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Topuria calls for Pimblett in April
He said he might retire after that fight. Gaethje stopped him by corner stoppage at 5:00 of the fourth round at UFC Freedom 250 on June 14, and he lost the lightweight title.
UFC · Lightweight
Paddy Pimblett
24–4–0
7 KO · 11 SUB · 6 DEC
- Height
- 5′10″178 cm
- Reach
- 73″185 cm
- Weight
- 155 lb70 kg
- Age
- 31
- Born
- January 3, 1995
- From
- Liverpool, England
- Style
- Jiu-jitsu
- Team
- NEXT Generation MMA
- Streak
- 1win
- UFC
- 8–1
- Last
- Benoît Saint DenisWin · July 11, 2026
Paddy Pimblett fights at lightweight in the UFC.
Liverpool, England is his birthplace. He trains at NEXT Generation MMA, started at 15 and trained full time from 16, turned pro in 2012, and never held a job before he fought.
He was FCC featherweight champion and Cage Warriors featherweight champion, went 9–0 as an amateur, won the AFC bantamweight title and defended it three times, and holds a second-degree black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Jai Herbert is the other active English lightweight in the UFC.
Betsy and Margot are his twin daughters, and he follows Liverpool football club.
Thirteen of the wins ended in the first round, four ended in the second, and one ended in the third, and he has won 11 of his last 13. The submissions are six rear-naked chokes, two flying triangle chokes, two triangle armbars, and a D'Arce choke.
The UFC header marks the bout against Justin Gaethje a win. The history says he lost a five-round unanimous decision at UFC 324 on January 24, 2026, for the interim lightweight title.
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Fights
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benoît Saint Denis | Win | Submission (D'Arce choke)Performance of the Night. | 1 | 0:52 | UFC 329 | |
| Justin Gaethje | Loss | Decision (unanimous)For the interim lightweight title. Fight of the Night. | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 324 | |
| Michael Chandler | Win | TKO (elbows and punches)Performance of the Night. | 3 | 3:07 | UFC 314 | |
| King Green | Win | Submission (triangle choke)Performance of the Night. | 1 | 3:22 | UFC 304 | |
| Tony Ferguson | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 296 | |
| Jared Gordon | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 282 | |
| Jordan Leavitt | Win | Submission (rear-naked choke)Performance of the Night. | 2 | 2:46 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall | |
| Kazula Vargas | Win | Submission (rear-naked choke)Performance of the Night. | 1 | 3:50 | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall | |
| Luigi Vendramini | Win | KO (punches)Performance of the Night. | 1 | 4:25 | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till | |
| Davide Martinez | Win | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:37 | Cage Warriors 122 | |
| Decky Dalton | Win | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:51 | Cage Warriors 113 | |
| Søren Bak | Loss | Decision (unanimous)For the vacant Cage Warriors lightweight title. | 5 | 5:00 | Cage Warriors 96 | |
| Alexis Savvidis | Win | Submission (flying triangle choke)Lightweight debut. | 2 | 0:53 | Cage Warriors 90 | |
| Nad Narimani | Loss | Decision (unanimous)Lost the Cage Warriors featherweight title. | 5 | 5:00 | Cage Warriors 82 | |
| Julian Erosa | Win | Decision (unanimous)Defended the Cage Warriors featherweight title. | 5 | 5:00 | Cage Warriors: Unplugged 1 | |
| Johnny Frachey | Win | TKO (punches)Won the vacant Cage Warriors featherweight title. | 1 | 1:35 | Cage Warriors 78 | |
| Teddy Violet | Win | Submission (rear-naked choke)Catchweight (152 lb). | 2 | 2:28 | Cage Warriors 77 | |
| Ashleigh Grimshaw | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Cage Warriors 75 | |
| Miguel Haro | Win | Submission (rear-naked choke)Defended the FCC featherweight title. | 1 | 4:46 | Full Contact Contender 13 | |
| Kevin Petshi | Win | Submission (rear-naked choke)Won the vacant FCC featherweight title. | 2 | 1:56 | Full Contact Contender 12 | |
| Stephen Martin | Win | TKO (doctor stoppage)Featherweight debut. | 1 | 5:00 | Cage Warriors 73 | |
| Conrad Hayes | Win | Submission (triangle armbar)Catchweight (141.7 lb). Pimblett missed weight. | 1 | 3:17 | Cage Warriors 68 | |
| Martin Sheridan | Win | Decision (unanimous)Catchweight (136.8 lb). Pimblett missed weight. | 3 | 5:00 | Cage Warriors 65 | |
| Cameron Else | Loss | Technical submission (anaconda choke) | 1 | 0:35 | Cage Warriors 60 | |
| Florian Calin | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Cage Warriors 56 | |
| Jack Drabble | Win | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:21 | OMMAC 17 | |
| Dougie Scott | Win | Submission (flying triangle choke) | 1 | 2:09 | Cage Contender: Fight Stars | |
| Nathan Thompson | Win | TKO (submission to strikes)Pro debut. Bantamweight debut. | 1 | 1:51 | OMMAC 15 |