Paul Kelly (15-5, 12) was born in Liverpool, England on September 12, 1984. At the age of 20 years on July 29, 2005, he made his professional MMA debut against Ian McAleese, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On January 19, 2008, 23-year old Paul Kelly made his UFC debut on his 8th professional MMA fight at UFC 80 against a 28-year old Paul Taylor, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Kelly's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO win against Simone Bottino at age 35 on March 7, 2020. He retired with a 3-fight winning streak.
He has fought nine times in the UFC, and has a record of 5 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Paul Kelly's best fights have been against Troy Mandaloniz, Rolando Delgado, Matt Veach, TJ O'Brien and Paul Taylor.
Kelly has 5 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 | Mar 7, 2020 35 years, 5 months 15-5 (12) | Simone Bottino | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Elbows and punches | |
19 | Mar 2, 2013 28 years, 5 months 14-5 (11) | Henrique Santana | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
18 | Dec 1, 2012 28 years, 2 months 13-5 (10) | Richard Griffin | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
17  | Apr 7, 2012 27 years, 6 months 12-5 (9) | 28 years, 8 months 22-11-1 (18) | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
16  | Feb 5, 2011 26 years, 4 months 12-4 (9) | 27 years, 10 months 13-3 (11) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
15 | Nov 20, 2010 26 years, 2 months 12-3 (9) | TJ O'Brien | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Elbows |
14  | Aug 1, 2010 25 years, 10 months 11-3 (8) | 29 years, 10 months 10-2 (6) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
13 | Apr 10, 2010 25 years, 6 months 11-2 (8) | Matt Veach | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
12  | Nov 14, 2009 25 years, 2 months 10-2 (7) | 30 years, 10 months 14-6 (12) | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Spinning back kick and punches |
11 | Jun 13, 2009 24 years, 9 months 10-1 (7) | Rolando Delgado | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
10 | Feb 21, 2009 24 years, 5 months 9-1 (7) | Troy Mandaloniz | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
9  | Oct 18, 2008 24 years, 1 months 8-1 (7) | 35 years, 1 months 14-4 (11) | UFC | MD | 2 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
8  | Jan 19, 2008 23 years, 4 months 8-0 (7) | 28 years, 1 months 8-2-1 (7) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
7 | Aug 5, 2007 22 years, 10 months 7-0 (7) | Jordan James | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
6 | Jul 21, 2007 22 years, 10 months 6-0 (6) | Sami Berik | CW | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
5 | Jul 14, 2007 22 years, 10 months 5-0 (5) | Marius Liaukevicius | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
4 | Jul 30, 2006 21 years, 10 months 4-0 (4) | Bruce Davis | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
3 | Nov 26, 2006 22 years, 2 months 3-0 (3) | James Neal | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
2 | Oct 15, 2005 21 years, 1 months 2-0 (2) | Nigel Whitear | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Jul 29, 2005 20 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | Ian McAleese | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
