BOUTSCOUT
Lightweight

Paul Kelly

5-4-0
5'9"Height
70"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1984-09-12Born
1KO wins
1Sub wins
40.0%Finish rate
11:12Avg fight
Statistical profile

The shape of their game.

Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min3.22
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.61
Striking accuracy38.0%
Striking defense59.5%
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

Output, fight by fight.

Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.

2008-10-18 vs Marcus Davis — 0.41/min (L) 08-10 2009-02-21 vs Troy Mandaloniz — 4.73/min (W) 09-02 2009-06-13 vs Rolando Delgado — 2.13/min (W) 09-06 2009-11-14 vs Dennis Siver — 1.52/min (L) 09-11 2010-04-10 vs Matt Veach — 5.41/min (W) 10-04 2010-08-01 vs Jacob Volkmann — 1.6/min (L) 10-08 2010-11-20 vs TJ O'Brien — 5.32/min (W) 10-11 2011-02-05 vs Donald Cerrone — 2.5/min (L) 11-02
Fight history

Every walk to the cage.

9 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.

L Donald Cerrone 0-0 walk-in Submission · R2 3:48 — UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort · 2011-02-05
22/75Sig. strikes
37/74Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W TJ O'Brien 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:16 — UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida · 2010-11-20
44/104Sig. strikes
32/69Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
2:54Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jacob Volkmann 1-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Live: Jones vs Matyushenko · 2010-08-01
24/61Sig. strikes
32/79Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
3:55Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Matt Veach 1-1 walk-in Submission · R2 3:41 — UFC 112: Invincible · 2010-04-10
47/73Sig. strikes
4/9Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
5:25Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
L Dennis Siver 3-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:53 — UFC 105: Couture vs Vera · 2009-11-14
12/84Sig. strikes
38/165Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
0:56Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rolando Delgado 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 99: The Comeback · 2009-06-13
32/74Sig. strikes
14/28Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
7:55Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Troy Mandaloniz 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson · 2009-02-21
71/190Sig. strikes
38/82Absorbed
2/6Takedowns
6:23Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Marcus Davis 6-2 walk-in Submission · R2 2:16 — UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben · 2008-10-18
3/56Sig. strikes
25/63Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:23Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Paul Taylor 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 80: Rapid Fire · 2008-01-19
70/139Sig. strikes
43/81Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
12:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts

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

How the record was built.

UFC bouts in this database — the full pre-UFC career fills in as the weekly career backfill reaches this fighter.

5-4-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 1
Decision 3
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 2
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 9

Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.

Division context

Measured against the division.

Versus the Lightweight average, over 191 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.

Striking volume /min 3.2 avg 3.5
Strikes absorbed /min 2.6 avg 3.5
Striking accuracy 38.0% avg 43.8%
Striking defense 59.5% avg 55.7%
Takedowns /15 min 1.3 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 60.0% avg 37.9%
Takedown defense 30.8% avg 61.3%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.5 avg 0.6
Control time 39.6% avg 21.3%
Finish rate 40.0% avg 50.6%