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Scottish mixed martial artist

Danny Henry (born 17 July 1988) is a Scottish professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.[1]

Mixed martial arts career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Henry began his MMA career in 2011. Before joining the UFC, Henry amassed a record of 10-2. Henry fought the majority of his fights in South Africa with EFC Worldwide and in his final fight for their promotion beat Igeu Kabesa for their featherweight championship.[2]

Ultimate Fighting Championship[edit]

Henry made his promotional debut on 16 July 2017 at UFC Fight Night 113 against Daniel Teymur.[3] He won the fight by unanimous decision earning Fight of the Night honors.[4][5]

Henry faced Hakeem Dawodu on 17 March 2018 at UFC Fight Night 127.[6][7] He won his fight against the sizable favourite Dawodu via guillotine 39 seconds into the first round.[8][9]

Henry faced Dan Ige at UFC Fight Night 147 on 16 March 2019.[10][11] He lost the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the first round.[12]

Henry was briefly linked to a bout with Mike Davis on 26 September 2019 at UFC Fight Night 160.[13] However, Henry pulled out of the bout for undisclosed reasons in mid-September. In turn, Davis was pulled from the card and is expected to be rescheduled for a future event.[14]

Henry was expected to face promotional newcomer Peter Barrett on 25 April 2020.[15] However, on 9 April, Dana White, the president of UFC, announced that this event would be postponed to a future date[16]

Henry faced Makwan Amirkhani on 12 July 2020 at UFC 251.[17] He lost the fight via a submission in round one.[18]

Henry was expected to face Ricardo Ramos on 3 September 2022 at UFC Fight Night 209.[19] However, the bout was cancelled after Henry withdrew for unknown reasons.[20]

Championships and awards[edit]

Mixed martial arts record[edit]

Professional record breakdown
16 matches 12 wins 4 losses
By knockout 5 0
By submission 5 2
By decision 2 2
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 12–4 Makwan Amirkhani Technical Submission (anaconda choke) UFC 251 12 July 2020 1 3:15 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Loss 12–3 Dan Ige Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal 16 March 2019 1 1:17 London, England
Win 12–2 Hakeem Dawodu Technical Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov 17 March 2018 1 0:39 London, England
Win 11–2 Daniel Teymur Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio 16 July 2017 3 5:00 Glasgow, Scotland Lightweight bout. Fight of the Night.
Win 10–2 Igeu Kabesa Submission (anaconda choke) Extreme Fighting Championship 57 4 March 2017 1 3:30 Johannesburg, South Africa Won the EFC Worldwide Featherweight Championship.
Win 9–2 Wade Groth TKO (punches) Extreme Fighting Championship 53 2 September 2016 2 0:39 Johannesburg, South Africa
Win 8–2 Barend Nienaber TKO (body kick) Extreme Fighting Championship 51 15 July 2016 2 1:20 Johannesburg, South Africa
Loss 7–2 Igeu Kabesa Decision (unanimous) Extreme Fighting Championship 47 5 March 2016 5 5:00 Johannesburg, South Africa Lost the EFC Worldwide Featherweight Championship.
Win 7–1 Boyd Allen TKO (punches) Extreme Fighting Championship 44 3 October 2015 4 2:31 Johannesburg, South Africa Won the EFC Worldwide Featherweight Championship.
Win 6–1 Matthew Buirski Decision (unanimous) Extreme Fighting Championship 42 8 August 2015 3 5:00 Cape Town, South Africa
Win 5–1 Hanru Botha Submission (triangle choke) Extreme Fighting Championship 40 6 June 2015 1 1:58 Gauteng, South Africa Featherweight debut.
Win 4–1 David Galbraith TKO (punches) Headhunters FC 6 December 2014 2 N/A Edinburgh, Scotland Won the vacant Headhunters FC Lightweight Championship.
Loss 3–1 Michael Doyle Decision (unanimous) On Top 6 6 October 2012 3 5:00 Glasgow, Scotland
Win 3–0 Leon Del Gaudio KO (punch) On Top 5 2 June 2012 1 0:17 Glasgow, Scotland
Win 2–0 Kieran Malone Submission (rear-naked choke) On Top 4 25 February 2012 1 4:04 Glasgow, Scotland
Win 1–0 Danny Grayson Submission (rear-naked choke) Sportfight Scotland 14 5 November 2011 2 3:32 Lanark, Scotland Lightweight debut.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ “Danny Henry”. UFC.
  2. ^ Tatum, Rob. “EFC 57 Results: Henry Submits Kabesa, Claims Featherweight Gold”.
  3. ^ “UFC Fight Night 113 lineup set in Scotland, including new Danny Henry vs. Daniel Teymur booking”. 6 July 2017.
  4. ^ “UFC Fight Night 113 results: Danny Henry shifts momentum to outslug Daniel Teymur”. 16 July 2017.
  5. ^ “UFC-Glasgow medical suspensions: ‘Fight of the Night’ recipient Daniel Teymur gets potential 6-month term”. 19 July 2017.
  6. ^ Lee, Alexander K. (24 January 2018). “Danny Henry fights newcomer Hakeem Dawodu at UFC London”. MMA Fighting.
  7. ^ Alexander, Mookie (17 March 2018). “UFC London prelims results and highlights: Henry stuns Dawodu, Craig wins at the buzzer”. Bloody Elbow.
  8. ^ “UFC Fight Night 127 results: Danny Henry stuns Hakeem Dawodu, scores 39-second tapout”. 17 March 2018.
  9. ^ Hiergesell, Dan (17 March 2018). “Highlights! Henry Submits Dawodu In 39 Seconds At UFC London”. MMAmania.com.
  10. ^ McCracken, David. “Hawaii’s Dan Ige to fight Danny Henry at UFC Fight Night London in March”. hawaiinewsnow.com.
  11. ^ Lee, Alexander K. (30 January 2019). “Nathaniel Wood vs. Jose Quinonez added to UFC London”. MMA Fighting.
  12. ^ “UFC London results: Dan Ige drops, taps Danny Henry in 77 seconds”. MMA Junkie. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  13. ^ Redactie (5 September 2019). “Danny Henry meets Mike Davis during UFC Copenhagen”. mmada.nl. Retrieved 5 September 2019.(in Dutch)
  14. ^ Lucas Grandsire (12 September 2019). “Danny Henry vs. Mike Davis canceled for UFC Copenhagen”. mmada.nl. Retrieved 12 September 2019.(in Dutch)
  15. ^ Redactie (3 March 2020). “Peter Barrett makes UFC debut against Danny Henry during UFC Lincoln”. mmadna.nl. Retrieved 3 March 2020. (in Dutch)
  16. ^ Brett Okamoto (9 April 2020). “Dana White says UFC 249 will not happen April 18”. espn.com. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  17. ^ “Makwan Amirkhani vs. Danny Henry added to UFC 251 in Abu Dhabi”. MMA Junkie. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  18. ^ Fuentes, Jon (11 July 2020). “UFC 251 Results: Makwan Amirkhani Chokes Out Danny Henry”. Cageside Press. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  19. ^ ATSteve Duncan (11 August 2022). “Ricardo Ramos vs. Danny Henry anunciado para UFC París”. mma.uno (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  20. ^ Harvey Leonard (28 August 2022). “UFC Matchmaking Bulletin (8/22-8/27): Shahbazyan Returns”. mmanews.com. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  21. ^ “UFC Fight Night 113 bonuses: Ponzinibbio, Felder, Henry, Teymur leave Scotland with $50K”. sherdog.com. 16 July 2017.
  22. ^ Sherdog.com. “Danny”. Sherdog. Retrieved 12 July 2020.

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