Popov vs Nunes

When is Popov vs Nunes?

Oleg Popov will square off against Marcelo Nunes during the prelims of PFL 4, on Thursday 13th June 2024 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The fight will take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Popov vs Nunes stats

Oleg Popov steps into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Marcelo Nunes will make his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

Marcelo Nunes will mark his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Oleg Popov's PFL record currently stands at 1-0-0, while Marcelo Nunes' comes in at 4-1-0.

The stats suggest Popov has an advantage in power over Nunes, with a 47% knock out percentage over Nunes' 27%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Nunes will have a massive advantage over Popov, boasting a 73% submission rate over Popov's 18%.

Oleg Popov is the younger man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Nunes has a height advantage of 2 inches over Popov.

Popov is arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 8 years and 6 months later than Nunes, whose first professional fight was in . He has fought 23 more professional rounds, 39 to Nunes' 16.

Popov vs Nunes form

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

In his last fight, he won against Jordan Heiderman at PFL 2: 2024 Regular Season on 12th April 2024 by submission in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Danilo Marques at PFL 5 on 16th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Maurice Greene at PFL 2 on 7th April 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Dylan Potter at PFL 2022 #7 on 5th August 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He was victorious against Bevon Lewis at PFL Challenger Series 6 on 25th March 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Universal Studios, Orlando.

Activity check

Popov's last 2 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 20 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Nunes' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 20 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

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