Chas Skelly
| Chas Skelly | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 11, 1985 Bedford, Texas, United States |
| Other names | The Scrapper |
| Residence | Fort Worth, Texas, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 146 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) |
| Division | Featherweight |
| Reach | 73.0 in (185 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Keller, Texas, United States |
| Team | Team Takedown |
| Wrestling | NAIA Wrestling |
| Years active | 2009-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 19 |
| Wins | 17 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 10 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Chas Lucas Skelly (born May 11, 1985) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional since 2009, Skelly has also competed for Bellator and Legacy FC.
Skelly was born in Bedford, Texas, but moved to Pennsylvania at a young age. Skelly began wrestling at the age of five and later moved back to Texas, attending Azle High School where he also played baseball and football, but quit the latter two sports when he was a senior to focus on wrestling. He held an overall record of 164-3, was a four-year letterman, and won a state championship during his senior year in 2003 while competing in the 140 lbs. division. Skelly continued wrestling at the collegiate level for Oklahoma City University and Missouri Baptist university where he earned NAIA All-American honors. He began mixed martial arts after he became a wrestling partner for current UFC fighter Johnny Bedford.
Skelly made his professional MMA debut in 2009 and won his first two fights in the first round via submission and TKO, respectively. Less than a month after the latter win, he was signed by Bellator MMA.
Skelly made his Bellator debut at Bellator 9 on May 29, 2009 and won the fight via split decision.
Still undefeated, Skelly won his next three consecutive fights before making his next appearance for the organization on May 20, 2010 at Bellator 19, facing Daniel Pineda. Skelly had previously defeated Pineda via submission and defeated him again in the rematch via kneebar.
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