Who won Font vs Pettis?
Rob Font beat Sergio Pettis by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC on FOX 31, on Saturday 15th December 2018 at Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center in Milwaukee.
The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Rob Font.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).
Font vs Pettis stats
Rob Font stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.
Sergio Pettis made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.
This was Rob Font's 19th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Sergio Pettis marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.
Rob Font's UFC record stood at 12-7-0, while Sergio Pettis' came in at 9-5-0.
The stats suggested Font had a large advantage in power over Pettis, boasting a 47% knock out percentage over Pettis' 18%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Font had a slight advantage over Pettis, with a 27% submission rate over Pettis' 18%.
Rob Font was the older man by 6 years, at 37 years old.
Font had a height advantage of 2 inches over Pettis. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.
Font was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 months later than Pettis, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 75 to Pettis' 79.
Font vs Pettis form
Font had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.
In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jean Matsumoto at UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song on 22nd February 2025 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, United States.
Previous to that, he had beaten Kyler Phillips at UFC Fight Night: Pereira vs. Hernandez on 19th October 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he had lost to Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Moody Center, Austin.
Before that, he had been beaten by Cory Sandhagen at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.
He had defeated Adrian Yanez at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.
Activity check
Font's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.
Pettis' last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 4 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 9 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.7 rounds on average.
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