Marques vs Johnson

Who won Marques vs Johnson?

Timothy Johnson beat Danilo Marques by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of PFL 4, on Thursday 13th June 2024 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

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).

Marques vs Johnson stats

Danilo Marques stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Timothy Johnson made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Danilo Marques' 5th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Timothy Johnson marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Danilo Marques' PFL record stood at 3-2-0, while Timothy Johnson's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Johnson had a large advantage in power over Marques, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Marques' 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Marques had a large advantage over Johnson, boasting a 47% submission rate over Johnson's 19%.

Danilo Marques was the younger man by 1 year, at 38 years old.

Marques had a height advantage of 3 inches over Johnson. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Marques was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 years and 4 months later than Johnson, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 13 less professional rounds, 36 to Johnson's 49.

Marques vs Johnson form

Danilo Marques had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Satoshi Ishii at PFL Playoffs: Heavyweights & Women’s Featherweights on 18th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Marcelo Nunes 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 Yorgan De Castro at PFL 2 on 7th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Ras Hylton at PFL Challenger Series 2023 – Week 3 on 10th February 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Universal Studios, Orlando.

He had been beaten by Jailton Almeida at UFC Fight Night on 5th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Johnson had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had been defeated by Fedor Emelianenko at Bellator MMA on 23rd October 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia.

Previous to that, he had lost to Valentin Moldavsky at Bellator 261 on 25th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Cheick Kongo at Bellator 248 on 10th October 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Before that, he had won against Matt Mitrione at Bellator 243 on 7th August 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

He had beaten Tyrell Fortune at Bellator 239 on 21st February 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at WinStar World Casino, Thackerville.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Danilo Marques had been fighting more than Timothy Johnson.

Going to this contest, Danilo Marques had last fought 1 year, 1 month and 27 days ago, while Timothy Johnson's last outing had been 2 years, 11 months and 22 days ago.

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

Johnson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Marques vs Johnson start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:50 PM UTC , which was 5:50 PM EST or 2:50 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:50 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Marques vs Johnson?

Danilo Marques was a 9/5 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Timothy Johnson made his way into the ring at 4/11 (-270) with oddsmakers.