Mariscal vs Charriere

Who won Mariscal vs Charriere?

Jose Mariscal beat Morgan Charriere by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 6th April 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 30-27, 29-28 in favor of the winner Jose Mariscal.

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).

Mariscal vs Charriere stats

Jose Mariscal stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Morgan Charriere made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Jose Mariscal's UFC record stood at 3-0-0, while Morgan Charriere's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Charriere had an advantage in power over Mariscal, with a 58% knock out percentage over Mariscal's 47%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mariscal had a slight advantage over Charriere, with a 20% submission rate over Charriere's 16%.

Jose Mariscal was the older man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Mariscal was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 months earlier than Charriere, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 18 less professional rounds, 53 to Charriere's 71.

Mariscal vs Charriere form

Mariscal had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jack Jenkins at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Previous to that, he had beaten Trevor Peek at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Guilherme Faria at LFA 153 on 17th February 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Horseshoe Hammond Casino, Hammond.

Before that, he was victorious against Luke Faultersack at Cage Warriors 133 on 4th March 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Del Mar Arena, San Diego.

He had lost to Steve Garcia at LFA 80 on 17th January 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at Route 66 Casino Hotel, Albuquerque.

Charriere had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Manolo Zecchini at UFC Fight Night Paris – Gane vs. Spivac on 2nd September 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Previous to that, he had beaten Diego Silva at Cage Warriors 157 on 21st July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Indigo At The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Pedro Souza at Cage Warriors 153 on 29th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at 3Arena, Dublin.

Before that, he was victorious against Daniel Bazant at Cage Warriors 147 on 20th November 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at BT Sport Studio, London.

He had been beaten by Paul Hughes at Cage Warriors 128 on 1st October 2021 by majority decision in their 5 round contest at York Hall, London, England.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Morgan Charriere had been fighting more than Jose Mariscal.

Going to this contest, Jose Mariscal had last fought 7 months and 29 days ago, while Morgan Charriere's last outing had been 8 months and 6 days ago.

Mariscal's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Charriere's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Mariscal vs Charriere?

Jose Mariscal was a 13/10 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Morgan Charriere made his way into the ring at 31/50 (-160) with oddsmakers.