Luciano vs Shields

When is Luciano vs Shields?

Joseph Luciano will fight Sarek Shields during the prelims of PFL 2025 World Tournament, on Thursday 3rd April 2025 at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando.

The fight will take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit will be 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Luciano vs Shields stats

Joseph Luciano steps into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Sarek Shields will make his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Both men will be making their promotional debut for the PFL.

The stats suggest Shields has a slight advantage in power over Luciano, with a 20% knock out percentage over Luciano's 11%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Luciano will have a large advantage over Shields, boasting a 67% submission rate over Shields' 40%.

Joseph Luciano is the same age as Sarek Shields, at years old.

Luciano has a height advantage of 2 inches over Shields.

Luciano is arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2019, 5 years and 7 months later than Shields, whose first professional fight was in . He has fought 11 more professional rounds, 27 to Shields' 16.

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Luciano's last 3 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 22 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

Shields' last 4 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 7 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Luciano vs Shields?

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