Marshall vs Rojo

Who won Marshall vs Rojo?

Francis Marshall beat Marcelo Rojo by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd December 2022 at Amway Center in Orlando.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Marshall vs Rojo stats

Francis Marshall stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses and 0 draws and 4 by submission.

Marcelo Rojo made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Francis Marshall's 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Francis Marshall's UFC record stood at 2-3-0, while Marcelo Rojo's came in at 0-3-0.

The stats suggested Rojo had a massive power advantage over Marshall, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Marshall's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Marshall had a large advantage over Rojo, boasting a 67% submission rate over Rojo's 38%.

Francis Marshall was the younger man by 10 years, at 26 years old.

Marshall had a height advantage of 1 inch over Rojo. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Marshall was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 8 years and 7 months later than Rojo, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 20 less professional rounds, 26 to Rojo's 46.

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What were the odds on Marshall vs Rojo?

Francis Marshall was a 4/7 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Marcelo Rojo made his way into the ring at 11/8 (+140) with oddsmakers.