Herbert vs Padilla

Who won Herbert vs Padilla?

Chris Padilla beat Jai Herbert by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC London, on Saturday 22nd March 2025 at O2 Arena in London.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Chris Padilla.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Herbert vs Padilla stats

Jai Herbert stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Chris Padilla made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Jai Herbert's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Chris Padilla marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Jai Herbert's UFC record stood at 3-5-1, while Chris Padilla's came in at 3-0-0.

The stats suggested Herbert had an advantage in power over Padilla, with a 69% knock out percentage over Padilla's 53%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Padilla had a large advantage over Herbert, boasting a 33% submission rate over Herbert's 8%.

Jai Herbert was the older man by 8 years, at 37 years old.

Herbert had a height advantage of 4 inches over Padilla. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Herbert was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year later than Padilla, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 3 more professional rounds, 43 to Padilla's 40.

Herbert vs Padilla form

Jai Herbert had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Rolando Bedoya at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov on 3rd August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had lost to Fares Ziam at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Ludovit Klein at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at o2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had beaten Kyle Nelson at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London.

He had been beaten by Ilia Topuria at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at 02 Arena, London.

Activity check

Herbert's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Padilla's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 4 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

What time did Herbert vs Padilla start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 6:30 PM UTC , which was 2:30 PM EST or 11:30 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 6:30 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Herbert vs Padilla?

Jai Herbert was a 18/25 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Chris Padilla made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.