Cejudo vs Pettis

Who won Cejudo vs Pettis?

Henry Cejudo beat Sergio Pettis by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 218, on Saturday 2nd December 2017 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Henry Cejudo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Cejudo vs Pettis stats

Henry Cejudo stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Sergio Pettis made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 3 of those wins by knock out and 3 by submission.

The stats suggested Cejudo had a large advantage in power over Pettis, boasting at 45% knock out percentage over Pettis' 19%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pettis had an advantage over Cejudo, with a 19% submission rate over Cejudo's 0%.

Henry Cejudo was the older man by 7 years, at 36 years old.

Pettis had a height advantage of 2 inches over Cejudo. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Cejudo was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 11 years and 8 months earlier than Pettis, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 25 less professional rounds, 47 to Pettis' 72.

Activity check

Pettis' last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 2 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Cejudo vs Pettis?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any historical odds for Cejudo vs Pettis.