Kelleher vs Gibson

Who won Kelleher vs Gibson?

Cody Gibson beat Brian Kelleher by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 20th July 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Kelleher vs Gibson stats

Brian Kelleher stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 15 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Cody Gibson made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Brian Kelleher's 17th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Cody Gibson marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Brian Kelleher's UFC record stood at 8-9-0, while Cody Gibson's came in at 3-5-0.

The stats suggested Gibson had a slight advantage in power over Kelleher, with a 37% knock out percentage over Kelleher's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kelleher had a large advantage over Gibson, boasting a 42% submission rate over Gibson's 21%.

Brian Kelleher was the older man by 1 year, at 38 years old.

Gibson had a height advantage of 4 inches over Kelleher. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Kelleher's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Gibson's, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 years and 7 months later than Gibson, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 77 to Gibson's 77.

Kelleher vs Gibson form

Brian Kelleher had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Cody Garbrandt at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Mario Bautista at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on 25th June 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Kevin Croom at UFC Fight Night on 15th January 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Domingo Pilarte at UFC Vegas 34 on 21st August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Activity check

Kelleher's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Gibson's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Kelleher vs Gibson start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 10:40 PM UTC , which was 6:40 PM EST or 3:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Kelleher vs Gibson?

Brian Kelleher was a 7/4 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Cody Gibson made his way into the ring at 47/100 (-210) with oddsmakers.