Pedro vs Hunsucker

Who won Pedro vs Hunsucker?

Tyson Pedro beat Harry Hunsucker by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 278, on Saturday 20th August 2022 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Pedro vs Hunsucker stats

Tyson Pedro stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Harry Hunsucker made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Tyson Pedro's UFC record stood at 6-5-0, while Harry Hunsucker's came in at 0-3-0.

The stats suggested Hunsucker had a slight advantage in power over Pedro, with a 43% knock out percentage over Pedro's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pedro had a slight advantage over Hunsucker, with a 63% submission rate over Hunsucker's 57%.

Tyson Pedro was the younger man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Pedro had a height advantage of 1 inch over Hunsucker. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Pedro was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Hunsucker, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, 23 to Hunsucker's 13.

Pedro vs Hunsucker form

Pedro had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Ike Villanueva at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade on 23rd April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Mauricio Rua at UFC Fight Night 142 on 1st December 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at Adelaide Entertainment Center, Adelaide, South Australia.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Ovince St. Preux at UFC Fight Night 132 on 23rd June 2018 by submission in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Before that, he had beaten Saparbeg Safarov at UFC 221 on 10th February 2018 by submission in the 1st round at Perth Arena, Perth, Australia.

He had been defeated by Ilir Latifi at UFC 215 on 9th September 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

Activity check

Pedro's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Hunsucker's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

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