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UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett
Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje
26-5 · USA
VS
Paddy Pimblett
Paddy Pimblett
23-3 · GBR
January 24, 2026 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 5 rounds · Main event
155.0lb
Weigh-in
154.0lb
Justin Gaethje def. Paddy Pimblett by U-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Gaethje27/450/011:01
Pimblett37/650/100:00
R2
Gaethje32/502/212:23
Pimblett22/470/000:00
R3
Gaethje24/530/000:00
Pimblett41/780/000:00
R4
Gaethje32/541/101:26
Pimblett35/580/100:00
R5
Gaethje29/520/001:05
Pimblett21/630/300:48
Total
Gaethje144/2543/325:55
Pimblett156/3110/500:48

Scorecards

Gaethje vs Pimblett

RdDerek ClearyMichael BellSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-910-8.7
R39-109-109-109-10
R410-910-910-910-9
R510-99-1010-99.6-9.5
Total49-4648-4749-4648.6-46.2

Media (25 cards) · avg 48.346.3 · 25 Gaethje · 0 Pimblett

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Gaethje-Pimblett.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
GaethjeWin probabilityPimblett
41.2%58.8%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
26%
Decision
42%
Expected fight time: 16.4 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Gaethje, blue toward Pimblett. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Gaethje41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%47%
Submission5%11%
Decision17%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes78 (33106)act 144
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 3
Pimblett59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%21%
Submission22%37%
Decision24%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes95 (40129)act 156
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.6)act 0
Combined totals~174 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R120%
R212%
R313%
R48%
R55%
Distance42%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.5%
Gaethje
43.1%+131
Pimblett
-13156.4%
Most takedownstie 48.6%
Gaethje
13.1%+293
Pimblett
-29338.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gaethje
Expected: 78.3
78.5
Over 78.5
39.6%
+152
Under 78.5
60.4%
-152
098196
Pimblett
Expected: 95.2
95
Over 95
39.6%
+151
Exactly 95
0.5%
push
Under 95
59.9%
-151
0120239
Takedowns — over/under
Gaethje
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
18.4%
+442
Under 0.5
81.6%
-442
035
Pimblett
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
29.9%
+192
Exactly 1
12.6%
push
Under 1
57.5%
-192
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 16.4 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Gaethje41.2%31.9%+9.3+200
Pimblett58.8%68.1%−9.3-245

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
69.3Striking70.5
Pimblett +1.2
25.9Grappling52.7
Pimblett +26.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GaethjePimblett
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1651
Pound-for-pound
1645
1637
Divisional
1644
1546
Striking offense
1516
1479
Striking defense
1499
1472
Grappling offense
1510
1522
Grappling defense
1492
Physical
37 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'10"
70"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
6.59
Strikes landed / min
5.19
59%
Strike accuracy
54%
7.18
Strikes absorbed / min
3.14
52%
Strike defense
42%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.10
Takedowns / 15 min
0.96
14%
Takedown accuracy
29%
68%
Takedown defense
50%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.7
Form & résumé
64%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+7
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
67%
Finish rate
71%
Recent opp. quality
322
Days since last fight
287
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Justin Gaethje
  • WRafael FizievU-DEC R3
    Close +13011mo before
  • LMax HollowayKO/TKO R5
    Close -1821y 9mo before
  • WDustin PoirierKO/TKO R2
    Close +1252y 6mo before
  • WRafael FizievM-DEC R3
    Close +1952y 10mo before
  • LCharles OliveiraSUB R1
    Close +1173y 9mo before
Paddy Pimblett
  • WMichael ChandlerKO/TKO R3
    Close -1609mo before
  • WKing GreenSUB R1
    Close -1601y 6mo before
  • WTony FergusonU-DEC R3
    Close -3002y 1mo before
  • WJared GordonU-DEC R3
    Close -2643y 1mo before
  • WJordan LeavittSUB R2
    Close -2883y 6mo before
Gaethje — win / loss by method
Record: 26-5-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
20 wins, 3 losses
W
77% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
4% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
19% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
9win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (67%)KO/TKO(60%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(40%) 2
3 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
17win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
14 (82%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (6%)Submission() 0
2 (12%)Decision() 0
Pimblett — win / loss by method
Record: 23-3-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
7 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 2 losses
W
26% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (43%)Submission() 0
2 (29%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
16win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (31%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (44%)Submission(33%) 1
4 (25%)Decision(67%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Gaethje
Pimblett
14
UFC fights
7
157.2 min · 11.2 avg
Octagon time
62.5 min · 8.9 avg
14y 11m
Career length
13y 9m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Gaethje
Pimblett
321W–75L · 81.1%
Overall
130W–45L · 74.3%
186W–50L · 78.8%
Wins
130W–45L · 74.3%
135W–25L · 84.4%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gaethje
Pimblett
244W–97L · 71.6%
Overall
155W–87L · 64.0%
244W–97L · 71.6%
Wins
135W–83L · 61.9%
0W–0L
Losses
20W–4L · 83.3%
Distance striking
Gaethje
Pimblett
6.41
Landed / min
8.45
56.5%
Accuracy
48.2%
53.5%
Defense
44.7%
0.67
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.48
88.4%
Time at distance
42.3%
Grappling & control
Gaethje
Pimblett
0.10
Takedowns / 15 min
0.96
14.3%
Takedown accuracy
28.6%
68.2%
Takedown defense
50.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.68
64.0%
Control share
48.8%
Strike target map
Gaethje
  • Head62%(642)div 63%
  • Body11%(116)div 21%
  • Legs27%(278)div 16%
Pimblett
  • Head66%(213)div 63%
  • Body12%(39)div 21%
  • Legs22%(72)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Justin Gaethje
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Paddy Pimblett
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.