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Paddy Pimblett

Lightweight · REAL v1.0 (registered) #5; v1.1 (shadow) #5

Descriptive profile. The resume rank is what has been earned; these statistics are context, not a prediction. A test on Oct 20, 2026 found that career statistics add nothing reliable to age, layoff and experience as predictors of the next result (experiments/REGISTER.md, EXP-2026-10-20-14).

Weight band 5-5: the 10th to 90th percentile of his position across weight vectors drawn near the 70/30 weights (the position does not depend on the weights). Rating 1,720, deviation 132: measured from 9 UFC bouts; a one-bout newcomer sits near 290.

Age 31 (born 1995-01-03) · Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) · Reach 73 in (185 cm) · Stance Orthodox · 113 days since last bout (2026-07-11) · Last five 4-1 · Streak W1

Why he is ranked here

Rating 1,720 is the division's 7th highest of 96 board fighters; the ledger stands at +2.2 (+3.2 from quality wins, less 1.0 for blowout losses; losses count for three years); 4 quality wins in 15 years, 2 over top-10 opponents; no form penalty (4-1 last five). Score +0.76 = +0.51 (rating term, 70% weight) +0.25 (ledger term, 30% weight) -0.00 (form penalty); score order put him at #5.

TermValueDetail
Score+0.7670% rating term + 30% ledger term - form penalty
Rating term+0.51resume rating 1,720, scaled against the division's interdecile range
Ledger term+0.25quality ledger +2.2: +3.2 QW +0.0 proof -1.0 blowout -0.0 weak
Form penalty0.00last five 4-1
Quality wins, 15 years42 over top-10 opponents, 3 over top-15
Placementscore order #5v1.0 (registered)
Shadow board v1.1#5score +0.78; score order #5

Rules, weights and worked examples: methodology.

All 9 UFC bouts

DateEventOpponentOpp. official rankResultMethodRoundModel p
2026-07-11UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2Benoit Saint Denis#5Wsubmission1 (0:52)37%
2026-01-24UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett (title)Justin Gaethje#4Lunanimous decision5 (5:00)48%
2025-04-12UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. LopesMichael Chandler#7WKO/TKO3 (3:07)50%
2024-07-27UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2King Green#15Wsubmission1 (3:22)37%
2023-12-16UFC 296: Edwards vs. CovingtonTony FergusonunrankedWunanimous decision3 (5:00)51%
2022-12-10UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. AnkalaevJared GordonunrankedWunanimous decision3 (5:00)39%
2022-07-23UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. AspinallJordan LeavittunrankedWsubmission2 (2:46)55%
2022-03-19UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. AspinallKazula VargasunrankedWsubmission1 (3:49)58%
2021-09-04UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. TillLuigi VendraminiunrankedWKO/TKO1 (4:25)41%

Opp. official rank = the UFC media-panel rank of the opponent on the date (C champion, #1 to #15, unranked; n/a before Feb 2013 or where no official board existed). Model p = the predictive model's pre-fight win chance for him (frozen performance-adjusted Elo; bouts before 2020 were in its tuning sample). Linked opponents have a profile.

Career statistics

Through 2026-10-31, UFC bouts only. Percentile = share of the 96 board fighters at Lightweight at or below this value; high is a position in the division, not a verdict.

Output
Significant strikes landed per minute5.48(77th percentile at Lightweight)
Significant strike accuracy53%(75th percentile at Lightweight)
Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes0.34(50th percentile at Lightweight)
Share of wins by finish75%(74th percentile at Lightweight)
Defence and damage
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.86(38th percentile at Lightweight)
Significant strike defence43%(14th percentile at Lightweight)
Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes0.34(66th percentile at Lightweight)
Significant strikes absorbed, career341(46th percentile at Lightweight)
KO/TKO losses0(40th percentile at Lightweight)
Submission losses0(52nd percentile at Lightweight)
KO/TKO losses per bout over 10 years, each weighted down by the finisher's danger0.000(41st percentile at Lightweight)
Grappling
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes0.68(30th percentile at Lightweight)
Takedown defence46%(10th percentile at Lightweight)
Share of cage time in control21%(66th percentile at Lightweight)
Share of significant strikes landed in the clinch or on the ground24%(60th percentile at Lightweight)
Stylemixed (3.2 takedown attempts per 15 min; 21% control)
Career stage
Age31.8(50th percentile at Lightweight)
Age at UFC debut26.7(51st percentile at Lightweight)
Years since UFC debut5.2(53rd percentile at Lightweight)
UFC bouts9(59th percentile at Lightweight)
Cage time, minutes88(53rd percentile at Lightweight)
Bouts per year, last three years1.7(64th percentile at Lightweight)
Days since last bout113(59th percentile at Lightweight)

Board position since Oct 2023

C5101520252026Oct 2023Oct 20262023-10-06: #10, Lightweight2023-10-13: #11, Lightweight2023-10-20: #11, Lightweight2023-11-03: #11, Lightweight2023-11-10: #11, Lightweight2023-11-17: #12, Lightweight2023-12-01: #11, Lightweight2023-12-08: #10, Lightweight2023-12-15: #12, Lightweight2024-01-12: #7, Lightweight2024-01-19: #7, Lightweight2024-02-02: #7, Lightweight2024-02-09: #7, Lightweight2024-02-16: #7, Lightweight2024-02-23: #7, Lightweight2024-03-01: #7, Lightweight2024-03-08: #7, Lightweight2024-03-15: #7, Lightweight2024-03-22: #7, Lightweight2024-03-29: #7, Lightweight2024-04-05: #7, Lightweight2024-04-12: #8, Lightweight2024-04-26: #9, Lightweight2024-05-03: #9, Lightweight2024-05-10: #9, Lightweight2024-05-17: #9, Lightweight2024-05-31: #9, Lightweight2024-06-07: #9, Lightweight2024-06-14: #9, Lightweight2024-06-21: #9, Lightweight2024-06-28: #9, Lightweight2024-07-12: #9, Lightweight2024-07-19: #9, Lightweight2024-07-26: #9, Lightweight2024-08-02: #7, Lightweight2024-08-09: #7, Lightweight2024-08-16: #7, Lightweight2024-08-23: #7, Lightweight2024-09-06: #7, Lightweight2024-09-13: #7, Lightweight2024-09-27: #7, Lightweight2024-10-04: #8, Lightweight2024-10-11: #8, Lightweight2024-10-18: #9, Lightweight2024-10-25: #9, Lightweight2024-11-01: #9, Lightweight2024-11-08: #9, Lightweight2024-11-15: #9, Lightweight2024-11-22: #9, Lightweight2024-12-06: #9, Lightweight2024-12-13: #9, Lightweight2025-01-10: #9, Lightweight2025-01-17: #9, Lightweight2025-01-31: #9, Lightweight2025-02-07: #9, Lightweight2025-02-14: #9, Lightweight2025-02-21: #9, Lightweight2025-02-28: #9, Lightweight2025-03-07: #9, Lightweight2025-03-14: #9, Lightweight2025-03-21: #9, Lightweight2025-03-28: #9, Lightweight2025-04-04: #9, Lightweight2025-04-11: #9, Lightweight2025-04-25: #4, Lightweight2025-05-02: #4, Lightweight2025-05-09: #4, Lightweight2025-05-16: #4, Lightweight2025-05-30: #4, Lightweight2025-06-06: #4, Lightweight2025-06-13: #4, Lightweight2025-06-20: #4, Lightweight2025-06-27: #4, Lightweight2025-07-11: #6, Lightweight2025-07-18: #6, Lightweight2025-07-25: #6, Lightweight2025-08-01: #6, Lightweight2025-08-08: #6, Lightweight2025-08-15: #6, Lightweight2025-08-22: #6, Lightweight2025-09-05: #6, Lightweight2025-09-12: #6, Lightweight2025-09-26: #6, Lightweight2025-10-03: #6, Lightweight2025-10-10: #5, Lightweight2025-10-17: #6, Lightweight2025-10-24: #5, Lightweight2025-10-31: #5, Lightweight2025-11-07: #5, Lightweight2025-11-14: #5, Lightweight2025-11-21: #4, Lightweight2025-12-05: #5, Lightweight2025-12-12: #5, Lightweight2026-01-23: #5, Lightweight2026-01-30: #8, Lightweight2026-02-06: #7, Lightweight2026-02-20: #7, Lightweight2026-02-27: #7, Lightweight2026-03-06: #7, Lightweight2026-03-13: #8, Lightweight2026-03-20: #8, Lightweight2026-03-27: #8, Lightweight2026-04-03: #8, Lightweight2026-04-10: #9, Lightweight2026-04-17: #9, Lightweight2026-04-24: #9, Lightweight2026-05-01: #9, Lightweight2026-05-08: #9, Lightweight2026-05-15: #8, Lightweight2026-05-29: #8, Lightweight2026-06-05: #8, Lightweight2026-06-13: #8, Lightweight2026-06-19: #8, Lightweight2026-06-26: #8, Lightweight2026-07-10: #8, Lightweight2026-07-17: #6, Lightweight2026-07-24: #6, Lightweight2026-07-31: #6, Lightweight2026-08-07: #6, Lightweight2026-08-14: #5, Lightweight2026-08-21: #5, Lightweight2026-08-28: #5, Lightweight2026-09-04: #5, Lightweight2026-09-11: #5, Lightweight2026-09-18: #5, Lightweight2026-09-25: #5, Lightweight2026-09-26: #5, Lightweight2026-10-03: #5, Lightweight2026-10-10: #5, Lightweight2026-10-17: #5, Lightweight2026-10-24: #5, Lightweight2026-10-31: #5, Lightweight#5

Position on the registered v1.0 board at each weekly snapshot (C = title holder or reserved, drawn at the top; lower is better).

Predictive rating by bout

1,5501,6001,6501,7001,7501,8001,8502023202420252026Sep 2021Oct 20262021-09-04: 1,604 (W vs Luigi Vendramini)2022-03-19: 1,589 (W vs Kazula Vargas)2022-07-23: 1,595 (W vs Jordan Leavitt)2022-12-10: 1,616 (W vs Jared Gordon)2023-12-16: 1,690 (W vs Tony Ferguson)2024-07-27: 1,707 (W vs King Green)2025-04-12: 1,763 (W vs Michael Chandler)2026-01-24: 1,753 (L vs Justin Gaethje)2026-07-11: 1,830 (W vs Benoit Saint Denis)1,830

Rating after each UFC bout from the frozen predictive model (performance-adjusted Elo, data/processed/elo_history.csv; a debut starts at 1,500). The resume rating's history is not stored, so this is the predictive line, which is a different number from the resume rating in the header.

Trajectory

Recent performances are in line with the rating (+24 points).

ComponentPointsMeaning
Age component-7what fighters aged 31.8 typically run relative to their rating (population curve, all UFC bouts since 2011)
Own recent results+32his recency-weighted mean and trend over 9 bouts, shrunk toward zero; trend -0 points a year
Combined+24the rating's likely distance from his current performance level, in rating points
Readingin line with ratingahead of, in line with (within 30 points), or behind the rating

Performance relative to the rating, by age

-1.0-0.5+0.0+0.5+1.026272829303132332021-09-04 (age 26.7): W vs Luigi Vendramini, residual +0.462022-03-19 (age 27.2): W vs Kazula Vargas, residual +0.412022-07-23 (age 27.6): W vs Jordan Leavitt, residual +0.452022-12-10 (age 27.9): W vs Jared Gordon, residual -0.112023-12-16 (age 28.9): W vs Tony Ferguson, residual +0.502024-07-27 (age 29.6): W vs King Green, residual +0.552025-04-12 (age 30.3): W vs Michael Chandler, residual +0.422026-01-24 (age 31.1): L vs Justin Gaethje, residual -0.202026-07-11 (age 31.5): W vs Benoit Saint Denis, residual +0.57+0.04

Each dot is one decided UFC bout at his age then: the performance score minus the rating's expectation, on the score's own scale from -1 to +1 (filled = win, hollow = loss; above zero is better than the rating implied; a finish as a slight favourite is about +0.45). The dashed line is the population curve for all fighters; the solid line is this fighter's own fitted level and trend as of the data date, weighted toward recent bouts. One unit sustained over many bouts corresponds to about 695 rating points; a single bout's residual is noisy.

Held-out evidence (walk-forward 2016 to 2026, EXP-2026-10-21-01): the age curve held in every test year; the individual component is a weak signal (correlation 0.06 with the next bout's residual; among fighters aged 33 or over, the lowest predicted quartile won 38% of next bouts against 53% expected, the highest 48% against 52%) and adds nothing to bout prediction beyond the shadow model. No board uses any of it: the rankings answer who has earned the place, not who wins next (EXP-2026-10-20-09). Method: src/mmalab/decline.py; settings: config/decline.yaml (expectation from the resume rating; one unit of residual is about 695 rating points).

Context flags

Descriptive only. Each line is a population fact about fighters like him, not a forecast for him; the register entries hold the measurements.

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