RankingsFeatherweightUpdated

Francis Marshall

“Fire”

Francis Marshall is ranked 126th of 479 featherweights by the First Light Rating.

FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
1,810126th of 479 · Featherweight
FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
−0.43Skill ahead of fame
▼ −0.04 in 25 days
Career phase
PrimeCareer-best FLR 1,825, 25 Apr 2026
Record
10–4Pro

Fame against skill.

9001,1001,3001,5001,7001,9002,100 Skill (FLR) → Fame ↑ Francis Marshall
Source: First Light Observatory.

Every fighter with an FLI, by skill and fame. Hover a dot for the fighter; click to open their page. The dashed curve is the fame their skill predicts: above it, a fighter is more famous than their skill; below it, better than their fame.

Skill and attention.

1,6001,7001,8001,9002,000 SkillUnprovenDevelopingPrime Skill 2020 (20)2022 (22)2024 (24)2026 (26)2028 (28)
Source: First Light Observatory.

Attention is drawn at the skill level its fame matches: above the skill line, more famous than skilled. Shaded: 2,000 careers simulated from today, fight by fight; the dashed line is the middle one.

Recent fights.

DateFightFLRFLI
31 Oct 2026 Lost to Dakota HopeUFC Fight Night 292 - Moicano vs. Nolan · Decision (Split) −15 +0.03
25 Apr 2026 Won vs Lucas BrennanUFC Fight Night 274 - Sterling vs. Zalal · Decision (Unanimous), R3 +45 —
28 Feb 2026 Won vs Erik SilvaUFC Fight Night 268 - Moreno vs. Kavanagh · Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R1 +25 —
8 Mar 2025 Lost to Mairon SantosUFC 313 - Pereira vs. Ankalaev · Decision (Split), R3 +3 —
24 Aug 2024 Won vs Dennis BuzukjaUFC on ESPN 62 - Cannonier vs. Borralho · Decision (Split), R3 +21 —
12 Aug 2023 Lost to Isaac DulgarianUFC on ESPN 51 - Luque vs. dos Anjos · TKO (Punches and Elbows), R1 −31 —
22 Apr 2023 Lost to William GomisUFC Fight Night 222 - Pavlovich vs. Blaydes · Decision (Split), R3 −14 —
3 Dec 2022 Won vs Marcelo RojoUFC on ESPN 42 - Thompson vs. Holland · KO (Punches), R2 +22 —
2 Aug 2022 Won vs Connor MatthewsDana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2022: Week 2 · Decision (Unanimous), R3 +15 —
18 Feb 2022 Won vs Mike LawrenceROC 75 - Ring of Combat 75 · Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R3 +31 —
14 Aug 2021 Won vs Rey TrujilloGCMMA - Gulf Coast MMA 11 · Decision (Unanimous), R3 +15 —
15 May 2021 Won vs Mike TaylorGCMMA - Gulf Coast MMA 10 · Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R1 +41 —

FLR is what the fight did to their First Light Rating: the true measure of skill.
FLI is what the fight did to their First Light Index: the rating of fame against skill.
How it is measured.

Data Credit: First Light Observatory.

How these numbers are made.
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