Patrick Pimblett (born 3 January 1995) is an English professional

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. He currently competes in the

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division in the

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(UFC). A professional since 2012, Pimblett is a former Cage Warriors Featherweight Champion.

Early life

Paddy Pimblett was born on 3 January 1995 and grew up in

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. He attended St Margaret Mary's Primary school and Cardinal Heenan Catholic High school. Influenced by the fight between Diego Sanchez and

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, he started training in

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at the age of 14, joining Next Generation MMA and deciding he would compete in the sport for a living shortly after.

Career

Early career

Pimblett made his debut in 2012, aged 17, racking up a 3–0 record before signing with

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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

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, winning a somewhat controversial unanimous decision. In April 2017, Pimblett lost it against Nad Narimani and moved up to

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. 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

. 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 ''UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 191 '' and ''UFC on ESPN+ 49'' and ''UFC Vegas 36'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 4, 2021 at the ...

. Pimblett won the bout via knockout in the first round. This fight earned him a ''

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''bonus. In October 2021, Pimblett signed an endorsement deal with

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worth over $1,000,000. Pimblett faced Rodrigo Vargas on 19 March 2022 at

UFC Fight Night 204 ''UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 204'' and ''UFC on ESPN+ 62'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 19, 2022 at The O2 Arena in Lo ...

. He won the fight via submission in round one. With this win, he received his second consecutive ''

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'' award. Paddy would later reveal he made $12,000 to show and $12,000 to win. Pimblett next faced

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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 ''

'' award. Pimblett faced

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on 10 December 2022 at

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. 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.

Personal life

Pimblett is a close friend of fellow mixed martial artist

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. Pimblett describes himself as a

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and an opponent of the

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. He supports the Liverpool-wide boycott of ''The Sun'' newspaper. 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". He is a supporter of

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and has expressed a desire to fight at the team's home stadium of

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Championships and accomplishments

(Three times) *

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** CWFC Featherweight Championship (one time, former) *** One successful title defence * Full Contact Contender ** FCC Featherweight Championship. (one time, former) *** One successful title defence *

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** 2022 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year

Mixed martial arts record

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, England , , - , Win , align=center, 11–1 , Teddy Violet , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Cage Warriors 77 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:28 ,

, England , , - , Win , align=center, 10–1 , Ashleigh Grimshaw , Decision (unanimous) , Cage Warriors 75 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, England , , - , Win , align=center, 9–1 , Miguel Haro , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Full Contact Contender 13 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:46 ,

, England , , - , Win , align=center, 8–1 , Kevin Petshi , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Full Contact Contender 12 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:56 ,

, England , , - , Win , align=center, 7–1 , Stephen Martin , TKO (doctor stoppage) , Cage Warriors 73 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, England , , - , Win , align=center, 5–1 , Martin Sheridan , Decision (unanimous) , Cage Warriors 65 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, England , , - , Win , align=center, 4–0 , Florian Calin , Decision (unanimous) , Cage Warriors 56 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, England , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Jack Drabble , TKO (punches) , OMMAC 17 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:21 ,

, England , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , Dougie Scott , Submission (flying triangle choke) , Cage Contender Fight Stars , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:09 ,

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* * {{UFC, Paddy-Pimblett Living people English male mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu English male kickboxers English Muay Thai practitioners Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters English practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu 1995 births People from Huyton Sportspeople from Knowsley, Merseyside Martial artists from Liverpool Barstool Sports people