Fighter Profile›Lightweight

“The Baddy”

Paddy Pimblett

23-48 UFC

Pressure Fighter

Form

2× Title

2× 5R

High Variance

Early Chaos

5'10"ht·73"reach·Orthodoxstance·31age

Last fightLJustin Gaethje·U-DEC·R5·3mo ago

Fighter Context

7–1UFC·

2KO

3Sub

2Dec

10.9min/fight

87UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

4–1(5 fights)

50%finish rate

+0.3str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

2–1(3 fights)

50%finish rate

+0.4str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+1.60

Positive

91%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.047

Average

28%ile

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

Durability

Ironclad

88%ile

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

42%

Passive

26%ile

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

Striking

Pimblett

Blitzer

Lightweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min5.49

Str. Accuracy52%

480UFC landed/913attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−0.3 vs avg3.89

Str. Defense42%

KD Rate / fight0.25

2UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.25

CQ KO Power

Below Avg30%ile0.42

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

62%

Body

18%

Leg

20%

By Position

Distance76%

Clinch8%

Ground17%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 18 rounds	Round 25 rounds	Round 34 rounds	Round 41 round	Round 51 round
Avg. Landed	28	22	24	35	21
Avg. Absorbed	18	16	13	32	29
Avg. Net	+9	+6	+11	+3	-8

Grappling

Pimblett

Sub Hunter

·133s ctrlActive Control

Lightweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.69

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.26

TD Accuracy21%

4UFC landed/19attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.20

3UFC wins/7attempted

Defense

TD Defense44%

12UFC defended/27opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Not Sub Tested

Finishing

Finish Rate

71%

Strong Finisher

div avg 52%

How They Lose

1UFC loss

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 7

Submission3 / 7

Decision2 / 7

KD → Finish

1/2Moderate

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO0 / 1

Submission0 / 1

Decision1 / 1

Loss Pattern

Lost by decision

Fast and versatile. 4 of 5 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

SUB W

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

20%

1 of 5 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

2.0pts

W2 dec

—

L1 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

3UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 55 more in second half of career

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

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=8

R2n=5

R3n=4

Outputsig strikes / min

6.0

4.8

5.2

Absorbedsig strikes / min

4.0

3.6

2.8

Diff

+2.0

+1.3

+2.4

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

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▲Absorbed+33%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Pimblett — 8 UFC Fights

Result

Method

8 fights

Justin GaethjeVeteran

TITLE

U-DEC R5Jan '26

+12

·156 SS (50%)·144 abs·0/5 td·3 td taken·48s ctrl·2 kd taken

Michael Chandler

TITLE

KO/TKO R3 · 3:07Apr '25

+69

·80 SS (56%)·11 abs·1/2 td·4 td taken·281s ctrl

King GreenVeteran

SUB R1 · 3:22Jul '24

-7

·8 SS (62%)·15 abs·1 td taken·2 sub att

Tony FergusonElite

U-DEC R3Dec '23

+44

·106 SS (64%)·62 abs·1/4 td·533s ctrl·1 kd landed

Jared Gordon

U-DEC R3Dec '22

·63 SS (41%)·60 abs·0/3 td·3 td taken·35s ctrl

Jordan Leavitt

SUB R2 · 2:46Jul '22

·17 SS (44%)·16 abs·1/1 td·3 td taken·104s ctrl·4 sub att

Kazula Vargas

SUB R1 · 3:49Mar '22

-4

·3 SS (50%)·7 abs·1/2 td·53s ctrl·1 sub att

Luigi Vendramini

KO/TKO R1 · 4:25Sep '21

+22

·47 SS (58%)·25 abs·0/2 td·1 td taken·10s ctrl·1 kd landed

All Fighters

Lightweight

“The Baddy”

Paddy Pimblett

23-48 UFC

Form

5'10"ht·73"reach·Orthodoxstance·31age

Last fightLJustin Gaethje·U-DEC·3mo ago

Fighter Context

7–1UFC·

2KO

3Sub

2Dec

10.9min/fight

87UFC min

vs. Winning Record4–1

vs. Veterans (8+ W)2–1

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+1.60

91%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.047

28%ile

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

Durability

88%ile

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

42%

26%ile

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

Striking

Pimblett

Lightweight avg

Blitzer

Sig. Strikes / Min5.49

Str. Accuracy52%

480UFC landed/913attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−0.3 vs avg3.89

Str. Defense42%

KD Rate / Fight0.25

2UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.25

CQ KO Power

Below Avg30%ile0.42

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

62%

Body

18%

Leg

20%

By Position

Dist76%

Clinch8%

Ground17%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=8	R2 n=5	R3 n=4	R4 n=1	R5 n=1
Landed	28	22	24	35	21
Absorbed	18	16	13	32	29
Net	+9	+6	+11	+3	-8

Grappling

Pimblett

Lightweight avg

Sub Hunter

133s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.69

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.26

TD Accuracy21%

4UFC landed/19attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.20

3UFC wins/7attempted

Defense

TD Defense44%

12UFC defended/27opp. attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

71%

Strong Finisher

Win Methods

2KO/TKO

3Sub

2Dec

Loss Methods

0KO/TKO

0Sub

1Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

Sub (W)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

20%1 of 5 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

2.0pts

W2 dec

—more needed

L1 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

3UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=8

R2n=5

R3n=4

Outputsig strikes / min

6.0

4.8

5.2

Absorbedsig strikes / min

4.0

3.6

2.8

Diff

+2.0

+1.3

+2.4

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Pimblett — UFC Fight Log

Justin GaethjeVeteranTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Jan '26

156 SS (50%)·144 abs·0/5 td·3 td taken·48s ctrl·2 kd taken

Michael ChandlerTITLE

KO/TKO·R3·Apr '25

80 SS (56%)·11 abs·1/2 td·4 td taken·281s ctrl

King GreenVeteran

SUB·R1·Jul '24

8 SS (62%)·15 abs·1 td taken·2 sub

Tony FergusonElite

U-DEC·R3·Dec '23

106 SS (64%)·62 abs·1/4 td·533s ctrl·1 kd

Jared Gordon

U-DEC·R3·Dec '22

63 SS (41%)·60 abs·0/3 td·3 td taken·35s ctrl

Jordan Leavitt

SUB·R2·Jul '22

17 SS (44%)·16 abs·1/1 td·3 td taken·104s ctrl·4 sub

Kazula Vargas

SUB·R1·Mar '22

3 SS (50%)·7 abs·1/2 td·53s ctrl·1 sub

Luigi Vendramini

KO/TKO·R1·Sep '21

47 SS (58%)·25 abs·0/2 td·1 td taken·10s ctrl·1 kd

Round 18 rounds

Round 25 rounds

Round 34 rounds

Round 41 round

Round 51 round

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

+11

-8

n=8

n=5

n=4

n=1

Landed

Absorbed

Net

+11

-8