Danny Henry

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Danny Henry
Born (1988-07-17) 17 July 1988 (age 35)
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Other names The Hatchet
Nationality Scottish
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st)
Division Featherweight
Reach 73 in (190 cm)
Fighting out of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Team Higher Level Martial Arts
Years active 2011–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 16
Wins 12
By knockout 5
By submission 5
By decision 2
Losses 4
By submission 2
By decision 2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

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

Early career

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

Henry made his promotional debut on July 16, 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 March 17, 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 March 16, 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 September 28, 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 April 25, 2020.[15] However, on April 9, Dana White, the president of UFC, announced that this event would be postponed to a future date[16]

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

Championships and awards

Mixed martial arts record

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

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