Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs Blaydes
Featherweight3 rounds scheduled
Francis Marshall
United StatesFrancis Marshall
“Fire”
10-3-0
RESULT

William Gomis def. Francis Marshall (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
William Gomis
FranceWilliam Gomis
“Jaguar”
15-4-0
Saturday, April 22, 2023
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

William Gomis defeated Francis Marshall by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Featherweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs Blaydes, held Saturday, April 22, 2023 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28, William Gomis won the decision.

Fight stats

Francis Marshall
William Gomis
0
Knockdowns
0
15 of 132
Significant strikes
27 of 79
11%
Sig. strike accuracy
34%
35 of 165
Total strikes
30 of 84
2 of 5
Takedowns
0 of 0
40%
Takedown accuracy
-
2
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
4:20
Control time
0:17
Significant strikes by target
10 of 123
Head
6 of 47
4 of 8
Body
8 of 17
1 of 1
Leg
13 of 15
13 of 129
Distance
27 of 78
0 of 0
Clinch
0 of 1
2 of 3
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
5 of 47
Sig. str.
5 of 20
12 of 60
Total str.
5 of 22
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:16
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
6 of 56
Sig. str.
12 of 34
6 of 56
Total str.
14 of 36
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:11
Ctrl
0:17
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
4 of 29
Sig. str.
10 of 25
17 of 49
Total str.
11 of 26
2 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 0
2
Sub. att
0
2:53
Ctrl
0:00

Judges' Scorecards

Adalaide Byrd
#MarshallGomis
1910
2910
3109
Total2829
Ben Cartlidge
#MarshallGomis
1910
2109
3109
Total2928
Eric Colón
#MarshallGomis
1910
2910
3109
Total2829

Media Scores

4
Marshall
-
9
Gomis
●29-28 Gomis×9●29-28 Marshall×3●30-27 Marshall
All 13 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

42%
Marshall
10%
Draw
48%
Gomis
83 fan scorecards submitted
●29-28 Gomis47%●29-28 Marshall33.7%●28-28 Draw7.2%●30-27 Marshall4.8%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
71%
Gomis
R2
76%
Gomis
R3
87%
Marshall

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Betting Odds

Francis Marshall
-234
70% implied win probability
Open: -213Best: -189
William Gomis
+220
31% implied win probability
Open: +174Best: +800

Average moneyline across 13 sportsbooks.

SportsbookFrancis MarshallWilliam Gomis
BetAnything-200+160
BetOnline-210+180
BetUS-200+160
Betway-222+155
Bovada-205+170
Cloudbet-189+161
DraftKings-1450+800
FanDuel-380+270
MyBookie-204+158
Pinnacle-205+166
sportsbetio-256+140
sports-interaction-235+175
unibet-205+163

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Francis Marshall vs William Gomis?

William Gomis defeated Francis Marshall by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Featherweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs Blaydes, held Saturday, April 22, 2023 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28, William Gomis won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Francis Marshall vs William Gomis?

The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28, William Gomis won the decision.

Was Francis Marshall vs William Gomis a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 48% of 83 fan cards scored it for William Gomis; 69% of 13 media scores picked William Gomis.

Full robbery index →
Referee
Keith Peterson
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Francis Marshall 54%46% William Gomis

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Featherweight roster (204 fighters)

Francis Marshall
Grappling Specialist
4 edges
William Gomis
Knockout Artist
7 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

76Power87
69Speed97
59Precision97
71Durability87
85Engine95
97Wrestling65
82Ground61

Biggest edge William Gomis, Kick power +42

Attribute by attribute

Francis Marshall is on the left of every row, William Gomis on the right.
95Punch power75
56Kick power98
79Punch speed95
58Kick speed99
59Accuracy97
97Takedowns65
69Ground striking47
94Submissions74
71Chin79
71Body strength95
85Cardio95

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

10-3-0
Record
15-4-0
1723
Power Index rating
1696
2
Win Streak
0
27
Age
29
5'9"
175 cm
Height
6'0"
183 cm
72"
183 cm
Reach
73"
185 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
United States
Nationality
France

Striking Profile

3.19
SLpM
3.20
34%
Str. Acc.
48%
3.45
SApM
2.60
55%
Str. Def.
61%

Grappling Profile

2.71
TD Avg.
0.73
47%
TD Acc.
38%
88%
TD Def.
77%
0.50
Sub. Avg.
0.30

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  • W
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  • L
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  • W
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Career Averages

Based on 7 fights · 7 fights
24.6
Avg sig. strikes
46.7
1.43
Avg takedowns
0.71
3:21
Avg control time
2:12
57
Career high strikes
101
3
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Francis Marshall
Strike target
William Gomis
82%
Head
42%
7%
Body
29%
11%
Leg
29%
Francis Marshall
Strike position
William Gomis
89%
Distance
83%
5%
Clinch
16%
6%
Ground
1%