Gaziev vs Petersen

Who won Gaziev vs Petersen?

Shamil Gaziev beat Thomas Petersen by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 1st February 2025 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Gaziev vs Petersen stats

Shamil Gaziev stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Thomas Petersen made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Shamil Gaziev's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Thomas Petersen marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Shamil Gaziev's UFC record stood at 3-1-0, while Thomas Petersen's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Petersen had an advantage in power over Gaziev, with a 78% knock out percentage over Gaziev's 62%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gaziev had an advantage over Petersen, with a 23% submission rate over Petersen's 11%.

Shamil Gaziev was the older man by 35 years, at 35 years old.

Gaziev had a height advantage of 3 inches over Petersen. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Gaziev was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2020, 10 months later than Petersen, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 25 to Petersen's 23.

Gaziev vs Petersen form

Petersen had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Mohammed Usman at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba on 20th July 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Jamal Pogues at UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov on 3rd February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Richard Foster at LFA 150 on 13th January 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake.

Before that, he had defeated Kory Moegenburg at LFA 142 on 16th September 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake.

He had been beaten by Waldo Cortes-Acosta at LFA 129 on 15th April 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round in their LFA Heavyweight championship fight at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake.

Activity check

Gaziev's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Petersen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Gaziev vs Petersen start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:40 PM UTC , which was 10:40 AM EST or 7:40 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:40 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Gaziev vs Petersen?

Shamil Gaziev was a 7/25 (-360) favourite going into the contest, while Thomas Petersen made his way into the ring at 11/4 (+280) with oddsmakers.