List of Irish UFC fighters

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is a mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion, founded in 1993 by Art Davie and Rorion Gracie. The organization was purchased from its parent company SEG in 2001 by Zuffa LLC, a promotional company owned by Las Vegas casino magnates, Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta and managed by Dana White (current president of operations).^[1] Since its inception, and through its current Zuffa management, the UFC has remained one of the more dominant MMA promotions in the world, playing host to a wide field of MMA fighters.^[2]

This list provides an up-to-date roster of all Irish fighters currently competing or have previously competed under the UFC promotional banner.^{[note 1]}^{[note 2]} ^{[note 3]}^{[note 4]}

The ISO listed next to a Fighters name as well as their birthplace and where they fight out of is determined by information displayed on UFC broadcasts.^{[note 5]}

The team a Fighter trains with is based on who primarily corners them during their professional bouts in the UFC.

Each fight record has four categories: wins, losses, draws, and no-contests (NC).^[3] All fight records in this article are displayed in that order, with fights resulting in a no-contest listed in parentheses.^{[note 6]}

Heavyweights (265 lb, 120 kg)

ISO	Name	Nickname	UFC record	Birthplace	Fighting Out Of	Team	UFC Debut	Notes
!a	!a	!a	-9999
NIR	Colin Robinson	Big C	0–2	Ballymena, Northern Ireland	Antrim, Northern Ireland	UFR Fight Team/Next Generation Northern Ireland	16/06/2007

Welterweights (170 lb, 77 kg)

ISO	Name	Nickname	UFC record	Birthplace	Fighting Out Of	Team	UFC Debut	Notes
!a	!a	!a	-9999
IRE	Kiefer Crosbie	BDK	0–2	North Inner City Dublin, Ireland	North Inner City Dublin, Ireland	SBG Ireland	09/09/2023
IRE	Dean Barry	The Sniper	0–1	Dublin, Ireland	Dublin, Ireland	Team Ryano	23/04/2022
IRE	Ian Machado Garry	The Future	8-0	Dublin, Ireland	Dublin, Ireland By Way Of Belo Horizonte, Brazil Dublin, Ireland By Way Of Deerfield Beach, Florida	Chute Boxe Diego Lima Kill Cliff FC	06/11/2021
IRE NIR	Rhys McKee	Skeletor	0–4	Ballymena, Northern Ireland	Ballymena, Northern Ireland	Fight Academy Ireland Next Generation Northern Ireland	25/07/2020
IRE	Charlie Ward	Relentless	0–2	Portlaoise, Ireland	Dublin, Ireland By Way Of Mountmellick, Ireland	SBG Ireland	19/11/2016
IRE	Cathal Pendred	The Punisher	4–2	Boston, Massachusetts	Dublin, Ireland	SBG Ireland	19/07/2014
IRE	Tom Egan	The Tank	0–1	Dublin, Ireland	Dublin, Ireland	SBG Ireland	17/01/2009	First Irish UFC Fighter - competed at UFC 93
IRE	Stevie Lynch	The Smiling Assassin	0–1	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Antrim, Northern Ireland	UFR Fight Team	16/06/2007	First Northern Irish UFC Fighter - competed in UFC 72
~z	~z	~z	9999

Lightweights (155 lb, 70 kg)

ISO	Name	Nickname	UFC record	Birthplace	Fighting Out Of	Team	UFC Debut	Notes
!a	!a	!a	-9999
IRE	Richie Smullen		0-1	Dublin, Ireland	Dublin, Ireland	SBG Ireland	06/07/2018
RUS IRE	Artem Lobov	The Russian Hammer	2-5	Nizhny Novgorod, Russia	Dublin, Ireland	SBG Ireland	11/12/2015
IRE	Joe Duffy	Irish	4–4	Donegal, Ireland	Donegal, Ireland	Tristar Gym	14/03/2015
IRE	Conor McGregor	The Notorious	10–4	Dublin, Ireland	Dublin, Ireland	SBG Ireland	06/04/2013	Former UFC Lightweight Champion^[4] Former UFC Featherweight Champion^[5]
NIR	Norman Parke	Stormin	5–3–1	Bushmills, Northern Ireland	Bushmills, Northern Ireland San Diego, California By Way Of Bushmills, Northern Ireland Ballymoney, Northern Ireland	Next Generation Northern Ireland	14/12/2012	The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes Winner
~z	~z	~z	9999

Featherweights (145 lb, 65 kg)

ISO	Name	Nickname	UFC record	Birthplace	Fighting Out Of	Team	UFC Debut	Notes
!a	!a	!a	-9999
IRE	Paul Redmond	Redser	0–2	Dublin, Ireland	Dublin, Ireland	Team Ryano	24/01/2015	Released from UFC November 2015^[6]
~z	~z	~z	9999

Bantamweights (135 lb, 61 kg)

ISO	Name	Nickname	UFC record	Birthplace	Fighting Out Of	Team	UFC Debut	Notes
!a	!a	!a	-9999
IRE	Caolan Loughran	The Don	1-2	Tyrone, Northern Ireland	Tyrone, Northern Ireland	Team Kaobon	02/09/2023

Flyweights (125 lb, 56 kg)

ISO	Name	Nickname	UFC record	Birthplace	Fighting Out Of	Team	UFC Debut
!a	!a	!a	-9999
IRE	Patrick Holohan	The Hooligan	3–2	Dublin, Ireland	Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland	SBG Ireland	19/07/2014
IRE	Neil Seery	2Tap	3–4	Dublin, Ireland	Dublin, Ireland	Team Ryano	08/03/2014
~z	~z	~z	9999

Women's strawweights (115 lb, 52 kg)

ISO	Name	Nickname	UFC record	Birthplace	Fighting Out Of	Team	UFC Debut	Notes
!a	!a	!a	9999
IRE	Shauna Bannon	Mama B	1-1	Dublin, Ireland	Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland	Holohan Martial Arts	22/07/2023
IRE	Aisling Daly	Ais the Bash	2–1	Dublin, Ireland	Dublin, Ireland	SBG Ireland	12/12/2014	First Irish Female To Compete In The UFC
~z	~z	~z	9999

Notes

^ Unless otherwise cited, all fighters listed are retrieved from ufc.com.
^ All names presented are in accordance with UFC.com profiles and may include common nicknames or alternative spellings rather than birth names.
^ Fighters are included on this list if they were born in Ireland (the Republic of Ireland/Northern Ireland) or if they have represented Ireland during their professional UFC career.
^ Fighters are organized by weight class and within their weight class by their debut under the UFC promotion.
^ Where a Fighter is born, fighting out of, and the flag they represent is provided by the UFC during live broadcasts.
^ Unless otherwise cited, all records are retrieved from sherdog.com.

References

^ Cliff Montgomery. "The History of the UFC - Part 1". ExtremeProSports.com. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
^ MMAjunkie.com Staff (December 23, 2010). "Sports-industry executives choose UFC as best positioned property for 2011". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012.
^ Grant Waterman (October 2003). "MMA Scoring Guide". SFUK. Archived from the original on 2014-12-21.
^ "Conor McGregor knocks out Alvarez to make UFC history – as it happened". theguardian.com. 13 November 2016.
^ Doyle, Dave (13 December 2015). "UFC 194 results: Conor McGregor knocks out Jose Aldo in 13 seconds". MMA Fighting.
^ Paul Dollery. "Irish fighter released by the UFC following consecutive defeats". The42.

[3] Unless otherwise cited, all fighters listed are retrieved from ufc.com.

[4] All names presented are in accordance with UFC.com profiles and may include common nicknames or alternative spellings rather than birth names.

[5] Fighters are included on this list if they were born in Ireland (the Republic of Ireland/Northern Ireland) or if they have represented Ireland during their professional UFC career.

[6] Fighters are organized by weight class and within their weight class by their debut under the UFC promotion.

[7] Where a Fighter is born, fighting out of, and the flag they represent is provided by the UFC during live broadcasts.

[9] Unless otherwise cited, all records are retrieved from sherdog.com.

[1] Cliff Montgomery. "The History of the UFC - Part 1". ExtremeProSports.com. Retrieved February 5, 2011.

[2] MMAjunkie.com Staff (December 23, 2010). "Sports-industry executives choose UFC as best positioned property for 2011". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012.

[8] Grant Waterman (October 2003). "MMA Scoring Guide". SFUK. Archived from the original on 2014-12-21.

[10] "Conor McGregor knocks out Alvarez to make UFC history – as it happened". theguardian.com. 13 November 2016.

[11] Doyle, Dave (13 December 2015). "UFC 194 results: Conor McGregor knocks out Jose Aldo in 13 seconds". MMA Fighting.

[12] Paul Dollery. "Irish fighter released by the UFC following consecutive defeats". The42.

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