Vendramini vs Pimblett

Who won Vendramini vs Pimblett?

Paddy Pimblett beat Luigi Vendramini by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Vegas 36, on Saturday 4th September 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

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).

Vendramini vs Pimblett stats

Luigi Vendramini stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Paddy Pimblett made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Paddy Pimblett marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Luigi Vendramini's UFC record stood at 1-3-0, while Paddy Pimblett's came in at 7-0-0.

The stats suggested Vendramini had a large advantage in power over Pimblett, boasting a 56% knock out percentage over Pimblett's 31%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Vendramini and Pimblett would have been pretty equal, both with a 44% submission rate.

Luigi Vendramini was the younger man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Pimblett had a height advantage of 2 inches over Vendramini.

Vendramini was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 years and 6 months later than Pimblett, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 36 less professional rounds, 18 to Pimblett's 54.

Vendramini vs Pimblett form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Michael Chandler at UFC 314 on 12th April 2025 by knockout in the 3rd round at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Bobby Green at UFC 304 – Manchester on 27th July 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated 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.

Before that, he was victorious against Jared Gordon at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had won against Jordan Leavitt at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Pimblett's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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