Santos vs Marshall

Who won Santos vs Marshall?

Mairon Santos beat Francis Marshall by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 313, on Saturday 8th March 2025 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Mairon Santos.

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).

Santos vs Marshall stats

Mairon Santos stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Francis Marshall made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Mairon Santos' 2nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Francis Marshall marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Mairon Santos' UFC record stood at 2-0-0, while Francis Marshall's came in at 2-3-0.

The stats suggested Santos had a massive power advantage over Marshall, boasting a 57% knock out percentage over Marshall's 13%.

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

Mairon Santos was the younger man by 26 years, at years old.

Santos was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in , 5 years and 4 months earlier than Marshall, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 38 to Marshall's 26.

Activity check

Marshall's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What time did Santos vs Marshall start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:50 PM UTC , which was 6:50 PM EST or 3:50 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:50 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Santos vs Marshall?

Mairon Santos was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Francis Marshall made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.