Callan Potter

Callan Potter
Callan Potter at UFC 234 open workout
Born (1984-09-06) 6 September 1984 (age 42)
Riddells Creek, Victoria, Australia
Other namesThe Rockstar
NationalityAustralian
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
DivisionWelterweight
Lightweight
Reach72 in (183 cm)
Fighting out of
Melbourne, Australia
TeamRenegade MMA
Resilience Training Centre (2020–present)
RankBlack belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Jamie Murray
Years active2011–2020
Mixed martial arts record
Total27
Wins18
By knockout6
By submission10
By decision2
Losses9
By knockout5
By submission4
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Callan Potter (born 6 September 1984) is an Australian retired mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Potter compiled a professional mixed martial arts record of 17–7 by fighting within the Australian regional MMA circuit for over 7 years winning various regional MMA titles before signing for UFC in January 2019.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Potter made his UFC debut at lightweight on 9 February 2019 against Jalin Turner at UFC 234. He lost the fight via TKO in round one.

Potter then returned to welterweight and faced Maki Pitolo on 5 October 2019 at UFC 243. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Potter then faced Song Kenan on 23 February 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker. He lost the fight via KO in the first round. He was subsequently released from the promotion.

On August 7, 2020, Potter announced his retirement from mixed martial arts

Personal life

Just before announcing his retirement, Potter started coaching at Dan Kelly's team Resilience Training Centre.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
27 matches 18 wins 9 losses
By knockout 6 5
By submission 10 4
By decision 2 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 18–9 Song Kenan KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker 23 February 2020 1 2:20 Auckland, New Zealand, New Zealand
Win 18–8 Maki Pitolo Decision (unanimous) UFC 243 5 October 2019 3 5:00 Melbourne, Australia Return to Welterweight.
Loss 17–8 Jalin Turner TKO (body kick and punches) UFC 234 9 February 2019 1 0:53 Melbourne, Australia
Win 17–7 B.J. Bland Decision (split) EMMA – Eternal MMA 40 8 December 2018 3 5:00 Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Loss 16–7 Marcin Held Technical Submission (heel hook) ACB 88 – Barnatt vs. Celinski 16 June 2018 1 1:09 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Win 16–6 Jack Becker KO (punch) HFS – Hex Fight Series 12 24 November 2017 3 0:32 Melbourne, Australia Won the HEX Lightweight Championship.
Win 15–6 Brentin Mumford Submission (rear-naked choke) EMMA – Eternal MMA 29 21 October 2017 1 3:43 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Defended the EMMA Lightweight Championship.
Win 14–6 Abel Brites Submission (triangle choke) HFS – Hex Fight Series 8 31 March 2017 1 1:48 Melbourne, Australia Won the HEX Lightweight Championship.
Win 13–6 Isaac Tisdell Submission (guillotine choke) EMMA – Eternal MMA 20 15 October 2016 1 1:04 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Won the EMMA Lightweight Championship.
Win 12–6 Matiu Thoms Submission (rear-naked choke) HFS 6 – Ebersole vs. Kennedy 24 June 2016 1 3:21 Melbourne, Australia Lightweight debut.
Win 11–6 Sam Hayward KO (head kick) HFS – Hex Fight Series 5 20 February 2016 3 0:17 Melbourne, Australia
Win 10–6 Steven Maxwell Submission (rear-naked choke) Minotaur 2 – Rampage 27 November 2015 1 Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Win 9–6 Kahn Sandy Submission (arm-triangle choke) HFS – Hex Fight Series 4 31 October 2015 2 4:10 Melbourne, Australia
Loss 8–6 David Vergers TKO (punches) K-Oz Entertainment – Bragging Rights 7: Resurrection 27 September 2015 1 3:09 Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Loss 8–5 Steve Kennedy Submission (rear-naked choke) HFS – Hex Fight Series 2 14 March 2015 1 3:15 Melbourne, Australia
Win 8–4 Stuart Dare KO (head kick) Valor Fight 9 – Potter vs. Dare 22 November 2014 5 1:14 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Defended the VF Welterweight Championship.
Loss 7–4 Corey Nelson KO (punches) AFC 9 – Australian Fighting Championship 9 17 May 2014 1 3:15 Albury, New South Wales, Australia For the AFC Welterweight Championship.
Win 7–3 David Butt KO (head kick) Valor Fight 7 – Potter vs. Butt 15 February 2014 2 0:11 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Won the VF Welterweight Championship.
Win 6–3 Troy Resic TKO (punches) AFC 7 – Australian Fighting Championship 7 14 December 2013 1 3:40 Melbourne, Australia
Win 5–3 David Deconte Submission (armbar) MMADU – MMA Down Under 4 21 September 2013 1 1:54 Findon, South Australia, Australia
Win 4–3 Nick Denholm Submission (guillotine choke) Valor Fight 5 – One Year Anniversary 15 June 2013 1 0:41 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Win 3–3 Damon Upton-Greer TKO (punches) Valor Fight 5 – One Year Anniversary 15 June 2013 1 0:08 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Loss 2–3 Jake Matthews Submission (triangle armbar) Shamrock Events – Night of Mayhem 6 16 March 2013 1 1:42 Keysborough, Victoria, Australia For the FXP Welterweight Championship.
Win 2–2 Alex Oliver Submission (rear-naked choke) Valor Fight 3 – Invicta 8 December 2012 1 0:47 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Loss 1–2 Richard Walsh KO (knee) Gladiators Cage Fighting – Gladiators 2 31 August 2012 1 4:15 Sydney, Australia
Win 1–1 Domenic Chiavone KO (punches) Shamrock Events – Kings of Kombat 7 23 June 2012 1 Melbourne, Australia
Loss 0–1 Nick Patterson Submission (triangle choke) Brute Force 15 – In the Line of Fire 20 May 2011 2 2:38 Coburg, Victoria, Australia Welterweight debut.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Stats | UFC". ufcstats.com. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  2. 1 2 "New Coach and New classes! We are pleased to introduce our newest coach Callan Potter. Cal is a BJJ black belt and a current UFC athlete. Cal will be coaching Monday No gi BJJ with Dan as well as Friday MMA. He will also be coaching a new MMA striking class on Wednesday evenings at 6pm. Welcome to the team Cal!". instagram.com. 18 June 2020. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021.
  3. 1 2 Jacob Debets (25 April 2019). "Callan Potter: On Mentoring, Mistakes and Making Memories". Sherdog. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  4. ↑ Renegade MMA. "Instructors at Renegade MMA". BJJ Eastern Europe. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  5. ↑ Emma Challands (21 April 2017). "Callan Potter: I am the number one lightweight in Australia". Fight News Australia. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  6. ↑ Peter Carroll (11 May 2018). "Marcin Held meets Callan Potter in promotional debut at ACB 88". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  7. ↑ Peter Carroll (16 June 2018). "ACB 88 results: Karol Celinski edges Luke Barnatt, Marcin Held scores debut submission win". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  8. ↑ Chris Post (11 December 2018). "Eternal 40: Callan Potter edges B.J. Bland in classic". Fight News Australia. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  9. ↑ Shawn Bitter (30 January 2019). "Welcome to the UFC: Callan Potter". Cageside Press. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  10. ↑ "UFC 234: Alex Gorgees out; Callan Potter steps in to face Jalin Turner in Melbourne". Fight News Australia. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  11. ↑ Shakiel Mahjouri (9 February 2019). "UFC 234: Jalin Turner starches Callan Potter just 53 seconds". Fansided. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  12. ↑ Alexander K. Lee (29 August 2019). "Callan Potter meets Maki Pitolo at UFC 243". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  13. ↑ Ryan Fortune (5 October 2019). "UFC 243 Results: Callan Potter Decisions Maki Pitolo". Cageside Press. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  14. ↑ Jay Anderson (26 December 2019). "Jamie Mullarkey vs. Jalin Turner, Callan Potter vs. Song Kenan Added to UFC Auckland". Cageside Press. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  15. ↑ Josh Evanoff (22 February 2020). "UFC Auckland Results: Song Kenan Flattens Callan Potter in First Round". Cageside Press. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  16. ↑ Simon, Zane (20 August 2020). "'This is how it works' - Dana White reminds fighters that more DWCS signings means more cuts". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  17. ↑ "Callan on Instagram: "Hello friends Firstly just want to take the time to say I hope all are safe, healthy and staying strong in this strange time 🙏🏼 I'm putting this post out there as a chance to announce I will be finishing up my career in professional Mixed Martial Arts, no definitive reasons other than it's just the right thing and time to move into the next phase of my life I will always be part of this sport till the day they throw dirt on me, what can I say I'm obsessed ☺️ There are a ton of people I need to thank and I will make time in person, but just a couple I would like to highlight Jamie Murray: My life long head coach, has been with me since Fight one and tied every BJJ belt around my waist, gave me the opportunity to pursue this as a career and I'm eternally thankful. Andrew Colgrave: My head striking coach who took my approach as a fighter to a whole new level, didn't have much to work with as far as natural ability goes and still made me a champion. Daniel Kelly : What can I say, this man not only got to see the changes I went through in my career, but was a driving force behind it, will be forever grateful for this man as a colleague, a coach and a friend. Someone who I will happily endure as long as he'll have me. And of course my gorgeous family, particularly my girl Samantha Haynes Anyone who is envolved in this sport knows just how much of a selfish endeavour it is and she has supported me unrelentingly for almost 10yrs, she's gone through the high lows, win losses and weight cuts that I do and deserves as much credit for my career as anyone. I look forward to participating in this amazing sport in many different ways in years to come and hope you guys have as many fond memories of my biffo as I do. Will keep this page active with plenty of MMA content. See you all around the traps, stay strong, stay happy and keep punching ❤️"".
  18. ↑ "Callan Potter & Myles Simpson win titles at Eternal 20". Fight News Australia. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  19. ↑ "Eternal MMA 29: Callan Potter defends Eternal title; submits Brentin Mumford". Fight News Australia. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  20. ↑ "Hex Fight Series 8 Results". Fight News Australia. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  21. ↑ David Lewellin (25 November 2017). "Hex Fight Series 12 Recap: Crute, Potter, Adesanya victorious in title fights". Fight News Australia. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  22. ↑ "Valor 7 results: Callan Potter stops David Butt to retain welterweight title". Fight News Australia. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  23. ↑ "Valor 9 Results: Callan Potter knocks out Stuart Dare to defend welterweight title". Fight News Australia. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2020.