Jacoby vs Petrino

Who won Jacoby vs Petrino?

Dustin Jacoby beat Vitor Petrino by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 14th December 2024 at Amalie Arena in Tampa.

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).

Jacoby vs Petrino stats

Dustin Jacoby stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Vitor Petrino made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Dustin Jacoby's 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2011. Vitor Petrino marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Dustin Jacoby's UFC record stood at 8-6-1, while Vitor Petrino's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Petrino had a slight advantage in power over Jacoby, with a 64% knock out percentage over Jacoby's 63%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Petrino had a slight advantage over Jacoby, with a 9% submission rate over Jacoby's 5%.

Dustin Jacoby was the older man by 9 years, at 36 years old.

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

Jacoby was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 8 years and 5 months earlier than Petrino, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 35 more professional rounds, 61 to Petrino's 26.

Jacoby vs Petrino form

Dustin Jacoby had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Dominick Reyes at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov on 8th June 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Alonzo Menifield at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Kennedy Nzechukwu at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

Before that, he had been defeated by Azamat Murzakanov at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City.

He had lost to Khalil Rountree at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Petrino had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had been beaten by Anthony Smith at UFC 301 on 4th May 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had beaten Tyson Pedro at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev on 2nd March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Modestas Bukauskas at UFC Fight Night – Almeida vs. Lewis on 4th November 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Before that, he was victorious against Marcin Prachnio at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

He had won against Anton Turkalj at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Vitor Petrino had been fighting more than Dustin Jacoby.

Going to this contest, Dustin Jacoby had last fought 9 months and 20 days ago, while Vitor Petrino's last outing had been 10 months and 24 days ago.

Jacoby's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Petrino's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Jacoby vs Petrino start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:10 AM UTC , which was 11:10 PM EST or 8:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:10 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Jacoby vs Petrino?

Dustin Jacoby was a 11/4 (+280) underdog going into the contest, while Vitor Petrino made his way into the ring at 7/25 (-360) with oddsmakers.