Brian Kelleher

“Boom”

OctagonStats Rating 1486

8-9-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 6" (168 cm)

Weight135 lbs. (61 kg)

Reach66" (168 cm)

StanceSwitch

BornAug 19, 1986

Age40

DivisionBantamweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM3.31

Str. Acc41%

SApM4.59

Str. Def54%

TD Avg1.68

TD Acc41%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.7

Recent form

L L L L W

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

17 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

2 KO/TKO wins · 3 sub wins · 3 decision wins

Losses by method

2 KO/TKO losses · 5 sub losses · 2 decision losses

Finish rate62%

Times finished78%

StreakL4

Best streak2

Avg fight7:52

Octagon time2h 13m

Opp win%73%

ActiveJun. 03, 2017 – Jul. 20, 2024 (8y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced3

Ranked wins0

Best ranked win-

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night3

Fight of the Night3

Total bonuses6

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Brian Kelleher "Boom" is a 24-16-0 grappler. 62% finish rate.

Brian debuted Jun. 03, 2017 vs Iuri Alcantara (win). On a 4-fight losing skid. 8 years active (Jun. 03, 2017–Jul. 20, 2024).

Best wins: Iuri Alcantara (SUB Guillotine Choke R1, Jun. 03, 2017); Renan Barao (U-DEC R3, Feb. 24, 2018); Ray Rodriguez (SUB Guillotine Choke R1, Sep. 05, 2020).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Jul. 20, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba	L Cody Gibson	SUB Arm Triangle	1	3:58	0 0	2 13	0 2	0 1
Dec. 16, 2023	UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington	L Cody Garbrandt	KO/TKO Punch	1	3:42	0 1	17 20	0 0	0 0
Jun. 25, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot	L Mario Bautista	SUB Rear Naked Choke	1	2:27	0 0	2 6	0 2	0 1
Mar. 05, 2022	UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal	L Umar Nurmagomedov	SUB Rear Naked Choke	1	3:15	0 0	1 18	0 1	0 1
Jan. 15, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Chikadze	W Kevin Croom	U-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	38 60	6 0	0 0
Aug. 21, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum	W Domingo Pilarte	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	28 3	3 0	2 0
Feb. 13, 2021	UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns	L Ricky Simon	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	19 45	0 6	0 1
Sep. 05, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai	W Ray Rodriguez	SUB Guillotine Choke	1	0:39	0 0	1 1	0 1	1 0
Jun. 06, 2020	UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer	L Cody Stamann	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	57 89	1 2	0 0
May. 13, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira	W Hunter Azure	KO/TKO Punch	2	3:40	1 0	29 62	0 0	0 0
Jan. 18, 2020	UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy	W Ode Osbourne	SUB Guillotine Choke	1	2:49	0 0	7 9	1 0	1 0
Dec. 29, 2018	UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2	L Montel Jackson	SUB D'Arce Choke	1	1:40	0 0	6 10	0 0	0 1
May. 12, 2018	UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington	L John Lineker	KO/TKO Punch	3	3:43	0 2	50 102	1 0	0 1
Feb. 24, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens	W Renan Barao	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	94 116	1 0	0 0
Oct. 21, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till	W Damian Stasiak	KO/TKO Punch	3	3:39	1 0	79 43	1 1	1 0
Jul. 22, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum	L Marlon Vera	SUB Armbar	1	2:18	0 0	8 5	1 0	0 2
Jun. 03, 2017	UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway	W Iuri Alcantara	SUB Guillotine Choke	1	1:48	0 0	4 12	0 1	1 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.