Petroski vs Budka

Who won Petroski vs Budka?

Andre Petroski beat Dylan Budka by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 7th September 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Andre Petroski.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Petroski vs Budka stats

Andre Petroski stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Dylan Budka made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Andre Petroski's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Dylan Budka marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Andre Petroski's UFC record stood at 7-2-0, while Dylan Budka's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Petroski had a large advantage in power over Budka, boasting a 36% knock out percentage over Budka's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Petroski had a slight advantage over Budka, with a 36% submission rate over Budka's 29%.

Andre Petroski was the older man by 9 years, at 33 years old.

Petroski was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2018, 5 years and 11 months later than Budka, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 31 to Budka's 29.

Petroski vs Budka form

Dylan Budka had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Cesar Almeida at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 on 6th April 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Chad Hanekom at Contender Series 2023 on 5th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Azamat Bekoev at LFA 160 on 16th June 2023 by split decision in their 5 round contest at Owensboro Sportscenter, Owensboro.

Before that, he had beaten Wes Schultz at LFA 150 on 13th January 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake.

He had defeated Lydell Poag at LFA 139 on 19th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino, Niagara Falls.

Activity check

Petroski's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Budka's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

What time did Petroski vs Budka start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 8:25 PM UTC , which was 4:25 PM EST or 1:25 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:25 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Petroski vs Budka?

Andre Petroski was a 1/4 (-400) favourite going into the contest, while Dylan Budka made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.