Darragh Kelly
IrelandDarragh Kelly, “The Moville Mauler”, is a Lightweight from Ireland with an official record of 9-1. The 9 wins came 2 by knockout, 5 by submission and 2 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a first-round knockout loss to Jay-Jay Wilson at PFL Belfast: Kelly vs. Wilson on 16 April 2026.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2026 | Jay-Jay Wilson | LOSS | KOPunches | R1 · 0:37 | PFL Belfast: Kelly vs. Wilson |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Bakhtiyar Abdulaev | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 · 2:27 | 2025 PFL Europe Semifinals: Nantes |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Mike Hamel | WIN | SUBNeck Crank | R3 · 1:51 | 2025 PFL Semifinals: Lightweights, Bantamweights & Women's Flyweights |
| Sep 14, 2024 | Dmytrii Hrytsenko | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Bellator Champions Series London: McCourt vs. Collins |
| Jun 22, 2024 | Mathias Poiron | WIN | SUBGuillotine Choke | R1 · 1:29 | Bellator Champions Series Dublin: Jackson vs. Kuramagomedov |
| Sep 23, 2023 | Jelle Zeegers | WIN | KOGround and Pound | R3 · 3:42 | Bellator 299: Eblen vs. Edwards |
| Jun 11, 2023 | Andre FerreiraTitle | WIN | SUBSubmission (D'Arce Choke) | R2 · 0:28 | Clan Wars 47 |
| Feb 25, 2023 | Dorval Jordan | WIN | KOGround and Pound | R3 · 1:58 | Bellator 291: Amosov vs. Storley 2 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Kye Stevens | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Bellator 285: Henderson vs. Queally |
| Feb 25, 2022 | Junior Morgan | WIN | SUBGuillotine Choke | R1 · 1:47 | Bellator 275: Mousasi vs. Vanderford |
Wins, losses and draws are Darragh Kelly’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 10 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Darragh Kelly’s record, in numbers
Darragh Kelly’s record is 9-1, and Cage Brothers holds a full result for all 10 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.
The 9 wins break down as 2 by knockout, 5 by submission and 2 by decision — 7 of 9 inside the distance, a finish rate of 78%. Across all 10 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 7 minutes 56 seconds.
Darragh Kelly has been stopped once in the 10 bouts on file, by knockout — 10% of them.
Of the 10 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 1 was for a title and 1 was the main event of the card. Three of them have come since September 2024.
Set against the 623 Lightweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Darragh Kelly has a finish rate above 69% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 68% of them and a two-year bout count above 81% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Darragh Kelly is listed at 6ft with a reach of 73in and is 28, born 5 April 1998.
These figures are recomputed from Darragh Kelly’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.