Chris Kelades

Chris Kelades
Born Chris Kelades
(1981-02-21) February 21, 1981
Dallas, Texas
Other names The Greek Assassin
Nationality Canadian
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 125 lb (57 kg; 8 st 13 lb)
Division Bantamweight (2009-2012), Flyweight (2014-present)
Reach 68.0 in (173 cm)[1]
Fighting out of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Team FIT Plus
Rank Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[2]
Years active 2009–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 12
Wins 9
By knockout 2
By submission 3
By decision 4
Losses 3
By submission 1
By decision 2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: February 14, 2015

Chris Kelades (born February 21, 1981), is a Canadian mixed martial artist who current competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2009, Kelades made a name for himself fighting mostly in his native country. In 2014, he also fought for Bellator MMA.[3]

Early career

Chris Kelades began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu which led into training wrestling and striking. He currently holds a purple belt in Jiu Jitsu. Chris would amass a 6-0 record before signing with Bellator, but would drop a decision for the promotion at Bellator 119.[4] He would bounce back with a win in July 2014.[5]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

After his win at Extreme Cage Combat 21 in July, Kelades signed with the UFC.[6]

Kelades did his promotional debut on one week short notice replacing an injured Louis Gaudinot against Paddy Holohan on October 4, 2014 at UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine.[7] Despite being a heavy underdog, Kelades won via unanimous decision.[8] The fight earned the Fight of the Night bonus.[9]

Kelades faced Ray Borg on February 14, 2015 at UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Thatch.[10] Borg won the one sided fight via submission in the third round.[11]

Kelades next faced Chris Beal on August 23, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 74.[12] He won the fight via split decision.[13]

Kelades faced Sergio Pettis on April 23, 2016 at UFC 197.[14] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[15]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 9–3 Sergio Pettis Decision (unanimous) UFC 197 April 23, 2016 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 9–2 Chris Beal Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Oliveira August 23, 2015 3 5:00 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Loss 8–2 Ray Borg Submission (kimura) UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Thatch February 14, 2015 3 2:56 Broomfield, Colorado, United States
Win 8–1 Paddy Holohan Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine October 4, 2014 3 5:00 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Fight of the Night.
Win 7–1 Adrian Woolley Decision (split) Extreme Cage Fighting 21 April 19, 2014 3 5:00 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Loss 6–1 Malcolm Gordon Decision (unanimous) Bellator 119 May 9, 2014 3 5:00 Rama, Ontario, Canada Catchweight (130 lbs) bout.
Win 6–0 Rick Doyle Submission (gogoplata) Extreme Cage Fighting 19 January 25, 2014 1 2:44 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Win 5–0 Dimitri Waanderburg Decision (split) Instinct Fighting 1 October 7, 2011 3 5:00 Boisbriand, Quebec, Canada
Win 4–0 Chance Whalen Submission (rear-naked choke) ECFP - Resurgence May 27, 2011 2 3:10 Trenton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Win 3–0 Justin Steele TKO (punches) Extreme Cage Fighting 12 April 16, 2011 2 0:36 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Win 2–0 Vincent Cormier Submission (guillotine choke) Friday Night Fights - Blacklash July 9, 2010 2 4:01 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Win 1–0 Jon Williams TKO (punches) Absolute Fighting Canada 3 May 9, 2009 2 3:17 Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada

See also

References

  1. "Fight Card - UFC Fight Night Henderson vs. Thatch". UFC.com. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  2. "Chris Kelades - Official UFC Fighter Profile". UFC.com. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  3. "Kelades Faces Gordon in All Canadian Bellator 119 Matchup". topmmanews.com.
  4. Steven Rondina. "Bellator 119: Results and Recaps from Daniel Weichel vs. Desmond Green". Bleacher Report.
  5. "ECC 21 Quick Results - Top MMA News at topmmanews.com". topmmanews.com.
  6. "Canadian Chris Kelades replaces Gaudinot vs. Paddy Holohan". mmasucka.com.
  7. "Louis Gaudinot Out, Chris Kelades In Against Patrick Holohan at UFC Fight Night Halifax". Sherdog.
  8. "Local hero Chris Kelades wins big on Halifax UFC stage". The Chronicle Herald.
  9. "UFC Fight Night 54 bonuses: MacDonald, Aubin-Mercier, Kelades, Holohan win $50,000". MMAjunkie.
  10. Jeremy Brand (2014-11-10). "Chris Kelades vs. Ray Borg added to UFC Fight Night Colorado". mmasucka.com. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  11. Brent Brookhouse (2015-02-14). "UFC Fight Night 60 results, photos: Ray Borg taps Chris Kelades with kimura". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
  12. Ariel Helwani (2015-06-24). "Rick Story vs. Erick Silva to serve as UFC Saskatoon co-main event; other fights added to card". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2015-06-24.
  13. Ben Fowlkes (2015-08-23). "UFC Fight Night 74 results: Chris Kelades edges Chris Beal in early thriller". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
  14. Phillip Croucher (2016-02-26). "Chris Kelades of Cole Harbour to fight flyweight Sergio Pettis at UFC 197". metronews.ca. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  15. Ben Fowlkes (2016-04-23). "UFC 197 results: Sergio Pettis outstrikes, outgrapples Chris Kelades for decision win". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
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