Nick Galanti vs Carlos PetruzzellaMiddleweight at Dana White's Contender Series 2026: Week 3

Upcoming·Dana White's Contender Series 2026: Week 3·Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Weight class
Middleweight
Rounds
3 × 5 min
Venue
UFC Apex · Las Vegas, Nevada

Matchup read

Where each fighter holds an edge — offense against the opponent's defense.

Striking
Petruzzella ▸

Petruzzella carries the bigger KO threat — 47% of wins by KO. Finish tendency, not measured output.

Wins by KO/TKO
1 of 7
7 of 15
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Wrestling
Not enough data

Not enough data

Takedowns landed
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Control time
Submission
Even

Comparable submission threat on record (4 vs 8 sub wins).

Wins by submission
4 of 7
Even
8 of 15
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Finishing
Petruzzella ▸

Petruzzella finishes a higher share of wins — 100% (15/15) vs 71% (5/7).

Finish rate (of wins)
71% (5/7)
100% (15/15)
By KO/TKO
1
7
By submission
4
8
Avg finish round
R1.6 avg finish
R1.4 avg finish
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Pace
Petruzzella ▸

Petruzzella ends fights earlier — only 0% of bouts go the distance.

Goes the distance
38%
0%
Avg finish round
R1.6 avg finish
R1.4 avg finish
Form
◂ Galanti

Galanti has the hotter form — 5 of the last 5, 5-fight win streak.

Last 5
5-0
4-1
Current streak
5-fight win streak
2-fight win streak
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Schedule
◂ Galanti

Galanti has faced stiffer competition — opponents average 56% win rate vs 48%.

Opponents avg win rate
56%
48%
Opponents with a record on file
6 of 8
Even
6 of 16
Activity
Even

Similar activity going in

Last bout
4mo
7mo
Bouts, last 12 mo
0
Even
0
Bouts, last 24 mo
0
Even
0
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Tale of the tape
◂ Galanti

Galanti 5 cm

28
Age
1y
younger
29
6'1"
185cm
Height
2"
taller
5'11"
180cm
Reach
Edge sizeSlightNotableMajor
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Pre-UFC opposition
non-UFC slate for each fighter, from opponents’ full pro records

Galanti faced the tougher slate — opponents averaged .569 career win rate vs .451 for Petruzzella.

Nick Galanti
Moderate
Opponents' combined record
33-25
.569 win rate
Winning-record opponents
5 of 6
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
8
6 opponents with records on file

A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.

Carlos Petruzzella
Moderate
Opponents' combined record
82-100
.451 win rate
Winning-record opponents
3 of 6
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
16
6 opponents with records on file

A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.