Cauley vs Nunes

When is Cauley vs Nunes?

Sullivan Cauley is set to square off against Marcelo Nunes during the prelims of PFL 2025 World Tournament, on Thursday 1st May 2025 at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Cauley vs Nunes stats

Sullivan Cauley steps into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Marcelo Nunes will make his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

Sullivan Cauley will be making their debut in the PFL. Marcelo Nunes will mark his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Marcelo Nunes' PFL record currently stands at 4-1-0.

The stats suggest Cauley has a massive power advantage over Nunes, boasting a 83% knock out percentage over Nunes' 27%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Nunes will have a massive advantage over Cauley, boasting a 73% submission rate over Cauley's 17%.

Sullivan Cauley is the younger man by 36 years, at years old.

Nunes has a height advantage of 2 inches over Cauley. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Cauley is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 4 years and 3 months later than Nunes, whose first professional fight was in . He has fought 9 less professional rounds, 7 to Nunes' 16.

Cauley vs Nunes form

Cauley has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight, he won against Hamza Salim at Bellator 298 – Storley vs. Ward on 11th August 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Luke Trainer at Bellator 293 on 31st March 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jay Radick at Bellator 288 on 18th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Before that, he had defeated Tyson Jeffries at Bellator 284 on 12th August 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

He was victorious against Ben Parrish at Bellator 273 on 29th January 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Nunes has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he beat Jordan Heiderman at PFL 2: 2024 Regular Season on 12th April 2024 by submission in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Danilo Marques at PFL 5 on 16th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Maurice Greene at PFL 2 on 7th April 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Dylan Potter at PFL 2022 #7 on 5th August 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He was victorious against Bevon Lewis at PFL Challenger Series 6 on 25th March 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Universal Studios, Orlando.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Marcelo Nunes has been fighting more than Sullivan Cauley.

Sullivan Cauley last fought 1 year, 7 months and 1 day ago, while Marcelo Nunes' last outing was 11 months ago.

Cauley's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 11 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1 rounds on average.

Nunes' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 15 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

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