Collard vs Aubin-Mercier

Who won Collard vs Aubin-Mercier?

Olivier Aubin Mercier beat Clay Collard by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of PFL 10, on Friday 24th November 2023 at The Anthem in Washington.

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

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Collard vs Aubin-Mercier stats

Clay Collard stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Olivier Aubin Mercier made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Clay Collard's 11th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021.

Clay Collard's PFL record stood at 7-4-0, while Olivier Aubin Mercier's came in at 10-0-0.

The stats suggested Collard had a large advantage in power over Mercier, boasting a 46% knock out percentage over Mercier's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mercier had a large advantage over Collard, boasting a 40% submission rate over Collard's 13%.

Clay Collard was the younger man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Collard had a height advantage of 2 inches over Mercier. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Collard was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 6 months earlier than Mercier, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 23 more professional rounds, 89 to Mercier's 66.

Collard vs Aubin-Mercier form

Clay Collard had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Alex Martinez at PFL 2022 #4 on 17th June 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Jeremy Stephens at PFL 2022 #1 on 20th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Raush Manfio at PFL 2021 #7 on 13th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

Before that, he had beaten Joilton Lutterbach at PFL 2021 #4 on 10th June 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

He had defeated Anthony Pettis at PFL 2021 #1 on 23rd April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Mercier had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3opponents and going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Bruno Miranda at 2023 PFL Playoffs: Welterweights & Lightweights on 23rd August 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Anthony Romero at PFL 6 on 23rd June 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Shane Burgos at PFL 3 on 14th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Stevie Ray at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York.

He was victorious against Alex Martinez at PFL 2022 #7 on 5th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Clay Collard had last fought 1 year, 10 months and 9 days ago, while Olivier Aubin Mercier's last outing had been 8 months and 3 days ago.

Collard's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Mercier's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Collard vs Aubin-Mercier?

Clay Collard was a 21/10 (+210) underdog going into the contest, while Olivier Aubin Mercier made his way into the ring at 4/11 (-280) with oddsmakers.