Ross Pearson vs Paul Felder

Paul Felder

9-6

UFC 191: Johnson vs. Dodson 2 · Sep 05, 2015 · Lightweight · Completed

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Age 41

Height 5' 8"

Reach 69.0"

Weight 155 lbs.

Stance Orthodox

UFC SD

Age 42

Height 5' 11"

Reach 70.0"

Weight 155 lbs.

Stance Orthodox

UFC SD

Career Averages - Ross Pearson

3.68 SLpM

40.0% Str. Acc.

4.09 SApM

62.0% Str. Def.

0.74 TD Avg

35.0% TD Acc.

75.0% TD Def.

0.0 Sub. Avg

Career Averages - Paul Felder

3.7 SLpM

44.0% Str. Acc.

3.44 SApM

48.0% Str. Def.

0.29 TD Avg

28.0% TD Acc.

64.0% TD Def.

0.2 Sub. Avg

Ross Pearson - Fight History

LOSS vs Desmond Green

TKO (punches) R1 2:52 · UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje · Mar 30, 2019

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Desmond Green	0	12 of 24	50%	12 of 24	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:00
Ross Pearson	1	25 of 32	78%	25 of 32	1 of 2	50%	0	0	0:08

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Desmond Green	0	12 of 24	50%	12 of 24	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:00
1	Ross Pearson	1	25 of 32	78%	25 of 32	1 of 2	50%	0	0	0:08

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Desmond Green	12 of 24	50%	1 of 6	4 of 11	7 of 7	12 of 24	0 of 0	0 of 0
Ross Pearson	25 of 32	78%	17 of 23	6 of 6	2 of 3	10 of 16	1 of 1	14 of 15

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Desmond Green	12 of 24	50%	1 of 6	4 of 11	7 of 7	12 of 24	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Ross Pearson	25 of 32	78%	17 of 23	6 of 6	2 of 3	10 of 16	1 of 1	14 of 15

LOSS vs John Makdessi

Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 29–27, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC on Fox: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 · Jul 28, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
John Makdessi	0	131 of 261	50%	134 of 265	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
Ross Pearson	0	79 of 224	35%	81 of 226	0 of 2	0%	0	0	0:18

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	John Makdessi	30 of 64	46%	30 of 64	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Ross Pearson	27 of 65	41%	27 of 65	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	John Makdessi	41 of 83	49%	41 of 83	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Ross Pearson	30 of 89	33%	30 of 89	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	John Makdessi	60 of 114	52%	63 of 118	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Ross Pearson	22 of 70	31%	24 of 72	0 of 2	0%	0:18

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
John Makdessi	131 of 261	50%	99 of 211	13 of 25	19 of 25	120 of 244	11 of 17	0 of 0
Ross Pearson	79 of 224	35%	51 of 182	9 of 15	19 of 27	79 of 223	0 of 1	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	John Makdessi	30 of 64	46%	17 of 44	1 of 4	12 of 16	30 of 64	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Ross Pearson	27 of 65	41%	14 of 48	1 of 4	12 of 13	27 of 65	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	John Makdessi	41 of 83	49%	27 of 65	10 of 14	4 of 4	39 of 79	2 of 4	0 of 0
2	Ross Pearson	30 of 89	33%	21 of 74	6 of 6	3 of 9	30 of 89	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	John Makdessi	60 of 114	52%	55 of 102	2 of 7	3 of 5	51 of 101	9 of 13	0 of 0
3	Ross Pearson	22 of 70	31%	16 of 60	2 of 5	4 of 5	22 of 69	0 of 1	0 of 0

WIN vs Mizuto Hirota

Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold · Feb 11, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Ross Pearson	0	58 of 176	32%	59 of 177	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
Mizuto Hirota	0	77 of 213	36%	77 of 213	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:06

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Ross Pearson	16 of 52	30%	17 of 53	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Mizuto Hirota	17 of 47	36%	17 of 47	0 of 1	0%	0:00
2	Ross Pearson	19 of 54	35%	19 of 54	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Mizuto Hirota	34 of 91	37%	34 of 91	0 of 0	---	0:06
3	Ross Pearson	23 of 70	32%	23 of 70	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Mizuto Hirota	26 of 75	34%	26 of 75	0 of 0	---	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Ross Pearson	58 of 176	32%	31 of 134	16 of 30	11 of 12	57 of 174	1 of 2	0 of 0
Mizuto Hirota	77 of 213	36%	49 of 176	3 of 10	25 of 27	73 of 208	4 of 5	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Ross Pearson	16 of 52	30%	6 of 38	4 of 8	6 of 6	15 of 51	1 of 1	0 of 0
1	Mizuto Hirota	17 of 47	36%	9 of 36	0 of 3	8 of 8	17 of 47	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Ross Pearson	19 of 54	35%	13 of 45	5 of 7	1 of 2	19 of 53	0 of 1	0 of 0
2	Mizuto Hirota	34 of 91	37%	22 of 75	2 of 5	10 of 11	30 of 86	4 of 5	0 of 0
3	Ross Pearson	23 of 70	32%	12 of 51	7 of 15	4 of 4	23 of 70	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Mizuto Hirota	26 of 75	34%	18 of 65	1 of 2	7 of 8	26 of 75	0 of 0	0 of 0

LOSS vs Dan Hooker

KO (knee) R2 3:02 · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt · Jun 11, 2017

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Dan Hooker	1	69 of 141	48%	74 of 146	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:01
Ross Pearson	0	38 of 88	43%	38 of 88	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:02

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Dan Hooker	0	32 of 65	49%	37 of 70	0 of 1	0%	0:00
1	Ross Pearson	0	20 of 47	42%	20 of 47	0 of 0	---	0:02
2	Dan Hooker	1	37 of 76	48%	37 of 76	0 of 0	---	0:01
2	Ross Pearson	0	18 of 41	43%	18 of 41	0 of 0	---	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Dan Hooker	69 of 141	48%	40 of 108	6 of 8	23 of 25	68 of 140	0 of 0	1 of 1
Ross Pearson	38 of 88	43%	15 of 59	13 of 18	10 of 11	36 of 86	2 of 2	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Dan Hooker	32 of 65	49%	13 of 45	4 of 4	15 of 16	32 of 65	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Ross Pearson	20 of 47	42%	8 of 29	6 of 11	6 of 7	18 of 45	2 of 2	0 of 0
2	Dan Hooker	37 of 76	48%	27 of 63	2 of 4	8 of 9	36 of 75	0 of 0	1 of 1
2	Ross Pearson	18 of 41	43%	7 of 30	7 of 7	4 of 4	18 of 41	0 of 0	0 of 0

LOSS vs Stevie Ray

Decision (split) (27–30, 30–27, 30–27) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 · Nov 19, 2016

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Stevie Ray	0	38 of 92	41%	48 of 104	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:08
Ross Pearson	0	49 of 117	41%	50 of 119	1 of 3	33%	0	0	3:11

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Stevie Ray	11 of 19	57%	17 of 26	0 of 0	---	0:08
1	Ross Pearson	13 of 30	43%	13 of 30	1 of 1	100%	0:21
2	Stevie Ray	12 of 31	38%	15 of 35	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Ross Pearson	20 of 38	52%	21 of 40	0 of 2	0%	2:50
3	Stevie Ray	15 of 42	35%	16 of 43	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Ross Pearson	16 of 49	32%	16 of 49	0 of 0	---	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Stevie Ray	38 of 92	41%	5 of 40	26 of 45	7 of 7	36 of 89	2 of 3	0 of 0
Ross Pearson	49 of 117	41%	13 of 71	14 of 21	22 of 25	46 of 108	3 of 9	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Stevie Ray	11 of 19	57%	0 of 7	8 of 9	3 of 3	10 of 18	1 of 1	0 of 0
1	Ross Pearson	13 of 30	43%	4 of 15	5 of 10	4 of 5	12 of 27	1 of 3	0 of 0
2	Stevie Ray	12 of 31	38%	3 of 12	8 of 18	1 of 1	12 of 30	0 of 1	0 of 0
2	Ross Pearson	20 of 38	52%	5 of 22	7 of 7	8 of 9	18 of 32	2 of 6	0 of 0
3	Stevie Ray	15 of 42	35%	2 of 21	10 of 18	3 of 3	14 of 41	1 of 1	0 of 0
3	Ross Pearson	16 of 49	32%	4 of 34	2 of 4	10 of 11	16 of 49	0 of 0	0 of 0

LOSS vs Jorge Masvidal

Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) R3 5:00 · UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley · Jul 30, 2016

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Jorge Masvidal	0	52 of 138	37%	53 of 139	2 of 2	100%	0	0	0:29
Ross Pearson	1	113 of 256	44%	130 of 277	1 of 1	100%	0	0	0:36

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Jorge Masvidal	0	12 of 43	27%	13 of 44	1 of 1	100%	0:23
1	Ross Pearson	0	32 of 77	41%	33 of 78	0 of 0	---	0:07
2	Jorge Masvidal	0	18 of 39	46%	18 of 39	1 of 1	100%	0:06
2	Ross Pearson	1	45 of 82	54%	61 of 102	1 of 1	100%	0:29
3	Jorge Masvidal	0	22 of 56	39%	22 of 56	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Ross Pearson	0	36 of 97	37%	36 of 97	0 of 0	---	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Jorge Masvidal	52 of 138	37%	14 of 79	19 of 35	19 of 24	51 of 136	1 of 2	0 of 0
Ross Pearson	113 of 256	44%	84 of 219	18 of 23	11 of 14	92 of 221	8 of 10	13 of 25

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Jorge Masvidal	12 of 43	27%	0 of 23	6 of 12	6 of 8	12 of 43	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Ross Pearson	32 of 77	41%	18 of 59	8 of 10	6 of 8	26 of 68	5 of 5	1 of 4
2	Jorge Masvidal	18 of 39	46%	6 of 22	6 of 9	6 of 8	17 of 37	1 of 2	0 of 0
2	Ross Pearson	45 of 82	54%	35 of 70	7 of 8	3 of 4	30 of 56	3 of 5	12 of 21
3	Jorge Masvidal	22 of 56	39%	8 of 34	7 of 14	7 of 8	22 of 56	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Ross Pearson	36 of 97	37%	31 of 90	3 of 5	2 of 2	36 of 97	0 of 0	0 of 0

LOSS vs Will Brooks

Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) R3 5:00 · The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Claudia Finale · Jul 08, 2016

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Will Brooks	0	54 of 115	46%	76 of 140	0 of 2	0%	0	0	2:07
Ross Pearson	0	80 of 150	53%	116 of 190	1 of 6	16%	0	0	4:34

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Will Brooks	10 of 24	41%	15 of 29	0 of 1	0%	0:21
1	Ross Pearson	19 of 41	46%	24 of 48	0 of 2	0%	1:35
2	Will Brooks	9 of 29	31%	16 of 38	0 of 1	0%	0:50
2	Ross Pearson	33 of 50	66%	53 of 72	1 of 1	100%	2:07
3	Will Brooks	35 of 62	56%	45 of 73	0 of 0	---	0:56
3	Ross Pearson	28 of 59	47%	39 of 70	0 of 3	0%	0:52

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Will Brooks	54 of 115	46%	15 of 65	29 of 39	10 of 11	31 of 87	23 of 27	0 of 1
Ross Pearson	80 of 150	53%	36 of 99	32 of 38	12 of 13	43 of 106	32 of 38	5 of 6

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Will Brooks	10 of 24	41%	1 of 12	4 of 7	5 of 5	8 of 22	2 of 2	0 of 0
1	Ross Pearson	19 of 41	46%	4 of 25	9 of 10	6 of 6	12 of 32	7 of 9	0 of 0
2	Will Brooks	9 of 29	31%	2 of 18	5 of 8	2 of 3	6 of 25	3 of 3	0 of 1
2	Ross Pearson	33 of 50	66%	17 of 31	12 of 14	4 of 5	17 of 32	11 of 12	5 of 6
3	Will Brooks	35 of 62	56%	12 of 35	20 of 24	3 of 3	17 of 40	18 of 22	0 of 0
3	Ross Pearson	28 of 59	47%	15 of 43	11 of 14	2 of 2	14 of 42	14 of 17	0 of 0

WIN vs Chad Laprise

Decision (split) (28–30, 30–27, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir · Mar 20, 2016

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Ross Pearson	0	52 of 155	33%	52 of 156	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:00
Chad Laprise	0	78 of 214	36%	78 of 214	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:01

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Ross Pearson	13 of 45	28%	13 of 45	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Chad Laprise	18 of 55	32%	18 of 55	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Ross Pearson	21 of 58	36%	21 of 58	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Chad Laprise	29 of 81	35%	29 of 81	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Ross Pearson	18 of 52	34%	18 of 53	0 of 1	0%	0:00
3	Chad Laprise	31 of 78	39%	31 of 78	0 of 0	---	0:01

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Ross Pearson	52 of 155	33%	21 of 108	10 of 22	21 of 25	52 of 155	0 of 0	0 of 0
Chad Laprise	78 of 214	36%	63 of 194	9 of 14	6 of 6	78 of 212	0 of 2	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Ross Pearson	13 of 45	28%	3 of 34	3 of 4	7 of 7	13 of 45	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Chad Laprise	18 of 55	32%	14 of 51	2 of 2	2 of 2	18 of 55	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Ross Pearson	21 of 58	36%	10 of 39	2 of 8	9 of 11	21 of 58	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Chad Laprise	29 of 81	35%	21 of 71	5 of 7	3 of 3	29 of 81	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Ross Pearson	18 of 52	34%	8 of 35	5 of 10	5 of 7	18 of 52	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Chad Laprise	31 of 78	39%	28 of 72	2 of 5	1 of 1	31 of 76	0 of 2	0 of 0

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Paul Felder - Fight History

LOSS vs Rafael dos Anjos

Decision (split) (47–48, 50–45, 50–45) R5 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos · Nov 14, 2020

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Rafael dos Anjos	0	98 of 190	51%	134 of 226	1 of 2	50%	0	0	1:40
Paul Felder	0	92 of 162	56%	155 of 231	6 of 22	27%	0	0	14:15

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Rafael dos Anjos	17 of 45	37%	17 of 45	0 of 1	0%	0:13
1	Paul Felder	22 of 34	64%	27 of 41	1 of 4	25%	2:06
2	Rafael dos Anjos	29 of 46	63%	35 of 52	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Paul Felder	27 of 47	57%	31 of 51	1 of 4	25%	2:43
3	Rafael dos Anjos	12 of 21	57%	21 of 30	0 of 0	---	0:38
3	Paul Felder	13 of 18	72%	28 of 35	2 of 4	50%	3:17
4	Rafael dos Anjos	26 of 55	47%	39 of 68	1 of 1	100%	0:49
4	Paul Felder	19 of 41	46%	34 of 57	0 of 3	0%	1:54
5	Rafael dos Anjos	14 of 23	60%	22 of 31	0 of 0	---	0:00
5	Paul Felder	11 of 22	50%	35 of 47	2 of 7	28%	4:15

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Rafael dos Anjos	98 of 190	51%	64 of 147	20 of 29	14 of 14	76 of 161	21 of 28	1 of 1
Paul Felder	92 of 162	56%	53 of 113	35 of 45	4 of 4	61 of 125	26 of 29	5 of 8

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Rafael dos Anjos	17 of 45	37%	8 of 33	5 of 8	4 of 4	16 of 43	1 of 2	0 of 0
1	Paul Felder	22 of 34	64%	13 of 24	9 of 10	0 of 0	17 of 28	5 of 6	0 of 0
2	Rafael dos Anjos	29 of 46	63%	23 of 38	3 of 5	3 of 3	22 of 38	7 of 8	0 of 0
2	Paul Felder	27 of 47	57%	19 of 36	7 of 10	1 of 1	21 of 40	6 of 7	0 of 0
3	Rafael dos Anjos	12 of 21	57%	5 of 11	3 of 6	4 of 4	8 of 13	4 of 8	0 of 0
3	Paul Felder	13 of 18	72%	7 of 10	5 of 7	1 of 1	8 of 13	5 of 5	0 of 0
4	Rafael dos Anjos	26 of 55	47%	20 of 48	5 of 6	1 of 1	20 of 48	6 of 7	0 of 0
4	Paul Felder	19 of 41	46%	7 of 26	11 of 14	1 of 1	10 of 30	8 of 9	1 of 2
5	Rafael dos Anjos	14 of 23	60%	8 of 17	4 of 4	2 of 2	10 of 19	3 of 3	1 of 1
5	Paul Felder	11 of 22	50%	7 of 17	3 of 4	1 of 1	5 of 14	2 of 2	4 of 6

Big Brady Expert Confident picked Nov 12, 2020 (2 days before fight)

Rafael dos Anjos

Big Brady picks RDA because he had a full camp training for Islam Makhachev, which should help his wrestling and grappling against Felder, who took the fight on five days' notice. He notes RDA is the more technical striker with higher output, and Felder is dangerous but RDA has a solid chin. He expects RDA to mix in takedowns and grind out a decision, possibly a late finish.

RDA decision prop mentioned as a potential look; RDA as a parlay piece considered

"i'm gonna take rda to get it done um you know grind out paul felder to a decision i wouldn't be surprised if there's a late finish"

DFS by the Numbers

Daniel Levi Expert Confident picked Nov 13, 2020 (1 day before fight)

Rafael dos Anjos

Daniel picks dos Anjos because he believes Felder's timing will be off due to lack of sparring and wrestling preparation on short notice. He notes dos Anjos has been training for a five-round fight against Islam Makhachev and is motivated dropping back to 155. He also points out that Felder historically struggles with volume and that dos Anjos can mix in takedowns, referencing Edson Barboza taking Felder down. He acknowledges Felder's durability and power but thinks dos Anjos will outwork him.

"i'm gonna roll with rafael dos anos as well"

Half the Battle

MMA Lock of the Night Expert Confident picked Nov 10, 2020 (4 days before fight)

Rafael dos Anjos

The host favors Rafael dos Anjos due to his experience in five-round fights, having gone to the fourth round or later in seven of his last nine five-round bouts. He believes dos Anjos's aggressive striking, leg kicks, and superior jiu-jitsu will overwhelm Paul Felder, who is taking the fight on six days' notice and has only one five-round fight experience. The host notes Felder's durability but expects dos Anjos to win via decision, possibly mixing in takedowns and ground control.

Host mentions dos Anjos via submission as a possibility but leans toward decision; also notes odds around -150 and says he might take a play on dos Anjos if the line sticks.

"i love dosanus here i think he gets ... i'm going to go with the safe side and i'll say dosan used to win this fight via decision"

MMA Lock of the Night

The MMA Guru Expert Confident picked Nov 10, 2020 (4 days before fight)

Rafael dos Anjos

The MMA Guru picks Rafael dos Anjos, citing Felder's short notice and difficult weight cut as major disadvantages. He believes dos Anjos will invest in body and leg kicks early, then finish Felder by exhaustion in the later rounds. He notes that dos Anjos has been training for this fight and is not a big lightweight, while Felder's reach advantage is neutralized by dos Anjos' similar reach. He also mentions that dos Anjos will be more confident on the feet without facing a wrestler.

Finish by exhaustion TKO in round 4 or 5; mentions dos Anjos has similar reach to Felder; notes Felder's terrible weight cuts even on full camp

"I'm gonna go with Rafael dos Anjos chewing up his legs, chewing up his body for three rounds, eventually getting himself a finish in the fourth or fifth or running away with an easy decision."

THE MMA GURU

LOSS vs Dan Hooker

Decision (split) (47–48, 48–47, 48–47) R5 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker · Feb 23, 2020

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Dan Hooker	0	110 of 230	47%	119 of 243	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:03
Paul Felder	0	122 of 221	55%	133 of 234	1 of 5	20%	0	0	5:05

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Dan Hooker	16 of 42	38%	17 of 43	0 of 0	---	0:03
1	Paul Felder	24 of 46	52%	25 of 47	0 of 0	---	0:23
2	Dan Hooker	26 of 48	54%	27 of 50	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Paul Felder	26 of 43	60%	27 of 44	0 of 0	---	0:58
3	Dan Hooker	28 of 57	49%	28 of 57	0 of 1	0%	0:00
3	Paul Felder	39 of 63	61%	39 of 63	0 of 0	---	0:22
4	Dan Hooker	25 of 47	53%	27 of 49	0 of 0	---	0:00
4	Paul Felder	15 of 36	41%	18 of 39	0 of 2	0%	1:50
5	Dan Hooker	15 of 36	41%	20 of 44	0 of 0	---	0:00
5	Paul Felder	18 of 33	54%	24 of 41	1 of 3	33%	1:32

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Dan Hooker	110 of 230	47%	64 of 170	19 of 26	27 of 34	105 of 218	5 of 12	0 of 0
Paul Felder	122 of 221	55%	72 of 161	10 of 13	40 of 47	120 of 217	2 of 4	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Dan Hooker	16 of 42	38%	5 of 25	6 of 9	5 of 8	15 of 41	1 of 1	0 of 0
1	Paul Felder	24 of 46	52%	7 of 25	2 of 2	15 of 19	24 of 46	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Dan Hooker	26 of 48	54%	10 of 29	6 of 8	10 of 11	25 of 45	1 of 3	0 of 0
2	Paul Felder	26 of 43	60%	15 of 30	3 of 4	8 of 9	26 of 43	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Dan Hooker	28 of 57	49%	14 of 39	7 of 8	7 of 10	27 of 51	1 of 6	0 of 0
3	Paul Felder	39 of 63	61%	29 of 50	3 of 5	7 of 8	38 of 61	1 of 2	0 of 0
4	Dan Hooker	25 of 47	53%	22 of 44	0 of 0	3 of 3	23 of 45	2 of 2	0 of 0
4	Paul Felder	15 of 36	41%	8 of 29	2 of 2	5 of 5	15 of 35	0 of 1	0 of 0
5	Dan Hooker	15 of 36	41%	13 of 33	0 of 1	2 of 2	15 of 36	0 of 0	0 of 0
5	Paul Felder	18 of 33	54%	13 of 27	0 of 0	5 of 6	17 of 32	1 of 1	0 of 0

Daniel Levi Expert Confident picked Feb 21, 2020 (2 days before fight)

Paul Felder

Daniel Levi picks Paul Felder to win, citing Felder's durability (never knocked out), better technique throughout the fight, and ability to handle five rounds. He believes Felder's calf kicks and pressure will be key, and that Hooker's confidence from recent wins is overblown. Levi expects Felder to get a late knockout or win a decision, possibly 48-47.

"I just feel like Paul Felder is the better fighter, the tougher fighter, the fighter that's more durable for this war."

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The MMA Guru Expert Confident picked Feb 14, 2020 (9 days before fight)

Dan Hooker

The host picks Dan Hooker, believing he will win the first three rounds and possibly the fourth, though he worries about the new judging emphasis on later rounds. He cites Hooker's reach advantage, technical striking, and improvement, while noting Felder lacks power despite his size and has a one-dimensional game plan. He expects Hooker to use leg kicks, jabs, and body work to secure a unanimous decision.

unanimous decision

"I'm going with down hooker more versatile pool fellas got one game plan and if it doesn't work he's kind of [__] weighed forward and fro shots Dan hookers too technical for that"

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WIN vs Edson Barboza

Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 30–27) R3 5:00 · UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier · Sep 07, 2019

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Paul Felder	0	60 of 114	52%	77 of 133	1 of 3	33%	0	0	1:50
Edson Barboza	0	56 of 154	36%	75 of 174	0 of 2	0%	0	0	2:03

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Paul Felder	24 of 54	44%	24 of 54	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Edson Barboza	13 of 51	25%	16 of 54	0 of 0	---	0:45
2	Paul Felder	21 of 34	61%	37 of 52	1 of 1	100%	1:29
2	Edson Barboza	20 of 46	43%	31 of 57	0 of 2	0%	0:45
3	Paul Felder	15 of 26	57%	16 of 27	0 of 2	0%	0:21
3	Edson Barboza	23 of 57	40%	28 of 63	0 of 0	---	0:33

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Paul Felder	60 of 114	52%	27 of 74	19 of 24	14 of 16	55 of 109	0 of 0	5 of 5
Edson Barboza	56 of 154	36%	41 of 137	9 of 10	6 of 7	51 of 147	1 of 1	4 of 6

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Paul Felder	24 of 54	44%	10 of 35	7 of 11	7 of 8	24 of 54	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Edson Barboza	13 of 51	25%	9 of 46	2 of 3	2 of 2	12 of 50	1 of 1	0 of 0
2	Paul Felder	21 of 34	61%	10 of 21	6 of 7	5 of 6	16 of 29	0 of 0	5 of 5
2	Edson Barboza	20 of 46	43%	13 of 39	4 of 4	3 of 3	16 of 40	0 of 0	4 of 6
3	Paul Felder	15 of 26	57%	7 of 18	6 of 6	2 of 2	15 of 26	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Edson Barboza	23 of 57	40%	19 of 52	3 of 3	1 of 2	23 of 57	0 of 0	0 of 0

WIN vs James Vick

Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) R3 5:00 · UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Velasquez · Feb 17, 2019

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Paul Felder	0	61 of 121	50%	69 of 129	0 of 0	---	0	0	2:14
James Vick	0	55 of 119	46%	70 of 134	0 of 0	---	0	0	1:13

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Paul Felder	22 of 49	44%	23 of 50	0 of 0	---	0:03
1	James Vick	20 of 47	42%	21 of 48	0 of 0	---	0:31
2	Paul Felder	19 of 31	61%	20 of 32	0 of 0	---	1:39
2	James Vick	12 of 32	37%	23 of 43	0 of 0	---	0:03
3	Paul Felder	20 of 41	48%	26 of 47	0 of 0	---	0:32
3	James Vick	23 of 40	57%	26 of 43	0 of 0	---	0:39

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Paul Felder	61 of 121	50%	24 of 75	16 of 21	21 of 25	57 of 112	4 of 9	0 of 0
James Vick	55 of 119	46%	31 of 79	4 of 8	20 of 32	48 of 109	7 of 10	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Paul Felder	22 of 49	44%	9 of 34	5 of 6	8 of 9	22 of 47	0 of 2	0 of 0
1	James Vick	20 of 47	42%	12 of 36	0 of 0	8 of 11	18 of 45	2 of 2	0 of 0
2	Paul Felder	19 of 31	61%	7 of 15	6 of 9	6 of 7	15 of 24	4 of 7	0 of 0
2	James Vick	12 of 32	37%	7 of 20	2 of 5	3 of 7	10 of 30	2 of 2	0 of 0
3	Paul Felder	20 of 41	48%	8 of 26	5 of 6	7 of 9	20 of 41	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	James Vick	23 of 40	57%	12 of 23	2 of 3	9 of 14	20 of 34	3 of 6	0 of 0

LOSS vs Mike Perry

Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier · Jul 07, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Mike Perry	0	56 of 120	46%	64 of 128	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:45
Paul Felder	0	62 of 110	56%	66 of 114	2 of 3	66%	0	0	3:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Mike Perry	22 of 41	53%	27 of 46	0 of 1	0%	0:45
1	Paul Felder	23 of 44	52%	24 of 45	0 of 0	---	0:21
2	Mike Perry	12 of 34	35%	12 of 34	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Paul Felder	17 of 22	77%	18 of 23	2 of 2	100%	1:41
3	Mike Perry	22 of 45	48%	25 of 48	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Paul Felder	22 of 44	50%	24 of 46	0 of 1	0%	0:58

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Mike Perry	56 of 120	46%	27 of 79	16 of 24	13 of 17	48 of 110	7 of 9	1 of 1
Paul Felder	62 of 110	56%	34 of 78	15 of 18	13 of 14	42 of 86	17 of 21	3 of 3

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Mike Perry	22 of 41	53%	11 of 27	5 of 7	6 of 7	19 of 37	3 of 4	0 of 0
1	Paul Felder	23 of 44	52%	11 of 30	6 of 8	6 of 6	15 of 32	8 of 12	0 of 0
2	Mike Perry	12 of 34	35%	6 of 20	2 of 7	4 of 7	11 of 32	1 of 2	0 of 0
2	Paul Felder	17 of 22	77%	10 of 15	6 of 6	1 of 1	9 of 14	5 of 5	3 of 3
3	Mike Perry	22 of 45	48%	10 of 32	9 of 10	3 of 3	18 of 41	3 of 3	1 of 1
3	Paul Felder	22 of 44	50%	13 of 33	3 of 4	6 of 7	18 of 40	4 of 4	0 of 0

WIN vs Charles Oliveira

TKO (elbows) R2 4:06 · UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 · Dec 02, 2017

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Paul Felder	0	6 of 13	46%	12 of 20	2 of 3	66%	2	1	2:51
Charles Oliveira	0	31 of 46	67%	37 of 52	0 of 0	---	0	0	4:52

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Paul Felder	5 of 9	55%	5 of 10	2 of 3	66%	2	0	2:17
1	Charles Oliveira	14 of 22	63%	16 of 24	0 of 0	---	0	0	1:54
2	Paul Felder	1 of 4	25%	7 of 10	0 of 0	---	0	1	0:34
2	Charles Oliveira	17 of 24	70%	21 of 28	0 of 0	---	0	0	2:58

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Paul Felder	6 of 13	46%	3 of 8	0 of 1	3 of 4	3 of 5	1 of 2	2 of 6
Charles Oliveira	31 of 46	67%	26 of 40	4 of 5	1 of 1	1 of 4	4 of 4	26 of 38

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Paul Felder	5 of 9	55%	2 of 6	0 of 0	3 of 3	3 of 3	0 of 1	2 of 5
1	Charles Oliveira	14 of 22	63%	12 of 19	2 of 3	0 of 0	1 of 4	0 of 0	13 of 18
2	Paul Felder	1 of 4	25%	1 of 2	0 of 1	0 of 1	0 of 2	1 of 1	0 of 1
2	Charles Oliveira	17 of 24	70%	14 of 21	2 of 2	1 of 1	0 of 0	4 of 4	13 of 20

WIN vs Stevie Ray

KO (elbows) R1 3:57 · UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio · Jul 16, 2017

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Paul Felder	0	5 of 9	55%	11 of 15	0 of 1	0%	0	0	1:45
Stevie Ray	1	23 of 35	65%	28 of 41	0 of 0	---	0	0	1:05

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Paul Felder	0	5 of 9	55%	11 of 15	0 of 1	0%	0	0	1:45
1	Stevie Ray	1	23 of 35	65%	28 of 41	0 of 0	---	0	0	1:05

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Paul Felder	5 of 9	55%	2 of 6	2 of 2	1 of 1	2 of 4	3 of 5	0 of 0
Stevie Ray	23 of 35	65%	14 of 24	7 of 9	2 of 2	4 of 7	7 of 10	12 of 18

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Paul Felder	5 of 9	55%	2 of 6	2 of 2	1 of 1	2 of 4	3 of 5	0 of 0
1	Stevie Ray	23 of 35	65%	14 of 24	7 of 9	2 of 2	4 of 7	7 of 10	12 of 18

WIN vs Alex Ricci

TKO (elbow and punches) R1 4:44 · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne · Feb 19, 2017

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Paul Felder	1	23 of 71	32%	23 of 71	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:03
Alex Ricci	0	21 of 59	35%	21 of 59	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Paul Felder	1	23 of 71	32%	23 of 71	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:03
1	Alex Ricci	0	21 of 59	35%	21 of 59	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Paul Felder	23 of 71	32%	14 of 57	4 of 7	5 of 7	23 of 66	0 of 1	0 of 4
Alex Ricci	21 of 59	35%	12 of 41	3 of 10	6 of 8	21 of 59	0 of 0	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Paul Felder	23 of 71	32%	14 of 57	4 of 7	5 of 7	23 of 66	0 of 1	0 of 4
1	Alex Ricci	21 of 59	35%	12 of 41	3 of 10	6 of 8	21 of 59	0 of 0	0 of 0

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