Pimblett vs Vargas

Who won Pimblett vs Vargas?

Paddy Pimblett beat Rodrigo Vargas by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night London, on Saturday 19th March 2022 at 02 Arena in London.

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).

Pimblett vs Vargas stats

Paddy Pimblett stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Rodrigo Vargas made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Paddy Pimblett's 6th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021.

Paddy Pimblett's UFC record stood at 6-0-0, while Rodrigo Vargas' came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Vargas had a large advantage in power over Pimblett, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over Pimblett's 35%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pimblett had an advantage over Vargas, with a 41% submission rate over Vargas' 27%.

Paddy Pimblett was the younger man by 10 years, at 29 years old.

Pimblett had a height advantage of 2 inches over Vargas.

Pimblett was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 2 months later than Vargas, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 22 more professional rounds, 51 to Vargas' 29.

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Pimblett's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Vargas' last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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