UFC UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall Final

Paddy Pimblett vs Jordan Leavitt

Paddy Pimblett
United Kingdom

Paddy Pimblett

“The Baddy”

24-4

Winner

VS
Jordan Leavitt
United States

Jordan Leavitt

“The Monkey King”

13-4

Winner

Paddy Pimblett

Submission (From Back Control) · Round 2 — 2:46

23 July 2022 · The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom

Key takeaways

  • Paddy Pimblett beat Jordan Leavitt by submission in round 2 at 2:46.
  • Paddy Pimblett landed 30 of 53 total strikes and 1 of 1 takedowns, with 1:44 of control time.
  • Jordan Leavitt landed more total strikes — 41 to 30 — and still lost the fight.
  • The judges scored it 10-9, 10-9, 10-9.
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Tale of the tape

Paddy PimblettJordan Leavitt
24-4Record13-4
27Age on fight night27
5′10″ (178 cm)Height5′9″ (175 cm)
73″ (185 cm)Reach71″ (180 cm)
155 lb (70.3 kg)Weight155 lb (70.3 kg)
OrthodoxStanceSouthpaw
Next Generation MMA LiverpoolTeamSyndicate MMA
Liverpool, England, United KingdomFromLas Vegas, Nevada, United States

Fight statistics

30of 53 · 57%Total strikes landed41of 48 · 85%
25of 46Head strikes9of 12
2of 4Body strikes13of 16
3of 3Leg strikes19of 20
1of 1Takedowns3of 9
4Submission attempts0
1:44Control time4:50

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Paddy PimblettRoundJordan Leavitt
18/29strikes1/1TD0KD1:01controlR126/27strikes3/8TD0KD3:32control
12/24strikes0/0TD0KD0:43controlR215/21strikes0/1TD0KD1:18control

Judges’ scorecards

Anders Ohlsson

10R19

10total9

Vito Paolillo

10R19

10total9

Clemens Werner

10R19

10total9

Form going into the fight

Paddy Pimblett

  1. WKazula Vargassubmission R1 3:492022
  2. WLuigi VendraminiKO/TKO R1 4:252021

Jordan Leavitt

  1. WTrey Ogdensplit decision2022
  2. WMatt Saylessubmission R2 2:052021
  3. LClaudio Puellesunanimous decision2021
  4. WMatt WimanKO/TKO R1 0:222020
  5. WLuke Floressubmission R1 4:152020

Also on this card

Curtis Blaydes vs Tom AspinallKO/TKO R1 0:15Jack Hermansson vs Chris Curtisunanimous decisionAlexander Gustafsson vs Nikita KrylovKO/TKO R1 1:07Molly McCann vs Hannah GoldyKO/TKO R1 3:52Paul Craig vs Volkan Oezdemirunanimous decision

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