Ferguson vs Pettis

Who won Ferguson vs Pettis?

Tony Ferguson beat Anthony Pettis by knockout in the 2nd round during the co-main event of UFC 229, on Saturday 6th October 2018 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Ferguson vs Pettis stats

Tony Ferguson stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Anthony Pettis made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Tony Ferguson's 24th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2011.

Tony Ferguson's UFC record stood at 15-9-0, while Anthony Pettis' came in at 11-9-0.

The stats suggested Pettis had a massive power advantage over Ferguson, boasting a 48% knock out percentage over Ferguson's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pettis had a massive advantage over Ferguson, boasting a 33% submission rate over Ferguson's 0%.

Tony Ferguson was the older man by 3 years, at 41 years old.

Ferguson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Pettis. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Ferguson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 28 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 17 years and 2 months later than Pettis, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 82 to Pettis' 85.

Ferguson vs Pettis form

Ferguson had lost to all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Paddy Pimblett at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Bobby Green at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Nate Diaz at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by submission in the 4th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Michael Chandler at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He had been beaten by Beneil Dariush at UFC 262 on 15th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

Activity check

Ferguson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Pettis' last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 11 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 11 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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