Paul Felder (born April 25, 1984) is an American retired professional

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and

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for UFC. He competed in the

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division in the

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(UFC). A professional since 2011, Felder also fought for the

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Background

He is of

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and

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descent. He began training in

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at age 12, starting with

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and

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at Zhang Sah. Felder competed in the

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for Tae Kwon Do with his cousin Niko Portillo, who was the main inspiration for Felder's fighting career. Felder attended

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and later the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, for acting, graduating in 2008. During college, Felder began training in

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before later transitioning to

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. Due to his karate background, he was given the nickname "The Irish Dragon", a reference to his Irish heritage and fellow karate practitioner Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida. Felder initially pushed back against the nickname, but it caught on and he stuck with it. After fellow UFC lightweight fighter

Conor McGregor Conor Anthony McGregor ( ga, Conchúr Antóin Mac Gréagóir; born 14 July 1988) is an Irish professional mixed martial artist. He is a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight and lightweight double-champion. He is the first ...

commented that Felder's surname was of German origin, Felder joked in January 2021 that he would use the nickname "The German Dragon" if he ever fought McGregor.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Felder compiled an amateur MMA record of 3–1 and began his professional mixed martial arts career in 2011. Felder competed entirely in his native Mid-Atlantic states, with most fights for the regional promotion

. Felder ultimately became Lightweight Champion for the promotion, earning the title with a second-round knockout of Marc Stevens. Felder then defended his title once, with a second-round knockout of Craig Johnson, before signing with the UFC in August 2014.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Felder made his promotional debut on October 4, 2014 at

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where he faced

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. Felder won the fight by split decision. Felder was briefly scheduled to face Johnny Case on January 18, 2015 at

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. However, Felder was tabbed as a replacement against

Danny Castillo Daniel Alfonso Castillo (born August 25, 1979) is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional from 2007 until 2015, he competed in 22 bouts with both the UFC and WEC. Mixed martial arts career Early career Castillo began training M ...

on January 3, 2015 at

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, replacing

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. Felder defeated Castillo via second-round knockout, which earned Felder a ''Performance of the Night'' award. Felder was expected to face Jim Miller on April 18, 2015 at

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. However, Felder pulled out of the fight citing a knee injury and was replaced by

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. Felder faced

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on July 25, 2015 at

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, replacing an injured

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. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Both participants earned ''Fight of the Night'' honors. UFC President

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said afterwards that the fight "takes Felder to another level". Felder faced

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on September 5, 2015 at

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. He lost the back-and-forth fight by a controversial split decision. Felder faced

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on January 17, 2016 at

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. He won the fight via submission in the third round. Felder next faced

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on May 29, 2016 at

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Felder faced

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on September 24, 2016 at

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. During the fight, repeated elbows from Trinaldo opened up a large, bloody cut on Felder's face. With a huge cut and blood streaming down Felder's face, the ringside physician waved the fight off at 2:25 of the third round, resulting in a TKO (doctor's stoppage) loss for Felder. Felder faced Alessandro Ricci on February 19, 2017 at

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. He won the fight via TKO in the first round due to a combination of an elbow and punches. The win also earned Felder his second ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award. Felder faced

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on July 16, 2017 at

UFC Fight Night 113 ''UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 113'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 16, 2017 at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland. Background The event w ...

. He won the fight by knockout in the first round after dropping Ray with a knee strike and subsequently finishing him off with a barrage of ground and pound. The win also earned Felder his third ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award. Felder was expected to face Al Iaquinta on December 2, 2017 at

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. However, Iaquinta pulled out of the fight on October 31 citing an injury and was replaced by

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. Felder won the fight in the second round, finishing Oliveira via TKO with a series of elbows. The bout with Iaquinta was rescheduled for

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. However on the day of the weigh-ins,

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was declared unfit to fight

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, so Iaquinta replaced him. Felder was scheduled to face

James Vick James William Vick (born February 23, 1987) is a retired American mixed martial artist and boxer who formerly competed in the welterweight and lightweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Vick was a cast member of '' The U ...

on July 14, 2018 at

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. However, on June 27, Vick was pulled from that fight in favor of a matchup against

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the following month at

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. On June 28, it was announced that Felder would replace

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in a Welterweight bout against Mike Perry at

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on July 7. He lost the fight via split decision. Felder faced

on February 17, 2019 at UFC on ESPN 1. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Felder faced

in a rematch on September 7, 2019 at

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. Felder won by controversial split decision. 13 out of 16 MMA media outlets scored the bout in favor of Barboza. As the first bout of his new, multi-fight deal Felder faced

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on February 23, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker. He lost the fight via a controversial split decision. 12 out of 17 media journalists scored the fight for Felder. This fight earned him a '' Fight of the Night'' award. After the fight Felder mentioned in his post-fight speech it may have been his last fight, however he confirmed in an interview with

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that he was not retiring, but only wants to take on fights which entice him. In a quick turnaround, it was announced that Felder stepped in on five days notice to replace

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and face former

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on November 14, 2020, while headlining UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos. Felder was originally scheduled to work the event as a color-commentator. He lost the bout by split decision. This fight earned him the '' Fight of the Night'' award. Subsequently, Felder signed a new, multi-fight contract with the UFC. On May 22, 2021, while working as a commentator for the broadcast of UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt, Felder announced his retirement from mixed martial arts competition.

Personal life

Felder has two daughters, Aisling (born 2015) and Ruby (born 2022).

Championships and accomplishments

**CFFC Lightweight Championship (One time) ***One successful title defense vs. Craig Johnson *

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(Three times) ** Fight of the Night (Three times) *

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**2015 January Knockout of the Month vs.

**2019 September Fight of the Month vs.

**2020 February Fight of the Month vs.

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Mixed martial arts record

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References

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Background

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Personal life

Championships and accomplishments

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