Danny Henry


Danny Henry is a Scottish professional mixed martial artist currently competing 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 next fight came at UFC Fight Night 127 against Hakeem Dawodu. He won his fight against the sizable favourite Dawodu by guillotine at 39 seconds into the first round.
Henry faced Dan Ige at 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 28 September 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 18. 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 April 9, Dana White, the president of UFC announced that this event was 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.

Championships and awards