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Paddy Pimblett “The Baddy”

24-4-0 · MatchWiz rating 1686

Age31Height5'10"Reach73"StanceOrthodoxDivisionLightweightCampNext Generation MMA LiverpoolCountryEngland

Rating trend

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current 1686 · hover or touch the chart to trace each fight

Our Elo-style rating after each UFC fight — 1500 is average; champions live around 1700+ (full leaderboard). This is the backbone of our win probabilities.

Career rates

Where he stands

Paddy Pimblett is 8-1 across 9 fights on our tape. Our rating has him at 1686 — it moves with every result and weights who he beat, so a win over a ranked opponent counts for far more than one over a debutant. A record on its own says very little in this sport — two fighters at 12-3 can have faced completely different opposition, which is exactly the gap the rating is built to close.

He ends fights

75% of Paddy's wins have come inside the distance. That's a real trait and a volatile one: a finisher's floor is lower than his highlight reel suggests, because the same aggression that ends fights early loses them early. He absorbs 3.9 significant strikes a minute, which is the number to watch — a high finish rate paired with heavy absorption is a career that tends to be short and loud.

How the model reads him

Paddy's number is a matchup output — rating against rating, then style against style, plus age and layoff — graded on the fight board like every other call. Our tape covers UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 on, and one punch can settle a fight the better fighter was winning.

The full method is on the fight board, and every published call is graded on the report card.

Paddy Pimblett — FAQ

What is Paddy Pimblett's record?

8-1 across 9 fights on our tape, which covers UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 to the present. Our rating has him at 1686 — it weights who he beat, not just how often he won.

What kind of fighter is Paddy Pimblett?

He lands 5.5 significant strikes a minute and absorbs 3.9, with 0.7 takedowns per 15 minutes and 46% takedown defense. Those rates decide where his fights happen, which decides most of the rest.

Fight history

DateOpponentResultEventΔ rating
Jul 12, 2026Benoît Saint DenisW · Submission R1UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2+20
Jan 25, 2026Justin GaethjeL · Decision - Unanimous R5UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett-18
Apr 13, 2025Michael ChandlerW · KO/TKO R3UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes+11
Jul 28, 2024King GreenW · Submission R1UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2+13
Dec 17, 2023Tony FergusonW · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington+25
Dec 11, 2022Jared GordonW · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev+27
Jul 23, 2022Jordan LeavittW · Submission R2UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall+40
Mar 19, 2022Kazula VargasW · Submission R1UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall+32
Sep 4, 2021Luigi VendraminiW · KO/TKO R1UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till+36

Record is career MMA (including pre-UFC fights); the history and rating cover UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 on. Back to the fight board →