Anthony Pettis
20 UFC Fights | 55% Win Rate | 7 Finishes (64%)
Anthony Pettis UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Anthony Pettis is 11-9 in the UFC across 20 fights, with 3 wins by knockout, 4 by submission and 4 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 25-14, 14-5 of it outside the UFC. Pettis competes at lightweight as an orthodox outfighter, standing 5'10" with a 72" reach at 39 years old. The last bout was a loss to Steven Ray by unanimous decision in Aug 2022.
Best attribute: striking accuracy (share of significant strikes that land) — 71st percentile among 300 lightweight fighters (48%).
Anthony Pettis's UFC win rate is 55% (11 of 20 fights), and 64% of those wins came by finish. Pettis averages 0.4 takedowns per fight at 40% accuracy and stops 56% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 25-14
- UFC Record
- 11-9
- Height
- 5'10"
- Reach
- 72"
- Age
- 39
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- L vs Steven Ray · Decision (Unanimous) · Aug 2022
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Anthony Pettis's Last 5 Fights
Pettis is 3-2 in the last five UFC fights.
- Win vs Alex Morono · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal · Dec 2020
- Win vs Donald Cerrone · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje · May 2020
- Loss vs Diego Ferreira · Submission · R2 1:46 · UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy · Jan 2020
- Loss vs Nate Diaz · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 · Aug 2019
- Win vs Stephen Thompson · KO/TKO · R2 4:55 · UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis · Mar 2019
Striking
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Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Anthony Pettis vs Average
Anthony Pettis's UFC Fight History
20 UFC fights on record (11-9), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Alex Morono | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal | 2020-12-19 |
| W | Donald Cerrone | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje | 2020-05-09 |
| L | Diego Ferreira | Submission | R2 · 1:46 | UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy | 2020-01-18 |
| L | Nate Diaz | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 | 2019-08-17 |
| W | Stephen Thompson | KO/TKO | R2 · 4:55 | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis | 2019-03-23 |
| L | Tony Ferguson | KO/TKO | R2 · 5:00 | UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor | 2018-10-06 |
| W | Michael Chiesa | Submission | R2 · 0:52 | UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier | 2018-07-07 |
| L | Dustin Poirier | KO/TKO | R3 · 2:08 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis | 2017-11-11 |
| W | Jim Miller | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker | 2017-07-08 |
| L★ | Max Holloway | KO/TKO | R3 · 4:50 | UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis | 2016-12-10 |
| W | Charles Oliveira | Submission | R3 · 1:49 | UFC on FOX: Maia vs. Condit | 2016-08-27 |
| L | Edson Barboza | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux | 2016-04-23 |
| L | Eddie Alvarez | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz | 2016-01-17 |
| L★ | Rafael Dos Anjos | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos | 2015-03-14 |
| W★ | Gilbert Melendez | Submission | R2 · 1:53 | UFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II | 2014-12-06 |
| W★ | Benson Henderson | Submission | R1 · 4:41 | UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 | 2013-08-31 |
| W | Donald Cerrone | KO/TKO | R1 · 2:35 | UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson | 2013-01-26 |
| W | Joe Lauzon | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:21 | UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson | 2012-02-25 |
| W | Jeremy Stephens | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3 | 2011-10-08 |
| L | Clay Guida | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale | 2011-06-04 |
How Pettis Ranks at Lightweight
Percentile among the 300 lightweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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