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Paddy Pimblett vs. King Green

UFC 8-1-0 vs. 17-13-1 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
8-1-0
UFC record
17-13-1 (1 NC)
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
31
AgeΔ 9 yrs
40
5'10"
HeightΔ 0"
5'10"
73"
ReachΔ 2"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
3.3
Layoff (months)Δ 2.7 mo
0.6
WLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Paddy Pimblett is a submission threat — 1.36 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.48 Lightweight norm.
King Green outworks the Lightweight division — 6.59 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.44 norm.
Paddy Pimblett outworks the Lightweight division — 5.48 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.44 norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Paddy Pimblett

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 81
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 113
Tier 3 — regional circuit 50

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.68 · 19 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.4 wins over .500

King Green

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1712
Tier 3 — regional circuit 175

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.85 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 22 finish wins over 53 documented bouts

In the UFC: 11-12 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.9 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4845.48/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
21516.59/min · norm 3.44
3413.86/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
12273.76/min · norm 3.38
52.7%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
53.6%norm 43.65%
42.8%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
61.4%norm 56.3%
20.34/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
70.32/15 · norm 0.25

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Paddy Pimblett

Distance 81.9% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 6.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 11.8% (norm 8.0%)

King Green

Distance 87.4% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 5.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 7.3% (norm 8.0%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Paddy Pimblett

Head 75.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.9% (norm 8.0%)

King Green

Head 70.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 18.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.2% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Pimblett L/AAccLightweight med Green L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 367 / 752 48.8% 38.3% 1747 / 3505 49.8% 38.3%
In the clinch 37 / 58 63.8% 67.5% 182 / 212 85.8% 67.5%
On the ground 80 / 108 74.1% 68.8% 222 / 293 75.8% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 298 / 696 42.8% 35.1% 1252 / 2815 44.5% 35.1%
To the body 87 / 113 77.0% 69.1% 541 / 747 72.4% 69.1%
To the legs 99 / 109 90.8% 81.8% 358 / 448 79.9% 81.8%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Pimblett L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Green L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 264 / 492 53.7% 38.8% 1057 / 2910 36.3% 38.8%
In the clinch 37 / 50 74.0% 68.6% 73 / 127 57.5% 68.6%
On the ground 40 / 54 74.1% 68.0% 97 / 145 66.9% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 220 / 432 50.9% 35.2% 741 / 2402 30.8% 35.2%
To the body 73 / 113 64.6% 68.2% 242 / 432 56.0% 68.2%
To the legs 48 / 51 94.1% 81.5% 244 / 348 70.1% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
421.1% acc · 0.68/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
2745.0% acc · 1.24/15 · norm 1.34
1346.4% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
5269.3% def · norm 63.7%
18:2120.8% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
46:1514.2% of cage time · norm 18.95%
23:454:01 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
29:381:21 per 15 · norm 2:50
81.36/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
60.28/15 · norm 0.48

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Green has more cage time on record.