Paul Felder (17-6, 11) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. on April 25, 1984. At the age of 27 years on December 10, 2011, he made his professional MMA debut against Mtume Goodrum, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On October 4, 2014, 30-year old Paul Felder made his UFC debut on his 9th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine against a 28-year old Jason Saggo, winning the fight via 3-round split decision.
Felder's last fight was a 5-round split decision loss to Rafael dos Anjos at UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos at age 36 on November 14, 2020. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought 15 times in the UFC, and has a record of 9 wins and 6 losses in the promotion.
Some of Paul Felder's best fights have been against Stevie Ray, Danny Castillo, Charles Oliveira, Daron Cruickshank, Alessandro Ricci, Josh Burkman and James Vick.
Felder has 6 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23  | Nov 14, 2020 36 years, 6 months 17-6 (11) | 36 years 29-13 (15) | UFC | LT | 5 | SD | LOSS |
22  | Feb 23, 2020 35 years, 9 months 17-5 (11) | 30 years 19-8 (17) | UFC | LT | 5 | SD | LOSS |
21  | Sep 7, 2019 35 years, 4 months 17-4 (11) | 33 years, 7 months 20-7 (13) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | WIN |
20  | Feb 17, 2019 34 years, 9 months 16-4 (11) | 31 years, 11 months 13-2 (8) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
19  | Jul 7, 2018 34 years, 2 months 15-4 (11) | 26 years, 9 months 11-3 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
18  | Dec 2, 2017 33 years, 7 months 15-3 (11) | 28 years, 1 months 22-7 (20) | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Elbows |
17  | Jul 16, 2017 33 years, 2 months 14-3 (10) | 27 years, 3 months 21-6 (14) | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Elbows |
16 | Feb 19, 2017 32 years, 9 months 13-3 (9) | Alessandro Ricci | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Elbow and punches |
15  | Sep 24, 2016 32 years, 4 months 12-3 (8) | 38 years, 1 months 20-4 (11) | UFC | LT | 3 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage |
14  | May 29, 2016 32 years, 1 months 12-2 (8) | 36 years, 1 months 28-12 (16) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
13  | Jan 17, 2016 31 years, 8 months 11-2 (8) | 30 years, 7 months 16-7 (10) | UFC | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
12  | Sep 5, 2015 31 years, 4 months 10-2 (7) | 30 years, 11 months 17-9 (12) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
11 | Jul 25, 2015 31 years, 3 months 10-1 (7) | 29 years, 6 months 15-3 (11) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
10  | Jan 3, 2015 30 years, 8 months 10-0 (7) | 35 years, 4 months 17-7 (10) | UFC | LT | 2 | KO | WIN Spinning back fist |
9  | Oct 4, 2014 30 years, 5 months 9-0 (6) | 28 years, 10 months 10-1 (10) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | WIN |
8 | Aug 9, 2014 30 years, 3 months 8-0 (6) | Craig Johnson | LT | 2 | KO | WIN Spinning heel kick Defended CFFC lightweight title | |
7 | Mar 22, 2014 29 years, 10 months 7-0 (5) | Marc Stevens | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches Won CFFC lightweight title | |
6 | Oct 26, 2013 29 years, 6 months 6-0 (4) | Julian Lane | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
5 | May 11, 2013 29 years 5-0 (4) | Corey Bleaken | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Feb 8, 2013 28 years, 9 months 4-0 (4) | Ricky Nuno | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Elbows | |
3  | Dec 29, 2012 28 years, 8 months 3-0 (3) | 26 years, 2 months 1-1 (1) | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2 | Mar 3, 2012 27 years, 10 months 2-0 (2) | Judah Ciervo | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
1 | Dec 10, 2011 27 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | Mtume Goodrum | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Knees |
