# Paddy Pimblett

Patrick Mark Pimblett (born 3 January 1995) is an English professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2012, Pimblett is a former Cage Warriors Featherweight Champion. As of 21 January 2025, he is #12 in the UFC lightweight rankings.

## Early life

Paddy Pimblett was born on 3 January 1995 and grew up in Huyton, Merseyside. He attended St Margaret Mary's Primary school and Cardinal Heenan Catholic High school. Influenced by the fight between Rich Franklin and Vitor Belfort at UFC 103, he started training in mixed martial arts at the age of 15, joining Next Generation MMA and deciding he would compete in the sport for a living shortly after.

## Mixed martial arts career
### Early career

Pimblett made his debut in 2012, aged 17, racking up a 3–0 record before signing with Cage Warriors a year later. In 2016, he claimed the Cage Warriors featherweight championship, beating Johnny Frachey at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, and defended it once against Julian Erosa, winning a highly controversial unanimous decision. In April 2017, Pimblett lost it against Nad Narimani and moved up to lightweight. After a win, he challenged for the Cage Warriors lightweight championship, losing by unanimous decision to Søren Bak. After two more wins in the organisation, Pimblett signed a contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Pimblett had previously declined two UFC deals, getting better financial offers from Cage Warriors.

### Ultimate Fighting Championship

Pimblett made his promotional debut against Luigi Vendramini on 4 September 2021, at UFC Fight Night 191. Pimblett won the bout via knockout in the first round. This fight earned him a Performance of the night bonus. In October 2021, Pimblett signed an endorsement deal with Barstool Sports worth over $1,000,000.
Pimblett faced Rodrigo Vargas on 19 March 2022 at UFC Fight Night 204. He won the fight via submission in round one. With this win, he received his second consecutive Performance of the Night award. Paddy would later reveal he made $12,000 to show and $12,000 to win.
Pimblett next faced Jordan Leavitt on 23 July 2022 at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall. He won the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the second round. This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.
Pimblett faced Jared Gordon on 10 December 2022 at UFC 282. He won the bout via unanimous decision. The decision was met with controversy, as many media outlets, fighters, and fans expressed their belief that Gordon had won the fight. 23 out of 24 media sources scored the fight in favour of Gordon.
Pimblett faced Tony Ferguson on 16 December 2023 at UFC 296. He won the fight via unanimous decision.
Pimblett faced King Green on 27 July 2024 at UFC 304. He won the fight by a triangle-choke submission in the first round. This fight earned him a $200,000 Performance of the Night award.
Pimblett is scheduled to face former three-time Bellator Lightweight World Champion (also former UFC Lightweight Championship challenger) Michael Chandler in the five-round co-main event on 12 April 2025 at UFC 314.

## Personal life

Pimblett married his longtime girlfriend Laura Gregory on 28 May 2023 at Peckforton Castle in Cheshire. In November of the same year, the couple announced they were expecting twins.
Pimblett is a close friend of fellow mixed martial artist Molly McCann.
Pimblett describes himself as a socialist and an opponent of the Conservative Party. He supports the Liverpool-wide boycott of The Sun newspaper.
He is a supporter of Liverpool Football Club and has expressed a desire to fight at the team's home stadium of Anfield.
Pimblett has said that his trademark floppy hair and lack of tattoos allows children to identify with him in a way that would not be possible for them to do if he was "a big hard fella with lots of tattoos".
In December 2022, Pimblett launched The Baddy Foundation, a charity with the goals of improving men's mental health and helping children who face food insecurity. In that same month, he endorsed the hydration drink "Body Fuel".

## Championships and accomplishments

* Ultimate Fighting Championship
** Performance of the Night (Four times) vs. Luigi Vendramini, Rodrigo Vargas, Jordan Leavitt and King Green
** UFC Honors Awards
*** 2021: Fan's Choice Debut of the Year Nominee vs. Luigi Vendramini
*** 2024: Fan's Choice Submission of the Year Nominee vs. King Green
** UFC.com Awards
*** 2021: Ranked #9 Newcomer of the Year
*** 2024: Ranked #2 Submission of the Year vs. King Green
* Cage Warriors Fighting Championship
** CWFC Featherweight Championship (one time, former)
*** One successful title defence
* Full Contact Contender
** FCC Featherweight Championship. (one time, former)
*** One successful title defence
* World MMA Awards
** 2022 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year

## Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown :
| 25 matches | 22 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 6 | 0 |
| By submission | 10 | 1 |
| By decision | 6 | 2 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Win | 22–3 | King Green | Technical Submission (triangle choke) | UFC 304 | 27 July 2024 | 1 | 3:22 | Manchester, England | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 21–3 | Tony Ferguson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 296 | 16 December 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 20–3 | Jared Gordon | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 282 | 10 December 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 19–3 | Jordan Leavitt | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall | 23 July 2022 | 2 | 2:46 | London, England | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 18–3 | Rodrigo Vargas | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall | 19 March 2022 | 1 | 3:50 | London, England | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 17–3 | Luigi Vendramini | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till | 4 September 2021 | 1 | 4:25 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 16–3 | Davide Martinez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Cage Warriors 122 | 20 March 2021 | 1 | 1:37 | London, England | |
| Win | 15–3 | Decky Dalton | TKO (punches) | Cage Warriors 113 | 20 March 2020 | 1 | 2:51 | Manchester, England | |
| Loss | 14–3 | Søren Bak | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Warriors 96 | 1 September 2018 | 5 | 5:00 | Liverpool, England | For the vacant Cage Warriors Lightweight Championship. |
| Win | 14–2 | Alexis Savvidis | Submission (flying triangle choke) | Cage Warriors 90 | 24 February 2018 | 2 | 0:53 | Liverpool, England | Lightweight debut. |
| Loss | 13–2 | Nad Narimani | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Warriors 82 | 1 April 2017 | 5 | 5:00 | Liverpool, England | Lost the Cage Warriors Featherweight Championship. |
| Win | 13–1 | Julian Erosa | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Warriors: Unplugged 1 | 12 November 2016 | 5 | 5:00 | London, England | Defended the Cage Warriors Featherweight Championship. |
| Win | 12–1 | Johnny Frachey | TKO (punches) | Cage Warriors 78 | 10 September 2016 | 1 | 1:35 | Liverpool, England | Won the vacant Cage Warriors Featherweight Championship. |
| Win | 11–1 | Teddy Violet | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Cage Warriors 77 | 8 July 2016 | 2 | 2:28 | London, England | Catchweight (152 lb) bout. |
| Win | 10–1 | Ashleigh Grimshaw | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Warriors 75 | 15 April 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | |
| Win | 9–1 | Miguel Haro | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Full Contact Contender 13 | 20 June 2015 | 1 | 4:46 | Manchester, England | Defended the FCC Featherweight Championship. |
| Win | 8–1 | Kevin Petshi | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Full Contact Contender 12 | 28 March 2015 | 2 | 1:56 | Manchester, England | Won the vacant FCC Featherweight Championship. |
| Win | 7–1 | Stephen Martin | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Cage Warriors 73 | 1 November 2014 | 1 | 5:00 | Newcastle, England | Featherweight debut. |
| Win | 6–1 | Conrad Hayes | Submission (triangle armbar) | Cage Warriors 68 | 3 May 2014 | 1 | 3:17 | Liverpool, England | Catchweight (141.7 lb) bout; Pimblett missed weight. |
| Win | 5–1 | Martin Sheridan | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Warriors 65 | 1 March 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Dublin, Ireland | Catchweight (136.8 lb) bout; Pimblett missed weight. |
| Loss | 4–1 | Cameron Else | Technical Submission (anaconda choke) | Cage Warriors 60 | 5 October 2013 | 1 | 0:35 | London, England | |
| Win | 4–0 | Florian Calin | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Warriors 56 | 6 July 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | |
| Win | 3–0 | Jack Drabble | TKO (punches) | OMMAC 17 | 1 June 2013 | 1 | 0:21 | London, England | |
| Win | 2–0 | Dougie Scott | Submission (flying triangle choke) | Cage Contender: Fight Stars | 1 December 2012 | 1 | 2:09 | Liverpool, England | |
| Win | 1–0 | Nathan Thompson | TKO (submission to strikes) | OMMAC 15 | 16 October 2012 | 1 | 1:51 | Liverpool, England | Bantamweight debut. |