Tony Kelley (8-3, 5) was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. on January 21, 1987. At the age of 25 years on September 15, 2012, he made his professional MMA debut against Sean Marsicane, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On August 15, 2020, 33-year old Tony Kelley made his UFC debut on his 8th professional MMA fight at UFC 252 against a 25-year old Kai Kamaka III but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Kelley's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Adrian YaƱez at UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Emmett at age 35 on June 18, 2022. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought four times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Tony Kelley's best fights have been against Randy Costa and Ali AlQaisi.
Kelley has 3 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11  | Jun 18, 2022 35 years, 4 months 8-3 (5) | 28 years, 6 months 15-3 (11) | UFC | BT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
10  | Dec 11, 2021 34 years, 10 months 8-2 (5) | 27 years, 5 months 6-2 (6) | UFC | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Elbows |
9 | Oct 11, 2020 33 years, 8 months 7-2 (4) | Ali AlQaisi | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
8  | Aug 15, 2020 33 years, 6 months 6-2 (4) | 25 years, 7 months 7-2 (1) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
7 | May 17, 2019 32 years, 3 months 6-1 (4) | Andy Brossett | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
6  | Jul 1, 2016 29 years, 5 months 5-1 (3) | 27 years, 9 months 10-1 (9) | FT | 5 | SD | LOSS For Legacy FC featherweight title | |
5 | May 29, 2015 28 years, 4 months 5-0 (3) | Levi Mowles | FT | 3 | SD | WIN | |
4 | Feb 21, 2015 28 years, 1 months 4-0 (3) | Jordan Winski | FT | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
3 | Jun 20, 2014 27 years, 4 months 3-0 (2) | Chris Pham | FT | 2 | CKO | WIN Shoulder choke | |
2 | Apr 26, 2013 26 years, 3 months 2-0 (2) | Kody Thrasher | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
1 | Sep 15, 2012 25 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | Sean Marsicane | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
