Aubin-Mercier vs Burgos

Who won Aubin-Mercier vs Burgos?

Olivier Aubin Mercier beat Shane Burgos by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of PFL 3, on Friday 14th April 2023 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Olivier Aubin Mercier.

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).

Aubin-Mercier vs Burgos stats

Olivier Aubin Mercier stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Shane Burgos made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Olivier Aubin Mercier's PFL record stood at 10-0-0, while Shane Burgos' came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Burgos had a large advantage in power over Mercier, boasting a 33% knock out percentage over Mercier's 12%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mercier had an advantage over Burgos, with a 47% submission rate over Burgos' 33%.

Olivier Aubin Mercier was the older man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Burgos had a height advantage of 2 inches over Mercier. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Mercier was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 9 months earlier than Burgos, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 66 to Burgos' 49.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Shane Burgos had been fighting more than Olivier Aubin Mercier.

Going to this contest, Olivier Aubin Mercier had last fought 5 years, 11 months and 26 days ago, while Shane Burgos' last outing had been 6 years, 6 months and 4 days ago.

What were the odds on Aubin-Mercier vs Burgos?

Olivier Aubin Mercier was a 20/21 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Shane Burgos made his way into the ring at 4/5 (-130) with oddsmakers.