Brendan O'Reilly (born 24 June 1987) is an Australian professional

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

who currently competes in the

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. A professional competitor since 2009, O'Reilly was also a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia and competed in

Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Born in Melbourne, and raised in Queensland, O'Reilly has a Bachelor of Applied Science degree from the

University of Queensland , mottoeng = By means of knowledge and hard work , established = , endowment = A$224.3 million , budget = A$2.1 billion , type = Public research university , chancellor = Peter Varghese , vice_chancellor = Deborah Terry , city = B ...

, and also studied strength and conditioning at the

RMIT School of Applied Sciences The RMIT School of Applied Sciences was an Australian tertiary education school within the College of Science Engineering and Health of RMIT University. See also *RMIT University RMIT University, officially the Royal Melbourne Institute ...

. He began training in martial arts in 2008 and made his professional debut in mixed martial arts in 2009. Competing primarily for regional promotions in Australia, he compiled a record of 5 – 0 (1) before fighting internationally in Japan’s ‘RINGS FIGHTING NETWORK’ , before auditioning for TUF: Nations in 2013.

The Ultimate Fighter

On 5 December 2013, it was announced that O'Reilly had been selected as one of the welterweight fighters representing Australia for The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia. The reality show was led by Patrick Côté and

Kyle Noke Kyle Noke (born 18 March 1980) is an Australian retired mixed martial artist who competed as a Welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2002, Noke has also fought for EliteXC. Background Noke, origina ...

and premiered in early 2014. In his first fight, O'Reilly was defeated by fellow cast member Kajan Johnson via submission and subsequently eliminated from the show.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

O'Reilly faced

Zhang Lipeng Lipeng Zhang (Chinese name ''张立鹏''; born March 10, 1990), is a Chinese mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of ONE Championship. Zhang has also competed in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Champions ...

in a lightweight bout on 23 August 2014 at

UFC Fight Night 48 ''UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 48'') was a mixed martial arts event held on August 23, 2014, at the CotaiArena in Macau. Background The event was headlined by a middleweight bout between Michael Bisping and C ...

. Zhang defeated O'Reilly via unanimous decision. O'Reilly faced Vik Grujic in a welterweight bout on 10 May 2015 at

UFC Fight Night 65 ''UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 65'') was a mixed martial arts event held on 10 May 2015 at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Adelaide, South Australia. Background The event was the first that the promot ...

. He won the back and forth fight via unanimous decision. O'Reilly was expected to face

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on 15 November 2015 at

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. However, Macario pulled out of the bout in late September citing injury and was replaced by

James Moontasri James Moontasri ( th, เจมส์ มูลทาศรี; born April 10, 1988) is a retired German-born American mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division. Moontasri has competed in RFA and is currently signed with the ...

. Subsequently, O'Reilly pulled out of the fight in the week leading up to the event citing injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Anton Zafir. O'Reilly faced

Alan Jouban Alan Michael Joubanhttp://boxing.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/boxingnvgov/content/results/2016_Results/07-07-16MMA.pdf (born November 25, 1982) is an American retired professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division. A profess ...

on 20 March 2016 at

UFC Fight Night 85 ''UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 85'') was a mixed martial arts event held on March 20, 2016, at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Background The event was the second that th ...

. O'Reilly lost the fight via TKO in the first round. O'Reilly next faced

Dong Hyun Ma Kim Dong-hyun ( ko, 김동현, 金東炫; born September 9, 1988), anglicized as Dong Hyun Kim, also known as "The Maestro", is a South Korean mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the UFC's lightweight division. At the turn of 20 ...

in a lightweight bout on 3 December 2016 at The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. On February 17, 2017 it was announced that O'Reilly had been released from the UFC following back to back losses in the promotion.

Personal life

O’Reilly is married and resides in Texas, USA, where he works as a farrier and owns a custom saddle company, O’Reilly Colt & Saddle Co. He is still actively involved in coaching Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts.

Mixed martial arts record

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:OReilly, Brendan 1987 births Living people Australian male mixed martial artists Welterweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Australian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Sportspeople from Melbourne Australian people of Irish descent University of Queensland alumni RMIT University alumni Lightweight mixed martial artists Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters