Gary Priestly

"The Necessary Evil"

MMA-db record: Pro: 2-7-2 · Amateur: 2-4

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Nickname: The Necessary Evil
Name: Gary Priestly
Born: Scotland
Fighting out of: Scotland
Height: 5'7" (170cm)
Last weigh-in: 125.6 lbs
Last fight: 2026-04-25 — Loss vs Aaron Towns (Cage Warriors 205)
Affiliation: Submission Factory MMA
Weight class: Flyweight: 2-3-2 · Bantamweight: 0-2 · Lightweight: 0-2

MMA-db record

This MMA-db record combines results from MMA-db events and Tapology. It is the figure used for rankings. Walkovers stay on the fight list but do not count toward the W–L or rankings.

MMA-db

Pro 0-1

Tapology

Pro 2-7-2

Amateur 2-4

Updated on: 2026-08-12

Pro 2-7-2

Amateur 2-4

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Fight record

Pro fights

Aaron Towns

Loss

2026-04-25 Cage Warriors 205 Flyweight

Gary Rooney

Loss

2025-09-27 Cage Warriors 194: Hill vs. Blasco Flyweight

Redgie Hingston

Draw

2025-04-19 Cage Warriors 187 Flyweight

Matthew Friel

Win

2024-08-31 Budo Fighting Championship 69 Flyweight

Jake Goldthorpe

Loss

2024-06-15 Polaris 28

Hamed Tawana

Draw

2023-03-11 Budo Fighting Championship 56 Flyweight

Sean Stewart

Loss

2020-09-19 Evolution of Combat 7 Lightweight

Declan Williams

Loss

2019-09-07 Grapple Fest 6 Lightweight

Lee Percival

Loss

2018-09-29 Vision MMA Combat UK 3 Bantamweight

Kevin O'Fee

Win

2017-09-16 Vision MMA Combat UK 1 Catchweight

Luke Shanks

Loss

2016-11-12 Budo Fighting Championships 17 Flyweight

Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Weight
2026-04-25	Loss	Aaron Towns	Cage Warriors 205	Flyweight
2025-09-27	Loss	Gary Rooney	Cage Warriors 194: Hill vs. Blasco	Flyweight
2025-04-19	Draw	Redgie Hingston	Cage Warriors 187	Flyweight
2024-08-31	Win	Matthew Friel	Budo Fighting Championship 69	Flyweight
2024-06-15	Loss	Jake Goldthorpe	Polaris 28	—
2023-03-11	Draw	Hamed Tawana	Budo Fighting Championship 56	Flyweight
2020-09-19	Loss	Sean Stewart	Evolution of Combat 7	Lightweight
2019-09-07	Loss	Declan Williams	Grapple Fest 6	Lightweight
2018-09-29	Loss	Lee Percival	Vision MMA Combat UK 3	Bantamweight
2017-09-16	Win	Kevin O'Fee	Vision MMA Combat UK 1	Catchweight
2016-11-12	Loss	Luke Shanks	Budo Fighting Championships 17	Flyweight

Amateur fights

Aubrey Tarr

Win

2014-04-20 SFC 8: Fire Power Flyweight

Craig Devine

Loss

2013-08-24 First Fighting Championship 3 Bantamweight

Craig Derbyshire

Loss

2013-03-16 First Fighting Championship

Rafal Zalezny

Win

2012-07-21 Caledonian Combat 1

Stephen Cusick

Loss

2011-09-03 United Kingdom Regional

Iain Postlethwaite

Loss

2011-08-05 United Kingdom Regional

Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Weight
2014-04-20	Win	Aubrey Tarr	SFC 8: Fire Power	Flyweight
2013-08-24	Loss	Craig Devine	First Fighting Championship 3	Bantamweight
2013-03-16	Loss	Craig Derbyshire	First Fighting Championship	—
2012-07-21	Win	Rafal Zalezny	Caledonian Combat 1	—
2011-09-03	Loss	Stephen Cusick	United Kingdom Regional	—
2011-08-05	Loss	Iain Postlethwaite	United Kingdom Regional	—