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Danny Henry
Scottish mixed martial artist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Mixed martial arts career
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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 16 April 2024, it was announced that Henry was no longer on the UFC roster.[21]
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| 16 matches | 12 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 5 | 0 |
| By submission | 5 | 2 |
| By decision | 2 | 2 |
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