Brian Kelleher "Boom"

Bantamweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record8-9 · current 4-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record57-33-1 (63.3%) across 17 opponents
Last 5 opponents13-13 (50%) across 5 opponents
Age40
Height5' 6"
Reach66"
StanceSwitch

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute3.31
Significant strikes absorbed per minute4.59
Striking accuracy41%
Striking defense55%
Takedowns per 15 minutes1.68
Takedowns landed / attempted42%
Takedown defense60%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.67
Average fight time7.9 min

UFC wins: 2 KO/TKO, 3 submission, 3 decision. UFC losses: 2 KO/TKO, 5 submission, 2 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2024-07-20Cody Gibson1-5StrikerLSubmission R1 3:58UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba
2023-12-16Cody Garbrandt8-5BalancedLKO/TKO R1 3:42UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington
2022-06-25Mario Bautista3-2StrikerLSubmission R1 2:27UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot
2022-03-05Umar Nurmagomedov1-0—LSubmission R1 3:15UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal
2022-01-15Kevin Croom0-1 (1 NC)BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Chikadze
2021-08-21Domingo Pilarte0-1 (1 NC)BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum
2021-02-13Ricky Simon5-2WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns
2020-09-05Ray RodriguezUFC debut—WSubmission R1 0:39UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai
2020-06-06Cody Stamann4-1-1WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer
2020-05-13Hunter Azure1-0BalancedWKO/TKO R2 3:40UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira
2020-01-18Ode OsbourneUFC debut—WSubmission R1 2:49UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy
2018-12-29Montel Jackson0-1WrestlerLSubmission R1 1:40UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2
2018-05-12John Lineker11-3StrikerLKO/TKO R3 3:43UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington
2018-02-24Renan Barao9-4BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens
2017-10-21Damian Stasiak2-2GrapplerWKO/TKO R3 3:39UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till
2017-07-22Marlon Vera3-2Submission grapplerLSubmission R1 2:18UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum
2017-06-03Iuri Alcantara9-4 (1 NC)BalancedWSubmission R1 1:48UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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