Petroski vs Turman

Who won Petroski vs Turman?

Andre Petroski beat Wellington Turman by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 281, on Saturday 12th November 2022 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Andre Petroski.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Petroski vs Turman stats

Andre Petroski stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Wellington Turman made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Andre Petroski's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021.

Andre Petroski's UFC record stood at 8-3-0, while Wellington Turman's came in at 3-6-0.

The stats suggested Petroski had a large advantage in power over Turman, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Turman's 24%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Petroski had a slight advantage over Turman, with a 50% submission rate over Turman's 41%.

Andre Petroski was the older man by 6 years, at 34 years old.

Petroski was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 4 years and 1 month later than Turman, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 16 less professional rounds, 37 to Turman's 53.

Petroski vs Turman form

Petroski had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 opponent and going to the judges 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Gerald Meerschaert at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Wellington Turman at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Nick Maximov at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Yaozong Hu at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by submission in the 3rd round.

He had won against Micheal Gillmore at UFC Vegas 35 on 28th August 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Enterprise, United States.

Wellington Turman had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Misha Cirkunov at UFC Fight Night on 26th February 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Sam Alvey at UFC Vegas 35 on 28th August 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Bruno Silva at UFC Vegas 29 on 19th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round.

Before that, he was victorious against Markus Perez at UFC on ESPN+ 22 on 16th November 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

He had been beaten by Karl Roberson at UFC on ESPN+ 13 on 13th July 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Golden1 Center, Sacramento, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Andre Petroski had been fighting more than Wellington Turman.

Going to this contest, Andre Petroski had last fought 1 year, 9 months and 30 days ago, while Wellington Turman's last outing had been 3 years, 3 months and 23 days ago.

Petroski's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Turman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Petroski vs Turman?

Andre Petroski was a 11/20 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Wellington Turman made his way into the ring at 3/2 (+150) with oddsmakers.