Petersen vs Pogues

Who won Petersen vs Pogues?

Jamal Pogues beat Thomas Petersen by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd February 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jamal Pogues.

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).

Petersen vs Pogues stats

Thomas Petersen stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jamal Pogues made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Thomas Petersen's 3rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Jamal Pogues marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Thomas Petersen's UFC record stood at 1-2-0, while Jamal Pogues' came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Petersen had a massive power advantage over Pogues, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Pogues' 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pogues had a slight advantage over Petersen, with a 10% submission rate over Petersen's 0%.

Thomas Petersen was the younger man by 29 years, at years old.

Pogues had a height advantage of 2 inches over Petersen. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Petersen was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 3 years and 4 months later than Pogues, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 18 less professional rounds, 20 to Pogues' 38.

Petersen vs Pogues form

Thomas Petersen had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Richard Foster at LFA 150 on 13th January 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had lost to 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.

Before that, he had defeated Vernon Lewis at LFA 113 on 30th July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round in their LFA Heavyweight championship fight at Bell County Expo Center, Belton.

He was victorious against Odell Pantin at LFA 104 on 16th April 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Grand Casino Hotel & Resort, Shawnee.

Activity check

Petersen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Pogues' last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 9 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Petersen vs Pogues?

Thomas Petersen was a 57/100 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Jamal Pogues made his way into the ring at 29/20 (+150) with oddsmakers.