Dan Kelly (fighter)
| Dan Kelly | |
|---|---|
| Born | Daniel Thomas Kelly 31 October 1977 Melbourne, Australia |
| Other names | "Dad" "Dad Bod Catterall" |
| Residence | Melbourne, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Division | Middleweight |
| Reach | 73 in (185 cm) |
| Style | Judo, BJJ |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Team | Resilience Training Centre |
| Rank | 4th dan black belt in Judo Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Gustavo Falciroli |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 15 |
| Wins | 13 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Daniel Thomas Kelly (born 31 October 1977 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian judoka and mixed martial artist. Known for his unconventional dad style, the four-time judo Olympian is currently ranked #15 in the UFC official middleweight rankings.
Kelly began competing in judo when he was 7 and competed at his first Australian Championships when he was 13. He made the junior national team in 1994 where he competed at the Junior World Championships and went on to make the senior national team two years later. Kelly has been Australian Champion on nine occasions.
Kelly is the only Judo competitor to have been selected to fight for Australia in four different Olympic games. He most recently competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the -100 kg event.
He was the Judo coach for the Australian team at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Kelly made his professional MMA debut in July 2006. He remained out of competition for the next six and a half years due to judo commitments.
Kelly returned to the sport in December 2012. Over the next eight months, he improved his record to 5 wins with no losses. Kelly again returned to action in the Australian Fighting Championship (AFC) in May 2014, at AFC 9, defeating Ben Kelleher via second round submission. Kelly was twice slated to fight Steven Kennedy for the vacant AFC middleweight belt in 2013 at AFC 7 and 2014 at AFC 10, but was forced to withdraw due to The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia commitments in 2013 and due to injury in 2014.
In December 2013, it was announced that Kelly was selected as one of the fighters to represent Australia for the upcoming The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia. Kelly was defeated by eventual middleweight runner-up Sheldon Westcott via first round submission.
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