Marques vs Hylton

Who won Marques vs Hylton?

Danilo Marques beat Ras Hylton by submission in the 2nd round during the main event of PFL Challenger Series 2023 – Week 3, on Friday 10th February 2023 at Universal Studios in Orlando.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Marques vs Hylton stats

Danilo Marques stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Ras Hylton made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Danilo Marques' 5th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023.

Danilo Marques' PFL record stood at 3-2-0, while Ras Hylton's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Hylton had a massive power advantage over Marques, boasting a 89% knock out percentage over Marques' 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Marques had a massive advantage over Hylton, boasting a 50% submission rate over Hylton's 0%.

Danilo Marques was the older man by 2 years, at 39 years old.

Hylton had a 5-inch reach advantage.

Marques was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years and 10 months earlier than Hylton, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, 36 to Hylton's 26.

Activity check

Marques' last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Marques vs Hylton?

Danilo Marques was a 2/11 (-560) favourite going into the contest, while Ras Hylton made his way into the ring at 15/4 (+380) with oddsmakers.