Paul Kelly
Born	September 12, 1984 (1984-09-12) (age 25) Liverpool, England
Other names	Tellys
Nationality	English
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Style	Vale Tudo, Wrestling
Fighting out of	Liverpool, England
Team	Kaobon
MMA record
Total	12
Wins	10
By knockout	4
By submission	3
By decision	3
Losses	2
Draws	0
No contests	0

Paul Kelly (born September 12, 1984) is an English mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Kelly started out in Liverpool, England at the Wolfslair MMA academy which is home to The Ultimate Fighter 3 winner Michael Bisping. He recently moved across town to Team Kaobon, home of UFC lightweights Terry Etim and Paul Taylor, who also recently joined the team.

Kelly started out at as a middleweight but then dropped to welterweight and is currently a lightweight.

Career in the UFC

He made his UFC debut at UFC 80: Rapid Fire, where he won a decision victory over his opponent Paul Taylor. Kelly and Taylor were both awarded $35,000 as a bonus for Fight of the Night. The fight was ranked #100 on UFC's Ultimate 100 Greatest Fights.

Kelly was scheduled to fight Jonathan Goulet at UFC 85, but Goulet pulled out citing a lack of preparation. Before another opponent was found, Kelly himself had to withdraw from the event after injuring his right hand during training.

Kelly was defeated by Marcus Davis via submission at UFC 89.

Kelly defeated Troy Mandaloniz at UFC 95. Kelly battered Mandaloniz from top position throughout the fight. He opened cuts above both of Mandaloniz's eyes with elbows and punches. The judges scored the fight (30-27, 30-27, 30-28) for a unanimous decision for Kelly.

After the fight with Mandaloniz, Kelly announced he was moving from welterweight to lightweight. Kelly said he wanted to make the drop after leaving the division on a winning note.

Kelly fought Rolando Delgado at UFC 99 in Cologne, Germany. This was his first fight at lightweight. Kelly defeated Roli after going all three rounds giving Kelly the unanimous decision victory.

Kelly lost his fight against Dennis Siver at UFC 105 after having his ribs injured by a spinning back kick and getting hit by punches from Siver. This was his first fight under Team Kaobon. Kelly revealed afterwards that his ribs had already been damaged going into the fight, a by-product of the notoriously hard-contact sparring sessions at Kaobon.

Kelly then looked to bounce back, against Matt Veach on the UFC 112 card in Abu Dhabi. At 3:41 of the second round, Kelly pulled off a guillotine choke submission and was victorious. Paul Kelly will continue his Ultimate Fighting Championship career against Jacob Volkmann at the UFC 116 prelims, on July 3rd.

Personal life

Kelly had his first child, a daughter named Phoebe in June 2008.

Mixed martial arts record

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
		Jacob Volkmann		UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin	02010-07-03 July 3, 2010			Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	10-2	Matt Veach	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	UFC 112: Invincible	02010-04-10 April 10, 2010	2	3:41	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Loss	9-2	Dennis Siver	TKO (Spinning Back Kick and Punches)	UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera	02009-11-14 November 14, 2009	2	2:53	Manchester, England
Win	9-1	Rolando Delgado	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 99: The Comeback	02009-06-13 June 13, 2009	3	5:00	Cologne, Germany	Debut at Lightweight
Win	8-1	Troy Mandaloniz	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson	02009-02-20 February 20, 2009	3	5:00	London, England
Loss	7-1	Marcus Davis	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben	02008-10-18 October 18, 2008	2	2:16	Birmingham, England
Win	7-0	Paul Taylor	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 80: Rapid Fire	02008-01-19 January 19, 2008	3	5:00	Newcastle, England	Fight of the Night
Win	6-0	Jordan James	TKO (Strikes)	Cage Gladiators 4: Prepare for Glory	02007-08-05 August 5, 2007	2		Liverpool, England
Win	5-0	Sami Berik	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	Cage Warriors: Enter The Rough House 3	02007-07-21 July 21, 2007	1	1:27	Nottingham, England
Win	4-0	Soli Clichko	Submission (Triangle Choke)	Clash of Warriors	02007-07-14 July 14, 2007	1	2:00	England
Win	3-0	Bruce Davis	TKO (Cut)	House of Pain Fight Night 6: The Real Deal	02006-07-30 July 30, 2006	1	3:38	Swansea, Wales	Won Middleweight title
Win	2-0	James Neal	TKO (Strikes)	Ultimate Force	02006-11-26 November 26, 2006	1	3:02	South Yorkshire, England
Win	1-0	Nigel Whitear	TKO (Punches)	FX3 - Battle of Britain	02005-10-15 October 15, 2005	1	0:54	England

External links

• Paul Kelly's Sherdog profile