5 things you didn't know about UFC lightweight Paul Felder

#3 Paul Felder holds a unique UFC record

Paul Felder TKO's with elbow strikes

Paul Felder might not be a champion yet in UFC, but he does hold a very unique UFC record.

Tied with Curtis Blaydes, Felder has the most number of UFC knockouts from elbow strikes. They both have three each.

Felder knocked out Alessandro Ricci at UFC Fight Night 105 in the first round with elbows and punches. In his next fight, he KO'd Steven Ray at UFC Fight Night 112 with elbows once again in the first round.

He used his elbows to TKO Charles Oliveira in the fight after that, at UFC 218, headlined by Max Holloway vs. Jose Aldo 2. This time the fight went till the second round.

However, this is not the only UFC record he holds. Felder is among the eight fighters in UFC history to ever knock out an opponent with a spinning backfist. Felder joined the elite club in 2015 when he knocked out Danny Castillo with a spinning backfist at UFC 182, main evented by Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier.

Paul Felderspinning backfistbeautiful pic.twitter.com/elj2zJy816

— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) June 15, 2020

The other members of the club are - Shonie Carter, John Makdessi, Douglas Silva de Andrade, Aleksandar Rakic, Johnny Walker, Stephen Peterson, and the latest to join, Beneil Dariush.

Beneil Dariush (.@beneildariush) starts off #UFCVegas6 with an incredible spinning backfist KOAnd having missed weight, Dairush also wants his potential POTN bonus to be given to Scott Holtzman. Pure class 👏#UFC #BeneilDariush pic.twitter.com/FF1H6z5y5e

— Sportskeeda MMA (@sportskeedaMMA) August 9, 2020