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 1 month earlier than Thompson, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 11 more professional rounds, 85 to Thompson's 74.

Pettis vs Thompson form

Anthony Pettis had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Clay Collard at PFL 2021 #1 on 23rd April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Diego Ferreira at UFC 246 on 18th January 2020 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Nate Diaz at UFC 241 on 17th August 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Before that, he had won against Stephen Thompson at UFC on ESPN+ 6 on 23rd March 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

He had lost to Tony Ferguson at UFC 229 on 6th October 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Pettis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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

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