Aubin-Mercier vs Miranda

Who won Aubin-Mercier vs Miranda?

Olivier Aubin Mercier beat Bruno Miranda by knockout in the 2nd round during the co-main event of 2023 PFL Playoffs, on Wednesday 23rd August 2023 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Aubin-Mercier vs Miranda stats

Olivier Aubin Mercier stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Bruno Miranda made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Bruno Miranda marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Olivier Aubin Mercier's PFL record stood at 10-0-0, while Bruno Miranda's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Miranda had a massive power advantage over Mercier, boasting a 56% knock out percentage over Mercier's 16%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mercier had a large advantage over Miranda, boasting a 42% submission rate over Miranda's 13%.

Olivier Aubin Mercier was the older man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Mercier was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 13 years and 3 months later than Miranda, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 21 more professional rounds, 66 to Miranda's 45.

Activity check

Mercier's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 6 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Miranda's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Aubin-Mercier vs Miranda?

Olivier Aubin Mercier was a 2/11 (-560) favourite going into the contest, while Bruno Miranda made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.