UFC Fight Night: Mantas Kondratavicius vs Andre Petroski Preview & Prediction

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A middleweight clash sees Lithuanian finisher Mantas Kondratavicius look for his first UFC stoppage against veteran grappler Andre Petroski, who desperately needs to stop the bleeding.

Mantas Kondratavicius vs Andre Petroski facts

What time are Mantas Kondratavicius and Andre Petroski expected to walk out? 8 November 2026 at 1:15 am

Where is UFC Fight Night: Cortes-Acosta vs Walker? Meta Apex, Enterprise, USA

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What TV channel is UFC Fight Night: Cortes-Acosta vs Walker on? UK – TNT Sports / USA – Paramount

Where can I stream UFC Fight Night: Cortes-Acosta vs Walker? UK – TNT Sports can stream the event online via the TNT Sports website and HBO Max / USA – Paramount+ & UFC Fight Pass

UFC Fight Night: Cortes-Acosta vs Walker main card

Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Johnny Walker (Heavyweight)

Tatiana Suarez vs Virna Jandiroba (Women’s Strawweight)

Davey Grant vs Elijah Smith (Bantamweight)

Billy Elekana vs Lucas Fernando (Light Heavyweight)

Priscila Cachoeira vs Nina Nikolija Milosevic (Women’s Bantamweight)

Mitch Raposo vs Marcos Degli (Flyweight)

UFC Fight Night: Cortes-Acosta vs Walker prelims

Keiichiro Nakamura vs Ollie Schmid (Featherweight)

Gabriel Lorenco vs Thomas Petersen (Heavyweight)

Karine Silva vs Gabriella Fernandes (Women’s Flyweight)

Jose Mauro Delano vs Murtazali Magomedov (Featherweight)

Austin Bashi vs Carlos Calderon (Featherweight)

Mantas Kondratavicius vs Andre Petroski (Middleweight)

Ko Seok-hyeon vs Wellington Turman (Welterweight)

Jonny Parsons vs Jose Henrique Souza (Welterweight)

Mantas Kondratavicius: High-pressure finisher still waiting for his first UFC stoppage

Mantas Kondratavicius (9-1) came into the UFC having finished all eight of his professional wins, but debutant nerves or not, he had to settle for a decision against Antonio Trocoli in London. It was still dominant: a knockdown, 70% striking accuracy and a clean sweep on the scorecards against a man who’d been finished in all three of his previous UFC outings. Kondratavicius is high-pressure from the opening bell, swings viciously in the pocket with real knockout power, and stays active with ground and pound in the clinch and on the mat. His takedowns are effective too. Plenty of early-finish merchants have gassed out on debut, so going fifteen minutes and winning every round was no small thing.

Andre Petroski: Jack of all trades, master of none, fighting for his roster spot

Andre Petroski (13-6) is a well-rounded veteran who lacks the X factor. He’s a grappler at heart, and his recent wins over Rodolfo Vieira, Dylan Budka and Josh Fremd were all ground out on the scorecards. He applies forward pressure and drags opponents down, chaining wrestling along the fence and hitting double legs in open space. The problem is durability – five of his six losses are knockouts. He arrives on a three-fight skid after a decision loss to Edmen Shahbazyan and back-to-back stoppages against Cam Rowston and Cody Brundage.

Mantas Kondratavicius vs Andre Petroski prediction

This is another setup fight for Kondratavicius. Once again he’s facing an opponent who keeps getting finished, and the question is whether he takes the opportunity this time.

He’ll be looking to apply his usual high-paced pressure from the start. Petroski likes to move forward himself, but walking into Kondratavicius’ punches is a dangerous business. The Lithuanian is the bigger man too, a couple of inches taller and longer. He can use his grappling offensively, but he’ll most likely want to keep this on the feet, where Petroski is weakest.

Petroski does have experience on his side. He has a crafty overhand he throws from both stances to set up the double leg, along with powerful hooks and crosses. If he can survive the early pressure and get his chain wrestling going on the fence, there’s a path to dragging Kondratavicius into deep waters. The trouble is that his chin has failed him repeatedly, against Rowston in round one and Brundage early in round two. And Kondratavicius’ grappling is underrated, so Petroski can’t count on simply holding him down.

Expect Kondratavicius to overwhelm him early and make the most of his second chance at a first UFC finish.

Prediction: Mantas Kondratavicius to win in round one