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Paul Felder

9W · 6L
Orthodox
Lightweight
Welterweight
56% finish rate60% as favorite60% as underdog
60%wins
1392
ELO Rating

Fighter overview

ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →

1391.6Developing

Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified

Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →

No recent fights — out of active rankings

Age

42
Apr 25, 1984

Height

5'11" (180.34 cm)

Reach

177.8 cm

Win Rate

60.0%

Output & Defense

Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)

Strikes landed / min
3.70
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
3.44
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+0.26
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
48%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
0.29
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
64%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.20
Sub_Avg

Head-to-Head Comparison

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Career statistics

Career Averages (per fight)

35.3
Sig. Strikes
0.4
Takedowns
0.3
Sub Attempts

How They Win

KO/TKO4 (44%)
Submission1 (11%)
Decision0 (0%)

Loss Vulnerability

KO/TKO1 (17%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)

Betting Profile

Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog

As Favorite

60%

3W – 2L in 5 fights

As Underdog

60%

6W – 4L in 10 fights

ELO analysis

ELO Trajectory

Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details

Mid138014131445147815101392Oct 14Sep 15Sep 16Dec 17Sep 19Nov 20
WinLossDrawCurrent ELO15 fights

Elo Changes

Rating gained or lost in each fight

lost to Rafael Dos Anjos
Nov 14, 2020
-0.41500
lost to Dan Hooker
Feb 22, 2020
-0.21500
def. Edson Barboza
Sep 7, 2019
+0.21500
def. James Vick
Feb 17, 2019
+0.11500
lost to Mike Perry
Jul 7, 2018
-0.11500
def. Charles Oliveira
Dec 2, 2017
+0.11500
def. Stevie Ray
Jul 16, 2017
+0.11500
def. Alessandro Ricci
Feb 19, 2017
0.01500
lost to Francisco Trinaldo
Sep 24, 2016
0.01500
def. Joshua Burkman
May 29, 2016
0.01500
def. Daron Cruickshank
Jan 17, 2016
0.01500
lost to Ross Pearson
Sep 5, 2015
0.01500
lost to Edson Barboza
Jul 25, 2015
0.01500
def. Danny Castillo
Jan 3, 2015
0.01500
def. Jason Saggo
Oct 4, 2014
0.01500

Division ELO Rankings

Lightweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill

#2King Green
1568
#3Tom Nolan
1562
#4Nurullo Aliev
1559
#6Chris Padilla
1548
#8Mason Jones
1542
#10Justin Gaethje
1541

Showing top 10 of 98 active fighters · Full rankings →

Professional fight history

Fight History (15 fights)

UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos · Nov 14, 2020
Lightweight
UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker · Feb 22, 2020
Lightweight
Loss
S-DEC · Rnd 5View Analysis →
UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier · Sep 7, 2019
Lightweight
Win
S-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez · Feb 17, 2019
Lightweight
Win
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier · Jul 7, 2018
Welterweight
Loss
S-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 · Dec 2, 2017
Lightweight
Win
KO/TKO · Rnd 2View Analysis →
UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio · Jul 16, 2017
Lightweight
Win
KO/TKO · Rnd 1View Analysis →
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne · Feb 19, 2017
Lightweight
Win
KO/TKO · Rnd 1View Analysis →
UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg · Sep 24, 2016
Lightweight
Loss
KO/TKO · Rnd 3View Analysis →
UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Garbrandt · May 29, 2016
Lightweight
Win
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz · Jan 17, 2016
Lightweight
Win
SUB · Rnd 3View Analysis →
UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 · Sep 5, 2015
Lightweight
Loss
S-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II · Jul 25, 2015
Lightweight
Loss
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier · Jan 3, 2015
Lightweight
Win
KO/TKO · Rnd 2View Analysis →
UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story · Oct 4, 2014
Lightweight
Win
S-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →