Petrino vs Bukauskas

Who won Petrino vs Bukauskas?

Vitor Petrino beat Modestas Bukauskas by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Almeida vs. Lewis, on Saturday 4th November 2023 at Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo.

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).

Petrino vs Bukauskas stats

Vitor Petrino stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Modestas Bukauskas made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Vitor Petrino's 6th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Modestas Bukauskas marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Vitor Petrino's UFC record stood at 4-2-0, while Modestas Bukauskas' came in at 5-4-0.

The stats suggested Petrino had a slight advantage in power over Bukauskas, with a 67% knock out percentage over Bukauskas' 60%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bukauskas had a slight advantage over Petrino, with a 13% submission rate over Petrino's 11%.

Vitor Petrino was the younger man by 4 years, at 27 years old.

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

Petrino was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 4 years later than Bukauskas, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 20 less professional rounds, 26 to Bukauskas' 46.

Petrino vs Bukauskas form

Bukauskas 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 won against Zac Pauga at UFC Fight Night – Vettori vs. Cannonier on 17th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Tyson Pedro at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Chuck Campbell at Cage Warriors 148 on 31st December 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at Indigo at the O2, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he was victorious against Lee Chadwick at Cage Warriors 145 on 4th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Indigo at the O2, London.

He had lost to Khalil Rountree at UFC Vegas 36 on 4th September 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

Petrino's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Bukauskas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Petrino vs Bukauskas?

Vitor Petrino was a 4/9 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Modestas Bukauskas made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.