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In May 2021, Paul Felder officially announced his retirement from professional MMA while commentating for the UFC. 'The Irish Dragon' last fought in the UFC back in 2020 and suffered a defeat to Rafael dos Anjos at UFC Vegas 14.
Felder suffered his second straight defeat via a split decision against 'RDA' after five rounds of fighting. Chris Lee scored the contest 48-47 in favor of Paul Felder, with the other judges scoring the bout 50-45 in favor of Rafael dos Anjos. Lee gave 'The Irish Dragon' rounds two, three, and four. As evident from the scorecards, neither of the other two judges gave Felder a single round.
Watch Felder announce his retirement from MMA here:
Paul Felder ended his professional MMA career on a two-fight losing streak in the UFC, with 'RDA' and Dan Hooker both beating 'The Irish Dragon' via split decision. However, the UFC commentator can look back on some memorable wins against the likes of Charles Oliveira, Edson Barboza, James Vick, and many more.
How many split decisions did Paul Felder win and lose during his UFC career?
During Paul Felder's long UFC career, the MMA fighter saw six split decisions in 15 organizational outings. 'The Irish Dragon' only managed to win two of these close contests. Interestingly, his final three outings in the UFC all ended via split decision. They were against Edson Barboza, Hooker and 'RDA'.
Felder managed to beat Jason Saggo on his UFC debut in 2014 via split decision and also got the better of Edson Barboza on the judges' scorecards at UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier.
Other than Rafael dos Anjos and Dan Hooker, Mike Perry and Ross Pearson also beat Felder via split decision.
Felder retired from MMA with a UFC record of nine wins and six losses, only losing via stoppage once. At UFC Fight Night 95 in 2016, Francisco Trinaldo beat the Irishman via doctor stoppage in the third round and remains the only fighter to have finished Felder.
Now-a-days, Felder can often be seen sitting cageside commentating alongside the likes of Michael Bisping, Dominick Cruz, and Jon Anik.
