Pettis vs Chiesa

Who won Pettis vs Chiesa?

Anthony Pettis beat Michael Chiesa by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC 226, on Saturday 7th July 2018 at T-Mobile Arena in Last Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Pettis vs Chiesa stats

Anthony Pettis stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Michael Chiesa made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws and 10 by submission.

Michael Chiesa marked his 20th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2012.

Anthony Pettis' UFC record stood at 11-9-0, while Michael Chiesa's came in at 13-7-0.

The stats suggested Pettis had a massive power advantage over Chiesa, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Chiesa's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Chiesa had a massive advantage over Pettis, boasting a 71% submission rate over Pettis' 30%.

Anthony Pettis was the older man by 1 year, at 38 years old.

Chiesa had a height advantage of 3 inches over Pettis. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Pettis was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in , 16 years and 9 months earlier than Chiesa, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 34 more professional rounds, 85 to Chiesa's 51.

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Pettis' last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 10 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 11 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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