Chris Padilla
USAChris Padilla, “Taco”, is a Lightweight from the United States with an official record of 18-6-1. Cage Brothers holds 26 of those bouts: 19 wins, 6 losses and 1 no contest, the wins coming 8 by knockout, 6 by submission and 3 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a third-round submission win over Nasrat Haqparast at UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues on 22 August 2026.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2026 | Nasrat Haqparast | WIN | SUBArm Triangle | R3 · 4:59 | UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues |
| Apr 11, 2026 | MarQuel Mederos | NC | Draw | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 327: Procházka vs. Ulberg |
| Nov 8, 2025 | Ismael Bonfim | WIN | KOPunches | R2 · 4:30 | UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown |
| Mar 22, 2025 | Jai Herbert | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady |
| Sep 7, 2024 | Rongzhu | WIN | KOTKO - Doctor's Stoppage | R2 · 4:14 | UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady |
| Apr 27, 2024 | James Llontop | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R1 · 4:33 | UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez |
| Oct 22, 2023 | Justin Jaynes | WIN | — | — | Up Next Fighting 13 |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Justin JaynesTitle | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 · 3:10 | UNF 13: Up Next Fighting 13 |
| May 13, 2023 | Serob MinasyanTitle | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R3 · 3:02 | UNF 7: Up Next Fighting 7 |
| Jan 29, 2023 | Eljeria Portee | WIN | — | — | Up Next Fighting 4 |
| Jan 28, 2023 | Eljeria Portee | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 4:07 | UNF 4: Up Next Fighting 4 |
| May 21, 2022 | Darren Smith Jr. | LOSS | DECDecision - Split | R3 · 5:00 | UNF 1: Up Next Fighting 1 |
| Mar 19, 2022 | Emilio Williams | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | Celtic Gladiator 31 |
| Aug 7, 2021 | Devon Brock | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | LXF 5: Lights Out Xtreme Fighting 5 |
| Apr 6, 2018 | Nate AndrewsTitle | LOSS | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R2 | CES 49: Curtis vs. Norwood |
| Jan 20, 2018 | Gabe Green | LOSS | SUBSubmission | R1 · - | Bellator 192: Rampage vs. Sonnen |
| Jul 29, 2017 | Ivan Castillo | WIN | DECDecision - Split | R3 · 5:00 | Brave CF 7 |
| Dec 18, 2016 | Christian Aguilera | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | KOTC: Warranted Aggression |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Jason Gonzalez | LOSS | KOTKO | R2 | RFA 38: Moises vs. Emmers |
| Dec 11, 2015 | Mike Segura | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 | RFA 33: Townsend vs. Chavez |
| Mar 21, 2015 | George HernandezTitle | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 · 3:52 | Xplode Fight Series: Taco |
| Nov 8, 2014 | Kris ArmbristerTitle | WIN | SUBSubmission (Guillotine) | R1 · 0:39 | Xplode Fight Series: Wasteland |
| Jul 19, 2014 | Aaron NeveuTitle | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Xplode Fight Series: Cerebral |
| Jun 20, 2014 | Kenny Wyckoff | WIN | KOTKO | R1 · 1:01 | Xplode Fight Series: TwentyNine Palms Fight Night |
| May 17, 2014 | Julian Hernandez | WIN | KOKO | R1 · 0:08 | Xplode Fight Series: Adrenaline |
| Mar 22, 2014 | Marko Damiani | WIN | KOTKO | R1 | Xplode Fight Series: Fire |
| Apr 14, 2012 | Quinton McCottrell | WIN | KOTKO | R1 | FCOC: Fight Club OC |
Wins, losses and draws are Chris Padilla’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 26 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Chris Padilla’s record, in numbers
Chris Padilla’s official record is 18-6-1. Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 26 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for — 19 wins, 6 losses and 1 no contest — because the history we hold carries 1 more bout than the official record lists.
The 19 wins break down as 8 by knockout, 6 by submission and 3 by decision — 14 of 19 inside the distance, a finish rate of 74%. Across the 23 of 26 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 8 minutes 1 seconds.
Chris Padilla has been stopped 3 times in the 26 bouts on file — 1 by knockout and 2 by submission — which is 12% of them.
Of the 26 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 6 were for a title and 5 were the main event of the card. Four of them have come since September 2024.
Set against the 621 Lightweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Chris Padilla has a finish rate above 62% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 64% of them and a two-year bout count above 88% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Chris Padilla is listed at 5ft 9in with a reach of 74in, fights orthodox and is 31, born 14 September 1995.
These figures are recomputed from Chris Padilla’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.