UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje is scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 9, 2020, in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Anthony “Showtime” Pettis will take on Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in the Welterweight Bout. You can view the full UFC 249 card.
In this post, we will break down Anthony Pettis vs. Donald Cerrone matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats and more below ⤵
The 37-year-old, Anthony Pettis is coming in with a 22-10-0 record. Pettis will be fighting for the first time since a loss via SUB against Diego Ferreira at UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy in January.
Cerrone, meanwhile, is coming off a KO/TKO loss against Conor McGregor on January 18, 2020 at UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy and holds a 36-14-0 (1 NC) record.
| Anthony Pettis | vs. | Donald Cerrone |
| 37 |
Age |
41 |
| 5′ 10″ |
Height |
6′ 1″ |
| 155 lbs. |
Weight |
155 lbs. |
| 72″ |
Reach |
73″ |
| 22-10-0 |
Record |
36-14-0 (1 NC) |
| Orthodox |
Stance |
Orthodox |
Anthony Pettis has an orthodox fighting stance with a 72″ reach. The 41-year-old, Donald Cerrone is an orthodox fighter with a 73″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.
Pettis comes in with 46% striking accuracy, he typically lands about 2.97 significant strikes every minute. His opponent, Cerrone fires at 46% accuracy, landing about 4.33 significant strikes per minute. Anthony Pettis also has a 54% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 0.67 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Cerrone’s 1.21 takedowns and 73% takedown accuracy.
Donald spent on average 9:37 minutes in the Octagon and Anthony has an average fight time of 11:08 minutes.
This looks like an fun matchup, at least on paper. UFC 249 is live in , who do you think will win, Anthony or Donald? Sound off in the comments.
Event Name |
UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje |
Date |
May 9, 2020 |
Location |
Jacksonville, Florida, USA |
Matchup |
Anthony Pettis vs. Donald Cerrone |
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