Ben Kelleher
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L1
- Fighting out of
- Auckland
- Born
- New Zealand
- Camp
- Performance Gym
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'2" · 188 cm
Before the UFC
Ben Kelleher makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
ModerateOpponents' combined record
172-125-4
.579 win rate
Winning-record opponents
7 of 18
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
24
18 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 24 bouts · 20 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 4 sub · 4 decHFS · KOTCA · Shamrock Events · Submission 2011 · Nitro 14 +15
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Jimmy Crute14-4-2 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:23 | HFS | Jun 23, 2017 |
| W | Jeff King2-21 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:59 | Nitro 14 | Jun 10, 2017 |
| L | Steve Kennedy27-11 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R2 | 2:34 | Sledgehammer Promotions | Jan 28, 2017 |
| L | Stuart Dare9-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:23 | HFS 6 | Jun 24, 2016 |
| L | Jimmy Crute14-4-2 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:00 | HFS | Feb 20, 2016 |
| L | Hale Vaa'sa9-9 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 0:46 | Nitro MMA | Mar 21, 2015 |
| L | Jae Young Kim29-17 | KO/TKO | Injury | R1 | 0:23 | Top FC 2 | May 30, 2014 |
| L | Daniel Kelly13-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:41 | AFC 9 | May 17, 2014 |
| W | Charlie Peato | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | A&K | Mar 23, 2014 |
| W | Leon Fuller | Submission | Strikes | R1 | 2:35 | KOTCA | Oct 26, 2013 |
| L | Rob Wilkinson19-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Submission 4 | Aug 17, 2013 |
| L | Daniel Way4-7 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | King of the Ring | Jul 12, 2013 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shamrock Events | Jun 22, 2013 | |
| W | Erinn Mason0-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:40 | KOTR | Mar 23, 2013 |
| W | Pavel PK0-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SS | Feb 23, 2013 |
| W | Leon Johns | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:22 | Shamrock Events | Sep 15, 2012 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | NOM | Jun 22, 2012 | |
| W | Chris Indich6-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:26 | KOTCA | May 18, 2012 |
| W | T.J. Masters | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:41 | The Cage 2 | Dec 2, 2011 |
| L | Hale Vaa'sa9-9 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | — | King of the Door | Aug 26, 2011 |
| W | Piotr Clements0-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 2:25 | WKA | Jun 18, 2011 |
| W | Hale Vaa'sa9-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | Submission 2011 | Apr 16, 2011 |
| W | Richie Cooper | Submission | Keylock | R1 | 0:00 | Submission 2011 | Apr 16, 2011 |
| L | Forrest Goodwin | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:25 | SCF | Apr 24, 2010 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
0-2across 2 amateur bouts · 1 promotionICNZ
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Nick Daly | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R2 | 0:46 | ICNZ | Sep 26, 2009 |
| L | Joe Barker | Decision | Unanimous | R4 | 3:00 | ICNZ | Jun 6, 2009 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.