Petroski vs Budka

Who won Petroski vs Budka?

Andre Petroski beat Dylan Budka by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 7th September 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Andre Petroski.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Petroski vs Budka stats

Andre Petroski stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Dylan Budka made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Andre Petroski's 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Dylan Budka marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Andre Petroski's UFC record stood at 8-2-0, while Dylan Budka's came in at 0-3-0.

The stats suggested Petroski had a large advantage in power over Budka, boasting a 36% knock out percentage over Budka's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Petroski had a slight advantage over Budka, with a 36% submission rate over Budka's 29%.

Andre Petroski was the older man by 8 years, at 33 years old.

Petroski was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2018, 6 years and 5 months later than Budka, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 34 to Budka's 30.

Petroski vs Budka form

Andre Petroski had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Josh Fremd at UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez on 13th July 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ball Arena, Denver, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Jacob Malkoun at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot on 30th March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Michel Pereira at UFC Fight Night – Yusuff vs Barboza on 14th October 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Gerald Meerschaert at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston.

He had defeated Wellington Turman at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Dylan Budka had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Cesar Almeida at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 on 6th April 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Chad Hanekom at Contender Series 2023 on 5th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Azamat Bekoev at LFA 160 on 16th June 2023 by split decision in their 5 round contest at Owensboro Sportscenter, Owensboro.

Before that, he had won against Wes Schultz at LFA 150 on 13th January 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake.

He had beaten Lydell Poag at LFA 139 on 19th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino, Niagara Falls.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Andre Petroski had been fighting more than Dylan Budka.

Going to this contest, Andre Petroski had last fought 8 months ago, while Dylan Budka's last outing had been 11 months and 7 days ago.

Petroski's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Budka's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

What time did Petroski vs Budka start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 8:25 PM UTC , which was 4:25 PM EST or 1:25 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:25 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Petroski vs Budka?

Andre Petroski was a 1/4 (-400) favourite going into the contest, while Dylan Budka made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.