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]

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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] Fighters are organized by weight class and within their weight class by their number of appearances inside the UFC. Fighters with the same number of fights are listed in order of their number of wins. Fighters with the same UFC record are listed alphabetically.[note 3]

World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) was purchased by Zuffa in 2006[3] and officially merged under the UFC brand on January 1, 2011.[4] All former WEC fighters have had their WEC record listed in place of their UFC record, starting with WEC 25 (the first WEC event under Zuffa). These records have been, and will be, continued as former WEC fighters move on in the UFC.[note 4]

Strikeforce was purchased by Zuffa in 2011[5] and officially merged under the UFC brand on January 12, 2013.[6] All former Strikeforce fighters have had their Strikeforce record listed in place of their UFC record, starting with Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Damm (the first Strikeforce event under Zuffa). These records have been, and will be, continued as former Strikeforce fighters move on in the UFC.[note 5]

Each fight record has four categories: wins, losses, draws, and no-contests (NC).[7] All fight records in this article are displayed in that order, with fights resulting in a no-contest listed in parentheses.

Welterweights (170 lb, 77 kg)

  • Bold indicated fighter is still active on the UFC roster.
  • Italic indicates fighter is retired / no longer competes in MMA
ISONameNicknameUFC recordMMA recordTeamNotes
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The Smiling Assassin0–15–2UFR Fight TeamFirst Irish UFC Fighter to fight under the Tri-colour in UFC 72
  • First Northern Irish UFC Fighter - competed in UFC 72
IRETom EganThe Tank0–17–5SBG Ireland
  • First Irish UFC Fighter - competed at UFC 93
IRECathal PendredThe Punisher4–217–4–1SBG Ireland
  • Retired from MMA November 2015[8]
IRECharlie WardRelentless0–210–6SBG Ireland
  • Switched to Bellator September 2017[9]
NIRRhys McKeeSkeletor0–313–5–1Next Generation
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IREDean BarryThe Sniper0–14–1SBG Charlestown
IREIan Machado GarryThe Future6-013-0Kill Cliff FC
IREKiefer CrosbieBDK0–110–4SBG Ireland

Lightweights (155 lb, 70 kg)

ISONameNicknameUFC recordMMA recordTeamNotes
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IREJoseph DuffyIrish Joe4–416–5Tristar Gym
IREConor McGregorThe Notorious10–422–6SBG Ireland
NIRNorman ParkeStormin5–3–131–7–1 (1)Next Generation
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Featherweights (145 lb, 65 kg)

ISONameNicknameUFC recordMMA recordTeamNotes
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IREPaul RedmondRedser0–215–8Team Ryano
  • Released from UFC November 2015[13]
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Bantamweights (135 lb, 61 kg)

ISONameNicknameUFC recordMMA recordTeamNotes
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IRECaolan LoughranThe Don1–19–1Team Kaobon - Liverpool

Flyweights (125 lb, 56 kg)

ISONameNicknameUFC recordMMA recordTeamNotes
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IREPatrick HolohanThe Hooligan3–212–2–1SBG Ireland
  • Retired from MMA in April 2016[14]
IRENeil Seery2Tap3–316–13Team Ryano* Retired on July 17, 2017[15]
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Women's strawweights (115 lb, 52 kg)

ISONameNicknameUFC recordMMA recordTeamNotes
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IREAisling DalyAis the Bash2–116–6SBG Ireland
  • Retired from MMA in January 2017[16]
IREShauna BannonMama B0–15–1Holohan Martial Arts
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