Who will Chris Padilla 🇺🇸 fight next?
Not confirmed as of 2 Oct 2026: no opponent or date has been officially announced.
Most likely Mason Jones (15%), no event announced yet. Next: Axel Sola (7%), Tofiq Musayev (4%).
Latest status: Last fight: Beat Nasrat Haqparast (Submission, UFC Fight Night, 22 Aug 2026). No fight announced. Unofficial rank #28 (NextSmash formula, not a UFC ranking).
Updated (UAE time) · Percentages are NextSmash model estimates, not facts or betting advice.
Unofficial rank #28 Not a UFC ranking. Ranks 16–30 come from the NextSmash formula (record, last 3 results, ranked wins, activity, Meta board). How it works.
Forecast: likely opponents Model estimate
Each percentage is the estimated chance of being his next opponent. These are not chances of winning.
- 15%chance next opponentModel pick: Unofficial #28 and #27, neither has a fight booked. Mason Jones lost last time out, against MarQuel Mederos (22 Aug 2026).
- 7%chance next opponentModel pick: Unofficial #28 and #25, neither has a fight booked. Axel Sola won last time out, against Farès Ziam (5 Sep 2026).
- 4%chance next opponentModel pick: Unofficial #28 and #24, neither has a fight booked. Tofiq Musayev won last time out, against Ľudovít Klein (1 Aug 2026).
Field / other: 74%. This covers everyone not listed above.
- Likely event
- Nothing announced.
- Last fight
- Win vs Nasrat Haqparast · Submission R3 4:59 · UFC Fight Night · 22 Aug 2026
- Career stage
- Riser: 5 straight wins.
- Confidence
- Low (High = officially booked · Medium = reported or a fighter's own claim · Low = model only)
- Last updated
- (UAE time)
Fight history Pro record 18-6-1
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Nasrat Haqparast | Submission · R3, 4:59 | 3 | 4:59 | UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues | |
| D | MarQuel Mederos 🇺🇸 | Draw · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 327: Procházka vs. Ulberg | |
| W | Ismael Bonfim | KO/TKO · R2, 4:30 | 2 | 4:30 | UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown | |
| W | Jai Herbert | Decision (split) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady | |
| W | Rongzhu 🇨🇳 | TKO (doctor's stoppage) · R2, 4:14 | 2 | 4:14 | UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady | |
| W | James Llontop | Submission · R1, 4:33 | 1 | 4:33 | UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez | |
| W | Justin Jaynes | KO/TKO · R2, 3:10 | 2 | 3:10 | Up Next Fighting 13 | |
| W | Serob Minasyan | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) · R3, 3:02 | 3 | 3:02 | Up Next Fighting 7 | |
| W | Eljeria Portee | KO/TKO · R1, 4:07 | 1 | 4:07 | Up Next Fighting 4 | |
| L | Darren Smith Jr. | Decision (split) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UNF 1: Up Next Fighting 1 | |
| W | Emilio Williams | KO/TKO · R1, 0:50 | 1 | 0:50 | Celtic Gladiator 31 | |
| L | Devon Brock | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Lights Out Xtreme Fighting 5 | |
| L | Nate Andrews | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) · R2, 2:04 | 2 | 2:04 | CES 49: Curtis vs. Norwood | |
| L | Gabe Green | Submission · R1, - | 1 | - | Bellator 192: Rampage vs. Sonnen | |
| W | Quinton McCottrell | TKO · R1, 3:13 | 1 | 3:13 | FCOC: Fight Club OC | |
| W | Ivan Castillo | Decision (split) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Brave CF 7 | |
| L | Christian Aguilera | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | KOTC: Warranted Aggression | |
| L | Jason Gonzalez | TKO · R2, 3:14 | 2 | 3:14 | RFA 38: Moises vs. Emmers | |
| W | Mike Segura | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) · R1, 4:07 | 1 | 4:07 | RFA 33: Townsend vs. Chavez | |
| W | George Hernandez | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) · R1, 3:52 | 1 | 3:52 | Xplode Fight Series: Taco | |
| W | Kris Armbrister | Submission (Guillotine) · R1, 0:39 | 1 | 0:39 | Xplode Fight Series: Wasteland | |
| W | Aaron Neveu | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Xplode Fight Series: Cerebral | |
| W | Kenny Wyckoff | TKO · R1, 1:01 | 1 | 1:01 | Xplode Fight Series: TwentyNine Palms Fight Night | |
| W | Julian Hernandez | KO · R1, 0:08 | 1 | 0:08 | Xplode Fight Series: Adrenaline | |
| W | Marko Damiani | TKO · R1, 0:44 | 1 | 0:44 | Xplode Fight Series: Fire |
Professional MMA bouts only, newest first. Source: ESPN (checked 2 Oct 2026).
Chris Padilla: frequently asked questions
When is Chris Padilla's next fight?
No fight is officially booked as of 2 Oct 2026.
Who did Chris Padilla fight last?
Chris Padilla beat Nasrat Haqparast at UFC Fight Night on 22 Aug 2026 (Submission R3 4:59).
Who is Chris Padilla likely to fight next?
NextSmash model estimate: Mason Jones (15%), Axel Sola (7%), Tofiq Musayev (4%). Updated 2 Oct 2026. These are estimates, not facts or betting advice.
What is Chris Padilla's record?
18-6-1 (wins-losses-draws) in professional MMA, as listed on UFC.com (checked 2 Oct 2026).
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Other lightweight fighters
- Mason Jones Unofficial rank #27 · next: Chris Padilla 15%
- Esteban Ribovics Unofficial rank #29 · next: King Green 92%
- King Green Unofficial rank #26 · next: Esteban Ribovics 92%
- Chris Duncan Unofficial rank #30 · next: Drew Dober 92%
- Axel Sola Unofficial rank #25 · next: Tofiq Musayev 8%
More: Lightweight rankings and next fights · United States UFC fighters
Sources
- UFC.com athlete profile (record, status, last fight) · 2 Oct 2026
- ESPN fighter profile (country, fight history) · 2 Oct 2026
- ESPN UFC results (scoreboard API): bouts since Jul 2024 used for the unofficial rank · 2 Oct 2026
Percentages are NextSmash model estimates from the factors shown above (see methodology). They are not facts, and not betting advice. Records and ranks come from UFC.com; country from ESPN. Checked 1 Oct 2026.