Pedro vs Villanueva

Who won Pedro vs Villanueva?

Tyson Pedro beat Ike Villanueva by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 23rd April 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

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).

Pedro vs Villanueva stats

Tyson Pedro stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Ike Villanueva made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by knock out.

Tyson Pedro's UFC record stood at 6-5-0, while Ike Villanueva's came in at 1-5-0.

The stats suggested Villanueva had a massive power advantage over Pedro, boasting a 83% knock out percentage over Pedro's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pedro had a massive advantage over Villanueva, boasting a 71% submission rate over Villanueva's 0%.

Tyson Pedro was the younger man by 8 years, at 33 years old.

Pedro had a height advantage of 2 inches over Villanueva. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Pedro was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 21 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 years and 9 months later than Villanueva, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 28 less professional rounds, 23 to Villanueva's 51.

Pedro vs Villanueva form

Tyson Pedro had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Modestas Bukauskas at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Previous to that, he had won against Harry Hunsucker at UFC 278 on 20th August 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ike Villanueva at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade on 23rd April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Mauricio Rua at UFC Fight Night 142 on 1st December 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at Adelaide Entertainment Center, Adelaide, South Australia.

He had been defeated by Ovince St. Preux at UFC Fight Night 132 on 23rd June 2018 by submission in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Activity check

Pedro's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Villanueva's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

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