Chris Kelades
| Chris Kelades | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Chris Kelades February 21, 1981 Dallas, Texas |
| Other names | The Greek Assassin |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Weight | 125 lb (57 kg; 8 st 13 lb) |
| Division | Bantamweight (2009-2012), Flyweight (2014-present) |
| Reach | 68.0 in (173 cm)[1] |
| Fighting out of | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Team | FIT Plus |
| Rank | Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[2] |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 12 |
| Wins | 9 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Chris Kelades (born February 21, 1981), is a Canadian mixed martial artist who current competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2009, Kelades made a name for himself fighting mostly in his native country. In 2014, he also fought for Bellator MMA.[3]
Early career
Chris Kelades began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu which led into training wrestling and striking. He currently holds a purple belt in Jiu Jitsu. Chris would amass a 6-0 record before signing with Bellator, but would drop a decision for the promotion at Bellator 119.[4] He would bounce back with a win in July 2014.[5]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
After his win at Extreme Cage Combat 21 in July, Kelades signed with the UFC.[6]
Kelades did his promotional debut on one week short notice replacing an injured Louis Gaudinot against Paddy Holohan on October 4, 2014 at UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine.[7] Despite being a heavy underdog, Kelades won via unanimous decision.[8] The fight earned the Fight of the Night bonus.[9]
Kelades faced Ray Borg on February 14, 2015 at UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Thatch.[10] Borg won the one sided fight via submission in the third round.[11]
Kelades next faced Chris Beal on August 23, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 74.[12] He won the fight via split decision.[13]
Kelades faced Sergio Pettis on April 23, 2016 at UFC 197.[14] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[15]
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 12 matches | 9 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 2 | 0 |
| By submission | 3 | 1 |
| By decision | 4 | 2 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 9–3 | Sergio Pettis | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 197 | April 23, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 9–2 | Chris Beal | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Oliveira | August 23, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Loss | 8–2 | Ray Borg | Submission (kimura) | UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Thatch | February 14, 2015 | 3 | 2:56 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | |
| Win | 8–1 | Paddy Holohan | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine | October 4, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 7–1 | Adrian Woolley | Decision (split) | Extreme Cage Fighting 21 | April 19, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| Loss | 6–1 | Malcolm Gordon | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 119 | May 9, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Rama, Ontario, Canada | Catchweight (130 lbs) bout. |
| Win | 6–0 | Rick Doyle | Submission (gogoplata) | Extreme Cage Fighting 19 | January 25, 2014 | 1 | 2:44 | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| Win | 5–0 | Dimitri Waanderburg | Decision (split) | Instinct Fighting 1 | October 7, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Boisbriand, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 4–0 | Chance Whalen | Submission (rear-naked choke) | ECFP - Resurgence | May 27, 2011 | 2 | 3:10 | Trenton, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| Win | 3–0 | Justin Steele | TKO (punches) | Extreme Cage Fighting 12 | April 16, 2011 | 2 | 0:36 | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| Win | 2–0 | Vincent Cormier | Submission (guillotine choke) | Friday Night Fights - Blacklash | July 9, 2010 | 2 | 4:01 | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| Win | 1–0 | Jon Williams | TKO (punches) | Absolute Fighting Canada 3 | May 9, 2009 | 2 | 3:17 | Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
See also
References
- ↑ "Fight Card - UFC Fight Night Henderson vs. Thatch". UFC.com. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Chris Kelades - Official UFC Fighter Profile". UFC.com. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Kelades Faces Gordon in All Canadian Bellator 119 Matchup". topmmanews.com.
- ↑ Steven Rondina. "Bellator 119: Results and Recaps from Daniel Weichel vs. Desmond Green". Bleacher Report.
- ↑ "ECC 21 Quick Results - Top MMA News at topmmanews.com". topmmanews.com.
- ↑ "Canadian Chris Kelades replaces Gaudinot vs. Paddy Holohan". mmasucka.com.
- ↑ "Louis Gaudinot Out, Chris Kelades In Against Patrick Holohan at UFC Fight Night Halifax". Sherdog.
- ↑ "Local hero Chris Kelades wins big on Halifax UFC stage". The Chronicle Herald.
- ↑ "UFC Fight Night 54 bonuses: MacDonald, Aubin-Mercier, Kelades, Holohan win $50,000". MMAjunkie.
- ↑ Jeremy Brand (2014-11-10). "Chris Kelades vs. Ray Borg added to UFC Fight Night Colorado". mmasucka.com. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
- ↑ Brent Brookhouse (2015-02-14). "UFC Fight Night 60 results, photos: Ray Borg taps Chris Kelades with kimura". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
- ↑ Ariel Helwani (2015-06-24). "Rick Story vs. Erick Silva to serve as UFC Saskatoon co-main event; other fights added to card". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2015-06-24.
- ↑ Ben Fowlkes (2015-08-23). "UFC Fight Night 74 results: Chris Kelades edges Chris Beal in early thriller". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
- ↑ Phillip Croucher (2016-02-26). "Chris Kelades of Cole Harbour to fight flyweight Sergio Pettis at UFC 197". metronews.ca. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
- ↑ Ben Fowlkes (2016-04-23). "UFC 197 results: Sergio Pettis outstrikes, outgrapples Chris Kelades for decision win". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-04-23.