Pro Record
"Semtex"
29-12-2
Paul Daley
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- Name: Paul Daley
- Professional MMA Record: 29-12-2 (Win-Loss-Draw)
- Nickname: Semtex
- Current Streak: 1 Loss
- Age: 29 | Date of Birth: 1983.02.21
- Last Fight: March 03, 2012 in Strikeforce
- Weight Class: Welterweight | Last Weigh-In: 171.0 lbs
- Career Disclosed Earnings: $218,200 USD
- Height: 5'9" (176cm) | Reach: 74.5" (189cm)
- Gym/Affiliation: Team Rough House
- Born: London, England
- Fighter Pages: Sherdog | Wikipedia | The UG | UFC.com
- Fighting out of: Nottingham, England
- Personal Pages: Twitter | Facebook | Official Site
| Consensus Rank |
#25 Greatest MMA Striker of All Time
#22 Current Best MMA Welterweight Fighter #96 Top Fan Favorite MMA Fighter |
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One of the most powerful and gifted strikers in the mixed martial arts world, Paul “Semtex” Daley began his professional MMA career in 2003. He has delivered knockouts in almost all of his wins, usually in brutal fashion.
Daley represents an entirely new level of striker in modern day MMA. He has knocked out some of the world’s top 170-pound fighters, including Martin Kampmann, Dustin Hazelett, Duane Ludwig, and many others.
Perhaps the only aspect of Daley’s game more impressive than his punching power is his trash talking ability in lead up to his fights. The most famous example occurred before his 2010 fight with UFC contender Josh Koscheck, as the two welterweights exchanged truly vicious taunts, accusations and insults back and forth before their high intensity contest. Koscheck ground out a Unanimous Decision victory when they finally met, using his superior wrestling to keep Daley on the mat for most of the fight. Near the end of the third round, Koscheck continued whispering insults to Daley while controlling him on the ground, which provoked Daley to take a swing at Koscheck after the final bell had sounded. Daley was promptly cut from the UFC because of the cheap shot, and UFC President Dana White claims that Paul Daley will never fight in the Octagon again.
Paul Daley MMA Fight Record
| Professional Results | Opponent | Event | Date |
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Loss | Decision | Split
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Kazuo Misaki
Ref: Jerry Krzys |
Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey
Main Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs |
2012.03.03 |
| Odds: -360 Moderate Favorite Upset Defeat | Disclosed Pay: $45,000 Base | Weigh-In: 171.0 lbs | |||
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Win | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Luigi Fioravanti
Ref: Philippe Chartier |
Ringside MMA 12
Main Event | Welterweight | 170 lbs |
2011.10.21 |
| Weigh-In: 170.4 lbs | |||
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Win | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Jordan Radev
Ref: Marc Woodard |
BAMMA 7: Wallhead vs. Trigg
Co-Main Event | Catchweight | 176 lbs |
2011.09.10 |
| Weigh-In: 176.0 lbs | |||
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Loss | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Tyron Woodley
Ref: John McCarthy |
Strikeforce: Fedor vs Henderson
Main Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs |
2011.07.30 |
| Odds: +220 Moderate Underdog | Weigh-In: 171.0 lbs | |||
| Cancelled Bout | Evangelista Santos | Strikeforce - Reason: Santos Shoulder Injury | 2011.07.30 |
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Loss | KO/TKO | Punches
4:57 Round 1 of 5 |
Nick Diaz
Ref: John McCarthy |
Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley
Main Event | Title Challenge | Welterweight | 170 |
2011.04.09 |
| Odds: +175 Slight Underdog | Disclosed Pay: $65,000 Base | Weigh-In: 169.5 lbs | |||
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#24 Greatest Fight of All Time
#49 Greatest Knockout of All Time #9 Greatest Welterweight MMA Fight of All Time #3 Best MMA Fight of the Year for 2011 #7 Best MMA Knockout of the Year 2011 #23 Greatest Comeback of All Time |
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Win | KO/TKO | Punches
1:46 Round 1 of 3 |
Yuya Shirai
Ref: Marc Woodard |
BAMMA 5: Daley vs Shirai
Main Event | Catchweight | 171 lbs |
2011.02.26 |
| Weigh-In: 170.4 lbs | |||
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Win | KO/TKO | Punch
2:09 Round 1 of 3 |
Scott Smith
Ref: John McCarthy |
Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu
Main Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs |
2010.12.04 |
| Odds: -375 Moderate Favorite | Weigh-In: 169.75 lbs | |||
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#27 Greatest Knockout of All Time
#6 Best MMA Knockout of the Year 2010 |
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Win | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Jorge Masvidal
Ref: Kerry Hatley |
Shark Fights 13
Main Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs |
2010.09.11 |
| Odds: -320 Moderate Favorite | Weigh-In: 172.0 lbs | |||
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Win | Submission | Elbow
1:15 Round 3 of 3, 11:15 Total |
Daniel Acacio
Ref: John McCarthy |
Impact FC 2: The Uprising - Sydney
Main Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs |
2010.07.17 |
| Weigh-In: 171.0 lbs | |||
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Loss | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Josh Koscheck
Ref: Dan Miragliotta |
UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 2
Co-Main Event | Welterweight | 170 lbs |
2010.05.08 |
| Odds: +237 Moderate Underdog | Weigh-In: 170.0 lbs | |||
| Cancelled Bout | Carlos Condit | UFC 108 - Reason: Condit Injury | 2010.01.02 |
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Win | KO/TKO | Punches
2:24 Round 1 of 3 |
Dustin Hazelett
Ref: Herb Dean |
UFC 108: Evans vs Silva
Co-Main Event | Catchweight | 172 lbs |
2010.01.02 |
| Odds: -102 Near Even | Disclosed Pay: $84,200 ($16,200 Base, $18K Bonus, $50K KO/Night) | Weigh-In: 172.0 lbs | |||
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#26 Best MMA Knockout of the Year 2010
UFC 108 Knockout of the Night |
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Win | KO/TKO | Punches
2:31 Round 1 of 3 |
Martin Kampmann
Ref: Yves Lavigne |
UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort
Main Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs |
2009.09.19 |
| Odds: +293 Moderate Underdog Upset Victory | Weigh-In: 170.0 lbs | |||
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | Porfirio Alves Jr. | WFC 8 | 2009.04.18 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Strikes | Aurelijus Kerpe | UG | 2009.03.29 |
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Loss | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Nick Thompson
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MFC 20: Destined for Greatness
Main Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs |
2009.02.20 |
| Odds: -105 Near Even | Weigh-In: 171.5 lbs | |||
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | John Alessio | MFC 19 | 2008.12.05 |
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Loss | Submission | Armlock
3:47 Round 2 of 5, 8:47 Total |
Jake Shields
Ref: Jorge Alonso |
EliteXC: Heat
Main Card | Title Challenge | Welterweight | 170 |
2008.10.04 |
| Odds: +470 Heavy Underdog | Disclosed Pay: $12,000 Base | Weigh-In: 170.0 lbs | |||
| Win | KO/TKO | Punch | Bojan Kosednar | CWFC | 2008.07.12 |
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Win | KO/TKO | Elbow
2:12 Round 1 of 3 |
Sam Morgan
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ShoXC 4
Co-Main Event | Welterweight | 170 lbs |
2008.01.25 |
| Odds: -410 Heavy Favorite | Weigh-In: 171.7 lbs | |||
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | Mark Weir | Cage Rage 23 | 2007.09.22 |
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Win | KO/TKO | Punches
0:42 Round 2 of 3, 5:42 Total |
Duane Ludwig
Ref: Jon Schorle |
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Baroni
Main Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs |
2007.06.22 |
| Disclosed Pay: $12,000 ($6K Base, $6K Bonus) | Weigh-In: 170.0 lbs | |||
| Win | Submission | Punch | Paul Jenkins | Cage Rage 21 | 2007.04.21 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Knee | Daniel Weichel | FX3 | 2007.03.10 |
| Loss | Decision | Unanimous | Luiz Azeredo | Cage Rage 19 | 2006.12.09 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | Sol Gilbert | Cage Rage 18 | 2006.09.30 |
| Loss | Submission | Choke | Satoru Kitaoka | Pancrase | 2006.08.27 |
| Win | Decision | Majority | Ross Mason | Cage Rage 17 | 2006.07.01 |
| Win | Decision | Unanimous | Dave Strasser | Cage Rage 16 | 2006.04.22 |
| Win | Decision | Unanimous | Blake Fredrickson | GF | 2006.03.19 |
| Loss | KO/TKO | Jean Silva | Cage Rage 15 | 2006.02.04 |
| Win | Decision | Unanimous | Joey van Wanrooij | Cage Rage 14 | 2005.12.03 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | Peter Angerer | FX3 | 2005.10.15 |
| Loss | Submission | Choke | Pat Healy | SF 11 | 2005.07.09 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | Sami Berik | FX3 | 2005.06.18 |
| Draw | Paul Jenkins | Cage Rage 11 | 2005.04.30 |
| Draw | Abdul Mohamed | CWFC 9 | 2004.12.18 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Injury | Jess Liaudin | Cage Rage 9 | 2004.11.27 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | Paul Jenkins | CWFC 8 | 2004.09.18 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punch | Xavier Foupa-Pokam | Cage Rage 7 | 2004.07.10 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Strikes | Lee Doski | UKMMAC 6 | 2004.02.29 |
| Loss | Submission | Choke | James Nicholl | UKMMAC 5 | 2003.11.02 |
| Loss | Submission | Choke | Florentim Amorim | CWFC 4 | 2003.07.27 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | John Connelly | EB 3 | 2003.06.29 |
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Paul Daley Videos & Highlights
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