Sergio Pettis has flowing “Pettis” lettering on his right chest, a shaded portrait on his left, and denser work down his right arm. The pieces use different styles and are visible in separate fight photos. Body Art Guru also connects a separate forearm memorial with his father; that report doesn’t identify the chest portrait.
A guarded exchange in the Octagon
This guarded exchange shows Pettis on the right in white shorts and red wrist tape. An opponent’s arm crosses in front of his chest, so the image is more useful for the fight context than for close tattoo detail. His expression and raised gloves capture the action, while the obstruction leaves parts of the chest and arm out of view.
The Pettis lettering on his right chest
The word “Pettis” is written in flowing script on his anatomical right chest. In this photo he’s on the left, leaning toward John Moraga. A curled capital and linked letters make up the name, with fine branching strokes beneath it as a leaf-like underline.
The script sits above the pectoral’s lower edge with open skin around it. The word is readable; the photo doesn’t establish a dedication, date or artist.
The shaded portrait on his left chest
A shaded woman’s face sits inside a decorative border on Pettis’s left chest, with a rose higher near the shoulder. In the punching photo he’s on the right and Brandon Moreno is on the left. The portrait takes up much of the pectoral, but the person’s identity hasn’t been confirmed.
It’s easy to confuse Sergio with his brother Anthony when searching for tattoo stories. An account of Anthony’s portrait shouldn’t be applied to Sergio’s. The face and rose are visible here; their personal meaning isn’t.
The patterned work on his right arm
The right-arm photo shows shaded imagery near the shoulder and curved, spoke-like lines lower down. Pettis is on the left, kicking toward Moreno on the right. His bent arm and the action obscure some boundaries, so the overall pattern is clearer than any one small symbol.
The lines may suggest different things to different viewers, but the photo doesn’t identify an object or meaning. For another fighter’s collection, see Alessio Sakara’s tattoos.
An airborne celebration in Mexico City
This Mexico City photo catches Pettis upside down in a backflip. The movement and the cage setting dominate; although some ink is visible, the angle and distance don’t work for reading small lettering or studying the portrait.
The embedded interviews are from Pettis and Moreno’s 2017 Mexico City fight. They add the event context, but they aren’t explanations of the tattoos. The clearest visible details remain the surname script, the separate chest portrait and the patterned work on Pettis’s right arm.