Pettis vs Mix

Who won Pettis vs Mix?

Patchy Mix beat Sergio Pettis by knockout in the 2nd round during the co-main event of Bellator 301, on Friday 17th November 2023 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

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 Mix stats

Sergio Pettis stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Patchy Mix made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 12 by submission.

Sergio Pettis' Bellator record stood at 5-1-0, while Patchy Mix's came in at 8-1-0.

The stats suggested Pettis had a slight advantage in power over Mix, with a 17% knock out percentage over Mix's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mix had a massive advantage over Pettis, boasting a 67% submission rate over Pettis' 17%.

Sergio Pettis was the same age as Patchy Mix, at 30 years old.

Mix had a height advantage of 5 inches over Pettis. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Pettis was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 4 years and 8 months earlier than Mix, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 35 more professional rounds, 79 to Mix's 44.

Pettis vs Mix form

Pettis had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 opponent and going to the judges 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, 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, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

He had won against Alfred Khashakyan at Bellator 238 on 25th January 2020 by submission in the 1st round at The Forum, Inglewood.

Mix had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1opponent and going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Raufeon Stots at Bellator 295 on 22nd April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round in their Bellator Interim Bantamweight championship fight at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Magomed Magomedov at Bellator 289 on 9th December 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Kyoji Horiguchi at Bellator 279 on 23rd April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

Before that, he had won against James Gallagher at Bellator MMA on 5th November 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

He had beaten Albert Morales at Bellator 258 on 7th May 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Sergio Pettis had last fought 10 months and 10 days ago, while Patchy Mix's last outing had been 1 year and 4 days ago.

Pettis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Mix's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Pettis vs Mix?

Sergio Pettis was a 7/4 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Patchy Mix made his way into the ring at 4/9 (-230) with oddsmakers.