Petrino vs Prachnio

Who won Petrino vs Prachnio?

Vitor Petrino beat Marcin Prachnio by submission in the 3rd round during the prelims of UFC 290, on Saturday 8th July 2023 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Petrino vs Prachnio stats

Vitor Petrino stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Marcin Prachnio made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Vitor Petrino's 6th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Marcin Prachnio marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Vitor Petrino's UFC record stood at 4-2-0, while Marcin Prachnio's came in at 4-6-0.

The stats suggested Petrino had a slight advantage in power over Prachnio, with a 75% knock out percentage over Prachnio's 69%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Prachnio had a slight advantage over Petrino, with a 6% submission rate over Petrino's 0%.

Vitor Petrino was the younger man by 9 years, at 27 years old.

Prachnio had a height advantage of 1 inch over Petrino. Despite this, he had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Petrino was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 5 years and 9 months later than Prachnio, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 20 less professional rounds, 26 to Prachnio's 46.

Petrino vs Prachnio form

Petrino 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 Anthony Smith at UFC 301 on 4th May 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had won against Tyson Pedro at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev on 2nd March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Modestas Bukauskas at UFC Fight Night – Almeida vs. Lewis on 4th November 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Before that, he had defeated Marcin Prachnio at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

He was victorious against Anton Turkalj at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Petrino's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Prachnio's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Petrino vs Prachnio?

Vitor Petrino was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Marcin Prachnio made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.