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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