Silva vs Catalan

Who won Silva vs Catalan?

Alex Silva beat Rene Catalan by submission in the 1st round during the main card of ONE Championship – Gold Rush, on Friday 26th November 2021 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Silva vs Catalan stats

Alex Silva stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws and 8 by submission.

Rene Catalan made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Alex Silva's One Championship record stood at 11-9-0, while Rene Catalan's came in at 6-5-0.

The stats suggested Catalan had a massive power advantage over Silva, boasting a 33% knock out percentage over Silva's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Silva had a massive advantage over Catalan, boasting a 80% submission rate over Catalan's 17%.

Alex Silva was the younger man by 4 years, at 41 years old.

Silva had a height advantage of 2 inches over Catalan.

Silva was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 6 months earlier than Catalan, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 30 more professional rounds, 52 to Catalan's 22.

Silva vs Catalan form

Alex Silva had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Li Tao Miao at ONE Championship – Battleground 2 on 13th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Previous to that, he had lost to Hiroshi Minowa at ONE Championship – Fists of Fury 3 on 19th March 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Joshua Pacio at ONE Championship – Fire & Fury on 31st January 2020 by split decision in their ONE Strawweight championship fight at Mall Of Asia Arena, Manila, Philippines.

Before that, he had beaten Stefer Rahardian at ONE Championship – Dreams of Gold on 16th August 2019 by submission in the 2nd round at Impact Arena, Bangkok, Thailand.

He had been defeated by Yosuke Saruta at ONE Championship – Destiny of Champions on 7th December 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Activity check

Silva's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Catalan's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Silva vs Catalan?

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