Pettis vs Thompson

Who won Pettis vs Thompson?

Anthony Pettis beat Stephen Thompson by during the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 6, on Saturday 23rd March 2019 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Anthony Pettis.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Pettis vs Thompson stats

Anthony Pettis stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 8 loses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Stephen Thompson made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 3 loses and 1 draw, with 7 of those wins by knock out and 1 by submission.

The stats suggested Thompson had a slight advantage in power over Pettis, with a 50% knock out percentage over Pettis' 48%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pettis had a large advantage over Thompson, boasting at 33% submission rate over Thompson's 7%.

Anthony Pettis was the younger man by 4 years, at 35 years old.

Thompson had a height advantage of 2 inches over Pettis. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Pettis was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in , 12 years and 9 months earlier than Thompson, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 20 more professional rounds, 85 to Thompson's 65.

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Pettis' last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Thompson's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 11 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Pettis vs Thompson?

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