Wilkinson vs Pesta

Who won Wilkinson vs Pesta?

Rob Wilkinson beat Viktor Pesta by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of PFL 2022 #4, on Friday 17th June 2022 at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta.

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).

Wilkinson vs Pesta stats

Rob Wilkinson stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Viktor Pesta made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Rob Wilkinson's 8th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Rob Wilkinson's PFL record stood at 6-1-0, while Viktor Pesta's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Pesta had a slight advantage in power over Wilkinson, with a 44% knock out percentage over Wilkinson's 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Wilkinson had an advantage over Pesta, with a 50% submission rate over Pesta's 33%.

Rob Wilkinson was the younger man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Pesta had a height advantage of 1 inch over Wilkinson. Despite this, he had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Wilkinson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 13 years and 2 months later than Pesta, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 37 to Pesta's 47.

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Wilkinson's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 4 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years and 8 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Wilkinson vs Pesta?

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