Petrino vs Turkalj

Who won Petrino vs Turkalj?

Vitor Petrino beat Anton Turkalj by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 11th March 2023 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 30-26, 30-27, 30-27 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 Turkalj stats

Vitor Petrino stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Anton Turkalj made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Vitor Petrino's UFC record stood at 4-0-0, while Anton Turkalj's came in at 0-4-0.

The stats suggested Petrino had a large advantage in power over Turkalj, boasting a 86% knock out percentage over Turkalj's 63%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Turkalj had a large advantage over Petrino, boasting a 25% submission rate over Petrino's 0%.

Vitor Petrino was the younger man by 1 year, at 26 years old.

Turkalj had a height advantage of 2 inches over Petrino. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Petrino's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Turkalj's, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 4 months later than Turkalj, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 22 to Turkalj's 20.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Vitor Petrino had last fought 1 year, 1 month and 7 days ago, while Anton Turkalj's last outing had been 1 year, 7 months and 8 days ago.

What were the odds on Petrino vs Turkalj?

Vitor Petrino was a 19/20 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Anton Turkalj made his way into the ring at 87/100 (-110) with oddsmakers.