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 10th 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 6-4-0.

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 23 less professional rounds, 26 to Bukauskas' 49.

Petrino vs Bukauskas form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to 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 won against 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 beaten 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 had defeated Marcin Prachnio at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

He was victorious 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.

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 been beaten by 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

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

Going to this contest, Vitor Petrino had last fought 1 year, 2 months and 1 day ago, while Modestas Bukauskas' last outing had been 2 years and 18 days ago.

Petrino's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Bukauskas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 7 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.