Lightweight

Paul Felder

Last fought: Nov 2020

RECORD

Pro

17-6-0

UFC

9-6-0

Age

Height

5'11"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

70"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	13:45
Fight Completion Rate	84.2%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.75
% Fights Inside the Distance	40.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	117-64 (64.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	58-34 (63.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	59-30 (66.3%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	62.4%
% Time in Control	12.4%
% Time Controlled	25.2%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	32.9%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.33
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.63
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.30
Distance Strike Accuracy	39.6%
Distance Strike Defense	51.1%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.60
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.20
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.54
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.88
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.76
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.03

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Lightweight field

Paul Felder League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Paul Felder
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	44.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.4
Strike Differential	0.3/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	28.6%
Takedown Defense	64.9%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.3
Submission Attempts/15min	0.2
Control Time/15min	1:51
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	44.4%
Submission % of Wins	11.1%
Decision % of Wins	44.4%
Avg Fight Time	13:45
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	46.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.2
Takedown Accuracy	16.7%
Takedown Defense	69.7%
Control Time/Fight	1:08

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Rafael Dos Anjos

UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos • Nov 2020Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Paul Felder98/19052%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:40

Rafael Dos Anjos92/16257%TD 6/22Ctrl 14:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Felder	17/45	38%	0/1	0:13	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	22/34	65%	1/4	2:06	—

R2	Paul Felder	29/46	63%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	27/47	57%	1/4	2:43	—

R3	Paul Felder	12/21	57%	0/0	0:38	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	13/18	72%	2/4	3:17	—

R4	Paul Felder	26/55	47%	1/1	0:49	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	19/41	46%	0/3	1:54	—

R5	Paul Felder	14/23	61%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	11/22	50%	2/7	4:15	—

LOSS

vs. Dan Hooker

UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker • Feb 2020Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Paul Felder110/23048%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:03

Dan Hooker122/22155%TD 1/5Ctrl 5:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Felder	16/42	38%	0/0	0:03	—
	Dan Hooker	24/46	52%	0/0	0:23	—

R2	Paul Felder	26/48	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dan Hooker	26/43	60%	0/0	0:58	—

R3	Paul Felder	28/57	49%	0/1	0:00	—
	Dan Hooker	39/63	62%	0/0	0:22	—

R4	Paul Felder	25/47	53%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dan Hooker	15/36	42%	0/2	1:50	—

R5	Paul Felder	15/36	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dan Hooker	18/33	55%	1/3	1:32	—

WIN

vs. Edson Barboza

UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier • Sep 2019Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Paul Felder56/15436%TD 0/2Ctrl 2:03

Edson Barboza60/11453%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:50

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Felder	13/51	25%	0/0	0:45	—
	Edson Barboza	24/54	44%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Paul Felder	20/46	43%	0/2	0:45	—
	Edson Barboza	21/34	62%	1/1	1:29	—

R3	Paul Felder	23/57	40%	0/0	0:33	—
	Edson Barboza	15/26	58%	0/2	0:21	—

WIN

vs. James Vick

UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez • Feb 2019Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Paul Felder55/11946%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:13

James Vick61/12150%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Felder	20/47	43%	0/0	0:31	—
	James Vick	22/49	45%	0/0	0:03	—

R2	Paul Felder	12/32	38%	0/0	0:03	—
	James Vick	19/31	61%	0/0	1:39	—

R3	Paul Felder	23/40	57%	0/0	0:39	—
	James Vick	20/41	49%	0/0	0:32	—

LOSS

vs. Mike Perry

UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier • Jul 2018Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Paul Felder56/12047%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:45

Mike Perry62/11056%TD 2/3Ctrl 3:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Felder	22/41	54%	0/1	0:45	—
	Mike Perry	23/44	52%	0/0	0:21	—

R2	Paul Felder	12/34	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mike Perry	17/22	77%	2/2	1:41	—

R3	Paul Felder	22/45	49%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mike Perry	22/44	50%	0/1	0:58	—

WIN

vs. Charles Oliveira

UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 • Dec 2017Lightweight

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 2, 4:06

Paul Felder31/4667%TD 0/0Ctrl 4:52

Charles Oliveira6/1346%TD 2/3Ctrl 2:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Felder	14/22	64%	0/0	1:54	—
	Charles Oliveira	5/9	56%	2/3	2:17	—

R2	Paul Felder	17/24	71%	0/0	2:58	—
	Charles Oliveira	1/4	25%	0/0	0:34	—

WIN

vs. Stevie Ray

UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio • Jul 2017Lightweight

KO/TKO (Elbow) • Rd 1, 3:57

Paul Felder23/3566%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:05KD 1

Stevie Ray5/956%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:45

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Felder	23/35	66%	0/0	1:05	1
	Stevie Ray	5/9	56%	0/1	1:45	—

WIN

vs. Alex Ricci

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne • Feb 2017Lightweight

KO/TKO (Elbow) • Rd 1, 4:44

Paul Felder23/7132%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

Alex Ricci21/5936%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Felder	23/71	32%	0/0	0:03	1
	Alex Ricci	21/59	36%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Francisco Trinaldo

UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg • Sep 2016Lightweight

KO/TKO • Rd 3, 2:25

Paul Felder33/8439%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:28

Francisco Trinaldo32/6748%TD 1/3Ctrl 4:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Felder	17/42	40%	0/0	0:17	—
	Francisco Trinaldo	18/31	58%	0/1	1:32	—

R2	Paul Felder	12/25	48%	0/0	0:11	—
	Francisco Trinaldo	10/27	37%	1/2	2:35	—

R3	Paul Felder	4/17	24%	0/0	0:00	—
	Francisco Trinaldo	4/9	44%	0/0	0:14	—

WIN

vs. Joshua Burkman

UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Garbrandt • May 2016Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Paul Felder41/9543%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:13

Joshua Burkman40/9741%TD 3/6Ctrl 3:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Felder	8/29	28%	0/0	0:00	—
	Joshua Burkman	25/42	60%	1/2	1:16	—

R2	Paul Felder	17/35	49%	0/1	0:39	—
	Joshua Burkman	5/28	18%	0/1	1:01	—

R3	Paul Felder	16/31	52%	0/1	0:34	—
	Joshua Burkman	10/27	37%	2/3	1:07	—

WIN

vs. Daron Cruickshank

UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz • Jan 2016Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 3:56

Paul Felder46/8753%TD 2/4Ctrl 6:09

Daron Cruickshank32/5855%TD 3/8Ctrl 2:57

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Felder	14/32	44%	0/1	0:35	—
	Daron Cruickshank	18/33	55%	1/2	1:52	—

R2	Paul Felder	15/33	45%	0/0	2:06	—
	Daron Cruickshank	12/20	60%	2/4	1:05	—

R3	Paul Felder	17/22	77%	2/3	3:28	—
	Daron Cruickshank	2/5	40%	0/2	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Ross Pearson

UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 • Sep 2015Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Paul Felder60/15140%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:57

Ross Pearson62/11653%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Felder	19/27	70%	0/0	1:50	—
	Ross Pearson	6/13	46%	1/1	2:24	—

R2	Paul Felder	22/60	37%	0/0	0:04	—
	Ross Pearson	27/51	53%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Paul Felder	19/64	30%	0/0	0:03	—
	Ross Pearson	29/52	56%	0/0	0:41	—

LOSS

vs. Edson Barboza

UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II • Jul 2015Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Paul Felder47/15031%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:18

Edson Barboza64/13547%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Felder	14/50	28%	0/0	0:00	—
	Edson Barboza	21/45	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Paul Felder	24/59	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Edson Barboza	23/54	43%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Paul Felder	9/41	22%	0/1	0:18	—
	Edson Barboza	20/36	56%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Danny Castillo

UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier • Jan 2015Lightweight

KO/TKO (Spinning Back Fist) • Rd 2, 2:09

Paul Felder33/9435%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Danny Castillo21/5240%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Felder	20/63	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Danny Castillo	15/33	45%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Paul Felder	13/31	42%	0/0	0:02	1
	Danny Castillo	6/19	32%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jason Saggo

UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Saffiedine • Oct 2014Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Paul Felder51/8461%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:41

Jason Saggo29/5058%TD 6/16Ctrl 7:17KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Felder	17/25	68%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jason Saggo	8/14	57%	2/5	3:53	—

R2	Paul Felder	23/38	61%	0/0	2:31	—
	Jason Saggo	11/19	58%	1/6	0:51	—

R3	Paul Felder	11/21	52%	1/1	1:10	—
	Jason Saggo	10/17	59%	3/5	2:33	1

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com