Bruce Buffer Says Paddy Pimblett Has 'It' Factor To Be Face Of UFC

THE IT FACTOR TMZSports.com

Paddy Pimblett's coming off the most impressive win of his MMA career ... but could Paddy "The Baddy" be the future face of the UFC?!

TMZ Sports ran into the great Bruce Buffer in Los Angeles this week -- just days after the dominant win over Iron Mike at UFC 314 -- where we asked the Voice of the Octagon for his take on that very question.

"Paddy definitely has 'it.' Fighters come along every couple of years, give or take, that have the 'it' factor. I measure fighters not by how they perform in the Octagon, which he did an amazing job against an amazing fighter like Michael Chandler," Buffer explained, adding ... "And [Paddy] proved himself cause he gets better…