Andre Petroski stops Mantas Kondratavicius with second-round TKO at UFC Vegas 124

Andre Petroski ended a three-fight skid on Saturday, stopping Mantas Kondratavicius by technical knockout at the end of the second round at UFC Vegas 124. Petroski controlled the fight on the ground, then spent the closing stretch of the round hammering Kondratavicius against the fence until the referee stepped in.

The result lifts Petroski to 14-6 and hands Kondratavicius his second professional loss, dropping him to 9-2 and ending a four-fight winning streak.

Petroski, a 35-year-old American who trains out of Renzo Gracie Philly, arrived on a rough run. His most recent recorded fight was a second-round TKO loss to Cody Brundage on May 16, 2026. Before that came a first-round TKO defeat to Cam Rowston in September 2025 and a unanimous decision loss to Edmen Shahbazyan in June 2025. A switch-stance fighter at six feet and 73 inches of reach, he has averaged 3.13 takedowns per 15 minutes and 1.2 submission attempts, numbers that match the grappling-heavy win.

Kondratavicius, 27, entered with momentum. His most recent recorded fight was a unanimous decision win over Antonio Trocoli on March 21, 2026. The orthodox fighter stands six-foot-two with a 75-inch reach and is known for volume and accuracy, landing 4.97 significant strikes per minute at 65 percent. Petroski, by comparison, lands 2.75 per minute at 49 percent, which makes the way the fight was won notable: the older man took the exchange off his feet rather than outstriking a more prolific opponent.

Why it matters

• Petroski snaps a three-fight losing streak, all three losses coming by TKO or decision, and secures a win at a point when his UFC future looked uncertain.
• Kondratavicius sees a four-fight run end, and his first loss exposes how he fares when the fight is dragged to the canvas and the fence.
• The gap in takedown output, 3.13 per 15 minutes for Petroski against 2.8 for Kondratavicius, was narrow on paper, but Petroski's ability to turn it into sustained control proved decisive.

Petroski also finished the fight at the end of round two, a late stoppage that came after an extended stretch of ground and fence work rather than a single big strike.