Pedro vs Turkalj

Who won Pedro vs Turkalj?

Tyson Pedro beat Anton Turkalj by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 293, on Saturday 9th September 2023 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.

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).

Pedro vs Turkalj stats

Tyson Pedro stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Anton Turkalj made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Tyson Pedro's UFC record stood at 6-5-0, while Anton Turkalj's came in at 0-4-0.

The stats suggested Turkalj had an advantage in power over Pedro, with a 63% knock out percentage over Pedro's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pedro had a massive advantage over Turkalj, boasting a 56% submission rate over Turkalj's 25%.

Tyson Pedro was the older man by 4 years, at 33 years old.

Turkalj had a height advantage of 1 inch over Pedro. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Pedro was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 5 years and 2 months earlier than Turkalj, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 3 more professional rounds, 23 to Turkalj's 20.

Pedro vs Turkalj form

Pedro had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Harry Hunsucker at UFC 278 on 20th August 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Ike Villanueva at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade on 23rd April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Mauricio Rua at UFC Fight Night 142 on 1st December 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at Adelaide Entertainment Center, Adelaide, South Australia.

Before that, he had been beaten by Ovince St. Preux at UFC Fight Night 132 on 23rd June 2018 by submission in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

He had defeated Saparbeg Safarov at UFC 221 on 10th February 2018 by submission in the 1st round at Perth Arena, Perth, Australia.

Activity check

Pedro's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Turkalj's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Pedro vs Turkalj?

Tyson Pedro was a 19/20 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Anton Turkalj made his way into the ring at 87/100 (-110) with oddsmakers.