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Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly

1022 ELO #735

MMA 14-5-0 · UFC 5-4-0 · Lightweight · Last fought 15 years and 128 days ago

Paul Kelly - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Paul Kelly has 5 wins in the UFC. Paul Kelly lands an average of 3.22 significant strikes per minute and averages 1.34 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Lightweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1022), and have not fought Paul Kelly before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Diego Ferreira 10-7-0 41 1094 0.0 72
Michael Chandler 2-5-0 40 1007 1.0 15
Jeremy Stephens 15-20-0 40 1004 1.0 18
Michael Johnson 16-16-0 40 1069 1.0 47
Edson Barboza 18-14-0 40 1076 1.0 54
Jim Miller 28-18-0 42 1140 1.0 118

Fight Results Breakdown

9
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Rolando Delgado in 2009
Opponent ELO: 1021

Biggest Upset Loss

Jacob Volkmann in 2010
Your ELO: 1039 · Opponent ELO: 972 · Favored by 67

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 9'
Weight
Lightweight
Reach
70'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Sep 12 1984
Age
41
Peak ELO
1040
ELO Rank
735 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
162-73-2
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1022.2
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
991.0

Performance Statistics

SLpM
3.22
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
37%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
2.61
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
59%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
1.34
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
60%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
1.5
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Paul Kelly Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2011-02-05 UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort Donald Cerrone SUB Rear Naked Choke 2 3:48 Loss -
2010-11-20 UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida TJ O'Brien KO/TKO Elbows 2 3:16 Win -
2010-08-01 UFC Live: Jones vs Matyushenko Jacob Volkmann U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2010-04-10 UFC 112: Invincible Matt Veach SUB Guillotine Choke 2 3:41 Win -
2009-11-14 UFC 105: Couture vs Vera Dennis Siver KO/TKO Punches 2 2:53 Loss -
2009-06-13 UFC 99: The Comeback Rolando Delgado U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2009-02-21 UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson Troy Mandaloniz U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2008-10-18 UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben Marcus Davis SUB Guillotine Choke 2 2:16 Loss -
2008-01-19 UFC 80: Rapid Fire Paul Taylor U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Paul Kelly ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
9 2011-02-05 Donald Cerrone 1000 Loss -18 1022
8 2010-11-20 TJ O'Brien 1000 Win +20 1040
7 2010-08-01 Jacob Volkmann 972 Loss -19 1020
6 2010-04-10 Matt Veach 1006 Win +20 1039
5 2009-11-14 Dennis Siver 1017 Loss -17 1019
4 2009-06-13 Rolando Delgado 1021 Win +16 1036
3 2009-02-21 Troy Mandaloniz 1021 Win +17 1020
2 2008-10-18 Marcus Davis 1084 Loss -13 1003
1 2008-01-19 Paul Taylor 1007 Win +16 1016

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