Luke Riley

Kamaka found early success with calf kicks before Riley dropped him with a right hand. Riley followed with knees and punches to force the stoppage at 3:03 of round one.

Key moments

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

Riley headlined the UFC London co-main event and swept all three rounds against the durable American, taking the unanimous 30-27 verdict. His boxing was the story of the night: back-to-back right hooks landed flush in the first, a slapping body kick stamped the second, and he mixed head-and-body combinations through a physically aggressive third round to silence any comeback attempt. Afterwards Riley rated his own performance 'five out of ten', signalling he knows a ranked opponent awaits.

Key moments

• Landed back-to-back right hooks flush to Aswell's face in round one to seize the opening frame
• Capped round two with a sharp body kick combination after escaping repeated clinch attempts
• Defended persistent body-knee attacks along the cage in round three, then took over with mixed head-body combinations to close out all three judges' scorecards at 30-27

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

In his final Cage Warriors appearance before joining the UFC, Riley handled Abbasov's relentless wrestling pressure in the opening round before closing the show in the second. After stuffing a takedown attempt, he punished the body to slow Abbasov's forward momentum, then connected with a devastating knee to the midsection followed by a right hook that sent the Azeri to the canvas for the TKO. The crowd-pleasing finish — and the UFC contract that followed — were Riley's reward for surviving Abbasov's grinding first round.

Key moments

• Weathered Abbasov's relentless wrestling-based pressure throughout the opening round, repeatedly defending takedown attempts
• Stuffed a takedown in round two and immediately transitioned into body-work to slow Abbasov's charge
• Landed a knee to the midsection followed by a right hook to the eye socket that dropped Abbasov and triggered the TKO stoppage at 3:09 of round two

Headlining Cage Warriors 178 in Manchester, Riley delivered what observers called his most efficient performance to date, stopping Brazil's Alexandre Junior with a single highlight-reel overhand right at the 2:05 mark of the first round. He established distance with crisp early combinations, then timed the counter overhand perfectly as Junior walked onto it; a short follow-up burst on the ground ended the fight immediately. The KO sealed his place as the division's premier big-game player within the promotion.

Key moments

• Set the trap early with a crisp jab-led combination game that kept Junior off his timing and on the defensive
• Landed a perfectly timed counter overhand right that caught Junior clean on the chin and dropped him at 2:05 of round one
• Finished with sharp ground punches before the referee intervened, capping the most efficient night of his Cage Warriors career

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. The win improved him to 9-0 and reinforced his reputation as a finisher who can also grind out the tough decisions.

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

Cage Warriors' 2023 Fight of the Year, and the toughest night of Riley's unbeaten run. 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 clean, no-controversy decision — Riley swept the cards 30-27, 30-27, 30-26, one judge handing Malta a 10-8 round.

Key moments

• Dominant on the scorecards: 30-27, 30-27, 30-26, including a 10-8 round
• Luke Riley recorded a win over Matheus Malta.
• The official method is listed as Decision (unanimous) · R3 5:00.

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

Riley invested in the body early, then floored Kutyła with a clean hook and swarmed for the first-round stoppage — another knockout on his Cage Warriors streak.

Key moments

• Riley pressured and worked the body before Kutyła briefly landed a high kick
• A clean hook dropped Kutyła and Riley flurried for the finish
• Luke Riley recorded a win over Karol Kutyla.

Riley stayed unbeaten by breaking Larossi down over two rounds on the Cage Warriors 142 main card. 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

A back-and-forth striking battle between two unbeaten prospects — Cage Warriors called it a 'blood bath' — that Riley finished late in the second round.

Key moments

• A technical brawl of unbeaten prospects, refereed by Marc Goddard, finished late in round two
• Luke Riley recorded a win over Jack Eglin.
• The official method is listed as TKO (punches) · R2 4:44.

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.