Danny Henry

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

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.

Ultimate Fighting Championship Henry made his promotional debut on 16 July 2017 at UFC Fight Night 113 against Daniel Teymur. He won the fight by unanimous decision earning Fight of the Night honors.

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

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

Henry was briefly linked to a bout with Mike Davis on 26 September 2019 at UFC Fight Night 160. 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.

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

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

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

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

Championships and awards Ultimate Fighting Championship Fight of the Night vs. Daniel Teymur Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC) EFC Featherweight World Championship (Two times)

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Makwan Amirkhani Technical Submission (anaconda choke) UFC 251

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Loss

Dan Ige Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal

London, England Win

Hakeem Dawodu Technical Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov

London, England Win

Daniel Teymur Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio

Glasgow, Scotland Win

Igeu Kabesa Submission (anaconda choke) Extreme Fighting Championship 57

Johannesburg, South Africa Win

Wade Groth TKO (punches) Extreme Fighting Championship 53

Johannesburg, South Africa Win

Barend Nienaber TKO (body kick) Extreme Fighting Championship 51

Johannesburg, South Africa Loss

Igeu Kabesa Decision (unanimous) Extreme Fighting Championship 47

Johannesburg, South Africa Win

Boyd Allen TKO (punches) Extreme Fighting Championship 44

Johannesburg, South Africa Win

Matthew Buirski Decision (unanimous) Extreme Fighting Championship 42

Cape Town, South Africa Win

Hanru Botha Submission (triangle choke) Extreme Fighting Championship 40

Gauteng, South Africa Win

David Galbraith TKO (punches) Headhunters FC

Edinburgh, Scotland Loss

Michael Doyle Decision (unanimous) On Top 6

Glasgow, Scotland Win

Leon Del Gaudio KO (punch) On Top 5

Glasgow, Scotland Win

Kieran Malone Submission (rear-naked choke) On Top 4

Glasgow, Scotland Win

Danny Grayson Submission (rear-naked choke) Sportfight Scotland 14

Lanark, Scotland