Delija vs Greene

Who won Delija vs Greene?

Ante Delija beat Maurice Greene by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of PFL 5, on Friday 16th June 2023 at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Ante Delija.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Delija vs Greene stats

Ante Delija stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Maurice Greene made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Ante Delija's PFL record stood at 8-3-0, while Maurice Greene's came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Delija had a large advantage in power over Greene, boasting a 48% knock out percentage over Greene's 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Greene had a large advantage over Delija, boasting a 55% submission rate over Delija's 26%.

Ante Delija was the younger man by 4 years, at 33 years old.

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

Delija was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 6 months earlier than Greene, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 53 to Greene's 41.

Delija vs Greene form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Matheus Scheffel at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Renan Ferreira at PFL 2022 #8 on 13th August 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Shelton Graves at PFL 2022 #5 on 24th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Before that, he was victorious against Matheus Scheffel at PFL 2022 #2 on 28th April 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

He had lost to Bruno Henrique Cappelozza at PFL 2021 #10 on 27th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Delija's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Greene's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Delija vs Greene?

Ante Delija was a 1/6 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while Maurice Greene made his way into the ring at 19/5 (+380) with oddsmakers.