Chandler vs Pimblett

Who won Chandler vs Pimblett?

Paddy Pimblett beat Michael Chandler by knockout in the 3rd round during the co-main event of UFC 314, on Saturday 12th April 2025 at Kaseya Center in Miami.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Chandler vs Pimblett stats

Michael Chandler stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Paddy Pimblett made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

This was Michael Chandler's 7th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Paddy Pimblett marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Michael Chandler's UFC record stood at 2-5-0, while Paddy Pimblett's came in at 7-0-0.

The stats suggested Chandler had a large advantage in power over Pimblett, boasting a 48% knock out percentage over Pimblett's 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pimblett had an advantage over Chandler, with a 45% submission rate over Chandler's 30%.

Michael Chandler was the older man by 9 years, at 39 years old.

Pimblett had a height advantage of 2 inches over Chandler.

Chandler was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 2 months earlier than Pimblett, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 22 more professional rounds, 76 to Pimblett's 54.

Chandler vs Pimblett form

Michael Chandler had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Charles Oliveira at UFC 309 on 16th November 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Dustin Poirier at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had won against Tony Ferguson at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before that, he had been defeated by Justin Gaethje at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

He had lost to Charles Oliveira at UFC 262 on 15th May 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Toyota Center, Houston.

Paddy Pimblett had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Bobby Green at UFC 304 – Manchester on 27th July 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Tony Ferguson at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Jared Gordon at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Jordan Leavitt at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Rodrigo Vargas at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Paddy Pimblett had been fighting more than Michael Chandler.

Going to this contest, Michael Chandler had last fought 5 months and 17 days ago, while Paddy Pimblett's last outing had been 9 months and 6 days ago.

Chandler's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Pimblett's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Chandler vs Pimblett start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:40 AM UTC , which was 11:40 PM EST or 8:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Chandler vs Pimblett?

Michael Chandler was a 13/10 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Paddy Pimblett made his way into the ring at 31/50 (-160) with oddsmakers.