Cathal Pendred

“The Punisher”

MMA · Retired

17-4-1RECORD

6KO / TKO WINS

1SUBMISSION WINS

10DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Not added yet
Nickname	The Punisher
Date of birth	2 Sep 1987
Nationality	Irish
Birthplace	Boston, USA
Lives in	Dublin, Ireland
Division	Welterweight
Team	SBG Ireland
Height	185 cm (6′1″)
Reach	190 cm (75″)
Stance	Orthodox
Years active	2009–2015
Status	Retired
Pro debut	21 Feb 2009
Last fight	Loss vs Tom Breese, 24 Oct 2015

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Titles and honours

Former Cage Warriors Welterweight Champion
Former Cage Contender Welterweight Champion
Fight of the Night (x1)

Background

Irish welterweight, born in Boston, who won the Cage Warriors welterweight title before joining the UFC in 2014. He trained at SBG Ireland in Dublin.

Fight history

22 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Tom Breese	TKO (punches)	1	4:37	UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs Smolka	24 Oct 2015	Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Loss	John Howard	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor	11 Jul 2015	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Augusto Montano	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum	13 Jun 2015	Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win	Sean Spencer	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Siver	18 Jan 2015	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Win	Gasan Umalatov	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story	4 Oct 2014	Stockholm, Sweden
Win	Mike King	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	3:33	UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao	19 Jul 2014	Dublin, Leinster, Ireland	Technical submission; middleweight bout; Fight of the Night
Win	Che Mills	TKO (corner stoppage)	3	1:47	Cage Warriors 55	1 Jun 2013	Dublin, Ireland	Non-title bout; Mills missed weight
Win	Gael Grimaud	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	Cage Warriors 52	9 Mar 2013	London, England	Won the Cage Warriors Welterweight Championship
Win	Bruno Carvalho	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Cage Warriors 49	27 Oct 2012	Cardiff, Wales
Win	David Bielkheden	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Cage Warriors 47	2 Jun 2012	Dublin, Ireland
Draw	Danny Mitchell	Draw	3	5:00	Cage Warriors: Fight Night 2	8 Sep 2011	Amman, Jordan
Win	Nico Musoke	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	OT: On Top 2	18 Jun 2011	Glasgow, Scotland	Welterweight tournament semi-final
Win	Vladimir Malko	TKO (punches)	2	3:14	Cage Warriors 42	28 May 2011	Cork, Ireland
Win	Liam Shannon	TKO (punches)	3	2:03	Cage Contender 8	12 Mar 2011	Dublin, Ireland	Defended the Cage Contender Welterweight Championship
Loss	Lee Chadwick	TKO (punches)	1	0:27	OMMAC 8	4 Dec 2010	Liverpool, England	Middleweight bout
Win	Jamie Rogers	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Cage Warriors 39: The Uprising	27 Nov 2010	Cork, Ireland
Win	Yuri Malko	TKO (punches)	1		TNP: Boiling Points	28 Aug 2010	Wexford, Ireland
Win	Liam Shannon	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Cage Contender 5	24 Jul 2010	Dublin, Ireland	Won the Cage Contender Welterweight Championship
Win	Jonny Shiels	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Cage Contender 4	1 May 2010	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win	Merv Mulholland	TKO (punches)	2	4:02	KO: The Fight Before Christmas 2	2 Dec 2009	Dublin, Ireland
Loss	Ronan McKay	Submission (triangle armbar)	3		Immortal Fighting Championship 1	19 Sep 2009	Strabane, Northern Ireland
Win	Attila Horvath	TKO (punches)	1	0:38	Strabane Fight Team: Fight Night 2	21 Feb 2009	Strabane, Northern Ireland	Pro debut