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: Yan vs. Dvalishvili, on Saturday 11th March 2023 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of 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 loses 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, with 5 of those wins by knock out and 2 by submission.

The stats suggested Petrino had a large advantage in power over Turkalj, boasting at 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, boosting at 25% submission rate over Petrino's 0%.

Vitor Petrino was the younger man by 1 year, at 25 years old.

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

Petrino was the less experienced professional fighter, 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 less professional rounds, 14 to Turkalj's 16.

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What were the odds on Petrino vs Turkalj?

Vitor Petrino was a 9/10 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Anton Turkalj made his way into the ring at 9/10 (-110) with oddsmakers.