Paddy Pimblett explains why he 'looks fat' after his UFC fights

More than Paddy Pimblett’s UFC stardom is known to blow up right after he fights.

Pimblett loves to go on food binges immediately after winning bouts, resulting in significant weight gains. However, “The Baddy” never has failed to look in impeccable shape before he competes, and some wonder how he’s able to fluctuate in weight so much.

Pimblett (22-3 MMA, 6-0 UFC) explained that he walks around heavy and how looks can often be deceiving.

“Now I’m just back to my normal weight,” Pimblett said on the StillTalkingShow. “I’m walking around at 88kgs (194 pounds). Where after a fight week, I end up going up to about 95kg (209.4 pounds) or something, 93 (205). It’s just where you have depleted your body. It holds onto everything.

“Where I’ve half put it in starvation mode for the week making weight. Your body holds on to everything. So, as soon as I have salty stuff, it just holds the water onto me. That’s why I look bloated, and I look fat. It’s my cheeks. It’s just bloated. It’s just because I go overboard, I’ll be honest.”

Pimblett is coming off his biggest win to date, a first-round submission of King Green at UFC 304 in July. He doesn’t currently have a fight booked, but the UFC recently announced its return to London for a Fight Night event on March 22 at The O2. Pimblett has competed in the U.K. for three of his six UFC fights, earning Performance of the Night finishes in all of them.