Fighter Profile›Lightweight

“Taco”

Chris Padilla

17-6-15 UFC

Pressure Fighter

Form

· 4W

Hot Streak

High Variance

Early Chaos

Output Builds Late

5'9"ht·74"reach·Orthodoxstance·30age

Last fightDMarQuel Mederos·M-DEC·R3·this month

Fighter Context

4–0–1UFC·

2KO

1Sub

1Dec

10.7min/fight

53UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

3–0(4 fights)

100%finish rate

+1.3str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+1.31

Positive

85%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.103

Average

44%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Unrated

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

82%

Dominant

95%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Padilla

Blitzer

Leg Kicker

Lightweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min6.19

Str. Accuracy54%

330UFC landed/609attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+0.7 vs avg4.88

Str. Defense49%

KD Rate / fight0.00

KD Absorbed / fightNone on record

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

50%

Body

17%

Leg

33%

By Position

Distance83%

Clinch12%

Ground5%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 15 rounds	Round 24 rounds	Round 32 rounds
Avg. Landed	23	39	31
Avg. Absorbed	18	25	35
Avg. Net	+5	+14	-4

Grappling

Padilla

Control Wrestler

·126s ctrlActive Control

Lightweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.13

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.94

TD Accuracy28%

4UFC landed/14attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.30

1UFC wins/1attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense80%

8UFC defended/10opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Not Sub Tested

Finishing

Finish Rate

75%

div avg 52%

UFC Record

4-0Unbeaten in UFC

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 4

Submission1 / 4

Decision1 / 4

Active Streak

4consecutive wins

Recent Wins

MarQuel MederosDEC

Ismael BonfimKO/TKO

Jai HerbertS-DEC

RongzhuKO/TKO

Fast and versatile. 3 of 3 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

SUB W

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

—

More decisions needed.

Decision Types

0UD

1SD

1MD

50%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

5 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=5

R2n=4

R3n=2

Outputsig strikes / min

4.6

8.3

6.1

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.7

5.4

6.9

Diff

+0.9

+2.9

-0.8

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 5 Fights — Trend

▼TD Acc-60%L3

Last 5 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Padilla — 5 UFC Fights

Result

Method

5 fights

MarQuel Mederos

M-DEC R3Apr '26

+35

·147 SS (54%)·112 abs·1/4 td·1 td taken·129s ctrl

Ismael Bonfim

KO/TKO R2 · 4:30Nov '25

+22

·64 SS (59%)·42 abs·1 td taken·201s ctrl

Jai Herbert

S-DEC R3Mar '25

·39 SS (40%)·38 abs·0/6 td·221s ctrl

Rongzhu

KO/TKO R2 · 4:14Sep '24

+19

·68 SS (65%)·49 abs·0/1 td

James Llontop

SUB R1 · 4:33Apr '24

-7

·12 SS (46%)·19 abs·3/3 td·80s ctrl·1 sub att

All Fighters

Lightweight

“Taco”

Chris Padilla

17-6-15 UFC

Form

5'9"ht·74"reach·Orthodoxstance·30age

Last fightDMarQuel Mederos·M-DEC·this month

Fighter Context

4–0–1UFC·

2KO

1Sub

1Dec

10.7min/fight

53UFC min

vs. Winning Record3–0

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+1.31

85%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.103

44%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Unrated

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

82%

95%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Padilla

Lightweight avg

BlitzerLeg Kicker

Sig. Strikes / Min6.19

Str. Accuracy54%

330UFC landed/609attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+0.7 vs avg4.88

Str. Defense49%

KD Rate / Fight0.00

KD Absorbed / FightNone on record

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

50%

Body

17%

Leg

33%

By Position

Dist83%

Clinch12%

Ground5%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=5	R2 n=4	R3 n=2
Landed	23	39	31
Absorbed	18	25	35
Net	+5	+14	-4

Grappling

Padilla

Lightweight avg

Control Wrestler

126s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.13

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.94

TD Accuracy28%

4UFC landed/14attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.30

1UFC wins/1attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense80%

8UFC defended/10opp. attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

75%

Strong Finisher

Win Methods

2KO/TKO

1Sub

1Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

Sub (W)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—More data needed.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—More decisions needed.

Decision Types

0UD

1SD

1MD

50%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=5

R2n=4

R3n=2

Outputsig strikes / min

4.6

8.3

6.1

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.7

5.4

6.9

Diff

+0.9

+2.9

-0.8

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Padilla — UFC Fight Log

MarQuel Mederos

M-DEC·R3·Apr '26

147 SS (54%)·112 abs·1/4 td·1 td taken·129s ctrl

Ismael Bonfim

KO/TKO·R2·Nov '25

64 SS (59%)·42 abs·1 td taken·201s ctrl

Jai Herbert

S-DEC·R3·Mar '25

39 SS (40%)·38 abs·0/6 td·221s ctrl

Rongzhu

KO/TKO·R2·Sep '24

68 SS (65%)·49 abs·0/1 td

James Llontop

SUB·R1·Apr '24

12 SS (46%)·19 abs·3/3 td·80s ctrl·1 sub

Round 15 rounds

Round 24 rounds

Round 32 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

+14

-4

n=5

n=4

n=2

Landed

Absorbed

Net

+14

-4