Martinez vs Miranda

Who won Martinez vs Miranda?

Bruno Miranda beat Alex Martinez by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of PFL 6, on Friday 23rd June 2023 at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Bruno Miranda.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Martinez vs Miranda stats

Alex Martinez stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Bruno Miranda made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Bruno Miranda marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in March 2022.

Alex Martinez's PFL record stood at 3-5-0, while Bruno Miranda's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Miranda had a massive power advantage over Martinez, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over Martinez's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Martinez had a large advantage over Miranda, boasting a 40% submission rate over Miranda's 14%.

Alex Martinez was the younger man by 4 years, at 29 years old.

Martinez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Miranda.

Martinez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 7 years and 4 months later than Miranda, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 39 to Miranda's 42.

Martinez vs Miranda form

Alex Martinez had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Olivier Aubin Mercier 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, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Clay Collard at PFL 2022 #4 on 17th June 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Stevie Ray at PFL 2022 #1 on 20th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

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

He had been defeated by Natan Schulte at PFL 2021 #4 on 10th June 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Activity check

Martinez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Martinez vs Miranda?

Alex Martinez was a 8/11 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Bruno Miranda made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+110) with oddsmakers.