Lightweight

Paddy Pimblett

The Baddy

24-4

Age
31
Height
5'10"
Reach
6'1"
Stance
Orthodox
Camp
Next Generation MMA Liverpool
Out of
England
Style
striker
Fight IQ
B · 69
Finish rate
46%
Win rate
86%

Career methods

KO/TKO
0
Sub
11
Dec
13

FightMetric

SLpM

5.48

SApM

2.68

Str Acc

58%

Str Def

57%

TD Avg

0.68

TD Acc

21%

TD Def

82%

Sub Avg

1.36

Tape read

Volume pressure striker

Fight IQ

69B

Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 28 career fights for Paddy Pimblett. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

B

Ground

D

Defense

B

Counter

D

Reaction

proxy

C+

Agility

proxy

B

TD react

C+

Chin

B+

What they do well

  • Durability

    Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean.

Where they leak

  • Counter punching

    This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting.

  • Ground game

    Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

Scouting report

Paddy Pimblett “The Baddy” is a 31-year-old Orthodox lightweight out of England, camped at Next Generation MMA Liverpool. The tape read: volume pressure striker. Career mark 24-4-0 — 0 by KO/TKO, 11 by submission, 13 by decision. Fight IQ grades B (69).

What works. Durability is the standout at 79 (B+). Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean. Ground game D on 0.68 TD/15 and 1.36 sub attempts. Striking defense B at 57% / 2.68 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility B (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C+ on 82% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 0 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Counter punching is the soft spot (42, D). This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting. Opponents who out-speed the first exchange and never stay on the centerline have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.

The book has no per-fight UFC rows for Pimblett yet. This scouting card is carried by career FightMetric rates and the win-method split — treat the reaction and agility marks as wider intervals.

Ground game

47 D

Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • 0.68 takedowns / 15 at 21% accuracy
  • 1.36 submission attempts / 15 · 11 career sub wins

Striking defense

69 B

Serviceable pocket defense. Can be found, but rarely walks into the same shot twice.

  • 57% striking defense · 2.68 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 4 defeats

Counter punching

42 D

This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting.

  • 58% accuracy on 5.48 SLpM
  • 0.20 knockdowns / 15 · 0 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

65 C+

Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.

  • Str def 57% · TD def 82% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 2.68 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

68 B

Enough snap to score and to threaten. Not a blur, but the volume is organized.

  • 5.48 SLpM at 58% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 2.68 SApM

Takedown reaction

60 C+

Hips arrive late. A committed wrestler will get them down; the question is what happens next.

  • 82% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 1 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

79 B+

Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 4 losses
  • 13 decision wins — proof they last and still score

Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
No UFC tape loaded for this fighter yet.