A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Ranger Energy Services ahead in 100% of their meetings
Ranger Energy Services has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Axis Energy Services
Axis Energy Services is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 34th of 54 at the Permain Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) (2021).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1480
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 21 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 29, 2021
latest Nov 11, 2025 · 4.1 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 87%
overall standings
Best single call
157.7256
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 146.04 · weakest Brisket (141.69)
Road miles
434
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 290 mi
Backyard avg
208.87 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.1772 | 142.9028 | 146.04 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7256 | 125.6572 | 141.69 | top 45% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
161
finished ahead 21 times, behind 192
Longest layoff
3.1 yrs
Sep 29, 2022 → Nov 11, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- Career-best single call (Brisket)157.7256 Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- Most recent contest Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES)
20212 milestones
- First tracked contest Permain Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score268.5600 Permain Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2025 | Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Houston, TX | 97 / 98 (157.7256) | — | — | — | 21 (157.7256) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) Midland, TX | 64 / 64 (149.1772) | — | 37 (149.1772) | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2021 | Permain Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) Midland, TX | 34 / 54 (268.5600) | — | 26 (142.9028) | — | 37 (125.6572) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.