Luke Riley

Kamaka opened with early calf kicks. Riley dropped him with a right hand. Follow-up knees and punches forced the stoppage at 3:03.

Key moments

• Kamaka opened with early calf kicks.
• Riley dropped him with a right hand.
• Follow-up knees and punches forced the stoppage at 3:03.

Riley made his UFC debut in Doha and overcame a difficult first round — where Grad's relentless wrestling earned the Austrian all three judges' cards for the frame — to produce a highlight-reel finish just 30 seconds into the second. When Grad lunged forward with a telegraphed attack, Riley slipped to the outside and drilled him with a counter left hook that spun him to the canvas, then followed with suffocating ground-and-pound until referee Marc Goddard waved it off. The knockout announced his arrival as a genuine UFC featherweight threat.

Key moments

• Survived a takedown-heavy first round with Grad controlling from top position and winning all three judges' cards
• Timed a perfectly placed counter left hook 30 seconds into round two as Grad overcommitted, spinning him to the canvas
• Smothered Grad with rapid ground-and-pound until referee Marc Goddard stopped the fight, with the finish coming in just 30 seconds of round two

Riley navigated his most complete test on the cards to date, outworking De Jesus over three rounds in the Cage Warriors 168 co-main event in Manchester. De Jesus gave a credible account of himself — landing an accurate jab, body knees and occasional head kicks that kept Riley honest throughout — but the Liverpool striker controlled the overall exchanges and earned a clean unanimous verdict from all three judges.

Key moments

• Faced genuine adversity for the first time in months as De Jesus landed a sharp jab and heavy body knees that buzzed him through the fight
• Controlled the pocket with disciplined head movement and counter hooks to neutralise De Jesus's kicking attack across three rounds
• Earned a clean unanimous decision — all three rounds — to move to 9-0 and confirm he could win ugly as well as brilliantly

He hurt Lööf late in the first, then weathered real adversity in the second — dropped and badly rocked, surviving a clean head kick before turning a wild fence exchange his way to end the round on top. He came out fresh in the third and overwhelmed Lööf for the TKO 58 seconds in.

Key moments

• Round 1: a double-jab–right-hand combo set the tone; Riley hurt Lööf and chased the finish as the round expired
• Round 2: Lööf dropped and rocked him — Riley survived by dragging it down, ate a head kick, then reversed a fence exchange to finish the round on top
• Round 3: out fresh and teeing off, Riley ended it with an early barrage at 0:58
• Named Cage Warriors' 2023 Fight of the Year

A test of composure: Parker dropped Riley early with heavy hands, but Riley recovered, took over, and won a unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) — proof he could grind one out after adversity.

Key moments

• Parker dropped Riley with heavy opening punches
• Riley recovered and took control through the later rounds
• Cards read 29-28, 29-28, 30-27 for Riley

The first round already pointed the way, with Riley doing hard work from the clinch and mixing in a takedown before returning to the feet. In round two he turned the clinch into real damage, rocking Larossi with knees upstairs before finishing a clean boxing sequence with a left hook to the body for the stoppage at 4:18.

Key moments

• Round 1: Riley landed hard shots from the clinch and added a takedown, setting the shape of the fight early
• Round 2: Larossi was hurt by Riley's knees in close, with the clinch exchanges becoming the decisive part of the bout
• Riley closed the finish with a sharp boxing combination, ending on a left hook to the body that folded Larossi for the TKO at 4:18

Riley's second straight first-round TKO, dominating the striking against the debuting Angdembe.

Key moments

• A first-round stoppage — his second consecutive opening-round TKO
• Luke Riley recorded a win over Yuki Angdembe.
• The official method is listed as TKO (punches) · R1 3:19.

Riley's professional debut, and a statement one — he dominated the striking exchanges for a first-round stoppage.

Key moments

• Won his pro debut by first-round TKO
• Luke Riley recorded a win over Kamil Wincenciak.
• The official method is listed as TKO (punches) · R1 3:39.