Schulte vs Manfio

Who won Schulte vs Manfio?

Natan Schulte beat Raush Manfio by unanimous 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 Natan Schulte.

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).

Schulte vs Manfio stats

Natan Schulte stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Raush Manfio made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out.

Natan Schulte's PFL record stood at 14-2-1, while Raush Manfio's came in at 6-2-0.

The stats suggested Manfio had a massive power advantage over Schulte, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Schulte's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Schulte had a massive advantage over Manfio, boasting a 43% submission rate over Manfio's 0%.

Natan Schulte was the same age as Raush Manfio, at 32 years old.

Schulte had a height advantage of 1 inch over Manfio. Despite this, Manfio had 4-inch reach advantage.

Schulte was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 4 days later than Manfio, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 13 more professional rounds, 75 to Manfio's 62.

Schulte vs Manfio form

Natan Schulte had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jeremy Stephens at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Marcin Held at PFL 2022 #4 on 17th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Olivier Aubin Mercier at PFL 2022 #1 on 20th April 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

Before that, he had defeated Alex Martinez at PFL 2021 #4 on 10th June 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

He had been beaten by Marcin Held at PFL 2021 #1 on 23rd April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Olivier Aubin Mercier at PFL 2022 #4 on 17th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Don Madge at PFL 2022 #1 on 20th April 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

Going into that contest, he had won against Loik Radzhabov at PFL 2021 #10 on 27th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Clay Collard 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 defeated Anthony Pettis at PFL 2021 #6 on 25th June 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Raush Manfio had been fighting more than Natan Schulte.

Going to this contest, Natan Schulte had last fought 1 year, 4 months and 25 days ago, while Raush Manfio's last outing had been 1 year, 10 months and 2 days ago.

Schulte's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Manfio's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Schulte vs Manfio?

Natan Schulte was a 1/20 (-2000) favourite going into the contest, while Raush Manfio made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.