Nunes vs Heiderman

Who won Nunes vs Heiderman?

Marcelo Nunes beat Jordan Heiderman by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of PFL 2, on Friday 12th April 2024 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.

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 Heiderman stats

Marcelo Nunes stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Jordan Heiderman made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Marcelo Nunes' 5th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Jordan Heiderman marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Marcelo Nunes' PFL record stood at 4-1-0, while Jordan Heiderman's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Nunes had a slight advantage in power over Heiderman, with a 30% knock out percentage over Heiderman's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nunes had a large advantage over Heiderman, boasting a 70% submission rate over Heiderman's 43%.

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

Heiderman had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Nunes was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in , 6 years and 2 months earlier than Heiderman, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 16 to Heiderman's 12.

Nunes vs Heiderman form

Heiderman had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Denis Goltsov at PFL Playoffs: Heavyweights & Women’s Featherweights on 18th August 2023 by submission in the 1st round at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Patrick Brady at PFL 5 on 16th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Daiqwon Buckley at LFA 144 on 14th October 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Before that, he had defeated Chad Johnson at LFA 115 on 24th September 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Menominee Nation Arena, Oshkosh.

He was victorious against Anthony Garrett at LFA 107 on 14th May 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Activity check

Nunes' last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

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

What were the odds on Nunes vs Heiderman?

Marcelo Nunes was a 1/2 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Jordan Heiderman made his way into the ring at 13/8 (+160) with oddsmakers.