Herbert vs Padilla

Who won Herbert vs Padilla?

Chris Padilla beat Jai Herbert by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC London, on Saturday 22nd March 2025 at O2 Arena in London.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Chris Padilla.

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).

Herbert vs Padilla stats

Jai Herbert stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Chris Padilla made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Jai Herbert's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Chris Padilla marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Jai Herbert's UFC record stood at 3-5-1, while Chris Padilla's came in at 3-0-0.

The stats suggested Herbert had an advantage in power over Padilla, with a 69% knock out percentage over Padilla's 53%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Padilla had a large advantage over Herbert, boasting a 33% submission rate over Herbert's 8%.

Jai Herbert was the older man by 7 years, at 36 years old.

Herbert had a height advantage of 4 inches over Padilla. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Herbert was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year later than Padilla, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 3 more professional rounds, 43 to Padilla's 40.

Herbert vs Padilla form

Jai Herbert had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Ilia Topuria at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Khama Worthy at UFC Vegas 41 on 23rd October 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Renato Moicano at UFC Vegas 30 on 26th June 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Cain Carrizosa at Cage Warriors 109 on 26th October 2019 by knockout in the 1st round in their Cage Warriors Lightweight championship fight at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, England.

He had defeated Jack Grant at Cage Warriors 106 on 29th June 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round in their Cage Warriors Lightweight championship fight at Eventim Apollo, London.

Activity check

Herbert's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Padilla's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 3 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

What time did Herbert vs Padilla start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 6:30 PM UTC , which was 2:30 PM EST or 11:30 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 6:30 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Herbert vs Padilla?

Jai Herbert was a 18/25 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Chris Padilla made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.