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 in favor of the 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 losses 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 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Sergio Pettis marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Henry Cejudo's UFC record stood at 10-4-0, while Sergio Pettis' came in at 9-5-0.

The stats suggested Cejudo had a large advantage in power over Pettis, boasting a 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 37 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 , 12 years and 10 months earlier than Pettis, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 29 less professional rounds, 50 to Pettis' 79.

Cejudo vs Pettis form

Cejudo had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 opponents and going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Marlon Moraes at UFC 238 on 8th June 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at United Center, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten T.J. Dillashaw at UFC on ESPN+ 1 on 19th January 2019 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Demetrious Johnson at UFC 227 on 4th August 2018 by split decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Staples Center, Los Angeles.

Before that, he was victorious against Sergio Pettis at UFC 218 on 2nd December 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Little Caesars Arena, Detroit.

He had won against Wilson Reis at UFC 215 on 9th September 2017 by knockout in the 2nd round at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

Sergio Pettis had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Ricky Bandejas at Bellator 242 on 24th July 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Alfred Khashakyan at Bellator 238 on 25th January 2020 by submission in the 1st round at The Forum, Inglewood.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Rob Font at UFC on FOX 31 on 15th December 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center, Milwaukee.

Before that, he had been beaten by Henry Cejudo at UFC 218 on 2nd December 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Little Caesars Arena, Detroit.

He was victorious against Brandon Moreno at UFC Fight Night 114 on 5th August 2017 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Mexico City Arena, Mexico City, Mexico.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Henry Cejudo had last fought 5 years, 1 month and 16 days ago, while Sergio Pettis' last outing had been 4 years ago.

Cejudo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Pettis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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