O'Connell vs Markes

Who won O’Connell vs Markes?

Sean O Connell beat Ronny Markes by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of PFL 2018 #2, on Thursday 21st June 2018 at Chicago Theater in Chicago.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

O’Connell vs Markes stats

Sean O Connell stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Ronny Markes made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Sean O Connell's PFL record stood at 4-1-0, while Ronny Markes' came in at 2-3-0.

The stats suggested Connell had an advantage in power over Markes, with a 53% knock out percentage over Markes' 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Markes had a slight advantage over Connell, with a 28% submission rate over Connell's 18%.

Sean O Connell was the older man by 5 years, at 41 years old.

Markes had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Connell was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 2 months later than Markes, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 59 to Markes' 58.

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