Sergio Jerome Pettis was born on August 18,1993 and is an American mixed martial artist who is currently signed with Bellator MMA, where he is the current Bellator Bantamweight Champion.
44 Facts About Sergio Pettis
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Sergio Pettis holds notable victories over Kyoji Horiguchi, Joseph Benavidez, Juan Archuleta, and Brandon Moreno.
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Sergio Pettis was born on January 27,1987, to Annette and Eugene Sergio Pettis Jr.
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Sergio Pettis' mother is of Mexican descent and his father is of Puerto Rican descent.
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Sergio Pettis' father was fatally stabbed by a robber on November 12,2003, at a friend's residence.
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Sergio Pettis turned pro on September 10,2011, against Kyle Vivian at Canadian Fighting Championship 7.
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On January 7,2012, Sergio Pettis took on Mike Lindquist at Madtown Throwdown 26.
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Sergio Pettis was originally set to face Matt Manzanares at Resurrection Fighting Alliance 7, but Manzanares was forced out of the bout due to injury.
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Sergio Pettis is set to face Josh Robinson at NAFC: Battleground.
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Sergio Pettis won via KO in the first round to win the RFA flyweight title.
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Sergio Pettis faced James Porter for the NAFC Bantamweight Championship, at NAFC: Battle in the Ballroom on September 28,2013.
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Sergio Pettis won via first round submission and was signed by the UFC.
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Sergio Pettis was expected to make his promotional debut against Vaughan Lee in a bantamweight bout on November 16,2013, at UFC 167.
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Sergio Pettis lost the back-and-forth fight via rear-naked choke submission late in the third round.
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Sergio Pettis faced Yaotzin Meza on June 7,2014, at UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Khabilov.
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Sergio Pettis faced Matt Hobar on December 6,2014, at UFC 181.
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Sergio Pettis faced Ryan Benoit in a flyweight bout on March 14,2015, at UFC 185.
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Sergio Pettis faced Chris Cariaso on October 3,2015, at UFC 192.
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Sergio Pettis faced Chris Kelades on April 23,2016, at UFC 197.
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Sergio Pettis was dominating most of the exchanges and defending takedowns by attacking the neck.
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Sergio Pettis stunned Moraga many times and arguably won all 3 rounds.
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Sergio Pettis called out Jussier Formiga in his post fight interview.
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Sergio Pettis was expected to face Louis Smolka on October 1,2016, at UFC Fight Night 96.
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However, Sergio Pettis pulled out of the fight during the week leading up to the event citing what his trainer described as "a minor injury" and was replaced by promotional newcomer Brandon Moreno.
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Sergio Pettis was expected to face Jussier Formiga on January 15,2017, at UFC Fight Night 103.
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Sergio Pettis was expected to face Henry Cejudo on May 13,2017, at UFC 211.
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Sergio Pettis faced Brandon Moreno on August 5,2017, in the main event at UFC Fight Night 114.
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Sergio Pettis faced Joseph Benavidez on June 9,2018, at UFC 225.
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Sergio Pettis faced Jussier Formiga on October 6,2018, at UFC 229.
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Sergio Pettis lost the fight via unanimous decision After the fight, Pettis' head coach Duke Roufus announced that Sergio is returning to the bantamweight division.
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Sergio Pettis faced Rob Font in a bantamweight bout, on December 15,2018, at UFC on Fox 31.
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Sergio Pettis was expected to face Ricardo Ramos on June 29,2019, at UFC on ESPN 3.
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However, on June 15,2019, it was reported that Sergio Pettis pulled out of the bout due to injury.
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Sergio Pettis was scheduled to face Alex Perez on September 21,2019, at UFC on ESPN+ 17.
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Sergio Pettis was scheduled to face Kai Kara-France on December 14,2019, at UFC 245.
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Later, news surfaced that Sergio Pettis fought out his contract with his previous fight with Nam, and is testing free agency.
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On October 24,2019, it was announced that Sergio Pettis signed a multi-fight deal with Bellator MMA.
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Sergio Pettis made his promotional debut at Bellator 238 on January 25,2020, against Alfred Khashakyan.
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Sergio Pettis faced Juan Archuleta for the Bellator Bantamweight World Championship at Bellator 258 on May 7,2021.
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Sergio Pettis won the bout and the title by unanimous decision.
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Sergio Pettis made his first title defense against Kyoji Horiguchi on December 3,2021, at Bellator 272.
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However Sergio Pettis was forced to pull out of the bout and the Grand Prix after sustaining an injury that required surgery.
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Sergio Pettis was scheduled to defend the Bellator Bantamweight World Championship against the current Bellator Featherweight World Champion Patricio Pitbull on June 16,2023, at Bellator 297.
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Sergio Pettis graduated from Pius XI Catholic High School located in Milwaukee, WI in June 2012.