Paddy Pimblett Record, stats and next fight

Career

Patrick Pimblett was born on January 3, 1995, in Liverpool, England. He discovered mixed martial arts as a teenager and began training at age 15 with Next Generation MMA, the club that raised him and that he has never left. He fought his first professional bout on October 16, 2012, at OMMAC 15 in Liverpool, beating Nathan Thompson by first-round TKO. He then ran through British regional organizations before joining Cage Warriors in 2013.

At Cage Warriors, Pimblett built most of his reputation. On September 10, 2016, he became the organization’s featherweight champion by beating Johnny Frachey by first-round TKO in Liverpool, then defended the title against Julian Erosa later that year. He moved up in weight and faced Soren Bak for a Cage Warriors title on September 1, 2018, in Liverpool, losing a five-round decision. He closed out his run in the organization with two submission wins, over Davide Martinez and then by signing with the UFC in 2021.

UFC Career

Paddy Pimblett made his UFC debut on September 4, 2021, at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till, knocking out Luigi Vendramini in the first round and earning a performance bonus. He followed with two submission wins, over Rodrigo Vargas in March 2022 and Jordan Leavitt in July 2022, before winning decisions over Jared Gordon in December 2022 and Tony Ferguson in December 2023.

On July 27, 2024, he submitted King Green with a triangle choke in the first round, then beat Michael Chandler by TKO in April 2025, both wins earning performance bonuses. That run led to his first title fight, on January 24, 2026, at UFC 324, where he lost a five-round decision to Justin Gaethje for the lightweight title. He returned on July 11, 2026, at UFC 329 with a technical submission win over Benoit Saint Denis, finished in under a minute.

Fighting Style

Paddy Pimblett has built his career on a heavy submission game, with 11 of his 24 wins coming that way, often by rear-naked choke or triangle once the fight hits the ground. He rounds out that base with a large frame for the division and a good ability to absorb exchanges on the feet, never having been stopped by strikes in his professional career. His three losses before the one to Gaethje all came by decision, in fights where the opponent controlled the pace more than threatened a finish.