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Brian Matthew Kelleher (born August 19, 1986) is an American professional mixed martial artist. Kelleher currently competes in the
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division for the
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(UFC). A professional competitor since 2011, Kelleher has also competed for Bellator and CES MMA.


Background

Kelleher was born on August 19, 1986, in
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, the son of Matt and Jen Kelleher. Kelleher has an older brother Keith and a younger brother Mak who is also a professional mixed martial artist. Kelleher competed in a variety of sports from a young age including
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, soccer and
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. He later began combat sport training in 2007.


Mixed martial arts career


Ultimate Fighting Championship

Kelleher made his promotional debut against
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on short notice at
UFC 212 ''UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on June 3, 2017, at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Background A UFC Featherweight Championship unification bout betwe ...
on June 3, 2017. He won the fight via submission due to a guillotine choke in the first round and was awarded a ''Performance of the Night'' bonus. Kelleher next faced
Marlon Vera Marlon Andres Vera Delgado (born December 2, 1992) is an Ecuadorian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Vera first appeared on '' The Ultimate Fight ...
on July 22, 2017 at
UFC on Fox 25 ''UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum'' (also known as ''UFC on Fox 25'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 22, 2017 at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. Backgroun ...
. He lost the fight via armbar submission in the first round. Kelleher faced
Damian Stasiak Damian Stasiak (born February 20, 1990) is a Polish mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division of the Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW). A professional competitor since 2011, he formerly competed for the Ultimate Fightin ...
on October 21, 2017 at
UFC Fight Night 118 ''UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Till'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 118'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on October 21, 2017 at Ergo Arena in Gdańsk, Poland. Background This event was the fi ...
. He won the fight via technical knockout in the third round. This win earned him the Fight of the Night award. Kelleher faced
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on February 24, 2018 at
UFC on Fox 28 ''UFC on Fox: Emmett vs. Stephens'' (also known as ''UFC on Fox 28'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on February 24, 2018, at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, United States. Background The even ...
. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Kelleher faced
John Lineker John Lineker (born June 12, 1990), is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently signed to ONE Championship, where he is the former ONE Bantamweight World Champion. Lineker formerly competed in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting ...
on May 12, 2018 at
UFC 224 ''UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on May 12, 2018, at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Background The UFC was initially targeting a UFC Wom ...
. He lost the fight via knockout in the third round. Kelleher was originally scheduled to face Domingo Pilarte on November 3, 2018 at
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. Pilarte was forced to withdraw from the bout, citing an injury, and Kelleher is now slated to face
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. At the weigh-ins, Kelleher weight at 137 pounds, 1 pound over the bantamweight non-title fight limit of 136. He was fined 20 percent of his purse, which went to his opponent Jackson. On November 3, it was reported that Kelleher withdrew from the bout due to illness and thus the fight was cancelled. The pairing was left intact and rescheduled for December 29, 2018 at
UFC 232 ''UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on December 29, 2018 at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Background A UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout b ...
. At the weigh-ins, Jackson weighed in at 137 lbs, 1 pound over the non-title fight bantamweight limit of 136 lbs. Jackson was fined 20 percent of his purse to Kelleher and the fight proceeded at catchweight. Kelleher lost the fight via submission in the first round. Kelleher was scheduled to face
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on May 4, 2019 at
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. However, Kelleher pulled out of the fight on April 10, citing an injury, and he was replaced by promotional newcomer Cole Smith. As the last fight of his prevailing contract, Kelleher faced
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at
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on January 18, 2020. He won the fight via a submission in the first round. This win earned him a
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award. After negotiating a new contract, Kelleher faced Hunter Azure in a featherweight contest on May 13, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira. He won the fight via knockout in round two. Kelleher faced
Cody Stamann Cody James Stamann (born November 9, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist and currently competing in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Stamann was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and attended Grand ...
on June 6, 2020 at
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. He lost the bout via unanimous decision. Kelleher was scheduled to face
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on September 5, 2020 at
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. However, Simón's cornerman tested positive for
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and he was forced to withdraw from the event, and he was replaced by promotional newcomer Kevin Natividad. In turn, Natividad was pulled from the matchup on the day of the event due to undisclosed reasons, and he was replaced by fellow newcomer Ray Rodriguez, who weighed in as a backup. Kelleher won the fight via a guillotine choke in round one. This win earned him a
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award. The bout against Simón was rescheduled on January 16, 2021 at
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. However, Kelleher also tested positive on January 1 and was pulled from the bout. He was replaced by newcomer Gaetano Pirello and the bout will take place four days later at UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny. The bout between Kelleher and
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was rebooked for the third time and took place at
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on February 13, 2021. Kelleher lost the fight via unanimous decision. Kelleher faced Domingo Pilarte on August 21, 2021 at UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Kelleher was scheduled to face Saidyokub Kakhramonov on January 15, 2022 at
UFC on ESPN 32 ''UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Chikadze'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 32 '' and ''UFC Vegas 46'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 15, 2022 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterpri ...
. However, Kakhramonov withdrew from the bout for undisclosed reason and he was replaced by
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. He won the fight via unanimous decision after knocking Croom down once in the first round. As the first bout of his new four-fight contract, Kelleher faced
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on March 5, 2022 at
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. He lost the fight via a rear naked choke in round one. Kelleher faced
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on June 25, 2022, at
UFC on ESPN 38 ''UFC on ESPN: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 38'' and ''UFC Vegas 57'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 25, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise ...
. He lost the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the first round.


Championships and accomplishments

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**
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(Three times) ** Fight of the Night (Two times) , *Ring of Combat **Bantamweight Championship (One time; former) ***One successful title defense


Mixed martial arts record

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See also

* List of current UFC fighters * List of male mixed martial artists


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kelleher, Brian American male mixed martial artists Bantamweight mixed martial artists Featherweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Mixed martial artists from New York (state) Living people 1986 births American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People from Oceanside, New York Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters