PFL Dubai: Sergio Pettis vs Joji Goto Preview & Prediction

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The ever-entertaining Sergio Pettis returns to action as he takes on Joji Goto in a bantamweight bout in Dubai on Saturday night.

Sergio Pettis vs Joji Goto facts

What time are Sergio Pettis and Joji Goto expected to walk out? 14 November 2026 at 6:30 pm

Where is PFL Dubai: Nemkov vs Bilostenniy? Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai, UAE

Where can I get tickets for PFL Dubai: Nemkov vs Bilostenniy? Click here for the latest ticket information for PFL Dubai

What TV channel is PFL Dubai: Nemkov vs Bilostenniy on? UK – Not televised / USA – ESPN

Where can I stream PFL Dubai: Nemkov vs Bilostenniy? UK – talkSPORT Boxing YouTube channel & X account / USA – ESPN+

PFL Dubai: Nemkov vs Bilostenniy main card

Vadim Nemkov vs Sergei Bilostenniy (Heavyweight)

Patrick Habirora vs Omar El Dafrawy (Welterweight)

Oleg Popov vs Pouya Rahmani (Heavyweight)

Sergio Pettis vs Joji Goto (Bantamweight)

Lewis McGrillen vs Nawras Abzakh (Bantamweight)

PFL Dubai: Nemkov vs Bilostenniy prelims

Shaqueme Rock vs Connor Hughes (Lightweight)

Saygid Izagakhmaev vs David Martinez (Welterweight)

Alexei Pergande vs Akhmed Magomedov (Lightweight)

Khasan Magomedsharipov vs Adam Borics (Featherweight)

Denis Goltsov vs Maxwell Djantou Nana (Heavyweight)

Rhys McKee vs Ernesto Rodriguez (Welterweight)

Khabib Nabiev vs Styve Ngono Essono (Light Heavyweight)

Aleksandra Savicheva vs Jacinta Austin (Women’s Strawweight)

Sergio Pettis: Looking to bounce back from defeat in Chicago

Sergio Pettis (25-8) is looking to bounce back from a unanimous decision defeat to Mitch McKee in April, a loss in Chicago that was his third in his last five fights.

However, Pettis is still capable of producing the goods, as he showed in the win before that McKee defeat, when he knocked out Magomed Magomedov with a spinning back elbow in Dubai just over a year ago.

Joji Goto: Rizin export making his PFL debut

Joji Goto (20-9) joins the PFL after a spell with RIZIN, and this is his third fight of 2026.

He lost a unanimous decision to Danny Sabatello in April but bounced back in August with a first-round submission of Azizbek Temirov.

Sergio Pettis vs Joji Goto prediction

This is arguably the most evenly matched fight on the PFL Dubai main card, and Pettis vs Goto should be an excellent bout.

Pettis is always capable of the spectacular, but 16 of his 25 wins have come on the judges’ scorecards, as he ultimately lacks elite power or submission skills.

Goto has a little more in his locker, with a touch more power to count on, although the 30-year-old Japanese fighter has not competed at the same level as Pettis.

This is a really intriguing fight, and it is hard to call which way it will go. We find it hard to see either man getting a knockout, although we would never rule out a submission with these two.

Ultimately, though, neither has an elite-level skill set, and we can see both men nullifying each other’s threats. This one goes to the judges’ scorecards in our view, but we cannot quite call a winner.

Prediction: Fight to go the distance