Pettis vs Thompson

Who won Pettis vs Thompson?

Anthony Pettis beat Stephen Thompson by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 6, on Saturday 23rd March 2019 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Pettis vs Thompson stats

Anthony Pettis stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Stephen Thompson made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Stephen Thompson marked his 21st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2012.

Anthony Pettis' UFC record stood at 11-9-0, while Stephen Thompson's came in at 12-8-1.

The stats suggested Thompson had a slight advantage in power over Pettis, with a 50% knock out percentage over Pettis' 48%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pettis had a large advantage over Thompson, boasting a 33% submission rate over Thompson's 7%.

Anthony Pettis was the younger man by 4 years, at 38 years old.

Thompson had a height advantage of 2 inches over Pettis. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Pettis was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in , 15 years and 3 months earlier than Thompson, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 11 more professional rounds, 85 to Thompson's 74.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Anthony Pettis had been fighting more than Stephen Thompson.

Going to this contest, Anthony Pettis had last fought 6 years, 7 months and 1 day ago, while Stephen Thompson's last outing had been 6 years, 11 months and 10 days ago.

Pettis' last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 9 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Thompson's last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 5 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.5 rounds on average.

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