Damien Rooney
UFC DebutNickname“The Rage”
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Newry, County Down
- Born
- Ireland
- Camp
- Team Torres MMA
- Weight class
- Flyweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Damien Rooney 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
StrongOpponents' combined record
142-95-6
.599 win rate
Winning-record opponents
8 of 12
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
17
12 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 17 bouts · 16 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 7 sub · 1 decCage Warriors · CLFC 8 · BAMMA 24 · CC 17 · CC 13 +11
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Alexandru Mezei | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 0:00 | CLFC 8 | May 12, 2018 |
| L | Tom Duquesnoy16-2 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:22 | BAMMA 24 | Feb 27, 2016 |
| L | Shajidul Haque17-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Cage Warriors | Nov 1, 2014 |
| W | Bryan Creighton11-9 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 2:10 | Cage Warriors | Mar 1, 2014 |
| W | Alan Philpott21-18 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:00 | CC 17 | May 25, 2013 |
| L | Patrick Holohan12-2-1 | KO/TKO | Punch and Head Kick | R1 | 1:01 | CC 13 | Apr 28, 2012 |
| W | Mark Connor | KO/TKO | Punch and Elbows | R1 | 1:13 | CC 9 | Apr 30, 2011 |
| L | Neil Seery16-13 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CC 7 | Nov 13, 2010 |
| D | Declan Williams13-14-3 | Draw | — | R3 | 5:00 | CC 6 | Aug 28, 2010 |
| W | Rob Quinn | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:00 | CC 4 | May 1, 2010 |
| W | Rob McCrum3-6 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:00 | UC 6 | Apr 9, 2010 |
| W | Ben Davis8-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | UC 5 | Nov 27, 2009 |
| W | Jonny McGillion | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:00 | UW | Nov 6, 2009 |
| L | John Cullen18-10-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | UC 4 | Aug 28, 2009 |
| W | Richie Ivory6-6 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 0:00 | UC 3 | Mar 1, 2009 |
| W | KO/TKO | Injury | R2 | 0:00 | UC 2 | Oct 4, 2008 | |
| W | Donatas Karlonas | N/A | — | R0 | 0:00 | UC 1 | Mar 1, 2008 |
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.