Barroso vs Nicholson

Who won Barroso vs Nicholson?

Francimar Barroso beat Alex Nicholson by unanimous decision in their 2 round contest during the main card of PFL 2019 #9, on Thursday 31st October 2019 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Francimar Barroso.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 2 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Barroso vs Nicholson stats

Francimar Barroso stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Alex Nicholson made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Francimar Barroso's PFL record stood at 5-0-1, while Alex Nicholson's came in at 3-4-0.

The stats suggested Nicholson had a massive power advantage over Barroso, boasting a 93% knock out percentage over Barroso's 46%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Barroso had an advantage over Nicholson, with a 21% submission rate over Nicholson's 7%.

Francimar Barroso was the older man by 10 years, at 44 years old.

Nicholson had a height advantage of 3 inches over Barroso. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Barroso was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 8 years and 8 months earlier than Nicholson, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 29 more professional rounds, 63 to Nicholson's 34.

Activity check

Barroso's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Nicholson's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

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