Over: 95Striking: 93Grappling: 93 Submissions: 96 Anthony Pettis is the current UFC Lightweight champion and former WEC champ. Despite his first fight in the UFC resulting in defeat, Pettis has been on a winning streak since. Most recently we saw him defeat the ex-champ Benson Henderson with a sublime first round armbar submission to take Bendos belt. As the statistics show, Pettis has fantastic submissions with 6 of his 17 wins having been by submission. Despite this obvious submission skill, Pettis is primarily known in the MMA world as a striker, which is why it comes as somewhat of a surprise that his striking has been given a lower rating. Pettis has racked up 8 wins by TKO or KO but this record doesnt fully demonstrate his world-class striking skills. Pettis striking is some of the most diverse, flashy and dangerous you are ever likely to watch in the UFC. The fact that he beat Donald Cerrone who is himself an incredibly good kick boxer with a body-kick is insane. We are able to also inform you that the Pettis showtime kick which has featured heavily in the games marketing will be a fully playable move and looks even more incredible when youre doing it yourself.
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