Llontop vs Padilla

Who won Llontop vs Padilla?

Chris Padilla beat James Llontop by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 27th April 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Llontop vs Padilla stats

James Llontop stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 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 9 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was James Llontop's 2nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Chris Padilla will be making their debut in the UFC.

James Llontop's UFC record stood at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Llontop had a slight advantage in power over Padilla, with a 50% knock out percentage over Padilla's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Padilla had a large advantage over Llontop, boasting a 33% submission rate over Llontop's 7%.

James Llontop was the younger man by 3 years, at 25 years old.

Llontop had a height advantage of 3 inches over Padilla. Despite this, Padilla had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Llontop was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 years and 1 month later than Padilla, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 21 more professional rounds, 42 to Padilla's 21.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Chris Padilla had been fighting more than James Llontop.

Going to this contest, James Llontop had last fought 11 months and 26 days ago, while Chris Padilla's last outing had been 6 years, 7 months and 18 days ago.

What were the odds on Llontop vs Padilla?

James Llontop was a 1/5 (-500) favourite going into the contest, while Chris Padilla made his way into the ring at 19/5 (+380) with oddsmakers.