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Paul Daley

Fighter profile

Paul Daley

WW43-18-2
Form
 
 
 
 
 
77
Overall
SoS 100
Skill ratings
Striking
78
Boxing
82
Kicking
58
Clinch
81
Striking def.
79
Wrestling off.
54
Wrestling def.
64
Ground game
52
Submissions
54
Grappling def.
58
Profile
Age43
Height5'9"
Reach76"
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryGBR
Pro debut2003
UFC record2-1-0
Last fight2022-05-13
Octagon time19.9 min
Avg fight6.6 min
Career length23y 1m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the WW division (435 fighters).

Striking offense1511
84th
WW avg 1499
Striking defense1515
86th
WW avg 1502
Grappling offense1494
45th
WW avg 1496
Grappling defense1503
58th
WW avg 1505
Momentum41
83rd
WW avg 22
Win / loss by method
Record: 43-18-2

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
35 wins, 2 losses
W
81% of wins
L
11% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 6 losses
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 10 losses
W
19% of wins
L
56% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
41win17loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
33 (80%)KO/TKO(12%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(35%) 6
8 (20%)Decision(53%) 9
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes46
Sig. accuracy41%
Sig. attempted111
Total strikes51
Total attempted116
Knockdowns1
Head39
Body3
Leg4
Distance31
Clinch9
Ground6

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed35
Sig. defense53%
KDs absorbed0
Head abs.21
Body abs.13
Leg abs.1
Distance abs.14
Clinch abs.4
Ground abs.17

Grappling · offense

Takedowns0
TD accuracy—
TD attempted0
Sub att.0
Reversals0
Control time0:05

Grappling · defense

TD defense50%
TDs absorbed4
TD att. faced8
Sub att. faced1
Controlled time12:21

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 3 UFC fights · 19:55 total fight time

Schedule strength
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Opp
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Peers
3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Paul has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallStrong
41W–10Lwin 80.4%div #96/300pct 68th
WinsStrong
27W–6Lwin 81.8%div #59/273pct 79th
LossesSoft
14W–4Lwin 77.8%div #200/291pct 32nd

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallElite
1591 elodiv #26/300pct 92nd
WinsElite
1580 elodiv #20/273pct 93rd
LossesElite
1613 elodiv #21/291pct 93rd

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall895W–364L71.1%
Wins616W–280L68.8%
Losses279W–84L76.9%

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Paul, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
+2.91u+97.0% ROI

over 3 close-line bets

Average odds
+182

35% implied

As favorite
—

ROI —

Avg —

As underdog
2W–1L

ROI +97.0%

Avg +182

Based on 3 of 3 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.