Paddy Pimblett
“The Baddy”
Paddy Pimblett is ranked 15th of 506 lightweights by the First Light Rating, and 5th in the UFC’s own lightweight rankings.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 2,00415th of 506 · Lightweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- +0.87Fame ahead of skill
- Career phase
- PrimeCareer-best FLR 2,007, 11 Jul 2026
- Record
- 24–4Pro
Fame against skill.
Every fighter with an FLI, by skill and fame. Hover a dot for the fighter; click to open their page. The dashed curve is the fame their skill predicts: above it, a fighter is more famous than their skill; below it, better than their fame.
Skill and attention.
Attention is drawn at the skill level its fame matches: above the skill line, more famous than skilled. Shaded: where the most similar careers went next.
Recent fights.
| Date | Fight | FLR |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 2026 | Won vs Benoit St. DenisUFC 329 - McGregor vs. Holloway 2 · Technical Submission (Peruvian Necktie), R1 | +42 |
| 24 Jan 2026 | Lost to Justin Gaethje TitleUFC 324 - Gaethje vs. Pimblett · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | −11 |
| 12 Apr 2025 | Won vs Michael ChandlerUFC 314 - Volkanovski vs. Lopes · TKO (Elbows and Punches), R3 | +33 |
| 27 Jul 2024 | Won vs King GreenUFC 304 - Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 · Technical Submission (Triangle Choke), R1 | +13 |
| 16 Dec 2023 | Won vs Tony FergusonUFC 296 - Edwards vs. Covington · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +24 |
| 10 Dec 2022 | Won vs Jared GordonUFC 282 - Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +24 |
| 23 Jul 2022 | Won vs Jordan LeavittUFC Fight Night 208 - Blaydes vs. Aspinall · Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R2 | +28 |
| 19 Mar 2022 | Won vs Rodrigo VargasUFC Fight Night 204 - Volkov vs. Aspinall · Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R1 | −8 |
| 4 Sept 2021 | Won vs Luigi VendraminiUFC Fight Night 191 - Brunson vs. Till · KO (Punches), R1 | +31 |
| 20 Mar 2021 | Won vs Davide MartinezCW 122 - Cage Warriors 122: Charriere vs. Vucenic · Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R1 | +7 |
| 20 Mar 2020 | Won vs Decky DaltonCW 113 - Cage Warriors 113 · TKO (Punches), R1 | +16 |
| 1 Sept 2018 | Lost to Soren BakCW 96 - Cage Warriors 96 · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | −17 |
FLR is the First Light Rating points the fight earned or cost them.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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