Marques vs Nunes

Who won Marques vs Nunes?

Marcelo Nunes beat Danilo Marques by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of PFL 5, on Friday 16th June 2023 at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta.

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 Nunes stats

Danilo Marques stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Marcelo Nunes made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Danilo Marques' 5th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Marcelo Nunes marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Danilo Marques' PFL record stood at 3-2-0, while Marcelo Nunes' came in at 4-1-0.

The stats suggested Marques had a slight advantage in power over Nunes, with a 29% knock out percentage over Nunes' 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nunes had a large advantage over Marques, boasting a 78% submission rate over Marques' 50%.

Danilo Marques was the older man by 3 years, at 39 years old.

Marques had a height advantage of 3 inches over Nunes. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Marques was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 11 years and 2 months later than Nunes, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 20 more professional rounds, 36 to Nunes' 16.

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Nunes' last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 1 month. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Marques vs Nunes?

Danilo Marques was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Marcelo Nunes made his way into the ring at 9/5 (+180) with oddsmakers.