Marques vs Ishii

Who won Marques vs Ishii?

Danilo Marques beat Satoshi Ishii by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of PFL Playoffs, on Friday 18th August 2023 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Danilo Marques.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Marques vs Ishii stats

Danilo Marques stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Satoshi Ishii made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 12 losses and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 11 by submission.

This was Danilo Marques' 5th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023.

Danilo Marques' PFL record stood at 3-2-0, while Satoshi Ishii's came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Marques had an advantage in power over Ishii, with a 29% knock out percentage over Ishii's 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Marques had a slight advantage over Ishii, with a 50% submission rate over Ishii's 48%.

Danilo Marques was the older man by 1 year, at 39 years old.

Marques had a height advantage of 7 inches over Ishii. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Marques was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 years and 2 months later than Ishii, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 41 less professional rounds, 36 to Ishii's 77.

Marques vs Ishii form

Danilo Marques had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Marcelo Nunes at PFL 5 on 16th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Yorgan De Castro at PFL 2 on 7th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ras Hylton at PFL Challenger Series 2023 – Week 3 on 10th February 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Universal Studios, Orlando.

Before that, he had been beaten by Jailton Almeida at UFC Fight Night on 5th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Kennedy Nzechukwu at UFC Vegas 30 on 26th June 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Marques' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Ishii's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Marques vs Ishii?

Danilo Marques was a 17/20 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Satoshi Ishii made his way into the ring at 17/20 (-130) with oddsmakers.