Head-to-head
UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC vs UNFAMOUS DAVE'S
7 head-to-head wins
Met
15 times in the data
8 head-to-head wins
UNFAMOUS DAVE'S has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Contests | 107 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 1 | Category wins | 10 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 97.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.8% |
| 94.1% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.1% |
| top 46% | Avg finish | top 48% |
| ±1.5% | 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)
| UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chicken (15 meetings) | 12 |
| 7 | Pork Ribs (15 meetings) | 8 |
| 5 | Pork (15 meetings) | 10 |
| 14 | Brisket (15 meetings) | 1 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 2 times — UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 26.86 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2025-11-05)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.7144 points at Anchor City Cook-Off (2023-09-08)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 279 / 401 (663.3600) | 86 / 401 (690.2172) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2023-10-13 | Dragon Smoke BBQ Competition | 12 / 18 (682.8460) | 9 / 18 (691.9772) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2023-09-08 | Anchor City Cook-Off | 6 / 13 (690.2516) | 7 / 13 (688.5372) | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 123 / 505 (682.2056) | 262 / 505 (666.1824) | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 152 / 249 (677.6572) | 89 / 249 (685.1084) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 187 / 467 (667.4172) | 264 / 467 (658.1940) | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 57 / 185 (686.2400) | 113 / 185 (677.0284) | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC |
| 2021-08-20 | Smokin on The Harbor | 8 / 19 (652.6400) | 4 / 19 (659.9428) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2021-05-01 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff | 6 / 39 (693.6572) | 16 / 39 (682.2400) | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC |
| 2020-10-17 | Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest | 16 / 38 (683.3256) | 14 / 38 (685.1204) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2020-06-26 | Grillin and Chillin | 16 / 34 (678.7540) | 13 / 34 (681.5884) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 184 / 468 (666.7884) | 33 / 468 (687.9888) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
| 2019-08-02 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | 1 / 30 (703.3940) | 11 / 30 (678.7084) | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC |
| 2019-06-21 | Ribs on the River | 4 / 26 (685.6112) | 11 / 26 (674.7656) | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke In the Springs | 50 / 104 (666.2400) | 14 / 104 (686.7656) | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |