Dan Kelly (fighter)

Dan Kelly
Born (1977-10-31) 31 October 1977
Melbourne, Australia
Residence Melbourne, Australia
Nationality Australian[1]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)[1]
Division Middleweight
Reach 73 in (185 cm)
Style Judo
Team Resilience Training Centre
Rank 4th dan black belt in Judo[2]
Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[2]
Years active 2006-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 12
Wins 11
By knockout 3
By submission 5
By decision 3
Losses 1
By knockout 1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Daniel Kelly (born 31 October 1977 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian judoka[3] and mixed martial artist.

Judo and Olympic career

Kelly began competing in judo when he was 7 and competed at his first Australian Championships when he was 13.[4] He made the junior national team in 1994 where he competed at the Junior World Championships and went on to make the senior national team two years later.[4] Kelly has been Australian Champion on nine occasions.[4]

Kelly is the only Judo competitor to have been selected to fight for Australia in four different Olympic games.[4] He most recently competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the -100 kg event.[5]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Kelly made his professional MMA debut in July 2006. He remained out of competition for the next six and a half years due to judo commitments.

Australian Fighting Championship and local MMA

Kelly returned to the sport in December 2012. Over the next eight months, he improved his record to 5 wins with no losses. Kelly again returned to action in the Australian Fighting Championship (AFC) in May 2014, at AFC 9, defeating Ben Kelleher via second round submission.[6] Kelly was twice slated to fight Steven Kennedy for the vacant AFC middleweight belt in 2013 at AFC 7 and 2014 at AFC 10, but was forced to withdraw due to The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia commitments in 2013[7] and due to injury in 2014.[8]

The Ultimate Fighter

In December 2013, it was announced that Kelly was selected as one of the fighters to represent Australia for the upcoming The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia.[9] Kelly was defeated by eventual middleweight runner-up Sheldon Westcott via first round submission.[10]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Kelly made his UFC debut against Luke Zachrich on 8 November 2014 at UFC Fight Night 55.[11] Kelly was victorious, winning by submission due to a kimura.

In his second bout for the promotion, Kelly faced Patrick Walsh on 14 February 2015 at UFC Fight Night 60.[12] He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Kelly faced Sam Alvey on 10 May 2015 at UFC Fight Night 65.[13] He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.[14]

Kelly was expected to face Ricardo Abreu on 15 November 2015 at UFC 193.[15] However, Abreu pulled out of the fight in late September and was replaced by Steve Montgomery.[16] Kelly won the fight by unanimous decision.[17]

Kelly faced Antônio Carlos Júnior on 20 March 2016 at UFC Fight Night 85.[18] Kelly won the bout via TKO in the third round.[19]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 11–1 Antônio Carlos Júnior TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir 20 March 2016 3 1:36 Brisbane, Australia
Win 10–1 Steve Montgomery Decision (unanimous) UFC 193 15 November 2015 3 5:00 Melbourne, Australia
Loss 9–1 Sam Alvey TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt 10 May 2015 1 0:49 Adelaide, Australia
Win 9–0 Patrick Walsh Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Thatch 14 February 2015 3 5:00 Broomfield, Colorado, United States Catchweight (191.5 lbs) bout; Walsh missed weight.
Win 8–0 Luke Zachrich Submission (kimura) UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping 8 November 2014 1 4:27 Sydney, Australia
Win 7–0 Ben Kelleher Submission (rear-naked choke) Australian Fighting Championship 9 17 May 2014 2 3:41 Albury, Australia
Win 6–0 Bor Bratovz KO (punch) Australian Fighting Championship 6 24 August 2013 2 1:42 Melbourne, Australia
Win 5–0 Daniel Way Submission (armbar) Shamrock Events: NOM 7 22 June 2013 1 Melbourne, Australia
Win 4–0 Chris Birch Submission (rear naked choke) Australian Fighting Championship 5 10 May 2013 1 3:36 Melbourne, Australia
Win 3–0 Kym Robinson Submission (rear naked choke) MMA Down Under 3 16 March 2013 1 1:17 Findon, Australia
Win 2–0 Fabio Galeb Decision (unanimous) Australian Fighting Championship 4 12 December 2012 3 5:00 Melbourne, Australia
Win 1–0 Ross Dallow TKO (thrown from the ring) Dojo KO - Second Elimination 22 July 2006 2 N/A Melbourne, Australia

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 0–1 Sheldon Westcott Submission (arm-triangle choke) The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia 1 Canada Quarter-finals

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Daniel Kelly". sherdog.com. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Dan Kelly - Official UFC Fighter Profile". UFC.com. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Sports reference profile". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Daniel Kelly". london2012.olympics.com.au. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "London 2012 profile". London2012.com. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  6. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20140913145829/http://www.mmaaus.com/articles/afc-9-dan-kelly-vs-ben-kelleher-live-blog. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ Chris. "Australian Fighting Championships 7 Preview". Australian MMA News, Reviews, Interviews & Results. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  8. ↑ Mike. "Saturday night's Australian Fighting Championship 10 fight card and LIVE STREAM details". Australian MMA News, Reviews, Interviews & Results. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "Report: TUF Nations cast announced". bloodyelbow.com. 3 December 2013.
  10. ↑ Chris. "TUF Nations: Episode 6 Recap - Sheldon Westcott submits Daniel Kelly". Australian MMA News, Reviews, Interviews & Results. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "Daniel Kelly vs. Luke Zachrich added to UFC Fight Night 55". MMAjunkie. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  12. ↑ C.J. Tuttle (11 December 2014). "Patrick Walsh-Daniel Kelly Added to UFC Fight Night in Colorado". sherdog.com.
  13. ↑ Peter Theodosiou (2015-03-12). "Daniel Kelly aims to settle score with Sam Alvey at UFC Adelaide card". heraldsun.com. Retrieved 2015-03-12.
  14. ↑ Steven Marrocco (9 May 2015). "UFC Fight Night 65 results: Sam Alvey lights up Daniel Kelly for first-round TKO". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  15. ↑ Larissa Nicholson (2015-08-19). "UFC to bring cage fighting to Etihad Stadium". smh.com.au. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
  16. ↑ Tristen Critchfield (2015-09-23). "Steve Montgomery replaces Ricardo Abreu, meets Daniel Kelly at UFC 193". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  17. ↑ Matt Erickson (14 November 2015). "UFC 193 results: Strong early, Daniel Kelly takes decision from Steve Montgomery". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  18. ↑ Liam Ducey (19 January 2016). "UFC Brisbane gets four more fights". smh.com.au. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  19. ↑ Steven Marrocco (2016-03-19). "UFC Fight Night 85 results: Daniel Kelly mounts comeback, upsets Antonio Carlos Junior". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
  20. ↑ "Daniel Kelly at Sports-reference.com". www.sports-reference.com. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
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