Featherweight · “El Valiente”
Fernando Padilla
16-6-0 UFC 2-2-0
6'1"Height
76"Reach
OrthodoxStance
29Age
1KO wins
1Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
6:06Avg fight
Skill profile
- Striking Average 56
- TD Defense Average 55
- Grappling Below avg 41
- Accuracy Below avg 26
- Durability Weak 23
- Control Weak 22
- Striking D Weak 20
- Wrestling Weak 13
Built on 24 minutes of tracked cage time across 4 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min6.07
Sig. strikes absorbed / min5.74
Striking accuracy40.3%
Striking defense52.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min1.23
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy0.0%
Takedown defense100.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.61
Control time4.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-1
Striking trend
Fight history
L Sean Woodson 12-1-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:58 — UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley · December 14, 2024
22/69Sig. strikes
38/71Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Luis Pajuelo 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 2:45 — UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas · March 23, 2024
34/61Sig. strikes
5/13Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:47Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Kyle Nelson 14-5-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — Noche UFC: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 · September 16, 2023
72/208Sig. strikes
82/184Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Julian Erosa 28-10 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:41 — UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon · April 29, 2023
20/29Sig. strikes
15/24Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
5
Submission
9
Decision
2
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
0
Decision
5
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
4
LFA
4
KOTC
3
Red Cage
3
California Xtreme Fighting
2
Fury FC
1
Capone's Productions
1
Cage Fury FC
1
+ 3 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 22 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Sean Woodson | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Buckley
December 14, 2024 |
UFC | 1 | 4:58 |
| W | Luis Pajuelo | Submission (brabo choke) | UFC on ESPN: Ribas vs. Namajunas
March 23, 2024 |
UFC | 1 | 2:45 |
| L | Kyle Nelson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2
September 16, 2023 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Julian Erosa | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Song vs. Simón
April 29, 2023 |
UFC | 1 | 1:41 |
| W | Cameron Graves | TKO (elbow) | Fury FC 46
May 16, 2021 |
Fury FC | 2 | 1:19 |
| W | Nate Richardson | Decision (split) | LFA 99
February 12, 2021 |
LFA | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Spike Carlyle | Decision (unanimous) | California Xtreme Fighting 17
March 9, 2019 |
California Xtreme Fighting | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Donald Sanchez | TKO (punches) | LFA 58
January 25, 2019 |
LFA | 2 | 1:27 |
| W | Fard Muhammad | Submission (triangle choke) | KOTC: 20th Anniversary
October 27, 2018 |
KOTC | 3 | 1:19 |
| L | Kurt Kinser | Decision (split) | KOTC: Under Siege
May 4, 2018 |
KOTC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Talison Soares Costa | Decision (unanimous) | LFA 30
January 12, 2018 |
LFA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jeff Mesa | TKO (punches) | Capone's Productions: Mid-Pac 5
November 18, 2017 |
Capone's Productions | 1 | 3:36 |
| W | Darrick Minner | Submission (triangle armbar) | LFA 25
October 20, 2017 |
LFA | 1 | 3:10 |
| W | Ryan Fillingame | KO (punches) | KOTC: Never Quit
September 2, 2017 |
KOTC | 1 | 0:35 |
| W | Sergio Perez | Submission (armbar) | California Xtreme Fighting 9
August 19, 2017 |
California Xtreme Fighting | 1 | 1:21 |
| L | Dan Ige | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Fury FC 64
March 25, 2017 |
Cage Fury FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Edgar Díaz Guzmán | Submission (triangle choke) | Combate Extremo: Nino vs. Loco
November 18, 2016 |
Combate Extremo | 1 | 1:12 |
| W | Keni Harrison | Submission (armbar) | Red Cage 5
June 11, 2016 |
Red Cage | 1 | 0:44 |
| W | Kaleb Gonzales | Submission (armbar) | Red Cage 2
December 19, 2015 |
Red Cage | 1 | — |
| W | Kaleb Gonzales | Submission (triangle choke) | MMA Revolution: Equipo Durango vs. Equipo Chihuahua
November 20, 2015 |
MMA Revolution | 1 | 2:50 |
| W | José Landeros González | Submission (armbar) | Red Cage 1
August 15, 2015 |
Red Cage | 1 | 2:03 |
| W | Carlos Rivera | Decision (unanimous) | World Best Gladiators 8
April 18, 2015 |
World Best Gladiators | 3 | 5:00 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Fernando Padilla) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.