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.

Sergio Pettis' Bellator record stood at 5-1-0, while Patricio Pitbull's came in at 23-6-0.

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 28 less professional rounds, 79 to Pitbull's 107.

Pettis vs Pitbull form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against 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, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Juan Archuleta at Bellator 258 on 7th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Bantamweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ricky Bandejas at Bellator 242 on 24th July 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he was victorious against Alfred Khashakyan at Bellator 238 on 25th January 2020 by submission in the 1st round at The Forum, Inglewood.

He had lost to Rob Font at UFC on FOX 31 on 15th December 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center, Milwaukee.

Activity check

Pettis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 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.