Brian Kelleher
Nickname“Boom”
Record
Streak
L4
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Oceanside
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Maxum BJJ
- Weight class
- Bantamweight
- Height
- 5'6" · 168 cm
- Reach
- 66" · 168 cm
- Stance
- Switch
- Last fight
- Jul 20, 2024
- Cut risk
- 67%
UFC fight history
ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent
L
Bantamweight · Submission · Arm Triangle From Half Guard · R1 · 3:58
UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba · Jul 20, 2024
Submission
R1 · 3:58
Arm Triangle From Half Guard
L
Bantamweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 3:42
UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington · Dec 16, 2023
KO/TKO
R1 · 3:42
Punch to Head At Distance
L
Bantamweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R1 · 2:27
UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot · Jun 25, 2022
Submission
R1 · 2:27
Rear Naked Choke
L
Featherweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R1 · 3:15
UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal · Mar 5, 2022
Submission
R1 · 3:15
Rear Naked Choke
W
Featherweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Chikadze · Jan 15, 2022
Decision
R3 · 5:00
Unanimous
W
Bantamweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum · Aug 21, 2021
Decision
R3 · 5:00
Unanimous
W
Featherweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke From Bottom Guard · R1 · 0:39
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai · Sep 5, 2020
Submission
R1 · 0:39
Guillotine Choke From Bottom Guard
L
Featherweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00
UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer · Jun 6, 2020
Decision
R3 · 5:00
Unanimous
W
Featherweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R2 · 3:40
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira · May 13, 2020
KO/TKO
R2 · 3:40
Punch to Head At Distance
W
Bantamweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke On Ground · R1 · 2:49
UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy · Jan 18, 2020
Submission
R1 · 2:49
Guillotine Choke On Ground
L
Bantamweight · Submission · D'Arce Choke On Ground · R1 · 1:40
UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 · Dec 29, 2018
Submission
R1 · 1:40
D'Arce Choke On Ground
L
Bantamweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R3 · 3:43
UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington · May 12, 2018
KO/TKO
R3 · 3:43
Punch to Head At Distance
W
Bantamweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens · Feb 24, 2018
Decision
R3 · 5:00
Unanimous
W
Bantamweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head In Clinch · R3 · 3:39
UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till · Oct 21, 2017
KO/TKO
R3 · 3:39
Punch to Head In Clinch
L
Bantamweight · Submission · Armbar On Ground · R1 · 2:18
UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum · Jul 22, 2017
Submission
R1 · 2:18
Armbar On Ground
Outside the UFC
across 23 bouts · 23 promotions · wins by 6 KO · 7 sub · 3 decROC 54 · ROC 53 · ROC 52 · CFFC 49 · CES MMA 28 +18
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Julio Arce21-7 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R3 | 0:18 | ROC 54 | Mar 4, 2016 |
| W | Josh Robinson12-13 | KO/TKO | Spinning Backfist | R3 | 0:24 | ROC 53 | Nov 20, 2015 |
| W | Julio Arce21-7 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | ROC 52 | Sep 25, 2015 |
| W | Jay Haas16-21 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 4:49 | CFFC 49 | Jun 6, 2015 |
| W | Andre Soukhamthath14-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CES MMA 28 | Mar 13, 2015 |
| W | Mark Cherico11-2 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:37 | Pinnacle FC | Nov 26, 2014 |
| L | Andy Main12-4-1 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:26 | CFFC 34 | Apr 19, 2014 |
| W | Lester Caslow15-11 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:34 | CFFC 31 | Feb 8, 2014 |
| L | Jeff Smith11-2 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 4:39 | CFFC 29 | Nov 1, 2013 |
| L | Scott Heckman28-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CFFC 27 | Sep 21, 2013 |
| L | Jimmie Rivera23-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Apr 4, 2013 |
| W | Tyler Kahihikolo8-20 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Coalition of Combat | Dec 1, 2012 |
| W | Bill Jones13-12 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:10 | WCMMA 1 | Sep 15, 2012 |
| W | Ryan Vaccaro6-4 | KO/TKO | Flying Knee | R2 | 0:56 | JB Sports / Live Nation | Jun 2, 2012 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:41 | CFFC 14 | Apr 14, 2012 | |
| W | Josh Parker6-9 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:31 | NEF | Feb 11, 2012 |
| L | Artur Rofi7-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:57 | CFFC 12 | Dec 10, 2011 |
| L | Claudio Ledesma16-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BFC | Oct 15, 2011 |
| W | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R3 | 3:14 | ROC 37 | Sep 9, 2011 | |
| W | Manny Millan2-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:34 | XFE | Jul 29, 2011 |
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:41 | CFFC 8 | May 20, 2011 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:23 | CZ 37 | Apr 29, 2011 | |
| L | Dan Cion4-3 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 4:42 | Xtreme Fight Events | Mar 11, 2011 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
3-0across 3 amateur bouts · 3 promotionsAFL · RW 6 · RW 4
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Samad Mobley0-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | AFL | Feb 27, 2010 |
| W | Mark Carrow2-3 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:31 | RW 6 | Jan 23, 2010 |
| W | Jordan Litz0-1 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:16 | RW 4 | Jun 13, 2009 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.