Callan Potter

Callan Potter
Callan Potter at UFC 234 open workout
Born	(1984-09-06) 6 September 1984 (age 39) Riddells Creek, Victoria, Australia
Other names	The Rockstar
Nationality	Australian
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Division	Welterweight Lightweight
Reach	72 in (183 cm) [1]
Fighting out of	Melbourne, Australia
Team	Renegade MMA Resilience Training Centre (2020–present) [2]
Rank	Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Jamie Murray [3] [4]
Years active	2011–2020
Mixed martial arts record
Total	27
Wins	18
By knockout	6
By submission	10
By decision	2
Losses	9
By knockout	5
By submission	4
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Callan Potter (born 6 September 1984) is an Australian retired mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Potter compiled a professional mixed martial arts record of 17–7 by fighting within the Australian regional MMA circuit for over 7 years winning various regional MMA titles before signing for UFC in January 2019. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [3]}

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Potter made his UFC debut at lightweight on 9 February 2019 against Jalin Turner at UFC 234. ^[10] He lost the fight via TKO in round one. ^[11]

Potter then returned to welterweight and faced Maki Pitolo on 5 October 2019 at UFC 243. ^[12] He won the fight via unanimous decision. ^[13]

Potter then faced Song Kenan on 23 February 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker. ^[14] He lost the fight via KO in the first round. ^[15] He was subsequently released from the promotion. ^[16]

On August 7, 2020, Potter announced his retirement from mixed martial arts ^[17]

Personal life

Just before announcing his retirement, Potter started coaching at Dan Kelly's team Resilience Training Centre. ^[2]

Championships and accomplishments

• Eternal MMA
  • EMMA Lightweight Championship (One time) ^[18]
    • One successful title defence ^[19]
• Hex Fight Series
  • HEX Lightweight Championship (One time) ^[20]
    • One successful title defence ^[21]
• Valor Fight
  • Valor Fight Welterweight Championship (One time) ^[22]
    • One successful title defence ^[23]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

27 matches	18 wins	9 losses
By knockout	6	5
By submission	10	4
By decision	2	0

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	18–9	Song Kenan	KO (punches)	UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker	23 February 2020	1	2:20	Auckland, New Zealand, New Zealand
Win	18–8	Maki Pitolo	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 243	5 October 2019	3	5:00	Melbourne, Australia	Return to Welterweight
Loss	17–8	Jalin Turner	TKO (body kick and punches)	UFC 234	9 February 2019	1	0:53	Melbourne, Australia
Win	17–7	B.J. Bland	Decision (split)	EMMA – Eternal MMA 40	8 December 2018	3	5:00	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Loss	16–7	Marcin Held	Technical Submission (heel hook)	ACB 88 – Barnatt vs. Celinski	16 June 2018	1	1:09	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Win	16–6	Jack Becker	KO (punch)	HFS – Hex Fight Series 12	24 November 2017	3	0:32	Melbourne, Australia	Defended HEX Lightweight title
Win	15–6	Brentin Mumford	Submission (rear-naked choke)	EMMA – Eternal MMA 29	21 October 2017	1	3:43	Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia	Defended EMMA Lightweight title
Win	14–6	Abel Brites	Submission (triangle choke)	HFS – Hex Fight Series 8	31 March 2017	1	1:48	Melbourne, Australia	Won HEX Lightweight title
Win	13–6	Isaac Tisdell	Submission (guillotine choke)	EMMA – Eternal MMA 20	15 October 2016	1	1:04	Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia	Won EMMA Lightweight title
Win	12–6	Matiu Thoms	Submission (rear-naked choke)	HFS 6 – Ebersole vs. Kennedy	24 June 2016	1	3:21	Melbourne, Australia	Lightweight debut
Win	11–6	Sam Hayward	KO (head kick)	HFS – Hex Fight Series 5	20 February 2016	3	0:17	Melbourne, Australia
Win	10–6	Steven Maxwell	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Minotaur 2 – Rampage	27 November 2015	1		Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Win	9–6	Kahn Sandy	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	HFS – Hex Fight Series 4	31 October 2015	2	4:10	Melbourne, Australia
Loss	8–6	David Vergers	TKO (punches)	K-Oz Entertainment – Bragging Rights 7: Resurrection	27 September 2015	1	3:09	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Loss	8–5	Steve Kennedy	Submission (rear-naked choke)	HFS – Hex Fight Series 2	14 March 2015	1	3:15	Melbourne, Australia
Win	8–4	Stuart Dare	KO (head kick)	Valor Fight 9 – Potter vs. Dare	22 November 2014	5	1:14	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia	Defended VF Welterweight title
Loss	7–4	Corey Nelson	KO (punches)	AFC 9 – Australian Fighting Championship 9	17 May 2014	1	3:15	Albury, New South Wales, Australia	For AFC Welterweight title
Win	7–3	David Butt	KO (head kick)	Valor Fight 7 – Potter vs. Butt	15 February 2014	2	0:11	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia	Won VF Welterweight title
Win	6–3	Troy Resic	TKO (punches)	AFC 7 – Australian Fighting Championship 7	14 December 2013	1	3:40	Melbourne, Australia
Win	5–3	David Deconte	Submission (armbar)	MMADU – MMA Down Under 4	21 September 2013	1	1:54	Findon, South Australia, Australia
Win	4–3	Nick Denholm	Submission (guillotine choke)	Valor Fight 5 – One Year Anniversary	15 June 2013	1	0:41	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Win	3–3	Damon Upton-Greer	TKO (punches)	Valor Fight 5 – One Year Anniversary	15 June 2013	1	0:08	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Loss	2–3	Jake Matthews	Submission (triangle armbar)	Shamrock Events – Night of Mayhem 6	16 March 2013	1	1:42	Keysborough, Victoria, Australia	For FXP Welterweight title
Win	2–2	Alex Oliver	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Valor Fight 3 – Invicta	8 December 2012	1	0:47	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Loss	1–2	Richard Walsh	KO (knee)	Gladiators Cage Fighting – Gladiators 2	31 August 2012	1	4:15	Sydney, Australia
Win	1–1	Domenic Chiavone	KO (punches)	Shamrock Events – Kings of Kombat 7	23 June 2012	1		Melbourne, Australia
Loss	0–1	Nick Patterson	Submission (triangle choke)	Brute Force 15 – In the Line of Fire	20 May 2011	2	2:38	Coburg, Victoria, Australia	Welterweight debut

See also

• List of current UFC fighters
• List of male mixed martial artists

References

1. "Stats | UFC". ufcstats.com. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
2. "New Coach and New classes! We are pleased to introduce our newest coach Callan Potter. Cal is a BJJ black belt and a current UFC athlete. Cal will be coaching Monday No gi BJJ with Dan as well as Friday MMA. He will also be coaching a new MMA striking class on Wednesday evenings at 6pm. Welcome to the team Cal!". instagram.com. 18 June 2020. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021.
3. Jacob Debets (25 April 2019). "Callan Potter: On Mentoring, Mistakes and Making Memories". Sherdog. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
4. Renegade MMA. "Instructors at Renegade MMA". BJJ Eastern Europe. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
5. Emma Challands (21 April 2017). "Callan Potter: I am the number one lightweight in Australia". Fight News Australia. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
6. Peter Carroll (11 May 2018). "Marcin Held meets Callan Potter in promotional debut at ACB 88". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
7. Peter Carroll (16 June 2018). "ACB 88 results: Karol Celinski edges Luke Barnatt, Marcin Held scores debut submission win". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
8. Chris Post (11 December 2018). "Eternal 40: Callan Potter edges B.J. Bland in classic". Fight News Australia. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
9. Shawn Bitter (30 January 2019). "Welcome to the UFC: Callan Potter". Cageside Press. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
10. "UFC 234: Alex Gorgees out; Callan Potter steps in to face Jalin Turner in Melbourne". Fight News Australia. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
11. Shakiel Mahjouri (9 February 2019). "UFC 234: Jalin Turner starches Callan Potter just 53 seconds". Fansided. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
12. Alexander K. Lee (29 August 2019). "Callan Potter meets Maki Pitolo at UFC 243". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
13. Ryan Fortune (5 October 2019). "UFC 243 Results: Callan Potter Decisions Maki Pitolo". Cageside Press. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
14. Jay Anderson (26 December 2019). "Jamie Mullarkey vs. Jalin Turner, Callan Potter vs. Song Kenan Added to UFC Auckland". Cageside Press. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
15. Josh Evanoff (22 February 2020). "UFC Auckland Results: Song Kenan Flattens Callan Potter in First Round". Cageside Press. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
16. Simon, Zane (20 August 2020). "'This is how it works' - Dana White reminds fighters that more DWCS signings means more cuts". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
17. "Callan on Instagram: "Hello friends Firstly just want to take the time to say I hope all are safe, healthy and staying strong in this strange time 🙏🏼 I'm putting this post out there as a chance to announce I will be finishing up my career in professional Mixed Martial Arts, no definitive reasons other than it's just the right thing and time to move into the next phase of my life I will always be part of this sport till the day they throw dirt on me, what can I say I'm obsessed ☺️ There are a ton of people I need to thank and I will make time in person, but just a couple I would like to highlight Jamie Murray: My life long head coach, has been with me since Fight one and tied every BJJ belt around my waist, gave me the opportunity to pursue this as a career and I'm eternally thankful. Andrew Colgrave: My head striking coach who took my approach as a fighter to a whole new level, didn't have much to work with as far as natural ability goes and still made me a champion. Daniel Kelly : What can I say, this man not only got to see the changes I went through in my career, but was a driving force behind it, will be forever grateful for this man as a colleague, a coach and a friend. Someone who I will happily endure as long as he'll have me. And of course my gorgeous family, particularly my girl Samantha Haynes Anyone who is envolved in this sport knows just how much of a selfish endeavour it is and she has supported me unrelentingly for almost 10yrs, she's gone through the high lows, win losses and weight cuts that I do and deserves as much credit for my career as anyone. I look forward to participating in this amazing sport in many different ways in years to come and hope you guys have as many fond memories of my biffo as I do. Will keep this page active with plenty of MMA content. See you all around the traps, stay strong, stay happy and keep punching ❤️"".
18. "Callan Potter & Myles Simpson win titles at Eternal 20". Fight News Australia. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
19. "Eternal MMA 29: Callan Potter defends Eternal title; submits Brentin Mumford". Fight News Australia. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
20. "Hex Fight Series 8 Results". Fight News Australia. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
21. David Lewellin (25 November 2017). "Hex Fight Series 12 Recap: Crute, Potter, Adesanya victorious in title fights". Fight News Australia. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
22. "Valor 7 results: Callan Potter stops David Butt to retain welterweight title". Fight News Australia. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
23. "Valor 9 Results: Callan Potter knocks out Stuart Dare to defend welterweight title". Fight News Australia. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2020.

External links

• Callan Potter at UFC
• Professional MMA record for Callan Potter from Sherdog