Pettis vs Horiguchi

Who won Pettis vs Horiguchi?

Sergio Pettis beat Kyoji Horiguchi by during the main event of Bellator MMA, on Friday 3rd December 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Sergio Pettis.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

This contest was for the Bellator bantamweight championship.

Pettis vs Horiguchi stats

Sergio Pettis stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Kyoji Horiguchi made his way to the cage with a record of 29 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Sergio Pettis' Bellator record stood at 5-1-0, while Kyoji Horiguchi's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Horiguchi had a massive power advantage over Pettis, boasting a 52% knock out percentage over Pettis' 15%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pettis had a slight advantage over Horiguchi, with a 20% submission rate over Horiguchi's 10%.

Sergio Pettis was the younger man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Pettis had a height advantage of 1 inch over Horiguchi. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Pettis was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 4 months later than Horiguchi, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 8 less professional rounds, 79 to Horiguchi's 87.

Pettis vs Horiguchi form

Pettis had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Patchy Mix at Bellator 301 on 17th November 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round in their Bellator Bantamweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Patricio Pitbull at Bellator 297 on 16th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Bantamweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kyoji Horiguchi at Bellator MMA on 3rd December 2021 by knockout in the 4th round in their Bellator Bantamweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he had defeated Juan Archuleta at Bellator 258 on 7th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Bantamweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He was victorious against Ricky Bandejas at Bellator 242 on 24th July 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Horiguchi had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Hiromasa Ougikubo at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN on 31st December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Yuto Hokamura at RIZIN 38 on 25th September 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Patchy Mix at Bellator 279 on 23rd April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, United States.

Before that, he had been defeated by Sergio Pettis at Bellator MMA on 3rd December 2021 by knockout in the 4th round in their Bellator Bantamweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had defeated Kai Asakura at RIZIN 26 on 31st December 2020 by knockout in the 1st round in their Rizin Bantamweight championship fight at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kyoji Horiguchi had been fighting more than Sergio Pettis.

Going to this contest, Sergio Pettis had last fought 5 months and 1 day ago, while Kyoji Horiguchi's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 18 days ago.

Pettis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Horiguchi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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