Fernando Padilla
“El Valiente”
Record 16-6-0MexicoTeam Oyama
The style
Tall Finisher
length · submission hunting · high output
GrapplingStriking
Mexican featherweight who is unusually tall for the weight class at 6-foot-1 with a 76-inch reach, and a brown belt in 10th Planet jiu-jitsu. He fights at a high pace and finishes almost everything he wins, with 14 of his 16 wins coming inside the distance and nine by submission, though he also absorbs nearly as many strikes as he lands. He has not competed since a first-round TKO loss to Sean Woodson in December 2024.
Tale of the tape
| Record | 16-6-0 |
| Age | 29 |
| Height | 6'1" |
| Reach | 76" |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Country | Mexico |
| Team | Team Oyama |
The numbers
Career UFC averages.
| Sig. strikes landed / min | 6.07 |
| Striking accuracy | 40% |
| Sig. strikes absorbed / min | 5.74 |
| Striking defense | 52% |
| Takedowns / 15 min | 0 |
| Takedown accuracy | — |
| Takedown defense | 100% |
| Submission attempts / 15 min | 0.61 |
How they win
5 KO/TKO9 SUB2 DEC
How they lose
1 KO/TKO0 SUB5 DEC
On The Fight Brief
No fight breakdowns yet — they’ll appear here when Padilla lands on a covered card.