Dillashaw vs Pimblett

When is Dillashaw vs Pimblett?

T.J. Dillashaw could potentially face the challenge of Paddy Pimblett, in Late 2022.

The fight would be contested over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit would be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Dillashaw vs Pimblett stats

T.J. Dillashaw would step into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 5 loses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

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

The stats suggest Dillashaw would have an advantage in power over Pimblett, with a 47% knock out percentage over Pimblett's 32%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Pimblett would have a large advantage over Dillashaw, boosting at 47% submission rate over Dillashaw's 18%.

T.J. Dillashaw is the older man by 9 years, at 37 years old.

Pimblett has a height advantage of 4 inches over Dillashaw.

Dillashaw is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 6 months earlier than Pimblett, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 14 more professional rounds, 58 to Pimblett's 44.

Dillashaw vs Pimblett form

Dillashaw has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight, he lost to Aljamain Sterling at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had beat Cory Sandhagen at UFC Vegas 32 on 24th July 2021 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Henry Cejudo at UFC on ESPN+ 1 on 19th January 2019 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

Before that, he had won against Cody Garbrandt at UFC 227 on 4th August 2018 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at Staples Center, Los Angeles.

He had beat Cody Garbrandt at UFC 217 on 4th November 2017 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Pimblett has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he defeated 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 defeated 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 won against Rodrigo Vargas at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London.

Before that, he had defeated 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 beat Decky Dalton at Cage Warriors 113 on 20th March 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at BEC Arena, Manchester, England.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Paddy Pimblett has been fighting more than T.J. Dillashaw.

T.J. Dillashaw last fought 5 months and 2 days ago, while Paddy Pimblett's last outing was 3 months and 14 days ago.

Dillashaw's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 20 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Pimblett's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 4 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

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