| Chris Kelades | |
| Other Names: | The Greek Assassin |
| Birth Name: | Chris Kelades |
| Birth Date: | 21 February 1981 |
| Birth Place: | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Height: | 5feet |
| Weight Lb: | 125.7 |
| Weight Class: | Bantamweight (2009-2012) Flyweight (2014-present) |
| Reach: | 68inches[1] |
| Rank: | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[2] |
| Fighting Out Of: | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Team: | Halifax BJJ Society |
| Years Active: | 2009–present |
| Mma Kowin: | 2 |
| Mma Subwin: | 4 |
| Mma Decwin: | 9 |
| Mma Subloss: | 1 |
| Mma Decloss: | 4 |
| Sherdog: | 51576 |
| Updated: | February 29, 2020 |
Chris Kelades (born February 21, 1981), is a Canadian mixed martial artist and former interim M-1 Challenge Flyweight champion.[3] He previously competed in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2009, Kelades made a name for himself fighting mostly in his native country. In 2014, he also fought for Bellator MMA, M-1 Global.[4]
Chris Kelades began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu which led into training wrestling and striking. He currently holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.[5] Chris would amass a 6–0 record before signing with Bellator, but would drop a decision for the promotion at Bellator 119.[6] He would bounce back with a win in July 2014.[7]
After his win at Extreme Cage Combat 21 in July, Kelades signed with the UFC.[8]
Kelades did his promotional debut on one week short notice replacing an injured Louis Gaudinot against Paddy Holohan on October 4, 2014, at .[9] Despite being a heavy underdog, Kelades won via unanimous decision.[10] The fight earned the Fight of the Night bonus.[11]
Kelades faced Ray Borg on February 14, 2015, at .[12] Borg won the one sided fight via submission in the third round.[13]
Kelades next faced Chris Beal on August 23, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 74.[14] He won the fight via split decision.[15]
Kelades faced Sergio Pettis on April 23, 2016, at UFC 197.[16] He lost the fight by unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.[17]
Kelades would head to Legacy Fighting Alliance to pick up a decision win against Tyler Shinn on August 4, 2017, before heading to compete in Russia for M-1 Global making his debut at M-1 Challenge 86 - Buchinger vs. Dalgiev against Oleg Lichkovakha, he won the fight due to submission via kimura in round 3.
On June 1, 2018, Kaledes fought Alexander Pletenko at M-1 Challenge 93 - Shlemenko vs. Silva, he would lose the fight via unanimous decision.
Kelades next faced Sergey Klyuev on September 28, 2018, in a Bantamweight contest at M-1 Challenge 97 - Bogatov vs. Pereira. He would win the fight via unanimous decision.
On August 3, 2019, Kelades rematched Alexander Pletenko for the interim M-1 Challenge Flyweight Championship at M-1 Challenge 103 - Pletenko vs. Kelades. Kelades would go on to win the fight via unanimous decision earning the M-1 Challenge Flyweight title.
Kelades would next face Asu Almabayev at M-1 Challenge 105 - Morozov vs. Rettinghouse on October 19, 2019. he would lose the bout via unanimous decision relinquishing the M-1 Challenge Flyweight title.[18]
|-|Win|align=center|15–5|Morgan Rhynes|Decision (split)|Fight League Atlantic 15||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada||-|Loss|align=center|14–5|Asu Almabayev|Decision (unanimous)|M-1 Challenge 105||align=center|5|align=center|5:00|Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan||-|Win|align=center|14–4|Alexander Pletenko |Decision (unanimous)|M-1 Challenge 103||align=center|5|align=center|5:00|Shenzhen, China||-|Win|align=center|13–4|Sergey Klyuev|Decision (unanimous)|M-1 Challenge 97||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Kazan, Russia||-|Loss|align=center|12–4|Alexander Pletenko|Decision (unanimous)|M-1 Challenge 93||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Chelyabinsk, Russia||-|Win|align=center|12–3|Oleg Lichkovakha |Submission (kimura)|M-1 Challenge 86||align=center|3|align=center|1:38|Nazran, Russia||-|Win|align=center|11–3|Keegan Oliver |Decision (unanimous)|Fight Night Medicine Hat 4 ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada||-|Win|align=center|10–3|Tyler Shinn|Decision (unanimous)|LFA 18||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States| |-|Loss|align=center|9–3|Sergio Pettis|Decision (unanimous)|UFC 197||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States| |-|Win|align=center|9–2|Chris Beal|Decision (split)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada||-|Loss|align=center|8–2|Ray Borg|Submission (kimura)|||align=center|3|align=center|2:56|Broomfield, Colorado, United States||-|Win|align=center|8–1|Paddy Holohan|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada||-|Win|align=center|7–1|Adrian Woolley|Decision (split)|Extreme Cage Fighting 21||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada||-|Loss|align=center|6–1|Malcolm Gordon|Decision (unanimous)|Bellator 119||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Rama, Ontario, Canada||-|Win|align=center|6–0|Rick Doyle|Submission (gogoplata)|Extreme Cage Fighting 19||align=center|1|align=center|2:44|Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada||-|Win|align=center|5–0|Dimitri Waanderburg|Decision (split)|Instinct Fighting 1||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Boisbriand, Quebec, Canada||-|Win|align=center|4–0|Chance Whalen|Submission (rear-naked choke)|ECFP - Resurgence||align=center|2|align=center|3:10|Trenton, Nova Scotia, Canada||-|Win|align=center|3–0|Justin Steele|TKO (punches)|Extreme Cage Fighting 12||align=center|2|align=center|0:36|Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada||-|Win|align=center|2–0|Vincent Cormier|Submission (guillotine choke) |Friday Night Fights - Blacklash||align=center|2|align=center|4:01|Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada||-|Win|align=center|1–0|Jon Williams|TKO (punches)|Absolute Fighting Canada 3||align=center|2|align=center|3:17|Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada||-