Martinez vs Miranda

Who won Martinez vs Miranda?

Bruno Miranda beat Alex Martinez by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of PFL 6, on Friday 23rd June 2023 at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Bruno Miranda.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Martinez vs Miranda stats

Alex Martinez stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Bruno Miranda made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Bruno Miranda marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Alex Martinez's PFL record stood at 3-5-0, while Bruno Miranda's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Miranda had a massive power advantage over Martinez, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over Martinez's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Martinez had a large advantage over Miranda, boasting a 40% submission rate over Miranda's 14%.

Alex Martinez was the younger man by 4 years, at 29 years old.

Martinez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Miranda.

Martinez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 7 years and 4 months later than Miranda, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 39 to Miranda's 42.

Activity check

Martinez's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Miranda's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Martinez vs Miranda?

Alex Martinez was a 8/11 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Bruno Miranda made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+110) with oddsmakers.