Pimblett def. Chandler
TKO · elbows and punches · Round 3 · 3:07
Chandler vs Pimblett — Lightweight Bout · UFC 314
What happened
Paddy Pimblett out-struck and bloodied Michael Chandler over three rounds for the biggest win of his career. A knee at the start of the third split Chandler's face open, and Pimblett took him down straight into mount and rained down elbows and punches until the referee stopped it at 3:07.
- Pimblett controlled distance and volume from the opening round, busting Chandler up early.
- A round-three knee opened the cut, and a takedown to mount set up the finishing ground-and-pound — Chandler's third straight loss.
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Records & career stats — as they entered fight night
- 3.91 5.49
- 43% 43%
- 4.51 3.89
- 61% 44%
- 78% 75%
- 23-10-0
- Record
- 23-3-0
- 1-4 last 5
- Recent formRecent formWin–loss record over the fighter’s last five bouts, newest first, as carried in their UFC/FightMetric career stats.
- 4-1 last 5
- Orthodox
- StanceStanceWhich side a fighter leads from — a striking term, not a religious one. Orthodox: right-handed, left foot and hand forward (the common default). Southpaw: the mirror image, right side forward (usually a left-hander). Switch: changes between the two during a fight.
- Orthodox
- 9:37
- Avg. fight timeAvg. timeAverage fight timeThe mean length of the fighter’s bouts (minutes:seconds) — a rough read on whether they tend to finish early or go the distance. From UFC/FightMetric.
- 10:56
- USA
- Nationality
- England
- Kill Cliff FC · Coconut Creek, FL
- Team
- Next Generation MMA · Liverpool
Career stats per UFC.com; recent form is each fighter's last five bouts. Numbers reflect records coming into fight night. Bars compare each stat on a fixed scale; the “Edge” marker flags the leading corner where the gap is meaningful. The snapshot plots five career rates — output, striking defense, durability (strikes absorbed, inverted), takedown defense and finish rate — each normalised on its own scale.
Pre-fight analysis — how we saw it going in
Case for Chandler
Chandler’s route was still built on explosive entries, wrestling bursts and the kind of sudden power that can change a fight before a longer opponent settles. If he could create scrambles early and make Pimblett defend instead of build, the veteran had a real upset path.
Case for Pimblett
Pimblett had youth, length and a grappling game that becomes more dangerous once he gets extended top time. His path was to survive Chandler’s early explosions, keep making him work, and then turn volume, elbows and positional control into attritional damage.
What We Were Watching For
- Can Chandler create early chaos before Pimblett settles into range?
- Pimblett’s top control and elbows if Chandler gives up extended grappling positions.
- Whether the fight turns from Chandler bursts into a longer durability test.
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