Heavyweight

Viktor Pesta

19-9-0 UFC 1-4-0
6'3"Height
77"Reach
OrthodoxStance
36Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
10:01Avg fight
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Statistical profile

Percentile vs. UFC veterans · rim = true specialist

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min1.58
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.54
Striking accuracy36.4%
Striking defense56.7%
Takedowns / 15 min3.29
Takedown accuracy28.9%
Takedown defense100.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time43.3%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-2

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 5 fights · green = win
May 31, 2014 vs Ruslan Magomedov — 1.73/min (L) May '14 January 24, 2015 vs Konstantin Erokhin — 2.33/min (W) Jan '15 October 3, 2015 vs Derrick Lewis — 0.71/min (L) Oct '15 August 6, 2016 vs Marcin Tybura — 0.51/min (L) Aug '16 January 15, 2017 vs Aleksei Oleinik — 2.37/min (L) Jan '17

Fight history

5 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Aleksei Oleinik 2-1 walk-in Submission · R1 2:57 — UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn · January 15, 2017
7/19Sig. strikes
7/15Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:44Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Marcin Tybura 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:53 — UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres · August 6, 2016
3/42Sig. strikes
15/62Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:29Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Derrick Lewis 3-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:15 — UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson · October 3, 2015
8/13Sig. strikes
41/63Absorbed
5/13Takedowns
7:11Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Konstantin Erokhin 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson · January 24, 2015
35/59Sig. strikes
17/36Absorbed
4/13Takedowns
9:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Ruslan Magomedov 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi · May 31, 2014
26/84Sig. strikes
47/117Absorbed
1/9Takedowns
3:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
19-9-0Pro record
Kill Cliff FC, Penta Gym PragueGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 8
Submission 7
Decision 4
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 6
Submission 1
Decision 2
Other 0

Fights by organization

Oktagon 5
UFC 5
Gladiator CF 5
KSW 2
PFL 2
Fight Nights Global 2
Night of Warriors 1
RCC 1

+ 5 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 28 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Szymon Bajor Decision (split) KSW 89
December 16, 2023
 KSW 3 5:00
W Filip Stawowy Submission (rear-naked choke) KSW 86
September 16, 2023
 KSW 1 2:12
L Rob Wilkinson TKO (punches) PFL 4 (2022)
June 17, 2022
 PFL 1 3:03
L Omari Akhmedov KO (punches) PFL 1 (2022)
April 20, 2022
 PFL 1 1:25
W Stephan Püetz TKO (doctor stoppage) Oktagon 28
September 25, 2021
 Oktagon 3 5:00
W Riccardo Nosiglia TKO (punches) Oktagon 24
May 29, 2021
 Oktagon 2 0:50
W Ildemar Alcântara TKO (punches) Oktagon 20
December 30, 2020
 Oktagon 1 4:06
L Michal Martínek TKO (injury broken jaw) Oktagon 15
November 9, 2019
 Oktagon 1 2:49
W Mike Kyle Submission (rear-naked choke) Oktagon 13
July 27, 2019
 Oktagon 1 1:59
W Ivan Vitasović Submission (rear-naked choke) Night of Warriors 15
April 6, 2019
 Night of Warriors 3 3:16
L Alexander Emelianenko TKO (punches) RCC 3
July 9, 2018
 RCC 2 3:52
W Alexander Gladkov Decision (unanimous) Fight Nights Global 84
March 2, 2018
 Fight Nights Global 3 5:00
W Alexei Kudin Submission (rear-naked choke) Fight Nights Global 79
November 19, 2017
 Fight Nights Global 1 4:52
W Michał Kita TKO (punches) X Fight Nights 3
June 25, 2017
 X Fight Nights 2 4:39
L Aleksei Oleinik Submission (Ezekiel choke) UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Penn
January 15, 2017
 UFC 1 2:57
L Marcin Tybura KO (head kick) UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Caceres
August 6, 2016
 UFC 2 0:53
L Derrick Lewis TKO (punches) UFC 192
October 3, 2015
 UFC 3 1:15
W Konstantin Erokhin Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson
January 24, 2015
 UFC 3 5:00
L Ruslan Magomedov Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Muñoz vs. Mousasi
May 31, 2014
 UFC 3 5:00
W Lukáš Ťupa TKO (elbows) Gladiator CF 26
December 7, 2013
 Gladiator CF 1 2:18
W Yosef Ali Mohammad Decision (result overturned by SMMAF) Heroes Fighting 1
March 23, 2013
 Heroes Fighting 3 5:00
W Saša Lazić TKO (punches) Heroes Gate 9
December 28, 2012
 Heroes Gate 1 1:53
W Christian Colombo Submission (rear-naked choke) European MMA 1: Casino Fight Night 2
September 15, 2012
 European MMA 2 1:07
W Zoran Krpan TKO (elbows) Gladiator CF 12
May 11, 2012
 Gladiator CF 1 2:16
W Lukáš Olejník Submission (rear-naked choke) Gladiator CF 8
February 10, 2012
 Gladiator CF 1 1:01
W Alexander Uhlíř TKO (punches) Noc Valecniku: Warrior Night 3
December 15, 2011
 Noc Valecniku 1 3:59
W Štefan Krajčí Decision (unanimous) Gladiator CF 2
February 20, 2011
 Gladiator CF 3 5:00
W Vít Mrákota Submission (armbar) Gladiator CF 1
December 5, 2010
 Gladiator CF 1 1:49

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Viktor Pešta) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 99 qualified Heavyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 1.6 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 2.5 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 36.4% avg 49.5%
Striking defense 56.7% avg 52.1%
Takedowns /15 min 3.3 avg 1.2
Takedown accuracy 28.9% avg 36.7%
Takedown defense 100.0% avg 62.2%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.4
Control time 43.3% avg 21.5%
Finish rate 0.0% avg 63.4%