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Brian Johnson vs Simon Kellum

Two careers, 1,879 shared rounds, one running count. Everything below comes from the official results the two of them posted in the same rounds of the same competitions.

Brian Johnson (United States) and Simon Kellum (United States) have met in 1,879 rounds across 176 competitions since 2017. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Brian Johnson leads Simon Kellum: 1413 finishes in front to 455 and 11 ties.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Brian Johnson holds the faster single in 10, Simon Kellum in 4.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventBrian Johnson singleaverageSimon Kellum singleaverage
3×34.205.204.917.06
2×20.661.180.711.44
4×420.6924.9129.2435.27
5×544.1349.8855.691:04.66
6×61:28.461:36.571:53.032:06.17
7×72:24.842:39.702:57.723:15.06
3×3 blindfolded2:01.3839.081:02.97
3×3 Fewest Moves17 moves19.0019 moves20.67
3×3 one-handed6.629.168.4911.90
Clock4.786.774.004.88
Megaminx35.2841.1339.3745.94
Pyraminx1.021.850.731.53
Skewb1.152.310.851.71
Square-12.855.256.6510.13

Year by year

every meeting, 1,879 rounds in all
20172026busiest year: 570 meetings2017: 522018: 912019: 1232021: 172022: 1982023: 5702024: 3812025: 2912026: 156

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundBrian JohnsonSimon Kellumahead
2026Waukesha Weeknights 20267×7Final2:56.223:42.01Brian Johnson
2026Waukesha Weeknights 20267×7First round2:39.703:21.72Brian Johnson
2026Waukesha Weeknights 2026SkewbSecond round3.292.75Simon Kellum
2026Waukesha Weeknights 2026SkewbFirst round4.142.86Simon Kellum
2026Waukesha Weeknights 2026SkewbFinal2.763.10Brian Johnson
2026Waukesha Weeknights 2026Square-1First round5.9713.37Brian Johnson
2026Waukesha Weeknights 2026Square-1Final5.6413.23Brian Johnson
2026Waukesha Weeknights 2026Square-1Second round6.5513.84Brian Johnson
2026Persevere in De Pere 20262×2First round1.542.83Brian Johnson
2026Persevere in De Pere 20262×2Final1.462.01Brian Johnson
2026Persevere in De Pere 20263×3First round6.928.30Brian Johnson
2026Persevere in De Pere 20263×3Second round7.227.97Brian Johnson
2026Persevere in De Pere 20263×3Final7.038.93Brian Johnson
2026Persevere in De Pere 20263×3 one-handedFirst round10.2413.86Brian Johnson

Full careers: Brian Johnson · Simon Kellum. A meeting is a round of one event at one competition where both finished with a counted result. Who finished ahead follows official placing in the round: rounds played to an average are won on the average, best-of rounds on the single.