“Boom” Bantamweight
Brian Kelleher
8-9-0
UFC record, 17 fights, 133.6 min
24-16-0
Pro record, all promotions, as ufcstats lists it
- Height
- 5'6"
- Reach
- 66"
- Weight
- 135 lb
- Stance
- Switch
- Born
- Tue, Aug 19, 1986, age 40
- First UFC fight
- Sat, Jun 3, 2017
- Latest UFC fight
- Sat, Jul 20, 2024
01/How he wins
in 8 wins
3 submissions (guillotine choke from bottom guard, guillotine choke from bottom half guard, guillotine choke on ground), 2 KO/TKO, 3 decisions in 8 wins
| How the fight ended | His wins | His losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 2 | 2 |
| Submission | 3 | 5 |
| Decision | 3 | 2 |
| All | 8 | 9 |
02/Career rates
17 fights, 133.6 min
Sig strikes landed
3.31 per min
442 in 133.6 min, 17 fights
Sig strike accuracy
41.4%
442 of 1,068 attempts
Sig strikes absorbed
4.59 per min
614 of 1,353 landed on him in 133.6 min
Takedowns
1.68 per 15 min
15 of 36 · 133.6 min
Takedown accuracy
41.7%
15 of 36 attempts
Takedown defence
24 of 40
defended of attempted on him, 133.6 min
Control time
3:50 per 15 min
34:13 of 133:38
Knockdowns
3
scored in 133.6 min, 17 fights
Submission attempts
0.67 per 15 min
6 in 133.6 min
Where his sig strikes land
78% distance, 7% clinch, 15% ground
345 distance, 29 clinch, 68 ground of 442 landed
What he hits
65% head, 15% body, 20% leg
288 head, 67 body, 87 leg of 442 landed
Cage time
133:38
17 fights, the minutes every rate above is counted in
03/By division
2 divisions
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight | 11 | 5-6-0 | 76.1 | 297 of 620 | 3.90 | 8 of 21 | 26:16 of 76:04 | 1 | 3 in 5 |
| Featherweight | 6 | 3-3-0 | 57.6 | 145 of 448 | 2.52 | 7 of 15 | 7:57 of 57:34 | 2 | 2 in 3 |
| All | 17 | 8-9-0 | 133.6 | 442 of 1,068 | 3.31 | 15 of 36 | 34:13 of 133:38 | 3 | 5 in 8 |
04/By year
2017 to 2024
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 4.0 | 2 of 12 | 0.50 | 0 of 0 | 0:05 of 3:58 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 3.7 | 17 of 25 | 4.59 | 0 of 1 | 0:36 of 3:42 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1-2-0 | 20.7 | 41 of 99 | 1.98 | 6 of 8 | 6:32 of 20:42 | 1 | 0 in 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 30.0 | 47 of 113 | 1.57 | 3 of 3 | 13:01 of 30:00 | 0 | 0 in 1 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3-1-0 | 27.1 | 94 of 291 | 3.46 | 2 of 9 | 3:11 of 27:08 | 1 | 3 in 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1-2-0 | 30.4 | 150 of 350 | 4.94 | 2 of 11 | 5:11 of 30:23 | 0 | 0 in 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2-1-0 | 17.8 | 91 of 178 | 5.13 | 2 of 4 | 5:37 of 17:45 | 1 | 2 in 2 |
| All | 17 | 8-9-0 | 133.6 | 442 of 1,068 | 3.31 | 15 of 36 | 34:13 of 133:38 | 3 | 5 in 8 |
A career line lumps every year together, and a fighter’s 2014 does not describe his 2026. Each year here is the same count over that year’s fights alone, with its own minutes, so it can be read against the career line beneath it.
05/By round
in the fights that reached it
| Fights reached | Min in it | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sub att | Ended here | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 17 of 17 | 62.6 | 150 of 411 | 2.40 | 4 of 16 | 12:57 of 62:36 | 1 | 4 | 9, won 3 |
| Round 2 | 8 of 17 | 38.7 | 133 of 305 | 3.44 | 4 of 8 | 9:05 of 38:40 | 1 | 2 | 1, won 1 |
| Round 3 | 7 of 17 | 32.4 | 159 of 352 | 4.91 | 7 of 12 | 12:11 of 32:22 | 1 | 0 | 7, won 4 |
Round length is read from each fight’s round format, so a 12-minute opening round from 1995 counts its twelve minutes. A round is counted only for the fights that reached it; the first column is the denominator for the rest of the row.
06/Fight log
17 fights, newest first
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Jul 20, 2024UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba | Cody GibsonBantamweight | LSubmission, R1 3:58Arm Triangle From Half Guard | 2 of 12 | 0 of 0 | 0:05 | 0 | 3:58 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 16, 2023UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington | Cody GarbrandtBantamweight | LKO/TKO, R1 3:42Punch to Head At Distance | 17 of 25 | 0 of 1 | 0:36 | 0 | 3:42 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 25, 2022UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot | Mario BautistaBantamweight | LSubmission, R1 2:27Rear Naked Choke | 2 of 3 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 2:27 | Rounds |
| Sat, Mar 5, 2022UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal | Umar NurmagomedovFeatherweight | LSubmission, R1 3:15Rear Naked Choke | 1 of 19 | 0 of 0 | 0:06 | 0 | 3:15 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jan 15, 2022UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Chikadze | Kevin CroomFeatherweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Derek Cleary 27 - 30. Eric Colon 27 - 30. Sal D'amato 28 - 29. | 38 of 77 | 6 of 8 | 6:26 | 1 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Aug 21, 2021UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum | Domingo PilarteBantamweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Sal D'amato 27 - 30. Junichiro Kamijo 27 - 30. Tony Weeks 27 - 30. | 28 of 40 | 3 of 3 | 12:49 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 13, 2021UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns | Ricky SimonFeatherweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Sal D'amato 27 - 30. Tony Weeks 27 - 30. Ron McCarthy 27 - 30. | 19 of 73 | 0 of 0 | 0:12 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Sep 5, 2020UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai | Ray RodriguezFeatherweight | WSubmission, R1 0:39Guillotine Choke From Bottom Guard | 1 of 3 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0:39 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 6, 2020UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer | Cody StamannFeatherweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Eric Colon 27 - 30. Dave Hagen 27 - 30. Tony Weeks 27 - 30. | 57 of 177 | 1 of 3 | 0:44 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Wed, May 13, 2020UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira | Hunter AzureFeatherweight | WKO/TKO, R2 3:40Punch to Head At Distance | 29 of 99 | 0 of 4 | 0:29 | 1 | 8:40 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jan 18, 2020UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy | Ode OsbourneBantamweight | WSubmission, R1 2:49Guillotine Choke On Ground | 7 of 12 | 1 of 2 | 1:58 | 0 | 2:49 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 29, 2018UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 | Montel JacksonBantamweight | LSubmission, R1 1:40D'Arce Choke On Ground | 6 of 10 | 0 of 1 | 0:05 | 0 | 1:40 | Rounds |
| Sat, May 12, 2018UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington | John LinekerBantamweight | LKO/TKO, R3 3:43Punch to Head At Distance | 50 of 137 | 1 of 6 | 0:43 | 0 | 13:43 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 24, 2018UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens | Renan BaraoBantamweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Richard Bertrand 27 - 30. Hector Gomez 27 - 30. Tim Vannatta 28 - 29. | 94 of 203 | 1 of 4 | 4:23 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Oct 21, 2017UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till | Damian StasiakBantamweight | WKO/TKO, R3 3:39Punch to Head In Clinch | 79 of 147 | 1 of 1 | 4:34 | 1 | 13:39 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 22, 2017UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum | Marlon VeraBantamweight | LSubmission, R1 2:18Armbar On Ground | 8 of 16 | 1 of 3 | 1:03 | 0 | 2:18 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 3, 2017UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway | Iuri AlcantaraBantamweight | WSubmission, R1 1:48Guillotine Choke From Bottom Half Guard | 4 of 15 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 1:48 | Rounds |
UFC bouts only, counted from the fight rows; the promotion’s listed pro record above covers every promotion and is a different denominator. Volume is per minute of cage time and accuracy per attempt; how he finishes is counted in his wins, the one place a fight is the unit. Significant strikes only. Control time the source did not record is absent, never 0:00.