📝 Can Anyone Justify Paddy Pimblett's Hype?

First Things First

Paddy Pimblett is one of the most polarizing figures in the UFC. A few years ago he signed a seven figure sponsorship deal with Barstool and today he still isn’t ranked. Today we’re going to take a closer look at his game to try and answer the major question about Pimblett’s game; is his hype justified?

Paddy Pimblett

Paddy Pimblett is one of the most polarizing fighters in the UFC. On the one hand, he’s undefeated in the UFC, 21-3 overall, and only been finished once, more than ten years ago.

Pimblett’s fighting and audacious hairstyle earned him attention that’s uncommon even amongst top UFC fighters. He was able to sign a 7 figure deal with Barstool Sport a few years ago.

On the other hand, Pimblett’s undefeated UFC record includes a Tony Ferguson that was 39 and on a 7-fight losing streak at the time as well as an extremely close decision win over Jared Gordon. Many claim that win was a robbery. More claim that the UFC is propping Pimblett up and he isn’t even that good.

Today we’re going to answer two questions:

1. How can Pimblett add to his signature grappling game?

2. Is Pimblett worth the hype?

Technical Takeaways

Paddy Pimblett is a grappler first and foremost. He’s not the best wrestler, but he is really good at scrambling and creating opportunities for submissions.

Before we get into the good we need to get the bad out of the way. Pimblett gets hit and hurt fairly often. He stands straight up and down and seems allergic to moving his head.

When Pimblett is throwing he basically only throws one strike at a time unless he’s got his opponent pressed on the cage. The majority of his defense comes from him running backwards.

Now let’s talk about the positives.

Pimblett started his career as a teenager at 135. He’s outgrown 135 and 145, but Pimblett is still big at his current weight class, 155. He really knows how to make the most of that size on the ground too, whether he’s playing guard or climbing to the back.

Back Attacks

The best thing about Pimblett’s game is his back attacks. Pimblett is great at getting around his opponent to attack their neck. You’ll usually see him use pressure passing and body locks to climb his opponents’ spine.

When Pimblett gets people down he’s really good at breaking their base over and over again so they can’t stand up. Watch how Pimblett continues to disrupt Violet’s base. His wrist riding even gives him the angle he needs to take Violet’s back.

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