Photo from Airman 1st Class Christopher R. Morales of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson via flickr.com
Win Rate
64 %
Finish Rate
76 %
Decision Win %
40 %
Anthony Pettis
Age35
Height5' 10 (178 cm)
Reach72 in. (6' 0/184 cm)
Ape-Index1.034
StanceOrthodox
NationalityUnited States
Main DivisionLightweight
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu CoachDaniel Wanderley
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Rank
Biography(references)He grew up in the south side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, along with his older brother, Reynaldo Pettis and younger brother, Sergio Pettis, who fights in the flyweight division. Pettis attended Dominican High School. When he went to train mixed martial arts at Roufusport at the age of 18, he already had a 3rd degree black belt in taekwondo. On November 12, 2003, Pettis' father was stabbed to death by a robber at a friend's house.
Fighter Trivia(references)Along with business partners Duke Roufus and Scott Joffe, Pettis owns the Roufusport MMA Academy and the Showtime Sports Bar in Milwaukee. Pettis along with Jon Jones, Urijah Faber, Joseph Benavidez, Mark Muñoz, Chad Mendes, and Scott Jorgensen starred in a Form Athletics commercial. In the fall of 2014, Pettis was voted to be the first UFC champion to appear on the cover of General Mills' Wheaties box wearing his belt.
Awards & Accolades
UFC: UFC Lightweight Championship (One time). One successful title defense
UFC: One successful title defense
UFC: Fight of the Night (Two times) vs. Dustin Poirier and Tony Ferguson
UFC: Knockout of the Night (Two times) vs. Joe Lauzon and Donald Cerrone
UFC: Submission of the Night (One time) vs. Benson Henderson
UFC: Performance of the Night (Three times) vs. Gilbert Melendez, Michael Chiesa, and Stephen Thompson
UFC: One successful title defense
World Extreme Cagefighting: WEC Lightweight Championship (One time; last)
World Extreme Cagefighting: Knockout of the Night (One time) vs. Danny Castillo
World Extreme Cagefighting: Submission of the Night (One time) vs. Shane Roller
World Extreme Cagefighting: Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Benson Henderson
Gladiators Fighting Series: GFS Lightweight Championship (One time). One successful title defense
Gladiators Fighting Series: One successful title defense
Gladiators Fighting Series: One successful title defense
FIGHT! Magazine: 2010 Newcomer of the Year
Inside MMA: 2013 Male Fighter of the Year Bazzie Award
MMAFighting.com: 2010 Fight of the Year vs. Benson Henderson on December 16
Sherdog: 2010 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year
Sherdog: 2010 All-Violence First Team
Sherdog: 2013 All-Violence First Team
USA Today: 2010 Fight of the Year vs. Benson Henderson on December 16
MMAJunkie.com: 2019 March Knockout of the Month vs. Stephen Thompson
World MMA Awards: 2018 Fight of the Year vs. Tony Ferguson
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