Petroski vs Turman

Who won Petroski vs Turman?

Andre Petroski beat Wellington Turman by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 281, on Saturday 12th November 2022 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of 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 Turman stats

Andre Petroski stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Wellington Turman made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 5 loses and 0 draws, with 4 of those wins by knock out and 7 by submission.

The stats suggested Petroski had a large advantage in power over Turman, boasting at 50% knock out percentage over Turman's 24%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Petroski had a slight advantage over Turman, with a 50% submission rate over Turman's 41%.

Andre Petroski was the older man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Petroski was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 4 year and 1 month later than Turman, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 29 less professional rounds, 19 to Turman's 48.

Petroski vs Turman form

Wellington Turman had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Misha Cirkunov at UFC Fight Night on 26th February 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Sam Alvey at UFC Vegas 35 on 28th August 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Bruno Silva at UFC Vegas 29 on 19th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round.

Before that, he had beat Markus Perez at UFC on ESPN+ 22 on 16th November 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

He had lost to Karl Roberson at UFC on ESPN+ 13 on 13th July 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Golden1 Center, Sacramento, United States.

Activity check

Petroski's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 5 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Turman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Petroski vs Turman?

Andre Petroski was a 11/20 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Wellington Turman made his way into the ring at 3/2 (+150) with oddsmakers.