Kondratavičius vs Petroski at UFC Fight Night: Lithuanian Finisher Meets a TUF Veteran
Mantas Kondratavičius has finished eight of his nine wins, six by knockout and two by submission, five of them in the first round. On Saturday, Nov. 7, at Meta APEX in Las Vegas, the Lithuanian faces Andre Petroski in a middleweight bout on the main card of UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs Brady.
Kondratavičius, 27, from Kaunas County, is 9-1 and, per ufc.com, was the first male fighter from Lithuania to compete on Dana White's Contender Series. His Octagon debut came in March 2026, a unanimous-decision win. His ufc.com numbers, including 4.97 significant strikes landed and 1.30 absorbed per minute, rest on a small sample. At 6-foot-2 with a 75.5-inch reach, he is two inches taller than Petroski with two and a half inches more reach.
Petroski, 35, fights out of Marquez MMA and was on Team Ortega on The Ultimate Fighter 29. He has competed in the UFC since August 2021 and is 13-7, with four knockouts, four submissions and five decisions. He is the wrestler of the two, averaging 3.13 takedowns and 1.23 submission attempts per 15 minutes, and he stops 86% of takedowns attempted against him. His most recent fight, in May 2026, ended in a knockout loss 44 seconds into the second round.
- Striking accuracy: Kondratavičius 66%, Petroski 49%.
- Striking defense: Kondratavičius 57%, Petroski 52%.
- Takedown defense: Kondratavičius 92%, Petroski 86%.
- Average fight time: Kondratavičius 8:03, Petroski 10:20.
The question: can Petroski get the Lithuanian down and keep him there, or does Kondratavičius add a seventh knockout to his record?
The prelims start at 2 p.m. Pacific time and the main card at 5 p.m. Get your seat: Kondratavičius vs Petroski tickets.