Fighter Profile›Bantamweight

“Boom”

Brian Kelleher

24-1617 UFC

Balanced

Form

· 4L

Layoff Risk

Early Chaos

Output Builds Late

High Wear

5'6"ht·66"reach·Switchstance·39age

Last fightLCody Gibson·SUB·R1·1.8yr ago

Fighter Context

8–9UFC·

2KO

3Sub

3Dec

7.9min/fight

134UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

4–7(11 fights)

75%finish rate

-2.2str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

2–2(4 fights)

50%finish rate

-2.6str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-1.28

Deficit

17%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

⚠ Most fights ended before full time. Per-minute rates reflect limited fight time.

Adj. TD Threat

0.229

Average

60%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Durable

41%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

34%

Passive

15%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Kelleher

Distance Striker

Bantamweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min3.31

Str. Accuracy41%

442UFC landed/1,068attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+0.8 vs avg4.59

Str. Defense54%

KD Rate / fight0.18

3UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.18

CQ KO Power

Average54%ile0.68

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

65%

Body

15%

Leg

20%

By Position

Distance78%

Clinch7%

Ground15%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 117 rounds	Round 28 rounds	Round 37 rounds
Avg. Landed	9	17	23
Avg. Absorbed	16	24	21
Avg. Net	-7	-8	+2

Grappling

Kelleher

G&P Threat

·121s ctrlActive Control

Bantamweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.68

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY4.04

TD Accuracy41%

15UFC landed/36attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.70

3UFC wins/6attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense60%

24UFC defended/40opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Sub Vulnerable

Finishing

Finish Rate

63%

Strong Finisher

div avg 46%

How They Lose

9UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 8

Submission3 / 8

Decision3 / 8

KD → Finish

2/3Strong

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 9

Submission5 / 9

Decision2 / 9

Loss Pattern

6 of 9 losses by finish in R1–R2

Fast and versatile. 4 of 5 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

0 of 6 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

2.8pts

W3 dec

3.0pts

L2 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

5UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

Div. change

sig. strikes trending down. Averaging 16 less in second half of career

17 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=17

R2n=8

R3n=7

Outputsig strikes / min

2.4

3.4

4.9

Absorbedsig strikes / min

4.3

5.0

4.6

Diff

-1.9

-1.6

+0.3

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼Absorbed-37%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Kelleher — 17 UFC Fights

Result

Method

17 fights

Cody Gibson

SUB R1 · 3:58Jul '24

-11

·2 SS (17%)·13 abs·2 td taken·5s ctrl

Cody GarbrandtVeteran

KO/TKO R1 · 3:42Dec '23

-3

·17 SS (68%)·20 abs·0/1 td·36s ctrl·1 kd taken

↵ 18mo layoff

Mario Bautista

SUB R1 · 2:27Jun '22

-4

·2 SS (67%)·6 abs·2 td taken

Umar Nurmagomedov

SUB R1 · 3:15Mar '22

-17

·1 SS (5%)·18 abs·1 td taken·6s ctrl

Kevin Croom

U-DEC R3Jan '22

-22

·38 SS (49%)·60 abs·6/8 td·386s ctrl·1 kd landed

Domingo Pilarte

U-DEC R3Aug '21

+25

·28 SS (70%)·3 abs·3/3 td·769s ctrl·2 sub att

Ricky Simon

U-DEC R3Feb '21

-26

·19 SS (26%)·45 abs·6 td taken·12s ctrl

Ray Rodriguez

SUB R1 · 0:39Sep '20

·1 SS (33%)·1 abs·1 td taken·1 sub att

Cody Stamann

U-DEC R3Jun '20

-32

·57 SS (32%)·89 abs·1/3 td·2 td taken·44s ctrl

Hunter Azure

KO/TKO R2 · 3:40May '20

-33

·29 SS (29%)·62 abs·0/4 td·29s ctrl·1 kd landed

All Fighters

Bantamweight

“Boom”

Brian Kelleher

24-1617 UFC

Form

5'6"ht·66"reach·Switchstance·39age

Last fightLCody Gibson·SUB·1.8yr ago

Fighter Context

8–9UFC·

2KO

3Sub

3Dec

7.9min/fight

134UFC min

vs. Winning Record4–7

vs. Veterans (8+ W)2–2

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-1.28

17%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.229

60%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

41%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

34%

15%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Kelleher

Bantamweight avg

Distance Striker

Sig. Strikes / Min3.31

Str. Accuracy41%

442UFC landed/1,068attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+0.8 vs avg4.59

Str. Defense54%

KD Rate / Fight0.18

3UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.18

CQ KO Power

Average54%ile0.68

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

65%

Body

15%

Leg

20%

By Position

Dist78%

Clinch7%

Ground15%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=17	R2 n=8	R3 n=7
Landed	9	17	23
Absorbed	16	24	21
Net	-7	-8	+2

Grappling

Kelleher

Bantamweight avg

G&P Threat

121s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.68

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY4.04

TD Accuracy41%

15UFC landed/36attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.70

3UFC wins/6attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense60%

24UFC defended/40opp. attempts

Sub Defense5 loss / 8 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

63%

Strong Finisher

Win Methods

2KO/TKO

3Sub

3Dec

Loss Methods

2KO/TKO

5Sub

2Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

0%0 of 6 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

2.8pts

W3 dec

3.0pts

L2 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

5UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=17

R2n=8

R3n=7

Outputsig strikes / min

2.4

3.4

4.9

Absorbedsig strikes / min

4.3

5.0

4.6

Diff

-1.9

-1.6

+0.3

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Kelleher — UFC Fight Log

Cody Gibson

SUB·R1·Jul '24

2 SS (17%)·13 abs·2 td taken·5s ctrl

Cody GarbrandtVeteran

KO/TKO·R1·Dec '23

17 SS (68%)·20 abs·0/1 td·36s ctrl·1 kd taken

Mario Bautista

SUB·R1·Jun '22

2 SS (67%)·6 abs·2 td taken

Umar Nurmagomedov

SUB·R1·Mar '22

1 SS (5%)·18 abs·1 td taken·6s ctrl

Kevin Croom

U-DEC·R3·Jan '22

38 SS (49%)·60 abs·6/8 td·386s ctrl·1 kd

Domingo Pilarte

U-DEC·R3·Aug '21

28 SS (70%)·3 abs·3/3 td·769s ctrl·2 sub

Ricky Simon

U-DEC·R3·Feb '21

19 SS (26%)·45 abs·6 td taken·12s ctrl

Ray Rodriguez

SUB·R1·Sep '20

1 SS (33%)·1 abs·1 td taken·1 sub

Round 117 rounds

Round 28 rounds

Round 37 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-7

-8

n=17

n=8

n=7

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-7

-8