John Donnelly
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L2
- Fighting out of
- Dublin
- Born
- Ireland
- Weight class
- Welterweight
Before the UFC
John Donnelly 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
101-64-3
.612 win rate
Winning-record opponents
4 of 8
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
13
8 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 13 bouts · 12 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 2 decBFC · Cage Warriors · RFA · CW 4 · SAS 14 +7
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Philip Mulpeter10-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | BFC | Mar 24, 2012 |
| L | Domingos Mestre12-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Cage Warriors | Feb 11, 2012 |
| W | Dustin West | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RFA | Feb 26, 2011 |
| W | Chris Clarke | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:50 | BFC | Nov 28, 2010 |
| W | Neydson Santos Ferreira | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CW 4 | Aug 8, 2010 |
| W | Martin Wilby4-11 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:42 | SAS 14 | May 30, 2010 |
| W | Dave Cullen | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 2:39 | SAS 9 | Feb 8, 2009 |
| L | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 4:55 | SAS 6 | Apr 13, 2008 | |
| L | Rodney Moore7-8 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:20 | UFR 12 | Mar 16, 2008 |
| W | Mark O'Toole | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:00 | UFR 10 | Oct 6, 2007 |
| L | Tom Haddock9-15 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:05 | Cage Rage | May 26, 2007 |
| L | Gegard Mousasi49-9-2 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | — | Rings | Mar 12, 2005 |
| W | Tim McCory1-7-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:50 | ROT 1 | Oct 1, 2004 |
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.