Bantamweight · “Boom”
Brian Kelleher
24-16-0 UFC 8-9-0
5'6"Height
66"Reach
SwitchStance
1986-08-19Born
2KO wins
3Sub wins
62.5%Finish rate
7:51Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min3.31
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.59
Striking accuracy41.4%
Striking defense54.6%
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
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
17 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Cody Gibson 1-5 walk-in Submission · R1 3:58 — UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba · 2024-07-20
2/12Sig. strikes
13/24Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:05Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Cody Garbrandt 8-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:42 — UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington · 2023-12-16
17/25Sig. strikes
20/41Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:36Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Mario Bautista 3-2 walk-in Submission · R1 2:27 — UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot · 2022-06-25
2/3Sig. strikes
6/17Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Umar Nurmagomedov 1-0 walk-in Submission · R1 3:15 — UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal · 2022-03-05
1/19Sig. strikes
18/26Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Kevin Croom 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Chikadze · 2022-01-15
38/77Sig. strikes
60/174Absorbed
6/8Takedowns
6:26Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Domingo Pilarte 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum · 2021-08-21
28/40Sig. strikes
3/11Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
12:49Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Ricky Simon 5-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns · 2021-02-13
19/73Sig. strikes
45/98Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:12Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ray Rodriguez 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 0:39 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai · 2020-09-05
1/3Sig. strikes
1/5Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Cody Stamann 4-1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer · 2020-06-06
57/177Sig. strikes
89/179Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
0:44Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Hunter Azure 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:40 — UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira · 2020-05-13
29/99Sig. strikes
62/132Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
0:29Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ode Osbourne 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 2:49 — UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy · 2020-01-18
7/12Sig. strikes
9/14Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:58Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Montel Jackson 0-1 walk-in Submission · R1 1:40 — UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 · 2018-12-29
6/10Sig. strikes
10/16Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:05Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L John Lineker 11-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 3:43 — UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington · 2018-05-12
50/137Sig. strikes
102/233Absorbed
1/6Takedowns
0:43Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Renan Barao 9-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens · 2018-02-24
94/203Sig. strikes
116/228Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
4:23Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Damian Stasiak 2-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 3:39 — UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till · 2017-10-21
79/147Sig. strikes
43/112Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
4:34Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Marlon Vera 3-2 walk-in Submission · R1 2:18 — UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum · 2017-07-22
8/16Sig. strikes
5/15Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
1:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Iuri Alcantara 9-4 walk-in Submission · R1 1:48 — UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway · 2017-06-03
4/15Sig. strikes
12/28Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Brian Kelleher) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
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
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Cody Gibson | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC on ESPN: Lemos vs. Jandiroba
2024-07-20 |
UFC | 1 | 3:58 |
| L | Cody Garbrandt | KO (punch) | UFC 296
2023-12-16 |
UFC | 1 | 3:42 |
| L | Mario Bautista | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on ESPN: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot
2022-06-25 |
UFC | 1 | 2:27 |
| L | Umar Nurmagomedov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 272
2022-03-05 |
UFC | 1 | 3:15 |
| W | Kevin Croom | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Chikadze
2022-01-15 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Domingo Pilarte | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum
2021-08-21 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Ricky Simón | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 258
2021-02-13 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Ray Rodriguez | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai
2020-09-05 |
UFC | 1 | 0:39 |
| L | Cody Stamann | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 250
2020-06-06 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Hunter Azure | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira
2020-05-13 |
UFC | 2 | 3:40 |
| W | Ode' Osbourne | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 246
2020-01-18 |
UFC | 1 | 2:49 |
| L | Montel Jackson | Submission (D'Arce choke) | UFC 232
2018-12-29 |
UFC | 1 | 1:40 |
| L | John Lineker | KO (punch) | UFC 224
2018-05-12 |
UFC | 3 | 3:43 |
| W | Renan Barão | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: Emmett vs. Stephens
2018-02-24 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Damian Stasiak | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till
2017-10-21 |
UFC | 3 | 3:39 |
| L | Marlon Vera | Submission (armbar) | UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum
2017-07-22 |
UFC | 1 | 2:18 |
| W | Iuri Alcântara | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 212
2017-06-03 |
UFC | 1 | 1:48 |
| W | Julio Arce | Submission (guillotine choke) | Ring of Combat 54
2016-03-04 |
Ring of Combat | 3 | 0:18 |
| W | Josh Robinson | KO (spinning back fist) | Ring of Combat 53
2015-11-20 |
Ring of Combat | 3 | 0:24 |
| W | Julio Arce | Decision (majority) | Ring of Combat 52
2015-09-25 |
Ring of Combat | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jay Haas | Submission (guillotine choke) | CCFC 49
2015-06-06 |
CCFC | 1 | 4:49 |
| W | Andre Soukhamthath | Decision (unanimous) | CES MMA 28
2015-03-13 |
CES MMA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Mark Cherico | Submission (guillotine choke) | Pinnacle FC 9
2014-11-26 |
Pinnacle FC | 1 | 0:37 |
| L | Andy Main | Submission (triangle choke) | CCFC 34
2014-04-19 |
CCFC | 1 | 1:26 |
| W | Lester Caslow | Submission (rear-naked choke) | CCFC 31
2014-02-08 |
CCFC | 2 | 1:34 |
| L | Jeff Smith | Submission (armbar) | CCFC 29
2013-11-01 |
CCFC | 2 | 4:39 |
| L | Scott Heckman | Decision (unanimous) | CCFC 27
2013-09-21 |
CCFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jimmie Rivera | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 95
2013-04-04 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Tyler Kahihikolo | Decision (unanimous) | Coalition of Combat
2012-12-01 |
Coalition of Combat | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Bill Jones | KO (punch) | WCMMA 1: Portugal vs. USA
2012-09-15 |
WCMMA | 1 | 0:10 |
| W | Ryan Vaccaro | TKO (flying knee) | Rock Out Knock Out
2012-06-02 |
Rock Out Knock Out | 2 | 0:56 |
| W | Raphael Chavez | TKO (punches) | CCFC 14
2012-04-14 |
CCFC | 2 | 3:41 |
| W | Josh Parker | Submission (rear-naked choke) | NEF: Fight Night 1
2012-02-11 |
NEF | 1 | 4:31 |
| L | Artur Rofi | Submission (armbar) | CCFC 12
2011-12-10 |
CCFC | 1 | 4:57 |
| L | Claudio Ledesma | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 54
2011-10-15 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Michael LaDuke | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Ring of Combat 37
2011-09-09 |
Ring of Combat | 3 | 3:14 |
| W | Manny Millan | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Xtreme Fight Events: Cage Wars 9
2011-07-29 |
Xtreme Fight Events | 1 | 3:34 |
| W | Siyam Yousefi | Submission (guillotine choke) | CCFC 8
2011-05-20 |
CCFC | 1 | 2:41 |
| W | Nate Ainsworth | KO (punch) | CZ 37
2011-04-29 |
CZ | 1 | 0:23 |
| L | Dan Cion | Submission (guillotine choke) | Xtreme Fight Events: Cage Wars 5
2011-03-11 |
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
Measured against the division.
Versus the Bantamweight average, over 118 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.