Nunes vs Greene

Who won Nunes vs Greene?

Maurice Greene beat Marcelo Nunes by during the prelims of PFL 2, on Friday 7th April 2023 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Maurice Greene.

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).

Nunes vs Greene stats

Marcelo Nunes stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 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 10 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Marcelo Nunes' 5th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in March 2022.

Marcelo Nunes' PFL record stood at 4-1-0, while Maurice Greene's came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Nunes had a slight advantage in power over Greene, with a 25% knock out percentage over Greene's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nunes had an advantage over Greene, with a 75% submission rate over Greene's 60%.

Marcelo Nunes was the younger man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Greene had a height advantage of 4 inches over Nunes. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Nunes was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 11 years and 8 months earlier than Greene, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 25 less professional rounds, 16 to Greene's 41.

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Nunes' last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Nunes vs Greene?

Marcelo Nunes was a 4/11 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Maurice Greene made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.