Pena vs Peterson

Who won Pena vs Peterson?

Luis Pena beat Steven Peterson by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 6, on Saturday 23rd March 2019 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Luis Pena.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Pena vs Peterson stats

Luis Pena stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Steven Peterson made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

Luis Pena's UFC record stood at 4-3-0, while Steven Peterson's came in at 3-5-0.

The stats suggested Peterson had a slight advantage in power over Pena, with a 24% knock out percentage over Pena's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pena had a massive advantage over Peterson, boasting a 80% submission rate over Peterson's 47%.

Luis Pena was the younger man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Pena had a height advantage of 5 inches over Peterson. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Pena was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 6 years and 1 month later than Peterson, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 51 less professional rounds, 27 to Peterson's 78.

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Peterson's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 4 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Pena vs Peterson?

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