VIRTUS

#16 · Lightweight

“The Jawbreaker”

Barry Kennedy

★ Title Champion

Won at Virtus 5 — def. Jay McCourtney · Decision (Split)

Out ofSligo, Ireland TeamMMA Cork Overall8-11
Tapology
Never been finished
1–1 Virtus record
0 Finishes
0% Finish rate
41 Power Index
#16 P4P rank

How the wins come

  • KO/TKO 0
  • Submission 0
  • Decision 1
Weight classLightweight
StatusAmateur
Virtus debutVirtus MMA 2 · 2023
Fighting out ofSligo, Ireland

Under the banner

Virtus fight log

2 bouts under the Virtus banner, newest first.

W def. Jay McCourtney Decision (Split) Title Virtus 5Jan 2026 L lost to Nathan McGillian Decision (Unanimous) Main Event Virtus MMA 2Jan 2023

The story

Barry Kennedy

Barry “The Jawbreaker” Kennedy is an amateur lightweight MMA fighter from Sligo, Ireland, fighting out of Cork and representing MMA Cork. He competes primarily in amateur bouts across regional promotions. His most recent fight on record was a submission win at Elite Fighting Championships 7 on February 7, 2026. He holds an amateur record of 7‑10‑0 as listed on Tapology.

 

The division

Lightweight rivals

#20 Nathan McGillian 1-0 #29 Dean Maguire 1-1 #32 Jake Gilpin 1-0 #37 Jason McCourtney 0-1 #45 Morgan Clements 1-0 #51 Luke Richardson 0-1 #72 Jay Stewart 0-1 #82 Hugo Strutt 0-1

Pro & amateur

Complete record

19 documented bouts across every promotion, newest first. Official tallies may include further fights — verify on Tapology.

7–12Documented
7–12As an amateur
3Finishes
WWLLL Recent form

Career finishes

  • KO/TKO 1
  • Submission 2
  • Decision 4
W
def. Yassin Chami Ziani Submission (Guillotine) Elite Fighting Championships 7 2026
AM
W
def. Jay McCourtney Decision (Split) Virtus 5 2026
AM Virtus
L
lost to Gaylor Thery Decision (Split) EFC 8 2026
AM
L
lost to Aidan Fegan Decision (Unanimous) IMMAA Novice‑2‑Elite Adult MMA Championships – Tournament Championship 2025
AM
L
lost to Serge Kimbala Decision (Unanimous) Wolkernite Fight Championship 10 2025
AM
L
lost to Ahsan Ahmed Decision (Unanimous) Battle Arena 85 2025
AM
W
def. Conor Farelly Submission (Arm Triangle) Cage Conflict 15 2025
AM
L
lost to Youcef Oukacine Decision (Split) Elite Fighting Championships 2 2024
AM
W
def. Nikolae Schiopu Decision (Split) Cage Legacy 23 2024
AM
L
lost to Jamie McCaugherty Decision (Unanimous) Chaos FC 23 – Vacant Super Lightweight Championship 2024
AM
W
def. Mark Blagaevschi TKO (Punches) Cage Legacy (unnumbered event) 2023
AM
L
lost to Matthew Macleod Decision (Unanimous) Caestus MMA 1 2023
AM
L
lost to Nathan McGillian Decision (Unanimous) Virtus MMA 2 2023
AM Virtus
L
lost to Paul Fitzgerald Decision (Unanimous) Premier FC 7 2023
AM
L
lost to Jacob Leonard Decision (Split) Chaos FC 21 2023
AM
W
def. Aaron Boyle Decision (Unanimous) 2023 Irish Junior & Senior National Championships 2023
AM
W
def. Nikolae Schiopu Decision (Unanimous) Premier FC 4 2022
AM
L
lost to Daniel Kämpfer Decision (Unanimous) Siam Warriors 2022
AM
L
lost to Roman David Decision (Unanimous) Cage Conflict 4 2021
AM

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Power Ranking

Ranking history

Position in the Virtus Power Rankings at the start of each month. Compare with any other Virtus fighter.

#16 first month tracked
#1#16Jun '26#16

Tracking has just begun — a new point is added at the start of each month.

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