Joseph Duffy (fighter)
| Joseph Duffy (Irish: Seosamh Ó Dubhthaigh) | |
|---|---|
| Born |
18 February 1988 Donegal, Ireland |
| Other names | Irish Joe |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) |
| Division |
Lightweight Welterweight |
| Reach | 73.0 in (185 cm) |
| Style | Boxing, Taekwondo, Ju-Jitsu, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Kickboxing, |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Donegal, Ireland |
| Team | Tristar Gym |
| Rank | Black belt in Taekwondounder Heath Gait Black belt in Ju-Jitsuunder Heath Gait Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Firas Zahabi |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 7 |
| Wins | 7 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 3 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 18 |
| Wins | 16 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 10 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Amateur career | |
| Total | 2 |
| Wins | 2 |
| By submission | 2 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Other information | |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Joseph Duffy (Irish: Seosamh Ó Dubhthaigh) (born 18 February 1988) is an Irish mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Duffy is from Burtonport, County Donegal. His family emigrated when he was young to the industrial town of Ebbw Vale in Wales, from where they travelled back and forth to Burtonport regularly.
Duffy is a big rugby fan, and growing up he says "I would always have made it known I wasn’t from Wales", which made his support for Ireland during the Six Nations a bit difficult sometimes. He claimed "if Ireland lost in the rugby, I would try to skip the next day at school, just to avoid the hassle it would bring". Duffy also played the sport through his youth, and despite captaining his school’s rugby team, it was martial arts that always occupied the majority of Duffy’s time. He started with taekwon-do before progressing to traditional jiu-jitsu, a foundation that eventually led him to a career in professional MMA.
Duffy went 23-0-5 in amateur mma competition winning the Welsh Grapple & Strike Welterweight championship.
Duffy started his career as a welterweight, fighting in various regional promotions across the United Kingdom. Duffy is one of only three fighters to defeat the current UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor. He also defeated fellow Irishman Norman Parke, who later went on to the join the UFC. It was after this fight that Duffy signed with Cage Warriors, the biggest MMA promotion in Europe.
In February 2010, Duffy was announced as a cast member of The Ultimate Fighter 12 where he competed as a lightweight. In his first fight, Duffy lost to Kyle Watson via submission (rear naked choke) in the first round and was subsequently eliminated from the show.
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