Fact Or Fiction? Paddy Claims 45 Pound Gain In 36 Hours
Paddy Pimblett is a big Lightweight. The English “Baddy” is reasonably tall and long for the division yet is also heavily muscled on fight night. His size advantage is a key part of his success, notably in his career-best win over Michael Chandler — another beefy Lightweight — whom Pimblett was really able to bully […]
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JANUARY 24: Paddy Pimblett of England enters the Octagon in the UFC lightweight interim championship bout during the UFC 324 event at T-Mobile Arena on January 24, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) Paddy Pimblett is a big Lightweight. The English “Baddy” is reasonably tall and long for the division yet is also heavily muscled on fight night.
His size advantage is a key part of his success , notably in his career-best win over Michael Chandler — another beefy Lightweight — whom Pimblett was really able to bully with his own size and strength. After fights, Pimblett is notorious for gaining a ton of weight in the off-season to the point that he’s unrecognizable. In a recent YouTube clip , Pimblett talked about the weight cutting process and revealed his fight night numbers.
According to Pimblett, he’s able to weigh in at 155 pounds and then rehydrate all the way back to 191 pounds roughly 36 hours later — an astonishing 26% rehydration. ⚖️Paddy Pimblett says his fight weight is 87kg (191lbs) “I’m only ever 70kg (155lbs) for 1 or 2 hours. I get back in the cage at 87kg (191lbs” via @PaddyTheBaddy pic.
twitter. com/jEbmA39Sx8 — Dovy🔌 (@DovySimuMMA) March 31, 2026 “You’re never actually that weight,” Pimblett explained. “People think you walk around at that weight — I’m only ever 70kg for an hour or two, but I get back in the cage at 87kg.