Overview

• Official result: Vitor Petrino defeated Thomas Petersen by knockout at 0:26 of the third round at UFC Rio.
• The finish came as Petrino landed an uppercut followed by a left hook that sent Petersen face-first to the canvas.
• Petrino controlled early clinch exchanges, then dropped Petersen late in round one and knocked out his mouthpiece before the American survived to the horn.
• Round two featured more grappling and fence work as Petersen worked back to his feet before the decisive third-round sequence.
• This bout was part of a heavyweight slate that shrank when Usman vs. Walker was canceled on the card.