Archuleta vs Pettis

Who won Archuleta vs Pettis?

Sergio Pettis beat Juan Archuleta by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of Bellator 258, on Friday 7th May 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Sergio Pettis.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

This contest was for the Bellator bantamweight championship.

Archuleta vs Pettis stats

Juan Archuleta stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Sergio Pettis made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Juan Archuleta's Bellator record stood at 9-3-0, while Sergio Pettis' came in at 5-1-0.

The stats suggested Archuleta had a large advantage in power over Pettis, boasting a 44% knock out percentage over Pettis' 15%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pettis had an advantage over Archuleta, with a 20% submission rate over Archuleta's 4%.

Juan Archuleta was the older man by 6 years, at 36 years old.

Archuleta had a height advantage of 1 inch over Pettis. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Archuleta was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 10 months later than Pettis, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 20 more professional rounds, 99 to Pettis' 79.

Archuleta vs Pettis form

Archuleta had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Patchy Mix at Bellator 246 on 12th September 2020 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Bantamweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Henry Corrales at Bellator 238 on 25th January 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Forum, Inglewood.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Patricio Pitbull at Bellator 228 on 28th September 2019 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Featherweight championship fight at The Forum, Inglewood.

Before that, he had defeated Eduardo Dantas at Bellator 222 on 14th June 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He was victorious against Ricky Bandejas at Bellator 214 on 26th January 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Forum, Los Angeles.

Pettis had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1opponent and going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Patricio Pitbull at Bellator 297 on 16th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Bantamweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Kyoji Horiguchi at Bellator MMA on 3rd December 2021 by knockout in the 4th round in their Bellator Bantamweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Juan Archuleta at Bellator 258 on 7th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Bantamweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he was victorious against Ricky Bandejas at Bellator 242 on 24th July 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had won against Alfred Khashakyan at Bellator 238 on 25th January 2020 by submission in the 1st round at The Forum, Inglewood.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sergio Pettis had been fighting more than Juan Archuleta.

Going to this contest, Juan Archuleta had last fought 3 years, 7 months and 14 days ago, while Sergio Pettis' last outing had been 10 months and 10 days ago.

Archuleta's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 3 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Pettis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

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