FIGHTING DELFUEGOS

FIGHTING DELFUEGOS is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 9th of 38 at the Smokin' on Oak (2013). They are ranked #2214 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,214

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1531

peak 1539 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 7, 2013

latest Jun 23, 2017 · 4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1822

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

10% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 41%

overall standings

Best overall

659.8740 / 720

Master · East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

645.62 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 643.87 (+1.75)

Walk rate

30%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.5944

Chicken · Smokin' on Oak

Consistency

±12.74

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 162.62 · weakest Chicken (159.19)

Road miles

171

across 10 mapped stops

Schedule strength

11%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1516)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

643.87 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings

BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BITE MY BUTT BBQ in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

6 of 7 shared pork entries lost

B & C SMOKERS ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, B & C SMOKERS has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared pork entries.

An August team

Top 29% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 29% across 3 contests, versus top 41% the rest of the year.

3 August contests
top 41% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.77% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.77% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.4% of a perfect score
10 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 35th

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1928 (100 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#1441 (185 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#1677 (135 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2013 (100 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1822 (104 pts)	#2413 (74 pts)	#2393 (74 pts)	#1743 (134 pts)	#2016 (79 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to FIGHTING DELFUEGOS, each with one reason worth a look.

78 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Full Boar BBQ KC

#2,212 of the rated field

1531 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1540

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to FIGHTING DELFUEGOS)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team FIGHTING DELFUEGOS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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MOODSWING BBQ

#2,226 of the rated field

1530 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1531

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Apr 8, 2022

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THE DUTCHEF

#2,215 of the rated field

1531 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1542

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 7, 2019

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MR. BIBS

#2,219 of the rated field

1531 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1531

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2021

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Big Time BBQ Buddies

#2,211 of the rated field

1531 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1540

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 25% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen May 13, 2022

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ROLLIN' RUMPS BBQ

#2,227 of the rated field

1530 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1530

Level with FIGHTING DELFUEGOS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 29, 2016

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Dead Last BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
KC BUTT-RUBBERS	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
DUNN UP BBQ	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
PORK 'N MINDY	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
BEAUX HAWG BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BITE MY BUTT BBQ	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
Knights of the Holy Grill	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
PASSIONS OF THE PIT	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
FUNNY FARM BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
All Fired Up	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
J Adams Rib	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
No Clue BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	1	1	172.5944	145.1426	159.19	top 54%
Pork Ribs	10	1	0	172.5484	141.0860	160.02	top 46%
Pork	10	1	0	169.1656	155.9884	162.62	top 45%
Brisket	10	2	0	171.4288	151.9084	162.04	top 37%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

By field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 39%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 41%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	4	35	0	top 38%	Jun 24, 2016
East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival	2	17	0	top 32%	Aug 28, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 10 of 10 contests

Contests visited 6 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 488 finished ahead 663 times, behind 489

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20173 milestones

Apr 28 Peak power rating (1539) Smokin in the Ville
Jun 23 10th tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
Jun 23 Most recent contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship

20151 milestone

Aug 28 Career-best overall score659.8740 East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival

20135 milestones

Jun 7 First tracked contest Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout
Jun 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.7138 Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout
Aug 23 First call Smokin' on Oak
Aug 23 First overall top-10 Smokin' on Oak
Aug 23 Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5944 Smokin' on Oak

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.6	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 26, 2015
+9.2	Smokin' on Oak	Aug 23, 2013
+7.8	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival	Aug 28, 2015
+4.7	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival	Aug 22, 2014
+3.9	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	Jun 24, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.5	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	Jun 23, 2017
-0.2	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 27, 2014
-0.1	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 21, 2013

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	2	0	0%	top 63%	90.5%	88.2%
2016	1	0	0%	top 34%	89.3%	89.3%
2015	2	0	50%	top 23%	91.6%	91.4%
2014	2	0	50%	top 44%	89.5%	88.6%
2013	3	1	33%	top 38%	91%	89.5%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 23, 2017	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	133 / 184 (618.1024)	64 (162.2628)	155 (147.9428)	126 (155.9884)	121 (151.9084)
Apr 28, 2017	Smokin in the Ville Edwardsville, KS	14 / 26 (651.2684)	14 (164.5716)	17 (158.2056)	19 (165.1084)	13 (163.3828)
Jun 24, 2016	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	63 / 183 (642.8116)	170 (145.7144)	34 (168.5372)	87 (160.5600)	30 (168)
Aug 28, 2015	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	17 / 65 (659.8740)	33 (159.9428)	5 (172.5484)	43 (159.4056)	10 (167.9772)
Jun 26, 2015	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	35 / 183 (656.0576)	33 (168.5716)	25 (168.5600)	106 (158.3316)	68 (160.5944)
Aug 22, 2014	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	26 / 69 (644.4004)	38 (159.3944)	34 (160.5028)	31 (162.2516)	20 (162.2516)
Jun 27, 2014	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	91 / 184 (631.9088)	159 (150.2284)	177 (141.0860)	19 (169.1656)	8 (171.4288)
Aug 23, 2013	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	9 / 38 (654.8460)	2 (172.5944)	18 (157.1316)	8 (165.1200)	15 (160)
Jun 21, 2013	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	92 / 183 (629.7134)	166 (145.1426)	31 (166.2856)	61 (163.4284)	108 (154.8568)
Jun 7, 2013	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS	19 / 49 (649.7138)	27 (163.4284)	32 (159.4284)	13 (166.8572)	24 (159.9998)

FIGHTING DELFUEGOS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

An August team

The metronome

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)