Marshall vs Dulgarian

Who won Marshall vs Dulgarian?

Isaac Dulgarian beat Francis Marshall by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Luque vs Dos Anjos, on Saturday 12th August 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Marshall vs Dulgarian stats

Francis Marshall stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Isaac Dulgarian made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 5 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Francis Marshall's UFC record stood at 1-2-0, while Isaac Dulgarian's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Dulgarian had a massive power advantage over Marshall, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Marshall's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Marshall had an advantage over Dulgarian, with a 57% submission rate over Dulgarian's 40%.

Francis Marshall was the younger man by 2 years, at 25 years old.

Marshall had a height advantage of 2 inches over Dulgarian.

Marshall was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2019, 1 year and 3 months earlier than Dulgarian, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 11 more professional rounds, 20 to Dulgarian's 9.

Activity check

Marshall's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Marshall vs Dulgarian?

Francis Marshall was a 57/100 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Isaac Dulgarian made his way into the ring at 3/2 (+150) with oddsmakers.