Romero vs Cossio

Who won Romero vs Cossio?

Sergio Cossio beat Anthony Romero by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of PFL 5, on Friday 21st June 2024 at Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City.

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

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).

Romero vs Cossio stats

Anthony Romero stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Sergio Cossio made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Anthony Romero's 3rd fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Sergio Cossio marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Anthony Romero's PFL record stood at 1-2-0, while Sergio Cossio's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Cossio had a slight advantage in power over Romero, with a 33% knock out percentage over Romero's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Cossio had a massive advantage over Romero, boasting a 50% submission rate over Romero's 8%.

Anthony Romero was the older man by 28 years, at 28 years old.

Romero had a height advantage of 2 inches over Cossio.

Romero was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 4 years and 2 months later than Cossio, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 26 less professional rounds, 40 to Cossio's 66.

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Romero's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Romero vs Cossio start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:20 PM UTC , which was 5:20 PM EST or 2:20 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:20 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Romero vs Cossio?

Anthony Romero was a 3/10 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Sergio Cossio made his way into the ring at 9/4 (+300) with oddsmakers.