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Paul Kelly

15-5-0 UFC 5-4-0
Smothering Control Positional Grappler Taken Down Often
5'9"Height
70"Reach
OrthodoxStance
42Age
1KO wins
1Sub wins
40.0%Finish rate
11:12Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Below avg, rated 31.9 of 100 Accuracy — Weak, rated 13.0 of 100 Striking D — Above avg, rated 75.7 of 100 Durability — Below avg, rated 41.1 of 100 Wrestling — Below avg, rated 40.6 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 5.8 of 100 Grappling — Above avg, rated 70.0 of 100 Control — Strong, rated 90.4 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Control Strong 90
  2. Striking D Above avg 76
  3. Grappling Above avg 70
  4. Durability Below avg 41
  5. Wrestling Below avg 41
  6. Striking Below avg 32
  7. Accuracy Weak 13
  8. TD Defense Weak 6
Smothering Control 40% of every fight spent in control position
Positional Grappler strong control — rates 90 of 100 among UFC veterans
Taken Down Often put on his back 18 times · 2.7 per 15 min
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.22
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.61
Striking accuracy38.0%
Striking defense59.5%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.15
Takedowns / 15 min1.34
Takedown accuracy60.0%
Takedown defense30.8%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.49
Control time39.6%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
October 18, 2008 vs Marcus Davis — 0.41/min (L) Oct '08 February 21, 2009 vs Troy Mandaloniz — 4.73/min (W) Feb '09 June 13, 2009 vs Rolando Delgado — 2.13/min (W) Jun '09 November 14, 2009 vs Dennis Siver — 1.52/min (L) Nov '09 April 10, 2010 vs Matt Veach — 5.41/min (W) Apr '10 August 1, 2010 vs Jacob Volkmann — 1.6/min (L) Aug '10 November 20, 2010 vs TJ O'Brien — 5.32/min (W) Nov '10 February 5, 2011 vs Donald Cerrone — 2.5/min (L) Feb '11

Fight history

9 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Donald Cerrone 13-3 walk-in Submission · R2 3:48 — UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort · February 5, 2011
22/75Sig. strikes
37/74Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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W TJ O'Brien 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:16 — UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida · November 20, 2010
44/104Sig. strikes
32/69Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
2:54Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Jacob Volkmann 10-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Live: Jones vs Matyushenko · August 1, 2010
24/61Sig. strikes
32/79Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
3:55Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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W Matt Veach 11-1 walk-in Submission · R2 3:41 — UFC 112: Invincible · April 10, 2010
47/73Sig. strikes
4/9Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
5:25Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
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L Dennis Siver 14-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:53 — UFC 105: Couture vs Vera · November 14, 2009
12/84Sig. strikes
38/165Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
0:56Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Rolando Delgado 8-3-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 99: The Comeback · June 13, 2009
32/74Sig. strikes
14/28Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
7:55Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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W Troy Mandaloniz 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson · February 21, 2009
71/190Sig. strikes
38/82Absorbed
2/6Takedowns
6:23Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Marcus Davis 14-4 walk-in Submission · R2 2:16 — UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben · October 18, 2008
3/56Sig. strikes
25/63Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:23Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Paul Taylor 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 80: Rapid Fire · January 19, 2008
70/139Sig. strikes
43/81Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
12:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
15-5-0Pro record
Wolfslair MMA academy (2004–2010), Team Kaobon (2010–2021)Gym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 8
Submission 4
Decision 3
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 2
Decision 2
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 9
Probellum 1
UWC 1
UCMMA 1
SFL 1
Cage Gladiators 1
Cage Warriors 1
Clash of Warriors 1

+ 4 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 20 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Simone Bottino TKO (elbows and punches) Probellum 1: Liverpool
March 7, 2020
 Probellum 2 1:37
W Henrique Santana TKO (punches) UWC 22
March 2, 2013
 UWC 1 3:47
W Richard Griffin Submission (guillotine choke) UCMMA 31
December 1, 2012
 UCMMA 2 2:52
L Ryan Healy Decision (unanimous) SFL 2
April 7, 2012
 SFL 3 5:00
L Donald Cerrone Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 126
February 5, 2011
 UFC 2 3:48
W TJ O'Brien TKO (elbows) UFC 123
November 20, 2010
 UFC 2 3:16
L Jacob Volkmann Decision (unanimous) UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko
August 1, 2010
 UFC 3 5:00
W Matt Veach Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 112
April 10, 2010
 UFC 2 3:41
L Dennis Siver TKO (spinning back kick and punches) UFC 105
November 14, 2009
 UFC 2 2:53
W Rolando Delgado Decision (unanimous) UFC 99
June 13, 2009
 UFC 3 5:00
W Troy Mandaloniz Decision (unanimous) UFC 95
February 21, 2009
 UFC 3 5:00
L Marcus Davis Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 89
October 18, 2008
 UFC 2 2:16
W Paul Taylor Decision (unanimous) UFC 80
January 19, 2008
 UFC 3 5:00
W Jordan James TKO (punches) Cage Gladiators 4: Prepare for Glory
August 5, 2007
 Cage Gladiators 2 2:40
W Sami Berik Submission (rear-naked choke) Cage Warriors: Enter The Rough House 3
July 21, 2007
 Cage Warriors 1 1:27
W Marius Liaukevicius Submission (arm-triangle choke) Clash of Warriors
July 14, 2007
 Clash of Warriors 1 1:10
W James Neal TKO (punches) Ultimate Force
November 26, 2006
 Ultimate Force 1 3:02
W Bruce Davis TKO (doctor stoppage) House of Pain Fight Night 6: The Real Deal
July 30, 2006
 House of Pain Fight Night 1 3:38
W Nigel Whitear TKO (punches) FX3: Battle of Britain
October 15, 2005
 FX3 1 0:54
W Ian McAleese TKO (punches) CWFC: Quest 2
July 29, 2005
 CWFC 1 1:21

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Paul Kelly (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 196 qualified Lightweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.2 avg 3.5
Strikes absorbed /min 2.6 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 38.0% avg 43.9%
Striking defense 59.5% avg 55.7%
Takedowns /15 min 1.3 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 60.0% avg 38.0%
Takedown defense 30.8% avg 61.4%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.5 avg 0.6
Control time 39.6% avg 21.2%
Finish rate 40.0% avg 50.7%