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UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2
Paddy Pimblett
Paddy Pimblett
23-4 · GBR
VS
July 11, 2026 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Paddy Pimblett def. Benoit Saint Denis by SUB (D'Arce Choke), R1 0:52
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:52
Pimblett4/50/000:37
Saint Denis1/30/100:04
Total
Pimblett4/50/000:37
Saint Denis1/30/100:04

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
PimblettWin probabilitySaint Denis
31.3%68.7%
KO / TKO
37%
Submission
29%
Decision
34%
Expected fight time: 8.5 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 Pimblett, blue toward Saint Denis. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Pimblett31%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%28%16%
Submission7%22%14%
Decision16%50%17%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1138)act 4
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Saint Denis69%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO28%41%19%
Submission22%32%19%
Decision19%27%15%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1138)act 1
Takedowns1.5 (0.04.5)act 0
Combined totals~57 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R138%
R222%
R36%
Distance34%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Pimblett
48.7%+102
Saint Denis
-10249.6%
Most takedownstie 30.6%
Pimblett
9.0%+672
Saint Denis
-67260.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pimblett
Expected: 28.1
28
Over 28
39.2%
+151
Exactly 28
1.7%
push
Under 28
59.1%
-151
03671
Saint Denis
Expected: 28.4
28.5
Over 28.5
39.6%
+152
Under 28.5
60.4%
-152
03672
Takedowns — over/under
Pimblett
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
17.8%
Exactly 0
82.2%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Saint Denis
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
46.7%
+114
Under 1.5
53.3%
-114
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 8.5 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
Pimblett31.3%47.6%−16.3+100
Saint Denis68.7%52.4%+16.3-122
By method
Pimblett by KO/TKO11.5%15.8%−4.3+443
Pimblett by submission9.1%13.7%−4.6+525
Pimblett by decision10.7%17.3%−6.6+395
Saint Denis by KO/TKO25.2%19.3%+5.9+343
Saint Denis by submission20.1%18.7%+1.4+360
Saint Denis by decision23.4%15.1%+8.3+467
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds62.4%57.3%+5.1-158
Over 2.5 rds40.1%40.7%−0.6+130
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision34.1%34.4%−0.3+173

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
68.2Striking70.2
Saint Denis +2.0
40.3Grappling79.1
Saint Denis +38.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PimblettSaint Denis
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1629
Pound-for-pound
1633
1628
Divisional
1639
Striking offense
Striking defense
1500
Grappling offense
1544
1491
Grappling defense
1493
Physical
31 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'11"
73"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
5.49
Strikes landed / min
5.62
53%
Strike accuracy
59%
3.89
Strikes absorbed / min
4.09
43%
Strike defense
42%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.69
Takedowns / 15 min
4.19
21%
Takedown accuracy
36%
44%
Takedown defense
72%
1.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.7
Form & résumé
88%
UFC win rate
75%
-1
Win/loss streak
+4
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
71%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
168
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Paddy Pimblett
  • LJustin GaethjeU-DEC R5
    Close -2456mo before
  • WMichael ChandlerKO/TKO R3
    Close -1601y 3mo before
  • WKing GreenSUB R1
    Close -1601y 11mo before
  • WTony FergusonU-DEC R3
    Close -3002y 7mo before
  • WJared GordonU-DEC R3
    Close -2643y 7mo before
Benoit Saint Denis
  • WDan HookerKO/TKO R2
    Close -4005mo before
  • WBeneil DariushKO/TKO R1
    Close -1908mo before
  • WMauricio RuffySUB R2
    Close +14810mo before
  • WKyle PrepolecSUB R2
    Close -14001y 2mo before
  • LRenato MoicanoKO/TKO R2
    Close -2791y 9mo before
Pimblett — win / loss by method
Record: 23-4-0

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
25% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 3 losses
W
26% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (43%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (29%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
16win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (31%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (44%)Submission(33%) 1
4 (25%)Decision(67%) 2
Saint Denis — win / loss by method
Record: 17-3-0, 1 NC

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
6 wins, 2 losses
W
35% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 0 losses
W
65% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
9win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
4 (44%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO() 0
7 (88%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Pimblett
Saint Denis
8
UFC fights
12
87.5 min · 10.9 avg
Octagon time
85.9 min · 7.2 avg
13y 9m
Career length
7y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pimblett
Saint Denis
156W–50L · 75.7%
Overall
222W–70L · 76.0%
130W–45L · 74.3%
Wins
152W–50L · 75.2%
26W–5L · 83.9%
Losses
70W–20L · 77.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pimblett
Saint Denis
155W–87L · 64.0%
Overall
86W–45L · 65.6%
135W–83L · 61.9%
Wins
86W–45L · 65.6%
20W–4L · 83.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Pimblett
Saint Denis
8.45
Landed / min
7.92
48.6%
Accuracy
50.1%
46.2%
Defense
47.3%
0.34
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.87
49.1%
Time at distance
35.9%
Grappling & control
Pimblett
Saint Denis
0.69
Takedowns / 15 min
4.19
21.1%
Takedown accuracy
35.8%
44.4%
Takedown defense
72.2%
1.20
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.75
42.8%
Control share
80.8%
Strike target map
Pimblett
  • Head62%(296)div 63%
  • Body18%(87)div 21%
  • Legs20%(97)div 16%
Saint Denis
  • Head63%(303)div 63%
  • Body27%(128)div 21%
  • Legs11%(52)div 16%

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

Paddy Pimblett
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Benoit Saint Denis
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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