Neil Seery

Neil Seery (born 30 August 1979) is a retired Irish professional mixed martial artist, who most recently competed in the flyweight division of the UFC. Beginning his career in 2005, Seery also competed for BAMMA, Cage Warriors, and RINGS. He was the Cage Warriors Flyweight Champion.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career Seery made his professional debut in 2005 and after starting off his career at 1–4, Seery was able to bounce back, compiling a record of 8–8 before he began competing for the Cage Warriors promotion in his home country of Ireland. Under the promotion's banner, Seery went 5–1, capturing the Flyweight Championship in the process.

Ultimate Fighting Championship Seery made his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night 37 on 8 March 2014 as a replacement for Ian McCall against Brad Pickett, and was signed to a four-fight contract. A huge underdog against Pickett, Seery lost unanimously on the judges' score cards.

In his second fight for the promotion, Seery faced Phil Harris at UFC Fight Night 46 on 19 July 2014. This was a rematch of Seery's fight with Harris at BAMMA 3, which Seery lost via unanimous decision. He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Seery was expected to face Richie Vaculik at UFC Fight Night 55 on 8 November 2014. Subsequently, Seery pulled out of the fight and was replaced by Louis Smolka.

Seery faced Chris Beal on 24 January 2015 at UFC on Fox 14. He won the back-and-forth fight by unanimous decision.

Seery faced Louis Smolka on 11 July 2015 at UFC 189. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Seery faced Jon Delos Reyes on 24 October 2016 at UFC Fight Night 76. He won the fight via submission in the second round. The victory also produced a Performance of the Night bonus.

Seery next faced Kyoji Horiguchi on 8 May 2016 at UFC Fight Night 87. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Seery was expected to face Ian McCall on 19 November 2016 at UFC Fight Night 99. However, as Seery was weighing in for the event, it was announced that McCall had to pull out of the fight after becoming ill due to the effects of his weight cut and the bout was scrapped.

Seery faced Alexandre Pantoja at UFC Fight Night 113 on July 16 2017. He lost the fight via submission in the third round. Seery confirmed his intention to retire from MMA competition after this fight.

Championships and accomplishments Cage Warriors Cage Warriors Flyweight Championship (One time) Ultimate Fighting Championship Performance of the Night (One time)

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Alexandre Pantoja Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio

Glasgow, Scotland Loss

Kyoji Horiguchi Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski

Rotterdam, Netherlands Win

Jon delos Reyes Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka

Dublin, Ireland Loss

Louis Smolka Decision (unanimous) UFC 189

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Chris Beal Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson

Stockholm, Sweden Win

Phil Harris Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandao

Dublin, Ireland Loss

Brad Pickett Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa

London, England Win

Mikael Silander Submission (armbar) CWFC 55

Dublin, Ireland Win

Paul Marin TKO (body kick) CWFC 53

Glasgow, Scotland Win

Karl Harrison Decision (unanimous) Cage Warriors: 49

Cardiff, Wales Win

Mark Platts Submission (rear-naked choke) Cage Warriors: 47

Dublin, Ireland Loss

Artemij Sitenkov Submission (kneebar) Cage Warriors: 46

Kyiv, Ukraine Win

Niko Gjoka KO (punches) Cage Warriors: 44

Kentish Town, England Win

Damien Rooney Decision (unanimous) CC 7: Fields vs. Kelly

Belfast, Northern Ireland Loss

Phil Harris Decision (unanimous) BAMMA 3

Birmingham, England Loss

Jordy Peute Submission (kneebar) CW 12: Nightmare

Belfast, Northern Ireland Win

Erikas Suslovas Submission (armbar) Bushido Lithuania: Hero's 2009

Vilnius, Lithuania Win

Neil McLeod Submission (armbar) EB: Extreme Brawl

London, England Win

Neil McLeod TKO (punches) EB: Extreme Brawl

London, England Loss

James Doolan Submission (triangle choke) SAS 9: Strike and Submit 9

Gateshead, England Loss

Andreas Lovbrand TKO (knee injury) TW: Tribal Warfare

Galway, Ireland Win

Peter Wilson TKO (punches) UFR 14: Ultimate Fighting Revolution 14

Belfast, Northern Ireland Win

Steve McCombe Submission (rear-naked choke) UFR 13: Ultimate Fighting Revolution 13

Lurgan, Northern Ireland Win

Husen Muhamed TKO (punches) COT 2: Cage of Truth

Dublin, Ireland Loss

Andreas Lovbrand Decision (split) UFR 10: Ultimate Fighting Revolution 10

Galway, Ireland Loss

Paul McVeigh Submission (rear-naked choke) Cage Rage Contenders: The Real Deal

Dublin, Ireland Win

Steve McCombe TKO (punches) ROT: Ring of Truth 6

Dublin, Ireland Loss

Micky Young DQ (soccer kick) ROT: Ring of Truth 4

Dublin, Ireland Loss

Michael Leonard Submission (triangle choke) RINGS Ireland: Reborn

Dublin, Ireland