Andre Petroski vs. Azamat Bekoev
UFC Fight Night · October 31, 2026 · Meta Apex · Main Card
The brief
- What kind of fight
- Bounce-back grappler vs. bounce-back power
- Finish likelihood
- Medium
- The line
- No line posted yet
- The stakes
- Middleweight · Main Card
The read
Bekoev's finishing power across knockouts and submissions gives him paths to end this fight that Petroski's recent form suggests he hasn't solved.
Petroski's own submission threat is live if he can get the fight to the mat and avoid the exchanges that have cost him his last two appearances, but the recent trend favors Bekoev if this stays standing.
The matchup
Both middleweights arrive off multi-fight skids and need a result to keep their spot on the roster secure.
Petroski's jiu-jitsu background gives him a finishing threat on the mat, but he has been finished by strikes in his last two losses, a real concern against a fighter with Bekoev's power.
Bekoev's own recent finishes have come against him rather than for him, making this a genuine bounce-back fight for both men.
Tale of the tape
| 13-6 | Record | 20-5 |
| 35 | Age | 30 |
| 6'0" | Height | 6'0" |
| 73" | Reach | 72" |
| — | Stance | Orthodox |
| United States | Country | Russia |
| Renzo Gracie Philly | Team | American Top Team |
The numbers
Career UFC averages. Red bar = statistical edge.
The fighters
Andre Petroski 13-6
Andre Petroski is a 35-year-old American middleweight out of Renzo Gracie Philly whose 13-6 record includes four submission wins built on his jiu-jitsu background. He has dropped three straight, all by strikes or decision, most recently a second-round TKO loss to Cody Brundage in May 2026, and now looks to snap that skid against a fellow fighter on a rough patch of his own in Azamat Bekoev.
- LCody Brundage · KO/TKO (punches)UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa · May 16, 2026
- LCam Rowston · KO/TKO (strikes)UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes · September 27, 2025
- LEdmen Shahbazyan · Decision (unanimous)UFC on ESPN · June 14, 2025
Azamat Bekoev 20-5
“Iron”
Azamat 'Iron' Bekoev is a 30-year-old Russian middleweight training with American Top Team, whose 20-5 record is split almost evenly between knockouts, submissions and decisions. He opened his UFC run with back-to-back finishes but has since dropped two straight, stopped by Yousri Belgaroui and submitted by Tresean Gore in April 2026, and now looks to reset against a fellow struggling veteran in Andre Petroski.
- LTresean Gore · Submission (guillotine choke)UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan · April 4, 2026
- LYousri Belgaroui · KO/TKO (strikes)UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs. Allen · October 18, 2025
- WRyan Loder · KO/TKO (strikes)UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo · May 3, 2025