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Danielle Kelly (born December 4, 1995) is an American submission grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt who is currently competing in ONE Championship. Kelly holds wins over fighters such as Roxanne Modafferi, Cynthia Calvillo and the former UFC Women's Strawweight Champion Carla Esparza.

Fury Pro Grappling
Kelly was scheduled to face Rose Namajunas at Fury Pro Grappling 3 on December 30, 2021. However, Namajunas was forced to withdraw from the event at the last minute due to a positive Covid-19 test and was replaced by Carla Esparza. During the match, Esparza slammed Kelly from full guard and the resulting clash of heads opened up a cut above Esparza's eyebrow. The doctors attending called the match off and the victory was awarded to Kelly as a result of the injury.

ONE Championship
On February 17, 2022, it was announced that Kelly signed with ONE Championship to compete in grappling, as well as mixed martial arts if she wished to.

Kelly made her promotional debut against Japanese veteran Mei Yamaguchi in an atomweight submission grappling match at ONE: X on March 26, 2022. The match ended in a draw after neither could find the submission. This win earned her the Performance of the Night award.

Kelly faced Sambo World Champion Mariia Molchanova at ONE on Prime Video 4 on November 18, 2022. She won the fight via rear-naked choke. This win earned her the Performance of the Night award.

Kelly is scheduled to face Ayaka Miura at ONE on Prime Video 7 on February 10, 2023.

Instructor lineage
Kano Jigoro → Tomita Tsunejirō → Mitsuyo Maeda → Carlos Gracie Sr. → Hélio Gracie → Rolls Gracie → Carlos Gracie Jr. → Renzo Gracie → Karel Pavec → Danielle Kelly

Championships and accomplishments

 * ONE Championship
 * Performance of the Night (Two times) vs. Mei Yamaguchi and Mariia Molchanova
 * RISE Invitational
 * Rise Invitational 3 125 lbs Championship (2018)