Danny Henry

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Danny Henry
Born (1988-07-17) 17 July 1988 (age 35)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Other namesThe Hatchet
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st)
Division Featherweight
Reach73 in (190 cm)
Fighting out of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
TeamHigher Level Martial Arts
Years active2011–2020
Mixed martial arts record
Total16
Wins12
By knockout5
By submission5
By decision2
Losses4
By submission2
By decision2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

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

Contents

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 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]

On April 16, 2024, it was announced that Henry was no longer on the UFC roster. [21]

Championships and awards

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
16 matches12 wins4 losses
By knockout50
By submission52
By decision22
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss12–4 Makwan Amirkhani Technical Submission (anaconda choke) UFC 251 12 July 202013:15 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Loss12–3 Dan Ige Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal 16 March 201911:17 London, England
Win12–2 Hakeem Dawodu Technical Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov 17 March 201810:39 London, England
Win11–2 Daniel Teymur Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio 16 July 201735:00 Glasgow, ScotlandLightweight bout. Fight of the Night.
Win10–2Igeu KabesaSubmission (anaconda choke)Extreme Fighting Championship 574 March 201713:30 Johannesburg, South AfricaWon the EFC Featherweight Championship.
Win9–2Wade GrothTKO (punches)Extreme Fighting Championship 532 September 201620:39 Johannesburg, South Africa
Win8–2Barend NienaberTKO (body kick)Extreme Fighting Championship 5115 July 201621:20 Johannesburg, South Africa
Loss7–2Igeu KabesaDecision (unanimous)Extreme Fighting Championship 475 March 201655:00 Johannesburg, South AfricaLost the EFC Featherweight Championship.
Win7–1Boyd AllenTKO (punches)Extreme Fighting Championship 443 October 201542:31 Johannesburg, South AfricaWon the EFC Featherweight Championship.
Win6–1Matthew BuirskiDecision (unanimous)Extreme Fighting Championship 428 August 201535:00 Cape Town, South Africa
Win5–1Hanru BothaSubmission (triangle choke)Extreme Fighting Championship 406 June 201511:58 Gauteng, South AfricaFeatherweight debut.
Win4–1David GalbraithTKO (punches)Headhunters FC6 December 20142N/A Edinburgh, ScotlandWon the vacant Headhunters FC Lightweight Championship.
Loss3–1Michael DoyleDecision (unanimous)On Top 66 October 201235:00 Glasgow, Scotland
Win3–0Leon Del GaudioKO (punch)On Top 52 June 201210:17 Glasgow, Scotland
Win2–0Kieran MaloneSubmission (rear-naked choke)On Top 425 February 201214:04 Glasgow, Scotland
Win1–0Danny GraysonSubmission (rear-naked choke)Sportfight Scotland 145 November 201123:32 Lanark, ScotlandLightweight debut.

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  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.
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  14. ↑ Lucas Grandsire (12 September 2019). "Danny Henry vs. Mike Davis canceled for UFC Copenhagen". mmada.nl. Retrieved 12 September 2019.(in Dutch)
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