| 2022-05-14 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) | 2 / 25 (695.9888) | 12 / 25 (680.4688) | iBQ'n |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) | 14 / 36 (682.1596) | 6 / 36 (685.6456) | KEVLAR BBQ |
| 2022-04-08 | CCSFEST | 17 / 42 (680.4456) | 2 / 42 (698.8116) | KEVLAR BBQ |
| 2021-09-24 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com | 3 / 28 (681.6800) | 1 / 28 (695.4288) | KEVLAR BBQ |
| 2021-09-10 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes BBQ Competition | 3 / 25 (688.5028) | 11 / 25 (677.0172) | iBQ'n |
| 2021-08-06 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 5 / 32 (681.7372) | 4 / 32 (684.4912) | KEVLAR BBQ |
| 2021-07-16 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl | 7 / 27 (677.6572) | 13 / 27 (668.9940) | iBQ'n |
| 2021-06-19 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 | 12 / 37 (679.8624) | 28 / 37 (667.8512) | iBQ'n |
| 2021-06-18 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 | 16 / 51 (677.5884) | 33 / 51 (665.6112) | iBQ'n |
| 2021-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 | 9 / 39 (688.5256) | 24 / 39 (666.1828) | iBQ'n |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 | 12 / 41 (681.0056) | 24 / 41 (670.7428) | iBQ'n |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition | 12 / 94 (695.3944) | 87 / 94 (661.5772) | iBQ'n |
| 2020-09-25 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com | 14 / 28 (669.5884) | 1 / 28 (688.0000) | KEVLAR BBQ |
| 2020-09-12 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 2 | 11 / 26 (682.7656) | 10 / 26 (683.3256) | KEVLAR BBQ |
| 2020-09-11 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 1 | 1 / 36 (689.7144) | 2 / 36 (687.9888) | iBQ'n |
| 2020-08-07 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 5 / 42 (678.7540) | 1 / 42 (685.2000) | KEVLAR BBQ |
| 2020-07-17 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl | 6 / 31 (674.2168) | 3 / 31 (677.0860) | KEVLAR BBQ |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 6 / 63 (683.9316) | 43 / 63 (662.1256) | iBQ'n |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 8 / 69 (682.1944) | 15 / 69 (677.0056) | iBQ'n |
| 2020-05-29 | Rockin BBQ | 4 / 66 (686.2516) | 29 / 66 (657.0284) | iBQ'n |
| 2019-09-20 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com | 1 / 28 (693.7028) | 13 / 28 (671.3488) | iBQ'n |
| 2019-09-13 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival | 5 / 35 (681.1088) | 2 / 35 (684.5600) | KEVLAR BBQ |
| 2019-08-02 | Westland Area Jaycees All American BBQ Throwdown | 3 / 40 (682.7996) | 7 / 40 (674.7656) | iBQ'n |
| 2019-07-19 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl | 1 / 28 (687.9428) | 3 / 28 (678.8228) | iBQ'n |
| 2019-06-28 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland | 11 / 42 (679.3940) | 30 / 42 (657.5428) | iBQ'n |
| 2019-06-21 | 11th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off | 6 / 30 (674.7884) | 13 / 30 (657.5768) | iBQ'n |
| 2019-05-17 | Sunset Hill Kansas City Barbecue Competition | 5 / 20 (675.8628) | 11 / 20 (658.6740) | iBQ'n |