Mairon Santos rips judge who had UFC 313 bout 30-27 for Francis Marshall

LAS VEGAS – Mairon Santos beat Francis Marshall with a split decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 313 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Take a look inside the fight with Santos, who as of a couple months into 2025 pulled off the Robbery of the Year so far with a split call in a fight virtually no one thought he won.

Mairon Santos def. Francis Marshall

Result: Mairon Santos def. Francis Marshall via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)
Updated records: Santos (15-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Marshall (8-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC)
Key stats: Marshall landed three takedowns and was a 12-1 favorite in the live odds to win the fight at its conclusion. Every MMA outlet tracked by MMA Decisions scored the fight for Marshall, and more than three-quarters of them scored it 30-27 for Marshall.

Santos on the fight’s key moment

“The first round, we knew that he could be dangerous. But everything was going so good. I defended the takedown, and then he landed a good shot. I wasn’t planning on that. Other than that, we knew that if he did take me down, it would be just to hold me and make it boring – not to do damage and try to submit me. We knew a lot of things, but some things we got caught by surprise. But I showed that I can adjust, and I’m happy with that.”

Santos on the scoring

“I was very surprised (a judge had it 30-27 for Marshall), but judges – they always do that. I don’t know how those guys were able to be in that place to judge a fight. Let me land two calf kicks and one jab, and then you take me down for 30 seconds and hug me and let’s see the difference. They don’t know sh*t. I want to fight. Someone gave those (judges) power, and they alwa