Brian Kelleher (24-16, 18) was born in Selden, New York, U.S. on August 19, 1986. At the age of 24 years on March 11, 2011, he made his professional MMA debut against Dan Cion, losing the fight via 1st-round submission.
On June 3, 2017, 30-year old Brian Kelleher made his UFC debut on his 24th professional MMA fight at UFC 212 against a 36-year old Iuri Alcântara, winning the fight in the 1st round via submission.
Kelleher's last fight was a 1st-round submission loss to Cody Gibson at UFC on ESPN: Lemos vs. Jandiroba at age 37 on July 20, 2024. He retired on a 4-fight losing streak.
He has fought 17 times in the UFC, and has a record of 8 wins and 9 losses in the promotion.
Some of Brian Kelleher's best fights have been against Iuri Alcântara, Ode' Osbourne, Hunter Azure, Damian Stasiak, Ray Rodriguez, Domingo Pilarte and Renan Barão.
Kelleher has 16 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
40  | Jul 20, 2024 37 years, 11 months 24-16 (18) | 36 years, 10 months 19-10 (11) | UFC | BT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke |
39  | Dec 16, 2023 37 years, 3 months 24-15 (18) | 32 years, 5 months 13-5 (10) | UFC | BT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch |
38  | Jun 25, 2022 35 years, 10 months 24-14 (18) | 28 years, 11 months 9-2 (6) | UFC | BT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
37  | Mar 5, 2022 35 years, 6 months 24-13 (18) | 26 years, 2 months 13-0 (6) | UFC | BT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
36  | Jan 15, 2022 35 years, 4 months 24-12 (18) | 34 years, 6 months 21-13 (16) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
35 | Aug 21, 2021 35 years 23-12 (18) | Domingo Pilarte | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
34  | Feb 13, 2021 34 years, 5 months 22-12 (18) | 28 years, 5 months 17-3 (7) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
33 | Sep 5, 2020 34 years 22-11 (18) | Ray Rodriguez | UFC | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
32  | Jun 6, 2020 33 years, 9 months 21-11 (17) | 30 years, 6 months 18-2-1 (8) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
31  | May 13, 2020 33 years, 8 months 21-10 (17) | 28 years, 2 months 8-0 (4) | UFC | FT | 2 | KO | WIN Punches |
30  | Jan 18, 2020 33 years, 4 months 20-10 (16) | 28 years 8-2 (7) | UFC | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
29  | Dec 29, 2018 32 years, 4 months 19-10 (15) | 26 years, 8 months 6-1 (5) | UFC | BT | 1 | SUB | LOSS D'arce choke |
28  | May 12, 2018 31 years, 8 months 19-9 (15) | 27 years, 11 months 30-8 (17) | UFC | BT | 3 | KO | LOSS Punch |
27  | Feb 24, 2018 31 years, 6 months 19-8 (15) | 31 years 34-5 (23) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
26  | Oct 21, 2017 31 years, 2 months 18-8 (15) | 27 years, 8 months 10-4 (8) | UFC | BT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
25  | Jul 22, 2017 30 years, 11 months 17-8 (14) | 24 years, 7 months 11-3-1 (9) | UFC | BT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar |
24  | Jun 3, 2017 30 years, 9 months 17-7 (14) | 36 years, 9 months 35-7 (28) | UFC | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
23 | Mar 4, 2016 29 years, 6 months 16-7 (13) | Julio Arce | BT | 3 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke Defended Ring of Combat bantamweight title | |
22 | Nov 20, 2015 29 years, 3 months 15-7 (12) | Josh Robinson | BT | 3 | KO | WIN Spinning back fist | |
21 | Sep 25, 2015 29 years, 1 months 14-7 (11) | Julio Arce | BT | 3 | MD | WIN Won Ring of Combat bantamweight title | |
20  | Jun 6, 2015 28 years, 9 months 13-7 (11) | 24 years, 10 months 14-14 (13) | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
19  | Mar 13, 2015 28 years, 6 months 12-7 (10) | 26 years, 4 months 8-2 (7) | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
18 | Nov 26, 2014 28 years, 3 months 11-7 (10) | Mark Cherico | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
17 | Apr 19, 2014 27 years, 8 months 10-7 (9) | Andy Main | FT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke | |
16  | Feb 8, 2014 27 years, 5 months 10-6 (9) | 29 years, 6 months 11-8 (9) | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
15 | Nov 1, 2013 27 years, 2 months 9-6 (8) | Jeff Smith | FT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
14 | Sep 21, 2013 27 years, 1 months 9-5 (8) | Scott Heckman | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
13  | Apr 4, 2013 26 years, 7 months 9-4 (8) | 23 years, 9 months 11-1 (2) | Bellator | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
12 | Dec 1, 2012 26 years, 3 months 9-3 (8) | Tyler Kahihikolo | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
11 | Sep 15, 2012 26 years 8-3 (8) | Bill Jones | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
10 | Jun 2, 2012 25 years, 9 months 7-3 (7) | Ryan Vaccaro | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Flying knee | |
9 | Apr 14, 2012 25 years, 7 months 6-3 (6) | Raphael Chavez | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
8 | Feb 11, 2012 25 years, 5 months 5-3 (5) | Josh Parker | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
7 | Dec 10, 2011 25 years, 3 months 4-3 (4) | Artur Rofi | FT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
6  | Oct 15, 2011 25 years, 1 months 4-2 (4) | 28 years, 6 months 4-2 (3) | Bellator | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
5 | Sep 9, 2011 25 years 4-1 (4) | Michael LaDuke | BT | 3 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
4 | Jul 29, 2011 24 years, 11 months 3-1 (3) | Manny Millan | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
3 | May 20, 2011 24 years, 9 months 2-1 (2) | Siyam Yousefi | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
2 | Apr 29, 2011 24 years, 8 months 1-1 (1) | Nate Ainsworth | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
1 | Mar 11, 2011 24 years, 6 months 0-1 (0) | Dan Cion | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
