diff --git a/src/events/scheduled/pitFightLethal.js b/src/events/scheduled/pitFightLethal.js
index d09c164e8666f819a9e0bb8fbcf2bc0776547475..a219ff8588ea5e2278ea5e6cd0e0455a12befd33 100644
--- a/src/events/scheduled/pitFightLethal.js
+++ b/src/events/scheduled/pitFightLethal.js
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ App.Facilities.Pit.lethalFight = function(fighters) {
 
 						repX(-20, "pit", loser);
 					}
-				} else if (deadliness(winner) < deadliness(loser) + 3) {
+				} else if (animal.deadliness < deadliness(loser) + 3) {
 					if (loser.skill.combat > 0) {
 						r.push(`${loser.slaveName} is fairly confident in ${his} fighting abilities, and ${he} knows that this fight is fairly evenly matched.`);
 					} else {