Archuleta vs Pettis

Who won Archuleta vs Pettis?

Sergio Pettis beat Juan Archuleta by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of Bellator 258, on Friday 7th May 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Sergio Pettis.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

This contest was for the Bellator Bantamweight championship.

Archuleta vs Pettis stats

Juan Archuleta stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Sergio Pettis made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Juan Archuleta's 12th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Sergio Pettis marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Juan Archuleta's Bellator record stood at 9-3-0, while Sergio Pettis' came in at 5-1-0.

The stats suggested Archuleta had a large advantage in power over Pettis, boasting a 44% knock out percentage over Pettis' 15%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pettis had an advantage over Archuleta, with a 20% submission rate over Archuleta's 4%.

Juan Archuleta was the older man by 6 years, at 37 years old.

Archuleta had a height advantage of 1 inch over Pettis. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Archuleta was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 10 months later than Pettis, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 16 more professional rounds, 101 to Pettis' 85.

Archuleta vs Pettis form

Juan Archuleta had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Soo Chul Kim at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN on 31st December 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Enrique Barzola at Bellator 286 on 1st October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, Long Beach, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Raufeon Stots at Bellator 279 on 23rd April 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

Before that, he had been beaten by Sergio Pettis at Bellator 258 on 7th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Bantamweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had defeated Patchy Mix at Bellator 246 on 12th September 2020 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Bantamweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Sergio Pettis had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Ricky Bandejas at Bellator 242 on 24th July 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Alfred Khashakyan at Bellator 238 on 25th January 2020 by submission in the 1st round at The Forum, Inglewood.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Rob Font at UFC on FOX 31 on 15th December 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center, Milwaukee.

Before that, he had lost to Henry Cejudo at UFC 218 on 2nd December 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Little Caesars Arena, Detroit.

He had beaten Brandon Moreno at UFC Fight Night 114 on 5th August 2017 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Mexico City Arena, Mexico City, Mexico.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Juan Archuleta had been fighting more than Sergio Pettis.

Going to this contest, Juan Archuleta had last fought 2 years, 6 months and 14 days ago, while Sergio Pettis' last outing had been 4 years, 11 months and 21 days ago.

Archuleta's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Pettis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 11 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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