Font vs Pettis

Who won Font vs Pettis?

Rob Font beat Sergio Pettis by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC on FOX 31, on Saturday 15th December 2018 at Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center in Milwaukee.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Rob Font.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Font vs Pettis stats

Rob Font stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Sergio Pettis made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Rob Font's 19th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Sergio Pettis marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Rob Font's UFC record stood at 12-7-0, while Sergio Pettis' came in at 9-5-0.

The stats suggested Font had a large advantage in power over Pettis, boasting a 47% knock out percentage over Pettis' 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Font had a slight advantage over Pettis, with a 27% submission rate over Pettis' 18%.

Rob Font was the older man by 6 years, at 37 years old.

Font had a height advantage of 2 inches over Pettis. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Font was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 months later than Pettis, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 75 to Pettis' 79.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Rob Font had last fought 7 years, 2 months and 9 days ago, while Sergio Pettis' last outing had been 7 years, 3 months and 27 days ago.

Font's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 8 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 6 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

Pettis' last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 2 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 8 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.7 rounds on average.

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