Bantamweight · “Primetime”
Tony Kelley
8-3-0 UFC 2-2-0
Forward Pressure
Submission Grappler
Taken Down Often
5'9"Height
70"Reach
SwitchStance
39Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
10:46Avg fight
Skill profile
- Grappling Average 65
- Accuracy Average 59
- Striking Average 53
- Control Below avg 36
- Durability Below avg 30
- TD Defense Weak 17
- Striking D Weak 14
- Wrestling Weak 9
Built on 43 minutes of tracked cage time across 4 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Forward Pressure
5.5 landed and 4.8 absorbed per minute — he turns fights into firefights
Submission Grappler
average grappling — rates 65 of 100 among UFC veterans
Taken Down Often
put on his back 10 times · 3.5 per 15 min
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min5.55
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.85
Striking accuracy47.2%
Striking defense45.6%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy0.0%
Takedown defense52.4%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.39
Control time12.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-1
Striking trend
Fight history
L Adrian Yanez 15-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:49 — UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett · June 18, 2022
20/49Sig. strikes
35/67Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Randy Costa 6-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:15 — UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier · December 11, 2021
82/169Sig. strikes
31/65Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
3:26Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ali AlQaisi 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen · October 10, 2020
23/62Sig. strikes
29/67Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:56Control
0Knockdowns
4Sub attempts
L Kai Kamaka 7-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 · August 15, 2020
114/226Sig. strikes
114/185Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub 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
Wins by method
KO/TKO
3
Submission
3
Decision
2
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
0
Decision
2
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
4
Legacy FC
2
Rite of Passage
1
Legacy Kickboxing
1
World Fighting Federation
1
Hilia Fights
1
Coalition of Combat
1
Full career — 11 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Adrian Yañez | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Emmett
June 18, 2022 |
UFC | 1 | 3:49 |
| W | Randy Costa | TKO (elbows) | UFC 269
December 11, 2021 |
UFC | 2 | 4:15 |
| W | Ali AlQaisi | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
October 11, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Kai Kamaka III | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 252
August 15, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Andy Brossett | Submission (guillotine choke) | Rite of Passage 7
May 17, 2019 |
Rite of Passage | 1 | 2:33 |
| L | Kevin Aguilar | Decision (split) | Legacy FC 57
July 1, 2016 |
Legacy FC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Levi Mowles | Decision (split) | Legacy Kickboxing 2
May 29, 2015 |
Legacy Kickboxing | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jordan Winski | Submission (rear-naked choke) | World Fighting Federation 19
February 21, 2015 |
World Fighting Federation | 3 | 4:08 |
| W | Chris Pham | Technical Submission (shoulder choke) | Legacy FC 32
June 20, 2014 |
Legacy FC | 2 | 4:58 |
| W | Kody Thrasher | TKO (punches) | Hilia Fights 1
April 26, 2013 |
Hilia Fights | 1 | 3:37 |
| W | Sean Marsicane | TKO (punches) | Coalition of Combat
September 15, 2012 |
Coalition of Combat | 1 | 2:30 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Tony Kelley) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.