Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 77: HOSTILE TERRITORY
Welterweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Joshua Burkman
United StatesJoshua Burkman
“The People's Warrior”
28-16-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Joshua Burkman def. Forrest Petz (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Forrest Petz
United StatesForrest Petz
“The Meat Cleaver”
26-10-0
Saturday, October 20, 2007
US Bank Arena, Cincinnati, United States

Joshua Burkman defeated Forrest Petz by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC 77: HOSTILE TERRITORY, held Saturday, October 20, 2007 at US Bank Arena, Cincinnati. The judges scored it 28-29, 29-28, 29-28, Joshua Burkman won the decision.

Fight stats

Joshua Burkman
Forrest Petz
1
Knockdowns
0
44 of 87
Significant strikes
65 of 138
51%
Sig. strike accuracy
47%
51 of 95
Total strikes
113 of 187
3 of 13
Takedowns
0 of 0
23%
Takedown accuracy
-
2
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
1
2:31
Control time
3:37
Significant strikes by target
34 of 71
Head
30 of 91
5 of 10
Body
33 of 45
5 of 6
Leg
2 of 2
33 of 69
Distance
40 of 105
5 of 12
Clinch
24 of 29
6 of 6
Ground
1 of 4

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
11 of 13
Sig. str.
10 of 17
17 of 20
Total str.
47 of 54
3 of 6
Takedowns
0 of 0
1
Sub. att
0
1:55
Ctrl
2:08
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
11 of 29
Sig. str.
34 of 68
11 of 29
Total str.
34 of 68
0 of 5
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:28
Ctrl
0:07
ROUND 3
1
KD
0
22 of 45
Sig. str.
21 of 53
23 of 46
Total str.
32 of 65
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
1
Sub. att
0
0:08
Ctrl
1:22

Judges' Scorecards

Unknown Judge
#BurkmanPetz
1--
2--
3--
Total2829
Unknown Judge
#BurkmanPetz
1--
2--
3--
Total2928
Unknown Judge
#BurkmanPetz
1--
2--
3--
Total2928

The commission did not release round-by-round scores for this fight.

Media Scores

2
Burkman
-
0
Petz
●29-28 Burkman×2
All 2 media scorecards▾
  • MMAWeekly.com29-28Burkman
  • Sherdog.com29-28Burkman

Fan Scorecards

100%
Burkman
0%
Petz
3 fan scorecards submitted
●29-28 Burkman100%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
100%
Burkman
R2
100%
Petz
R3
100%
Burkman

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Frequently asked questions

Who won Joshua Burkman vs Forrest Petz?

Joshua Burkman defeated Forrest Petz by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC 77: HOSTILE TERRITORY, held Saturday, October 20, 2007 at US Bank Arena, Cincinnati. The judges scored it 28-29, 29-28, 29-28, Joshua Burkman won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Joshua Burkman vs Forrest Petz?

The judges scored it 28-29, 29-28, 29-28, Joshua Burkman won the decision.

Referee
Yves Lavigne
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Joshua Burkman 47%53% Forrest Petz

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Welterweight roster (258 fighters)

Joshua Burkman
Grappling Specialist
7 edges
Forrest Petz
Complete Fighter
3 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

77Power80
78Speed85
73Precision73
88Durability84
92Engine91
97Wrestling91
90Ground76

Biggest edge Forrest Petz, Punch speed +28

Attribute by attribute

Joshua Burkman is on the left of every row, Forrest Petz on the right.
73Punch power95
80Kick power64
69Punch speed97
86Kick speed72
73Accuracy73
97Takedowns91
94Ground striking92
86Submissions60
82Chin73
94Body strength95
92Cardio91

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

28-16-0 (1 NC)
Record
26-10-0
1676
Power Index rating
1699
0
Win Streak
0
46
Age
50
5'10"
178 cm
Height
5'9"
175 cm
72"
183 cm
Reach
71"
180 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
United States
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

2.69
SLpM
2.27
43%
Str. Acc.
29%
3.13
SApM
2.20
51%
Str. Def.
57%

Grappling Profile

2.53
TD Avg.
1.30
36%
TD Acc.
100%
72%
TD Def.
66%
0.30
Sub. Avg.
0.00

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Joshua Burkman · 0-5
  • L
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  • L
    Drew Dober
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    TKO · R1 · 3:04 · Lightweight
  • L
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    Submission · R1 · 1:42 · Lightweight
  • L
    Zak Ottow
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    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Paul Felder
    UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Garbrandt · May 30, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
Forrest Petz · 4-1
  • W
    Chris Curtis
    NAAFS: Fight Night In The Flats 9 · Jun 1, 2013
    Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
  • L
    Jordan Mein
    Score Fighting Series 7 · Nov 23, 2012
    TKO · R1 · 1:29 · Welterweight
  • W
    Sergej Juskevic
    Score Fighting Series 4 · Mar 16, 2012
    TKO · R2 · 3:25 · Welterweight
  • W
    Rudy Bears
    C3 Fights · Jul 30, 2011
    TKO
  • W
    John Kolosci
    HFC 7: Validation · Apr 9, 2011
    TKO · R2 · 0:57 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 18 fights · 7 fights
27.8
Avg sig. strikes
26.3
1.89
Avg takedowns
1.00
2:50
Avg control time
1:53
57
Career high strikes
65
9
Career high TDs
6

Strike Distribution

Joshua Burkman
Strike target
Forrest Petz
48%
Head
49%
16%
Body
40%
36%
Leg
11%
Joshua Burkman
Strike position
Forrest Petz
65%
Distance
67%
24%
Clinch
24%
11%
Ground
9%