Aubin-Mercier vs Romero

Who won Aubin-Mercier vs Romero?

Olivier Aubin Mercier beat Anthony Romero by knockout in the 3rd round during the main event of PFL 6, on Friday 23rd June 2023 at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta.

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 Romero stats

Olivier Aubin Mercier stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Anthony Romero made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Anthony Romero marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Olivier Aubin Mercier's PFL record stood at 10-0-0, while Anthony Romero's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Romero had an advantage in power over Mercier, with a 25% knock out percentage over Mercier's 12%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mercier had a massive advantage over Romero, boasting a 47% submission rate over Romero's 8%.

Olivier Aubin Mercier was the older man by 8 years, at 35 years old.

Romero had a height advantage of 2 inches over Mercier. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Mercier was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 6 years earlier than Romero, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 26 more professional rounds, 66 to Romero's 40.

Aubin-Mercier vs Romero form

Mercier had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 opponent and going to the judges 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Shane Burgos at PFL 3 on 14th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Stevie Ray at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Alex Martinez at PFL 2022 #7 on 5th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he was victorious against Raush Manfio at PFL 2022 #4 on 17th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

He had won against Natan Schulte at PFL 2022 #1 on 20th April 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

Activity check

Mercier's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Romero's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 5 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 Romero?

Olivier Aubin Mercier was a 1/6 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while Anthony Romero made his way into the ring at 18/5 (+360) with oddsmakers.