Mariscal vs Faria

Who won Mariscal vs Faria?

Jose Mariscal beat Guilherme Faria by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of LFA 153, on Friday 17th February 2023 at Horseshoe Hammond Casino in Hammond.

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).

Mariscal vs Faria stats

Jose Mariscal stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Guilherme Faria made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Jose Mariscal's 4th fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019.

Jose Mariscal's LFA record stood at 2-2-0, while Guilherme Faria's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Faria had a large advantage in power over Mariscal, boasting a 56% knock out percentage over Mariscal's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mariscal had an advantage over Faria, with a 30% submission rate over Faria's 11%.

Jose Mariscal was the younger man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Faria had a height advantage of 1 inch over Mariscal.

Mariscal was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 10 years and 3 months later than Faria, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 1 less professional rounds, 56 to Faria's 57.

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Mariscal's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Mariscal vs Faria?

Jose Mariscal was a 1/1 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Guilherme Faria made his way into the ring at 4/5 (-130) with oddsmakers.