Ferguson vs Pimblett

Who won Ferguson vs Pimblett?

Paddy Pimblett beat Tony Ferguson by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 296, on Saturday 16th December 2023 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 in favor of the winner Paddy Pimblett.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Ferguson vs Pimblett stats

Tony Ferguson stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Paddy Pimblett made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Tony Ferguson's 24th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2011. Paddy Pimblett marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Tony Ferguson's UFC record stood at 15-9-0, while Paddy Pimblett's came in at 6-0-0.

The stats suggested Ferguson had an advantage in power over Pimblett, with a 48% knock out percentage over Pimblett's 32%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pimblett had an advantage over Ferguson, with a 47% submission rate over Ferguson's 32%.

Tony Ferguson was the older man by 11 years, at 41 years old.

Ferguson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Pimblett.

Ferguson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 4 years and 6 months earlier than Pimblett, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 31 more professional rounds, 82 to Pimblett's 51.

Ferguson vs Pimblett form

Pimblett had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2opponents and going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jared Gordon at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had defeated Rodrigo Vargas at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London.

Before that, he was victorious against Luigi Vendramini at UFC Vegas 36 on 4th September 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He had won against Decky Dalton at Cage Warriors 113 on 20th March 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at BEC Arena, Manchester, England.

Activity check

Pimblett's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ferguson vs Pimblett?

Tony Ferguson was a 5/2 (+250) underdog going into the contest, while Paddy Pimblett made his way into the ring at 3/10 (-330) with oddsmakers.