Green vs Pimblett

Who won Green vs Pimblett?

Paddy Pimblett beat Bobby Green by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 304 – Manchester, on Saturday 27th July 2024 at Co-op Live Arena in Manchester.

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).

Green vs Pimblett stats

Bobby Green stepped into the octagon with a record of 32 wins, 15 losses and 1 draw, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Paddy Pimblett made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Bobby Green's 27th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013. Paddy Pimblett marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Bobby Green's UFC record stood at 13-12-1, while Paddy Pimblett's came in at 6-0-0.

The stats suggested Green had a slight advantage in power over Pimblett, with a 34% knock out percentage over Pimblett's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pimblett had an advantage over Green, with a 43% submission rate over Green's 28%.

Bobby Green was the older man by 8 years, at 38 years old.

Green was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 24 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 4 years and 8 months earlier than Pimblett, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 60 more professional rounds, 111 to Pimblett's 51.

Green vs Pimblett form

Green had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jim Miller at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Jalin Turner at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Moody Center, Austin.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Grant Dawson at UFC Fight Night – Green vs Dawson on 7th October 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Tony Ferguson at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

His fight against Jared Gordon at UFC Fight Night – Pavlovich vs. Blaydes on 22nd April 2023 ended in a no contest.

Pimblett had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1opponent and going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against 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.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

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

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.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Bobby Green had last fought 11 months and 15 days ago, while Paddy Pimblett's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 12 days ago.

Green's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Pimblett's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Green vs Pimblett start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:10 AM UTC , which was 11:10 PM EST or 8:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Green vs Pimblett?

Bobby Green was a 20/23 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Paddy Pimblett made his way into the ring at 10/11 (-110) with oddsmakers.