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Paddy Pimblett
Record
8-1
Rating
2141 ± 154
Since last event
–
Next fight
nothing booked
Age
31
31
Current streak
1 wins
1 wins
Wins by
2 KO · 4 sub · 2 dec
2 KO · 4 sub · 2 dec
Key facts
- Record
- 8-1
- Division
- Lightweight
- Our rank
- #6
- Rating
- 2141 ± 154
- Style label
- balanced
- Country
- unknown
- Height
- 70"
- Reach
- 73"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Date of birth
- 1995-01-03
Rating history
Style profile
Percentile within the division · the dashed ring is average · outward is always better
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The numbers behind it
Rates are per 15 minutes of fight time, adjusted for the quality of
what the opponent usually allows. Defence and accuracy figures are percentages. A wider ±
means fewer rounds of evidence, and on the chart it is the whisker along that axis.
| Metric | Paddy Pimblett | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 53.7 ± 15.2 82nd percentile | 47.8 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 59.2 ± 3.2 51st percentile | 58.5 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 4.26 ± 1.16 27th percentile | 4.72 |
| Takedown defence % | 46 ± 25 1st percentile | 54 |
| Control time s /15 min | 207 ± 36 74th percentile | 193 |
| Striking defence % | 50 ± 6 10th percentile | 53 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 0.61 ± 0.16 10th percentile | 0.67 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.77 ± 0.45 90th percentile | 0.64 |
| Metric | Paddy Pimblett | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 65.4 ± 7.7 90th percentile | 63.6 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 62.9 ± 4.9 31st percentile | 62.5 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 3.66 ± 0.34 40th percentile | 3.73 |
| Takedown defence % | 53 ± 40 2nd percentile | 63 |
| Control time s /15 min | 168 ± 29 10th percentile | 174 |
| Striking defence % | 48 ± 1 69th percentile | 48 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 1.25 ± 0.45 6th percentile | 1.36 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.36 ± 0.36 10th percentile | 0.45 |
| Metric | Paddy Pimblett | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 54.7 ± 3.2 35th percentile | 54.9 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 70.0 ± 21.7 19th percentile | 68.6 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 5.54 ± 2.02 65th percentile | 5.40 |
| Takedown defence % | 56 ± 56 4th percentile | 60 |
| Control time s /15 min | 198 ± 30 81st percentile | 196 |
| Striking defence % | 45 ± 3 35th percentile | 45 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 0.44 ± 0.44 4th percentile | 0.47 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.05 ± 0.05 19th percentile | 0.06 |
Style-based strength score
Average predicted win probability against the current top 15 of this division: 45.6%. This never changes the ranking — it shows where the styles help or hurt.
Best matchups
- Renato Moicano — 61%
- Rafael Fiziev — 59%
- Justin Gaethje — 58%
Worst matchups
- Ilia Topuria — 32%
- Quillan Salkilld — 28%
- Arman Tsarukyan — 26%
UFC fight history
| W | Benoît Saint Denis
UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 · 2026-07-11 |
Submission R1 |
| L | Justin Gaethje
UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett · 2026-01-24 |
Decision - Unanimous R5 |
| W | Michael Chandler
UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes · 2025-04-12 |
KO/TKO R3 |
| W | King Green
UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 · 2024-07-27 |
Submission R1 |
| W | Tony Ferguson
UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington · 2023-12-16 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| W | Jared Gordon
UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev · 2022-12-10 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| W | Jordan Leavitt
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall · 2022-07-23 |
Submission R2 |
| W | Kazula Vargas
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall · 2022-03-19 |
Submission R1 |
| W | Luigi Vendramini
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till · 2021-09-04 |
KO/TKO R1 |