Erosa vs Peterson

Who won Erosa vs Peterson?

Julian Erosa beat Steven Peterson by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 5th February 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Julian Erosa.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Erosa vs Peterson stats

Julian Erosa stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 12 by submission.

Steven Peterson made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Julian Erosa's 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015.

Julian Erosa's UFC record stood at 8-7-0, while Steven Peterson's came in at 3-5-0.

The stats suggested Erosa had an advantage in power over Peterson, with a 42% knock out percentage over Peterson's 28%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Erosa had a slight advantage over Peterson, with a 46% submission rate over Peterson's 44%.

Julian Erosa was the older man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Erosa had a height advantage of 3 inches over Peterson. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Erosa was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 month later than Peterson, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, 93 to Peterson's 78.

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Erosa's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Peterson's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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