Pettis vs Pitbull

Who won Pettis vs Pitbull?

Sergio Pettis beat Patricio Pitbull by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the co-main event of Bellator 297, on Friday 16th June 2023 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Sergio Pettis.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

This contest was for the Bellator Bantamweight championship.

Pettis vs Pitbull stats

Sergio Pettis stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Patricio Pitbull made his way to the cage with a record of 35 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 12 by submission.

This was Sergio Pettis' 6th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Patricio Pitbull marked his 30th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2010.

Sergio Pettis' Bellator record stood at 5-1-0, while Patricio Pitbull's came in at 24-6-0.

The stats suggested Pitbull had an advantage in power over Pettis, with a 31% knock out percentage over Pettis' 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pitbull had an advantage over Pettis, with a 34% submission rate over Pettis' 18%.

Sergio Pettis was the younger man by 6 years, at 31 years old.

Pettis had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Pettis was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 7 years and 6 months later than Pitbull, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 35 less professional rounds, 79 to Pitbull's 114.

Pettis vs Pitbull form

Pettis had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Kyoji Horiguchi at RIZIN 47 on 9th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Yoyogi National Stadium, Shibuya, Japan.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Patchy Mix at Bellator 301 on 17th November 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round in their Bellator Bantamweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Patricio Pitbull at Bellator 297 on 16th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Bantamweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Before that, he had beaten Kyoji Horiguchi at Bellator MMA on 3rd December 2021 by knockout in the 4th round in their Bellator Bantamweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had defeated Juan Archuleta at Bellator 258 on 7th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Bantamweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Pitbull had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by AJ McKee Jr at Bellator 263 on 31st July 2021 by submission in the 1st round in their Bellator Featherweight championship fight at The Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Emmanuel Sanchez at Bellator 255 on 2nd April 2021 by submission in the 1st round in their Bellator Featherweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he had won against Pedro Carvalho at Bellator 252 on 12th November 2020 by knockout in the 1st round in their Bellator Featherweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he had beaten Juan Archuleta at Bellator 228 on 28th September 2019 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Featherweight championship fight at The Forum, Inglewood.

He had defeated Michael Chandler at Bellator 221 on 11th May 2019 by knockout in the 1st round in their Bellator Lightweight championship fight at Allstate Arena, Rosemont.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sergio Pettis had been fighting more than Patricio Pitbull.

Going to this contest, Sergio Pettis had last fought 1 year and 9 days ago, while Patricio Pitbull's last outing had been 3 years, 10 months and 18 days ago.

Pettis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Pitbull's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Pettis vs Pitbull?

Sergio Pettis was a 6/5 (+120) underdog going into the contest, while Patricio Pitbull made his way into the ring at 3/5 (-160) with oddsmakers.