Paddy Pimblett’s search popularity is running ahead of his verified record: the fight books say 23 wins and 4 losses, yet his next bout is not officially confirmed. This review separates what ESPN, Sherdog, and UFC.com actually show from the tracker chatter that floats around his name.
Paddy Pimblett – The Baddy’s UFC Journey
Record: 23-4-0 · Height: 5’10” (178 cm) · Weight: 155 lbs (70 kg) · Reach: 73 in (185 cm) · Age: 31 · Nationality: English
- Professional record: 23-4-0 — ESPN’s fighter page
- Seven-fight win streak listed on official profile — UFC.com athlete profile
- Record before the Chandler bout (Apr. 8, 2025): 22-3 — Sportskeeda’s tracker
- No upcoming bout listed in the July 12, 2026 snapshot — next-fight.com’s tracker
- Tracker-listed bout: Benoit Saint Denis, UFC 329, July 11-12, 2026 — CBS Sports’ fighter page and UFCCalendar
- No fight scheduled in the July 20, 2026 snapshot — AgentMMA’s tracker
- Total losses on record: 4 — Wikipedia’s 2026 snapshot (matches ESPN and Sherdog)
- Most recent documented loss: Justin Gaethje, unanimous decision, UFC 324, Jan. 24, 2026 — Sherdog’s fight database
- No official Pimblett vs. McGregor bout appears in any reviewed fighter log — Conor McGregor’s profile
- The only tracker tie is a UFC 329 card labeled “McGregor vs. Holloway 2” — UFCCalendar’s event listing and FightMatrix
The profile basics below anchor the piece; the fight-record row is the one the rest of the article keeps returning to.
| Full Name | Patrick Mark Pimblett |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Paddy the Baddy |
| Born | 3 January 1995 |
| Height | 5’10” (178 cm) |
| Weight | 155 lbs (70 kg) |
| Reach | 73 inches (185 cm) |
| Record (verified) | 23-4-0 — per ESPN, Sherdog, and Wikipedia |
| Team | Next Generation MMA Liverpool |
| Championship | Cage Warriors Featherweight Champion |
| Next fight status | Not officially confirmed (July 2026 snapshots) |
What is Paddy Pimblett’s record?
The verified headline number is 23 wins and 4 losses. ESPN’s fighter page, Sherdog’s database, and Wikipedia’s 2026 snapshot all land on that tally, which makes the record question easier to answer than the booking question.
UFC.com lists a seven-fight win streak on Pimblett’s athlete profile. That streak ran through the April 12, 2025 knockout of Michael Chandler at UFC 314 and ended with the Jan. 24, 2026 unanimous-decision loss to Justin Gaethje at UFC 324.
ESPN’s fighter log records Pimblett’s loss to Justin Gaethje as a unanimous decision on Jan. 24, 2026, at UFC 324. Sherdog’s database matches that result.
MMA record breakdown
Sportskeeda’s April 8, 2025 article put Pimblett at 22-3 before the Chandler fight. Add the Chandler win and the Gaethje loss, and the arithmetic produces 23-4-0. Tapology’s breakdown — 5 KO/TKO wins, 11 submission wins, 6 decision wins — sums to 22, which means that tracker had not logged the Chandler result when its snippet was captured. BoxingNews shows 23-4-0 but with 7 knockout wins, a finish count that does not line up with Tapology’s 5 KO/TKO figure; finish-rate breakdowns across trackers are not reliable enough to quote side by side.
Record warning: Combat-Edge shows 24-4-0 in a 2026 snapshot, but that single low-confidence figure is not enough to override ESPN, Sherdog, and Wikipedia. Fighter pages go stale at different speeds, so the corroborated 23-4-0 is the number used here.
UFC record vs overall
The reviewed sources print Pimblett’s overall record as 23-4-0. UFC.com’s seven-fight win streak, combined with the UFC 324 loss, implies a 7-1 run inside the UFC across his last eight UFC bookings, but no reviewed snippet prints that UFC-only split explicitly. Treat 7-1 as derived arithmetic, not a quoted stat.
Notable wins
The one win named individually across the verified sources is Michael Chandler: KO/TKO at UFC 314 on April 12, 2025. The rest of the winning run is captured in UFC.com’s streak listing rather than in opponent-by-opponent detail in this review’s source set.
Who has Paddy Pimblett lost to?
How many times has Paddy Pimblett lost?
Four times. ESPN, Sherdog, and Wikipedia all list four losses, making the loss count the most reliable number in this review.
List of Paddy Pimblett’s professional losses
The verified record counts four losses, but the source snapshots reviewed here itemize only one of them: Justin Gaethje, unanimous decision, UFC 324, Jan. 24, 2026. The names of the other three opponents are not present in the source tier reviewed, so no full list gets invented here.
Analysis of each loss
The Gaethje loss is the defining recent data point. It snapped the seven-fight win streak listed on UFC.com’s profile, and it is the result that any next-fight discussion has to start from. Sherdog and ESPN agree on the method and the date, so the result itself is not in dispute.
The catch: “who has he lost to” is harder than “how many losses.” The count is verified at four; the full opponent list is not verified in this research pass.
What is Paddy Pimblett’s next fight?
The short answer: no next fight is officially confirmed. The longer answer is that two groups of trackers disagree about whether a bout already happened.
Current status of next fight booking
AgentMMA’s July 20, 2026 page states that Pimblett does not have a fight currently scheduled. next-fight.com’s July 12, 2026 snapshot says the same. Those two snapshots, taken by different services after the UFC 329 date window, are the most recent booking data in this review.
next-fight.com’s July 12, 2026 snapshot: no upcoming fight currently scheduled for Pimblett. AgentMMA’s July 20, 2026 snapshot: no fight currently scheduled.
Potential opponents
The only opponent named in any reviewed listing is Benoit Saint Denis. CBS Sports’ fighter page and UFCCalendar attach that name to UFC 329 on July 11-12, 2026, and FightMatrix goes further, showing Pimblett with a win over Benoit St. Denis on a card labeled “McGregor vs. Holloway 2.” No other opponent appears in the source set.
CBS Sports’ fighter page lists a July 12, 2026 bout against Benoit Saint Denis in Pimblett’s fight history.
Date and location if known
The only date attached to a named opponent is the UFC 329 window: UFCCalendar says July 11, 2026, and CBS Sports says July 12, 2026. No reviewed snippet states the venue or city. If the Saint Denis bout was completed, “next fight” simply resets to unanswered — which is exactly what the July 12 and July 20 snapshots imply.
The tracker split: One set of sources says Pimblett has no scheduled fight; another set shows him already booked or already finished against Saint Denis. The only honest status is “not officially confirmed.”
Bottom line: Pimblett has no officially confirmed opponent, so concrete dates and venues circulating online should be treated as tracker noise until the UFC announces the bout.
What this means: the query “Paddy Pimblett next fight date” has no verified answer right now. The highest-quality sources stop at “no current booking.”
Is Paddy Pimblett a good guy?
This question is about character, and the verified source set is about fights. The honest move is to separate Pimblett’s public packaging from what this review can prove.
Paddy Pimblett’s public persona
Pimblett fights under the nickname “Paddy the Baddy,” and UFC.com’s profile points to a finisher-heavy style, listing wins by knockout and submission. The persona is loud, and the record is finishing-oriented; that combination drives much of the search interest around him.
Controversies and fan perception
No specific controversy is documented in the tier-1 or tier-2 sources reviewed here, and no unverified allegation gets repeated here. What the record shows is a fighter who finishes fights and sells himself aggressively, which tends to split fan opinion between respect and annoyance.
Charitable work via The Baddy Foundation
Pimblett is publicly associated with The Baddy Foundation, a charitable effort in his name. Its specific programs sit outside the verified fight-data sources used here, so the accurate statement is that the foundation exists in his public profile but its details were not independently verified in this research pass.
The implication: “good guy” is a jury question, not a record-book question. On the verifiable evidence, Pimblett is a knockout-heavy lightweight with a charitable foundation attached to his name and a personality that guarantees strong opinions either way.
Will Paddy and McGregor fight?
Nothing in the verified fight records points to a Pimblett-McGregor bout. The only McGregor link in the source set is a card title on third-party trackers.
Paddy Pimblett vs Conor McGregor: career comparison
This table keeps the comparison to what the reviewed sources can support, with McGregor’s broader record left to his separate tracker page.
| Attribute | Paddy Pimblett | Conor McGregor |
|---|---|---|
| Verified record | 23-4-0 (ESPN, Sherdog, Wikipedia) | See Conor McGregor 2025: Career, Net Worth, Sobriety & Latest Updates |
| Weight class | Lightweight, 155 lbs | Former two-division UFC champion (featherweight and lightweight) |
| 2026 event linkage | Placed on the UFC 329 card by UFCCalendar and FightMatrix | Named as headliner of “UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2” on those same trackers |
| Officially scheduled matchup? | No | No |
Weight class differences
Pimblett sits at lightweight on the stats line, 155 lbs. McGregor’s championship history covers featherweight and lightweight, so a fight between them would most plausibly land at 155 lbs. The weights can be made to work; the booking cannot, on current evidence.
Likelihood of the fight happening
Low. The UFC’s athlete page, ESPN’s fighter page, and Sherdog’s database contain no Pimblett-vs-McGregor pairing. The only connection in the reviewed sources is the UFC 329 card label on UFCCalendar and FightMatrix, which is a tracker label, not an announcement. Until the UFC or a tier-1 outlet publishes the bout, the matchup belongs to fan speculation rather than verified reporting.
For another UFC fighter whose public profile tends to outrun the booking sheet, see Sean Strickland 2025: Suspension, Record & Biography.
How to know it’s real: A genuine Pimblett-McGregor booking will come from the UFC’s announcement channel or from tier-1 outlets. Tracker labels and card-name guesses are not evidence.
Confirmed facts and unresolved questions
Low research confidence means the weakest claims stay quarantined. Here is the split.
Confirmed by multiple sources
- Professional record 23-4-0 — ESPN, Sherdog, and Wikipedia agree; BoxingNews’ fighter page lists the same tally.
- Win-breakdown snapshot from Tapology’s profile page — 5 KO/TKO wins, 11 submission wins, 6 decision wins — sums to 22 wins, matching the pre-Chandler record.
Unresolved and lower-confidence claims
- Combat-Edge’s tracker shows 24-4-0 in a 2026 snapshot, contradicting ESPN, Sherdog, and Wikipedia. This is the weakest data point in the set.
- Sofascore’s snippet listed a Gaethje bout as Pimblett’s next fight on Jan. 25, 2026 UTC; that listing was pre-fight data and was superseded by the result.
- FightMatrix’s profile attaches Pimblett to “UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2” and logs a win over Benoit St. Denis, a claim that no tier-1 source in this review corroborates.
The rumor items outnumber the confirmed items, which matches the low confidence of the underlying research. The two confirmed items, however, are the load-bearing ones — record and loss count — while the rumor items are tracker discrepancies that could collapse under a single UFC announcement.
Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Paddy Pimblett?
Pimblett was born on 3 January 1995, making him 31 as of mid-2026, per the profile data compiled in this review.
What is Paddy Pimblett’s nickname?
“Paddy the Baddy.”
Where does Paddy Pimblett train?
He is associated with Next Generation MMA Liverpool, the gym listed in his profile snapshot.
What is Paddy Pimblett’s reach?
Profile data lists a 73-inch reach (185 cm).
What is Paddy Pimblett’s weight class?
Lightweight, at 155 lbs (70 kg), per the stats line used in this review.
What is Paddy Pimblett’s net worth?
None of the verified fight-record sources consulted here provides a net-worth figure, so any number circulating online is not confirmed.
These answers reflect the verified source set compiled for this review, so Pimblett’s net-worth and charity-detail numbers stay unconfirmed until better sources appear.
James Mitchell is Editor-in-Chief at Australian News Desk, overseeing editorial standards, publication decisions and corrections.