Ferreira vs Scheffel

Who won Ferreira vs Scheffel?

Renan Ferreira beat Matheus Scheffel by during the main card of PFL 5, on Friday 16th June 2023 at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Renan Ferreira.

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).

Ferreira vs Scheffel stats

Renan Ferreira stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Matheus Scheffel made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out.

Renan Ferreira's PFL record stood at 7-1-0, while Matheus Scheffel's came in at 2-3-0.

The stats suggested Ferreira had a slight advantage in power over Scheffel, with a 78% knock out percentage over Scheffel's 71%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ferreira had an advantage over Scheffel, with a 11% submission rate over Scheffel's 0%.

Renan Ferreira was the older man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Ferreira had a height advantage of 8 inches over Scheffel. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Ferreira was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 10 months later than Scheffel, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 17 less professional rounds, 29 to Scheffel's 46.

Activity check

Ferreira's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Scheffel's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ferreira vs Scheffel?

Renan Ferreira was a 7/20 (-290) favourite going into the contest, while Matheus Scheffel made his way into the ring at 21/10 (+210) with oddsmakers.