Marquez vs Pitolo

Who won Marquez vs Pitolo?

Julian Marquez beat Maki Pitolo by submission in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC 258, on Saturday 13th February 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Marquez vs Pitolo stats

Julian Marquez stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Maki Pitolo made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Julian Marquez's 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017.

Julian Marquez's UFC record stood at 3-5-0, while Maki Pitolo's came in at 1-5-0.

The stats suggested Marquez had a massive power advantage over Pitolo, boasting a 86% knock out percentage over Pitolo's 54%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pitolo had a slight advantage over Marquez, with a 23% submission rate over Marquez's 14%.

Julian Marquez was the same age as Maki Pitolo, at 34 years old.

Marquez had a height advantage of 4 inches over Pitolo. Despite this, Pitolo had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Marquez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 3 months later than Pitolo, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 17 less professional rounds, 26 to Pitolo's 43.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Maki Pitolo had been fighting more than Julian Marquez.

Going to this contest, Julian Marquez had last fought 6 years, 8 months and 24 days ago, while Maki Pitolo's last outing had been 4 years, 7 months and 22 days ago.

What were the odds on Marquez vs Pitolo?

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