Petrino vs Pedro

Who won Petrino vs Pedro?

Vitor Petrino beat Tyson Pedro by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 2nd March 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 in favor of the winner Vitor Petrino.

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 Pedro stats

Vitor Petrino stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Tyson Pedro made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Vitor Petrino's 6th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023.

Vitor Petrino's UFC record stood at 4-2-0, while Tyson Pedro's came in at 6-5-0.

The stats suggested Petrino had an advantage in power over Pedro, with a 70% knock out percentage over Pedro's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pedro had a massive advantage over Petrino, boasting a 50% submission rate over Petrino's 10%.

Vitor Petrino was the younger man by 6 years, at 27 years old.

Pedro had a height advantage of 1 inch over Petrino. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Petrino was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 5 years and 7 months later than Pedro, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 3 more professional rounds, 26 to Pedro's 23.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Vitor Petrino had last fought 1 year, 6 months and 18 days ago, while Tyson Pedro's last outing had been 6 years, 10 months and 29 days ago.

Petrino's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

Pedro's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 8 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Petrino vs Pedro?

Vitor Petrino was a 13/50 (-380) favourite going into the contest, while Tyson Pedro made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.