Petrino vs Bukauskas

Who won Petrino vs Bukauskas?

Vitor Petrino beat Modestas Bukauskas by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Almeida vs. Lewis, on Saturday 4th November 2023 at Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo.

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).

Petrino vs Bukauskas stats

Vitor Petrino stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Modestas Bukauskas made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Vitor Petrino's 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Modestas Bukauskas marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Vitor Petrino's UFC record stood at 4-1-0, while Modestas Bukauskas' came in at 4-4-0.

The stats suggested Petrino had a slight advantage in power over Bukauskas, with a 67% knock out percentage over Bukauskas' 60%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bukauskas had a slight advantage over Petrino, with a 13% submission rate over Petrino's 11%.

Vitor Petrino was the younger man by 3 years, at 27 years old.

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

Petrino was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 4 years later than Bukauskas, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 22 less professional rounds, 23 to Bukauskas' 45.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Vitor Petrino had been fighting more than Modestas Bukauskas.

Going to this contest, Vitor Petrino had last fought 1 year, 2 months and 26 days ago, while Modestas Bukauskas' last outing had been 3 years, 11 months and 17 days ago.

Petrino's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Bukauskas' last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Petrino vs Bukauskas?

Vitor Petrino was a 4/9 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Modestas Bukauskas made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.