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Justin GaethjeJustin GaethjevsPaddy PimblettPaddy Pimblett

Justin Gaethje def. Paddy Pimblett (Unanimous Decision)
Interim Lightweight5 rounds scheduledSunday, January 25, 2026
T-Mobile Arena, Las, Vegas United States

Justin Gaethje defeated Paddy Pimblett by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Interim Lightweight title main event of UFC 324: Gaethje vs Pimblett, held Sunday, January 25, 2026 at T-Mobile Arena, Las.

WIN
"The Highlight"
27-5-0
Unanimous Decision
Round 5 · 5:00
"The Baddy"
23-4-0

Fight stats

Justin Gaethje
Paddy Pimblett
2
Knockdowns
0
144 of 254
Significant strikes
156 of 311
57%
Sig. strike accuracy
50%
200 of 313
Total strikes
170 of 326
3 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 5
100%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
5:55
Control time
0:48
Significant strikes by target
120 of 222
Head
83 of 221
15 of 21
Body
48 of 63
9 of 11
Leg
25 of 27
102 of 198
Distance
140 of 284
20 of 27
Clinch
16 of 27
22 of 29
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
1
KD
0
27 of 45
Sig. str.
37 of 65
40 of 58
Total str.
38 of 66
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
1:01
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
1
KD
0
32 of 50
Sig. str.
22 of 47
52 of 70
Total str.
25 of 50
2 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
2:23
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
24 of 53
Sig. str.
41 of 78
25 of 54
Total str.
42 of 79
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
32 of 54
Sig. str.
35 of 58
44 of 66
Total str.
36 of 59
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
1:26
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 5
0
KD
0
29 of 52
Sig. str.
21 of 63
39 of 65
Total str.
29 of 72
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
1:05
Ctrl
0:48
Referee
Marc Goddard
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)