Brian Kelleher Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Event	Date
L	Cody Gibson Bantamweight	Submission	Arm Triangle From Half Guard	R1	3:58	UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba	Jul 20, 2024
L	#7Cody Garbrandt Bantamweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head At Distance	R1	3:42	UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington	Dec 16, 2023
L	Mario Bautista Bantamweight	Submission	Rear Naked Choke	R1	2:27	UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot	Jun 25, 2022
L	Umar Nurmagomedov Featherweight	Submission	Rear Naked Choke	R1	3:15	UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal	Mar 5, 2022
W	Kevin Croom Featherweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Chikadze	Jan 15, 2022
W	Domingo Pilarte Bantamweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum	Aug 21, 2021
L	Ricky Simon Featherweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns	Feb 13, 2021
W	Ray Rodriguez Featherweight	Submission	Guillotine Choke From Bottom Guard	R1	0:39	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai	Sep 5, 2020
L	Cody Stamann Featherweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer	Jun 6, 2020
W	Hunter Azure Featherweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head At Distance	R2	3:40	UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira	May 13, 2020
W	Ode Osbourne Bantamweight	Submission	Guillotine Choke On Ground	R1	2:49	UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy	Jan 18, 2020
L	Montel Jackson Bantamweight	Submission	D'Arce Choke On Ground	R1	1:40	UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2	Dec 29, 2018
L	#6John Lineker Bantamweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head At Distance	R3	3:43	UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington	May 12, 2018
W	#2Renan Barao Bantamweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens	Feb 24, 2018
W	Damian Stasiak Bantamweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head In Clinch	R3	3:39	UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till	Oct 21, 2017
L	Marlon Vera Bantamweight	Submission	Armbar On Ground	R1	2:18	UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum	Jul 22, 2017
W	#13Iuri Alcantara Bantamweight	Submission	Guillotine Choke From Bottom Half Guard	R1	1:48	UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway	Jun 3, 2017

Outside the UFC

16-7across 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	Raphael Chaves3-1	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	Michael LaDuke2-3	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	Siyam Yousefi2-2	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	2:41	CFFC 8	May 20, 2011
W	Nate Ainsworth0-3	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) and Dana White’s Contender Series — 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.

Method of victory & defeat

KO / TKO

8 wins, 2 losses

W8

L2

Submission

10 wins, 9 losses

W10

L9

Decision

6 wins, 5 losses

W6

L5

Finishes

UFC KOs

2

Above avg · 10%Bantamweight

Knockdowns / fight

0.18

Below avg · 0.24Bantamweight

UFC submissions

3

Above avg · 8%Bantamweight

Submission attempts / fight

0.35

Below avg · 0.37Bantamweight

KO history

Knockout power and chin durability (UFC; clean KOs only).

Brian Kelleher

PowerChin

Knockout rate

12%

2 KO/TKO wins

Knockdowns dealt

3

1.04 per 100 head

Clean KO losses

2

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Knockdowns absorbed

3

0.75 per 100 head

Chin gauges use a league scale: green = clean record, red = bottom ~10% of UFC fighters (4+ KO losses · 6+ knockdowns absorbed).

Decision behavior

Judging

4 scorecards on file

Brian Kelleher

Scorecard luck

Cards have leaned their way

No split or majority decisions on file — this read comes from contested rounds alone. Judges have given them 1 of 1 round they disagreed on (100%).

Coin-flip decisions

Split + majority

None on file

Swing rounds

Judges disagreed

1–0

Won – Lost

100% went their way

Unanimous4 decisions · 100%

2W2L

Split

None

Majority

None

10-8 rounds

None scoredno 10-8 rounds in this fighter’s decisions

Most frequent judges

All judges →

Scorecard data ingested from MMA Decisions

Career striking

OverallD41st

41%442 / 1,068

Striking accuracy

54%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min-1.28 differential

Landed3.31

Absorbed4.59

57%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

-5%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head65%58th288
Body15%41st67
Leg20%65th87

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

78%Standing

Standing78%345
Clinch7%29
Ground15%68

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Brian Kelleher

Landed per 15

Head

B

58th

32.3

58th

Body

D

33rd

7.5

33rd

Leg

B

69th

9.8

69th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

F

23rd

44.8

23rd

Body

F

22nd

14.6

22nd

Leg

D

41st

9.5

41st

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	32.3	288	815	35%
Body	7.5	67	141	48%
Leg	9.8	87	112	78%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	44.8	399	1,044	38%
Body	14.6	130	201	65%
Leg	9.5	85	108	79%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Grappling

Per-15-minute breakdown of takedowns, submissions, and ground control.

UFC only

Brian Kelleher

42%

Takedown accuracy

60%

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min+1.1 min net

On top3.8

On bottom2.7

Offense

Takedowns

B

62nd

1.7

62nd

TD accuracy

B

60th

42%

60th

Sub attempts

B

70th

0.7

70th

Control

B

67th

3.8 min

67th

Defense

TD defense

C

46th

60%

46th

Controlled

2.7 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	15 / 36
Submission attempts	6
Control time	34:13

Defense

TDs defended	24 / 40
Control absorbed	24:26

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (134min total). Value colors reflect the per-15 rate’s percentile against the current weight class baseline; raw totals without a division reference stay neutral.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Brian Kelleher

17 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 134 min

186%

R3 pace · 7 bouts

Kelleher builds (+32% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Kelleher lifts to 186% of round-1 output by round 3 (7 bouts).

Kelleher ▲ BUILDSOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Kelleherlanded / min

Takedown attempts

Kelleherattempts / min

Control time

Kelleher% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	4.0	2.4	4.3	0.26	21%	17
R2	5.0	3.4	5.0	0.21	23%	8
R3	7.5	4.9	4.6	0.37	38%	7

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Brian Kelleher

17 resolved UFC bouts · 4 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

38/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

B

62nd

38%

62nd

Win quality

D

37th

36%

37th

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

2

3

2

5

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Top-15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Cross-div rankedRanked #1–#15 in another division at the time
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Champion	2	1-1	50%
Top-5	2	0-2	0%
Top-15	3	1-2	33%
Cross-div ranked	3	0-3	0%
Building	2	2-0	100%
Unproven	5	4-1	80%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Cody Gibson	Unproven	8	Jul 20, 2024
L	Cody Garbrandt#7	Champion	91	Dec 16, 2023
L	Mario Bautista	Top-15	54	Jun 25, 2022
L	Umar Nurmagomedov	Cross-div ranked	32	Mar 5, 2022
W	Kevin Croom	Unproven	8	Jan 15, 2022
W	Domingo Pilarte	Unproven	8	Aug 21, 2021
L	Ricky Simon	Cross-div ranked	45	Feb 13, 2021
W	Ray Rodriguez	Unproven	8	Sep 5, 2020
L	Cody Stamann	Cross-div ranked	45	Jun 6, 2020
W	Hunter Azure	Building	15	May 13, 2020
W	Ode Osbourne	Building	15	Jan 18, 2020
L	Montel Jackson	Top-15	43	Dec 29, 2018
L	John Lineker#6	Top-5	83	May 12, 2018
W	Renan Barao#2	Champion	96	Feb 24, 2018
W	Damian Stasiak	Unproven	12	Oct 21, 2017
L	Marlon Vera	Top-5	59	Jul 22, 2017
W	Iuri Alcantara#13	Top-15	70	Jun 3, 2017

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

Career cohorts

17 resolved UFC bouts

Performance broken down by situation — camp length, response to the previous result, title-fight presence, and rematches. Computed across every completed UFC bout.

Camp length

Days between fights

Short turnaround

< 100 days

2-4

6 bouts

Typical camp

100–180 days

3-2

5 bouts

Long layoff

> 180 days

2-3

5 bouts

UFC debut

first UFC bout

1-0

1 bout

Post-result bounce

Performance based on the previous UFC result

After a loss

next bout after a defeat

4-4

8 bouts

After a win

next bout after a win

3-5

8 bouts

First UFC bout

no precedent

1-0

1 bout

Title fights

Performance with a belt on the line

All title fights

as challenger or champion

—

As champion

defending the belt

—

As challenger

fighting for the belt

—

Rematches

Performance when meeting an opponent again

All rematches

any second meeting

—

Revenge bouts

lost the first meeting

—

Encore bouts

won the first meeting

—

Activity & layoff

Last fight, activity, and divisional context.

Time since last UFC bout

1y 11mo

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Brian Kelleher

Extended layoff

1y 11mosince last bout

vs Cody Gibson · Jul 20, 2024

DraftKings fantasy scoring

DFSAs favorite 3-1As underdog 5-8

54.7

DK avg

30.5

Median

112.2

Ceiling

1.0

Floor

47%

Boom

41%

Bust

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