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Danny Segura

UFC Fight Night 204 results: Paddy Pimblett rallies, submits Kazula Vargas

Paddy Pimblett got a big win on his home turf.

The UFC standout submitted Kazula Vargas in his second UFC appearance at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 204 in London. After a shaky start, Pimblett (18-3 MMA, 2-0 UFC) got into his groove and tapped Vargas (12-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC) with a rear-naked choke at the 3:49 mark of Round 1.

The bout was part of the UFC Fight Night 204 main card at the O2 in London. It streamed on ESPN+.

Pimblett delivered in style, but first was faced with some adversity. He was caught early by Vargas, and then taken to the canvas. From there, Vargas landed solid ground-and-pound and controlled Pimblett.

The British fighter found his way back to the feet halfway through the round, then hit a sweep that had him in back mount. From there, Pimblett sank in a rear-naked choke and tapped the Mexican fighter.

The fans in the arena broke out in a chant of “Paddy the Baddy.”

With the result, Pimblett successfully followed up on his UFC debut win. The 27-year-old first fought in the octagon this past September with a first-round knockout of Luigi Vendramini. Pimblett has 21 professional fights under his belt. He previously held titles at featherweight and lightweight under the Cage Warriors banner.

Vargas was unable to build momentum from his decision win over Rong Zhu in April 2021. He is 1-3 in his past four UFC fights.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 204 results include:

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