Chris Padilla

Padilla submitted Nasrat Haqparast with an arm-triangle choke in the final seconds of a competitive Sacramento bout, dropping Haqparast in round three and hunting the finish before locking in the choke with 30 seconds left.

Key moments

• Traded competitively with Haqparast across the first two rounds.
• Dropped Haqparast in round three and hunted for a finish.
• Locked in an arm-triangle choke with 30 seconds left.
• Forced the stoppage in the final second at 4:59, called by referee Frank Trigg.

Padilla went to London and nicked a split decision over Herbert in a competitive three-rounder.

Key moments

• Beat Herbert by split decision after fifteen minutes.
• The victory followed the doctor-stoppage win over Zhu Rong in September 2024.
• It gave Padilla his third straight UFC win.

Padilla's pressure and damage forced a doctor stoppage against Zhu Rong late in the second round at the Apex. It was an important follow-up to his debut because it gave him consecutive UFC wins and reinforced how much attritional offense he can pile up over time.

Key moments

• Defeated Zhu Rong by doctor stoppage at 4:14 of round two.
• The finish came in Padilla's second UFC appearance.
• It set up the March 2025 matchup with Jai Herbert.

Padilla dropped a split decision to Darren Smith Jr. after three rounds at the inaugural Up Next Fighting event.

Key moments

• Lost a split decision over fifteen minutes.
• The fight followed his quick body-shot knockout of Emilio Williams.
• He bounced back from the setback with three straight regional wins.

Padilla needed less than a minute to knock Williams out with a body shot at Celtic Gladiator 31.

Key moments

• Won by body-shot knockout in the first round.
• The finish came just 50 seconds into the fight.
• Set up the May 2022 booking with Darren Smith Jr.

Devon Brock outpointed Padilla over three rounds at LXF 5, handing him a unanimous decision loss. The defeat left Padilla needing another rebuild phase, which he began with the quick Williams knockout the following year.

Key moments

• Lost a unanimous decision after three rounds.
• Came more than three years after his previous documented fight.
• Padilla responded in his next outing with a 50-second finish.

Andrews caught Padilla with a rear-naked choke in the second round at CES 49. It was Padilla's second straight loss in a step-up stretch against stronger opposition after the Bellator defeat to Gabriel Green earlier that year.

Key moments

• Lost by rear-naked choke in round two.
• The submission came at 2:04 of the second frame.
• Marked Padilla's second consecutive defeat in 2018.

Padilla edged Ivan Castillo by split decision over three rounds at Brave CF 7.

Key moments

• Won a split decision after three rounds.
• Stood as his first documented victory after the Jason Gonzalez and Christian Aguilera losses.
• Kept him moving on an international regional show.

Aguilera beat Padilla by unanimous decision at King of the Cage: Warranted Aggression, extending a rough spell in which Padilla dropped back-to-back fights.

Key moments

• Lost a unanimous decision over fifteen minutes.
• Followed the June 2016 TKO loss to Jason Gonzalez.
• Left Padilla looking for a reset entering 2017.

Padilla finished Segura with a rear-naked choke late in the opening round at RFA 33.

Key moments

• Won by rear-naked choke in round one.
• The submission landed at 4:07 of the opening frame.
• Gave Padilla another finish on a nationally recognized regional card.

The result showed the grappling side of a résumé that was already stacking fast finishes in several different ways.

Key moments

• Won by rear-naked choke in the first round.
• The finish came at 3:52 of round one.
• Followed the 39-second guillotine win over Kris Armbrister.

Padilla stopped Wyckoff a minute into the fight at Twentynine Palms Fight Night, continuing the rapid-start trend from his first months as a pro.

Key moments

• Won by first-round TKO from punches.
• The stoppage came at 1:01 of the opening frame.
• Followed his eight-second knockout of Julian Hernandez.