Luciano vs Shields

Who won Luciano vs Shields?

Sarek Shields beat Joseph Luciano by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of PFL 2025 World Tournament, on Thursday 12th June 2025 at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Sarek Shields.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Luciano vs Shields stats

Joseph Luciano stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Sarek Shields made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Joseph Luciano's 1st fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2025. Sarek Shields will be making their debut in the PFL.

Joseph Luciano's PFL record stood at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Shields had a slight advantage in power over Luciano, with a 20% knock out percentage over Luciano's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Luciano had a large advantage over Shields, boasting a 67% submission rate over Shields' 40%.

Joseph Luciano was the same age as Sarek Shields, at years old.

Luciano had a height advantage of 2 inches over Shields.

Luciano was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2019, 5 years and 10 months later than Shields, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 14 more professional rounds, 30 to Shields' 16.

Activity check

In of activity leading into the fight, Sarek Shields had been fighting more than Joseph Luciano.

Going to this contest, Joseph Luciano had last fought 2 months and 11 days ago, while Sarek Shields' last outing had been 1 year, 5 months and 30 days ago.

Luciano's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Shields' last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What time did Luciano vs Shields start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:00 AM UTC , which was 9:00 PM EST or 6:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Luciano vs Shields?

Joseph Luciano was a 4/9 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Sarek Shields made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.