Wilkinson vs Pesta

Who won Wilkinson vs Pesta?

Rob Wilkinson beat Viktor Pesta by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of PFL 2022 #4, on Friday 17th June 2022 at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Wilkinson vs Pesta stats

Rob Wilkinson stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Viktor Pesta made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Rob Wilkinson's 8th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Rob Wilkinson's PFL record stood at 6-1-0, while Viktor Pesta's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Pesta had a slight advantage in power over Wilkinson, with a 44% knock out percentage over Wilkinson's 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Wilkinson had an advantage over Pesta, with a 50% submission rate over Pesta's 33%.

Rob Wilkinson was the younger man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Pesta had a height advantage of 1 inch over Wilkinson. Despite this, he had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Wilkinson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 13 years and 5 months later than Pesta, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 37 to Pesta's 47.

Wilkinson vs Pesta form

Wilkinson had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 opponents and going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Tom Breese at PFL 2: 2024 Regular Season on 12th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Thiago Santos at PFL 1 on 1st April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater - Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Omari Akhmedov at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he was victorious against Delan Monte at PFL 2022 #7 on 5th August 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He had won against Viktor Pesta at PFL 2022 #4 on 17th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

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Wilkinson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

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