Danny Downes (8-3, 6) was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States on April 8, 1986. At the age of 21 years on October 6, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut against John Lovejoy, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On October 29, 2011, 25-year old Danny Downes made his UFC debut on his 11th professional MMA fight at UFC 137 against a 23-year old Ramsey Nijem but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Downes' last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Ramsey Nijem at UFC 137 at age 25 on October 29, 2011. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought once in the UFC, and has a record of 1 loss in the promotion.
Some of Danny Downes' best fights have been against Zhang Tiequan.
Downes has 3 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11  | Oct 29, 2011 25 years, 6 months 8-3 (6) | 23 years, 6 months 4-2 (3) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
10  | Jun 4, 2011 25 years, 1 months 8-2 (6) | 25 years 19-6 (17) | TUF | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
9 | May 6, 2011 25 years 8-1 (6) | Taurean Bogguess | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
8  | Dec 16, 2010 24 years, 8 months 7-1 (5) | 32 years, 4 months 14-0 (14) | WEC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
7  | Jun 20, 2010 24 years, 2 months 6-1 (5) | 22 years, 8 months 14-2 (8) | WEC | 3 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
6 | Apr 24, 2010 24 years 6-0 (5) | Bruce Johnson | KOTC | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
5 | Nov 7, 2009 23 years, 6 months 5-0 (4) | David Kless | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
4 | Mar 14, 2009 22 years, 11 months 4-0 (4) | Jake Omen | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
3 | Jan 24, 2009 22 years, 9 months 3-0 (3) | Gustavo Rodriguez | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
2 | Dec 13, 2008 22 years, 8 months 2-0 (2) | Mike Sandez | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Oct 6, 2007 21 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | John Lovejoy | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
