Paul Daley

“Semtex”

OctagonStats Rating 1533

7-5-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 9" (175 cm)

Weight170 lbs. (77 kg)

Reach76" (193 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornFeb 21, 1983

Age43

DivisionWelterweight

BirthplaceLondon, England, United Kingdom

NationalityEnglish

TeamSpirit Dojo

Striking & grappling

SLpM3.14

Str. Acc47%

SApM2.37

Str. Def60%

TD Avg0.91

TD Acc40%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.0

Recent form

L L L W L

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

12 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

7 KO/TKO wins · 0 sub wins · 0 decision wins

Losses by method

1 KO/TKO losses · 1 sub losses · 3 decision losses

Finish rate100%

Times finished40%

StreakL3

Best streak4

Avg fight6:29

Octagon time1h 17m

Opp win%61%

ActiveJun. 22, 2007 – Mar. 03, 2012 (6y)

Bonus awards

Knockout of the Night1

Total bonuses1

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Paul Daley "Semtex" is a 39-15-2 knockout artist. 100% finish rate.

Paul debuted Jun. 22, 2007 vs Duane Ludwig (win). Longest win streak: 4. On a 3-fight losing skid. 6 years active (Jun. 22, 2007–Mar. 03, 2012).

Best wins: Martin Kampmann (KO/TKO Punches R1, Sep. 19, 2009); Duane Ludwig (KO/TKO Punches R2, Jun. 22, 2007); Scott Smith (KO/TKO Punch R1, Dec. 04, 2010).

Paul Anthony Daley (born 21 February 1983) is an English former mixed martial artist and kickboxer. A professional competitor from 2003 to 2022, Daley competed for the UFC, Bellator, K-1, Strikeforce, Cage Rage, Final Fight Championship, EliteXC, ShoXC, BAMMA, Cage Warriors, Cage Contender, Shark Fights, Pancrase, and Impact FC. Daley is a former Cage Rage World Welterweight Champion and Cage Rage British Welterweight Champion and a Strikeforce title challenger.

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Mar. 03, 2012	Strikeforce - Tate vs. Rousey	L Kazuo Misaki	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	44 43	3 1	0 0
Jul. 30, 2011	Strikeforce - Fedor vs. Henderson	L Tyron Woodley	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	21 20	0 2	0 0
Apr. 09, 2011	Strikeforce - Diaz vs. Daley	L Nick Diaz	KO/TKO Punches	1	4:57	1 1	20 44	0 0	0 0
Dec. 04, 2010	Strikeforce - Henderson vs. Babalu	W Scott Smith	KO/TKO Punch	1	2:09	2 0	17 5	0 0	0 0
May. 08, 2010	UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 2	L Josh Koscheck	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	11 19	0 4	0 1
Jan. 02, 2010	UFC 108: Evans vs Silva	W Dustin Hazelett	KO/TKO Punch	1	2:24	1 0	8 4	0 0	0 0
Sep. 19, 2009	UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort	W Martin Kampmann	KO/TKO Punches	1	2:31	0 0	27 12	0 0	0 0
Apr. 18, 2009	WFC 8: D-Day	W Junior Barata	KO/TKO Kick	1	2:29	1 0	21 10	0 0	0 0
Mar. 29, 2009	Ultimate Gladiators	W Aurelijus Kerpe	KO/TKO Knee	1	1:35	1 0	13 2	0 0	0 0
Oct. 04, 2008	EliteXC - Heat	L Jake Shields	SUB Armbar	2	3:47	0 0	17 21	0 3	0 1
Jan. 25, 2008	EliteXC - ShoXC 4	W Sammy Morgan	KO/TKO Elbow	1	2:12	1 0	9 1	0 2	0 0
Jun. 22, 2007	Strikeforce - Shamrock vs. Baroni	W Duane Ludwig	KO/TKO Punches	2	0:42	1 0	21 17	1 0	0 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.