Petrino vs Pedro

Who won Petrino vs Pedro?

Vitor Petrino beat Tyson Pedro by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 2nd March 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 in favor of the winner Vitor Petrino.

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 Pedro stats

Vitor Petrino stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Tyson Pedro made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Vitor Petrino's UFC record stood at 4-0-0, while Tyson Pedro's came in at 6-5-0.

The stats suggested Petrino had an advantage in power over Pedro, with a 70% knock out percentage over Pedro's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pedro had a massive advantage over Petrino, boasting a 50% submission rate over Petrino's 10%.

Vitor Petrino was the younger man by 6 years, at 26 years old.

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

Petrino was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 5 years and 7 months later than Pedro, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 1 less professional rounds, 22 to Pedro's 23.

Petrino vs Pedro form

Tyson Pedro had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Anton Turkalj at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Previous to that, he had lost to Modestas Bukauskas at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Harry Hunsucker at UFC 278 on 20th August 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Ike Villanueva at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade on 23rd April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Mauricio Rua at UFC Fight Night 142 on 1st December 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at Adelaide Entertainment Center, Adelaide, South Australia.

Activity check

Petrino's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

Pedro's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Petrino vs Pedro?

Vitor Petrino was a 13/50 (-380) favourite going into the contest, while Tyson Pedro made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.