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Brian Kelleher

24-16-0 UFC 8-9-0
Submission Grappler Wrestler Submission-Vulnerable
5'6"Height
66"Reach
SwitchStance
40Age
2KO wins
3Sub wins
62.5%Finish rate
7:51Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Average, rated 45.3 of 100 Accuracy — Below avg, rated 26.7 of 100 Striking D — Weak, rated 23.4 of 100 Durability — Below avg, rated 37.9 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 63.3 of 100 TD Defense — Below avg, rated 37.0 of 100 Grappling — Above avg, rated 71.0 of 100 Control — Average, rated 68.8 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Grappling Above avg 71
  2. Control Average 69
  3. Wrestling Average 63
  4. Striking Average 45
  5. Durability Below avg 38
  6. TD Defense Below avg 37
  7. Accuracy Below avg 27
  8. Striking D Weak 23
Submission Grappler above avg grappling — rates 71 of 100 among UFC veterans
Wrestler average wrestling — rates 63 of 100 among UFC veterans
Submission-Vulnerable 5 of 9 losses came by submission
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.31
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.59
Striking accuracy41.4%
Striking defense54.6%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.34
Takedowns / 15 min1.68
Takedown accuracy41.7%
Takedown defense60.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.67
Control time25.6%
Record vs .500+ opponents3-7

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
September 5, 2020 vs Ray Rodriguez — 1.54/min (W) — only 0.7 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Sep '20 February 13, 2021 vs Ricky Simon — 1.27/min (L) Feb '21 August 21, 2021 vs Domingo Pilarte — 1.87/min (W) Aug '21 January 15, 2022 vs Kevin Croom — 2.53/min (W) Jan '22 March 5, 2022 vs Umar Nurmagomedov — 0.31/min (L) — only 3.2 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Mar '22 June 25, 2022 vs Mario Bautista — 0.82/min (L) — only 2.5 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jun '22 December 16, 2023 vs Cody Garbrandt — 4.59/min (L) — only 3.7 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Dec '23 July 20, 2024 vs Cody Gibson — 0.5/min (L) — only 4.0 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jul '24

Fight history

17 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Cody Gibson 19-10 walk-in Submission · R1 3:58 — UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba · July 20, 2024
2/12Sig. strikes
13/24Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:05Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Cody Garbrandt 13-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:42 — UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington · December 16, 2023
17/25Sig. strikes
20/41Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:36Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Mario Bautista 9-2 walk-in Submission · R1 2:27 — UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot · June 25, 2022
2/3Sig. strikes
6/17Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Umar Nurmagomedov 13-0 walk-in Submission · R1 3:15 — UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal · March 5, 2022
1/19Sig. strikes
18/26Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Kevin Croom 21-13 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Chikadze · January 15, 2022
38/77Sig. strikes
60/174Absorbed
6/8Takedowns
6:26Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Domingo Pilarte 8-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum · August 21, 2021
28/40Sig. strikes
3/11Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
12:49Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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L Ricky Simon 17-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns · February 13, 2021
19/73Sig. strikes
45/98Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:12Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Ray Rodriguez 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 0:39 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai · September 5, 2020
1/3Sig. strikes
1/5Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Cody Stamann 18-2-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer · June 6, 2020
57/177Sig. strikes
89/179Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
0:44Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Hunter Azure 8-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:40 — UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira · May 13, 2020
29/99Sig. strikes
62/132Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
0:29Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Ode Osbourne 8-2 walk-in Submission · R1 2:49 — UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy · January 18, 2020
7/12Sig. strikes
9/14Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:58Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Montel Jackson 6-1 walk-in Submission · R1 1:40 — UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 · December 29, 2018
6/10Sig. strikes
10/16Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:05Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L John Lineker 28-8 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 3:43 — UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington · May 12, 2018
50/137Sig. strikes
102/233Absorbed
1/6Takedowns
0:43Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Renan Barao 34-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens · February 24, 2018
94/203Sig. strikes
116/228Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
4:23Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Damian Stasiak 6-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 3:39 — UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till · October 21, 2017
79/147Sig. strikes
43/112Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
4:34Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Marlon Vera 11-3-1 walk-in Submission · R1 2:18 — UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum · July 22, 2017
8/16Sig. strikes
5/15Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
1:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Iuri Alcantara 35-7 walk-in Submission · R1 1:48 — UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway · June 3, 2017
4/15Sig. strikes
12/28Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
24-16-0Pro record
Long Island MMA, 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu Long IslandGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 8
Submission 10
Decision 6
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 9
Decision 5
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 17
CCFC 8
Ring of Combat 4
Bellator 2
Xtreme Fight Events 2
CES MMA 1
Pinnacle FC 1
Coalition of Combat 1

+ 4 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 40 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Cody Gibson Submission (arm-triangle choke) UFC on ESPN: Lemos vs. Jandiroba
July 20, 2024
 UFC 1 3:58
L Cody Garbrandt KO (punch) UFC 296
December 16, 2023
 UFC 1 3:42
L Mario Bautista Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC on ESPN: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot
June 25, 2022
 UFC 1 2:27
L Umar Nurmagomedov Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 272
March 5, 2022
 UFC 1 3:15
W Kevin Croom Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Chikadze
January 15, 2022
 UFC 3 5:00
W Domingo Pilarte Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum
August 21, 2021
 UFC 3 5:00
L Ricky Simón Decision (unanimous) UFC 258
February 13, 2021
 UFC 3 5:00
W Ray Rodriguez Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai
September 5, 2020
 UFC 1 0:39
L Cody Stamann Decision (unanimous) UFC 250
June 6, 2020
 UFC 3 5:00
W Hunter Azure KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira
May 13, 2020
 UFC 2 3:40
W Ode' Osbourne Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 246
January 18, 2020
 UFC 1 2:49
L Montel Jackson Submission (D'Arce choke) UFC 232
December 29, 2018
 UFC 1 1:40
L John Lineker KO (punch) UFC 224
May 12, 2018
 UFC 3 3:43
W Renan Barão Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fox: Emmett vs. Stephens
February 24, 2018
 UFC 3 5:00
W Damian Stasiak TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till
October 21, 2017
 UFC 3 3:39
L Marlon Vera Submission (armbar) UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum
July 22, 2017
 UFC 1 2:18
W Iuri Alcântara Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 212
June 3, 2017
 UFC 1 1:48
W Julio Arce Submission (guillotine choke) Ring of Combat 54
March 4, 2016
 Ring of Combat 3 0:18
W Josh Robinson KO (spinning back fist) Ring of Combat 53
November 20, 2015
 Ring of Combat 3 0:24
W Julio Arce Decision (majority) Ring of Combat 52
September 25, 2015
 Ring of Combat 3 5:00
W Jay Haas Submission (guillotine choke) CCFC 49
June 6, 2015
 CCFC 1 4:49
W Andre Soukhamthath Decision (unanimous) CES MMA 28
March 13, 2015
 CES MMA 3 5:00
W Mark Cherico Submission (guillotine choke) Pinnacle FC 9
November 26, 2014
 Pinnacle FC 1 0:37
L Andy Main Submission (triangle choke) CCFC 34
April 19, 2014
 CCFC 1 1:26
W Lester Caslow Submission (rear-naked choke) CCFC 31
February 8, 2014
 CCFC 2 1:34
L Jeff Smith Submission (armbar) CCFC 29
November 1, 2013
 CCFC 2 4:39
L Scott Heckman Decision (unanimous) CCFC 27
September 21, 2013
 CCFC 3 5:00
L Jimmie Rivera Decision (unanimous) Bellator 95
April 4, 2013
 Bellator 3 5:00
W Tyler Kahihikolo Decision (unanimous) Coalition of Combat
December 1, 2012
 Coalition of Combat 3 5:00
W Bill Jones KO (punch) WCMMA 1: Portugal vs. USA
September 15, 2012
 WCMMA 1 0:10
W Ryan Vaccaro TKO (flying knee) Rock Out Knock Out
June 2, 2012
 Rock Out Knock Out 2 0:56
W Raphael Chavez TKO (punches) CCFC 14
April 14, 2012
 CCFC 2 3:41
W Josh Parker Submission (rear-naked choke) NEF: Fight Night 1
February 11, 2012
 NEF 1 4:31
L Artur Rofi Submission (armbar) CCFC 12
December 10, 2011
 CCFC 1 4:57
L Claudio Ledesma Decision (unanimous) Bellator 54
October 15, 2011
 Bellator 3 5:00
W Michael LaDuke TKO (doctor stoppage) Ring of Combat 37
September 9, 2011
 Ring of Combat 3 3:14
W Manny Millan Submission (rear-naked choke) Xtreme Fight Events: Cage Wars 9
July 29, 2011
 Xtreme Fight Events 1 3:34
W Siyam Yousefi Submission (guillotine choke) CCFC 8
May 20, 2011
 CCFC 1 2:41
W Nate Ainsworth KO (punch) CZ 37
April 29, 2011
 CZ 1 0:23
L Dan Cion Submission (guillotine choke) Xtreme Fight Events: Cage Wars 5
March 11, 2011
 Xtreme Fight Events 1 4:42

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Brian Kelleher) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 124 qualified Bantamweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.3 avg 3.7
Strikes absorbed /min 4.6 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 41.4% avg 44.0%
Striking defense 54.6% avg 56.4%
Takedowns /15 min 1.7 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 41.7% avg 36.9%
Takedown defense 60.0% avg 62.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.7 avg 0.5
Control time 25.6% avg 19.4%
Finish rate 62.5% avg 48.2%