Basilio vs Pires

Who won Basilio vs Pires?

Vinicius Pires beat Marlon Basilio by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of LFA 183, on Friday 3rd May 2024 at Ribalta Espaço Multieventos in Rio de Janeiro.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Basilio vs Pires stats

Marlon Basilio stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Vinicius Pires made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws and 3 by submission.

This was Marlon Basilio's 2nd fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Vinicius Pires marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Marlon Basilio's LFA record stood at 0-2-0, while Vinicius Pires' came in at 3-0-0.

The stats suggested Basilio had a massive power advantage over Pires, boasting a 86% knock out percentage over Pires' 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pires had a massive advantage over Basilio, boasting a 38% submission rate over Basilio's 0%.

Marlon Basilio was the younger man by 1 year, at 26 years old.

Basilio was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 15 years later than Pires, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 17 to Pires' 27.

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Pires' last 3 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Basilio vs Pires?

Marlon Basilio was a 7/5 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Vinicius Pires made his way into the ring at 8/15 (-190) with oddsmakers.