Nathan Kelly
IrelandNathan Kelly is a Featherweight from Ireland with an official record of 11-5. The 11 wins came 4 by knockout, 5 by submission and 2 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a second-round submission loss to Fred Dupras at 2025 PFL World Championships: Welterweights & Featherweights on 1 August 2025, the third defeat in a row.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2025 | Fred Dupras | LOSS | SUBGuillotine Choke | R2 · 4:38 | 2025 PFL World Championships: Welterweights & Featherweights |
| Apr 3, 2025 | Tae Kyun Kim | LOSS | SUBRear Naked Choke | R1 · 4:53 | 2025 PFL First Round: Welterweights & Featherweights |
| Jan 25, 2025 | Akhmed Magomedov | LOSS | SUBRear Naked Choke | R2 · 4:22 | PFL Champions Series Dubai: Nurmagomedov vs. Hughes |
| Jun 22, 2024 | Jose Sanchez | WIN | SUBNinja Choke | R1 · 3:42 | Bellator Champions Series Dublin: Jackson vs. Kuramagomedov |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Vikas Singh Ruhil | WIN | KOKnees and Punches | R1 · 0:14 | Bellator Champions Series Belfast: Anderson vs. Moore |
| Dec 8, 2023 | Dimitry Solimeis | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 · 4:47 | 2023 PFL Europe Championship |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Damion Nelson | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | 2023 PFL Playoffs: Heavyweights & Women's Featherweights |
| Mar 3, 2023 | Zack Hicks | WIN | SUBSubmission (Arm Triangle) | R1 · 2:30 | 2023 PFL Challenger Series: Week 6 |
| Aug 13, 2022 | Ben Ellis | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R1 · 2:45 | 2022 PFL Playoffs: Welterweights & Heavyweights |
| Jul 2, 2022 | Aridane Romero Rodriguez | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 1:40 | Centurion Fight Championship: New Era |
| Feb 25, 2022 | Scott Pedersen | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Bellator 275: Mousasi vs. Vanderford |
| Oct 9, 2021 | Shem RockTitle | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · - | CW 42: Clan Wars 42 |
| Aug 8, 2021 | Rogger Lopez | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 0:09 | CW 41: Clan Wars 41 |
| Oct 7, 2018 | Mark Andrew | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 | Akuma FC 12: Akuma Fighting Championship |
| May 12, 2018 | Pawel Polityło | LOSS | DECDecision - Split | R3 | BAMMA 35: Lohore vs. Pascu |
| Jul 22, 2017 | Ivan Zidar | LOSS | KOKO/TKO | R1 | CLFC: Cage Legacy 3 |
Wins, losses and draws are Nathan Kelly’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 16 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.
Nathan Kelly’s record, in numbers
Nathan Kelly’s record is 11-5, and Cage Brothers holds a full result for all 16 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.
The 11 wins break down as 4 by knockout, 5 by submission and 2 by decision — 9 of 11 inside the distance, a finish rate of 82%. Across the 15 of 16 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 5 minutes 19 seconds.
Nathan Kelly has been stopped 4 times in the 16 bouts on file — 1 by knockout and 3 by submission — which is 25% of them. The last 3 bouts on file are all losses.
Of the 16 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 1 was for a title and 3 were the main event of the card. Three of them have come since October 2024.
Set against the 555 Featherweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Nathan Kelly has a finish rate above 75% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 23% 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.
Nathan Kelly is listed at 5ft 8in with a reach of 68in and is 29, born 23 May 1997.
These figures are recomputed from Nathan Kelly’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.