Vitor Petrino

Overview

A heavyweight who gives up almost nothing on the feet, absorbing far fewer strikes per minute than the average UFC fighter, and who has won four in a row since the only stretch of his UFC run that went badly.

Vitor Petrino is 8-2 in the UFC and carries that four-fight win streak into his next fight. His professional record across all promotions is 15-2-0. Four of his UFC wins have come by finish, two by KO/TKO and two by submission. The other four went to the scorecards.

Four finishes, four decisions. An even split.

UFC Career

Petrino arrived in the UFC after a Dana White's Contender Series win over Rodolfo Bellato, a KO/TKO in round two on September 6, 2022. That fight sits outside his UFC record, which starts with his December 2022 debut.

The early run was clean. He beat Anton Turkalj by unanimous decision in March 2023, then submitted Marcin Prachnio in round three at UFC 290. A round-two TKO of Modestas Bukauskas followed in November 2023, and a unanimous decision over Tyson Pedro in March 2024 made it four straight wins in the fight list.

Then came two losses in a row. Anthony Smith, an opponent our model rates as strong, submitted him in round one at UFC 301, at 2:00. Dustin Jacoby stopped him by KO/TKO in round three in December 2024.

Both losses were finishes. The comeback was quick. Petrino submitted Austen Lane in round one in July 2025, his only first-round finish in the UFC. He stopped Thomas Petersen by KO/TKO at 0:26 of round three that October, then took a unanimous decision over Steven Asplund. The streak reached four with another unanimous decision, over Serghei Spivac, another opponent our model rates as strong.

Two finish losses, then four wins on the bounce.

Fighting Style

Vitor Petrino is a wrestling-heavy heavyweight who is hard to hit. He lands at a typical rate for the UFC, but he's accurate with what he throws and absorbs far fewer strikes than most fighters in the division.

The grappling is what sets him apart. He takes opponents down far more often than most UFC fighters, and he is very hard to take down himself. He is not a heavy submission hunter, but two of his eight UFC wins came by submission, so the wrestling leads to finishes as well as control.

His finishes tend to come later in fights. Of his four UFC finishes, one came in round one, one in round two and two in round three. It's a small sample, but he has shown he can get the job done as a fight goes deeper.

Notable Wins

• Serghei Spivac — unanimous decision, round 3, UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues (2026)
• Thomas Petersen — KO/TKO, round 3 at 0:26, UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs Gamrot (2025)
• Austen Lane — submission, round 1 at 4:16, UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Teixeira (2025)
• Marcin Prachnio — submission, round 3 at 3:42, UFC 290 (2023)

Quick Facts

• Division: Heavyweight
• UFC record: 8-2
• Professional record (all promotions): 15-2-0
• UFC debut: December 2022
• Stance: Orthodox
• Height: 6'2"
• Reach: 77.5"
• Team: CM System
• Born: Santa Luzia, MG, Brazil