Vieira vs Petroski

Who won Vieira vs Petroski?

Andre Petroski beat Rodolfo Vieira by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 15th February 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Andre Petroski.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Vieira vs Petroski stats

Rodolfo Vieira stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Andre Petroski made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Rodolfo Vieira's 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Andre Petroski marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Rodolfo Vieira's UFC record stood at 5-3-0, while Andre Petroski's came in at 8-2-0.

The stats suggested Petroski had a large advantage in power over Vieira, boasting a 33% knock out percentage over Vieira's 10%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vieira had a massive advantage over Petroski, boasting a 90% submission rate over Petroski's 33%.

Rodolfo Vieira was the older man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Vieira was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 7 months earlier than Petroski, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 24 to Petroski's 34.

Vieira vs Petroski form

Rodolfo Vieira had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Armen Petrosyan at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer on 10th February 2024 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Cody Brundage at UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon on 29th April 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Chris Curtis at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on 25th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Dustin Stoltzfus at UFC Vegas 31 on 17th July 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Oskar Piechota at UFC on ESPN+ 14 on 10th August 2019 by submission in the 2nd round at Antel Arena, Montevideo, Uruguay.

Andre Petroski had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Dylan Budka at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady on 7th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Josh Fremd at UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez on 13th July 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ball Arena, Denver.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jacob Malkoun at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot on 30th March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

Before that, he had been defeated by Michel Pereira at UFC Fight Night – Yusuff vs Barboza on 14th October 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Gerald Meerschaert at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Andre Petroski had been fighting more than Rodolfo Vieira.

Going to this contest, Rodolfo Vieira had last fought 1 year, 1 month and 2 days ago, while Andre Petroski's last outing had been 6 months and 5 days ago.

Vieira's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Petroski's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Vieira vs Petroski start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:40 AM UTC , which was 7:40 PM EST or 4:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:40 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Vieira vs Petroski?

Rodolfo Vieira was a 9/25 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Andre Petroski made his way into the ring at 9/4 (+230) with oddsmakers.