Silva vs Pereira

Who won Silva vs Pereira?

Alex Pereira beat Bruno Silva by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 12th March 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 in favor of the winner Alex Pereira.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Silva vs Pereira stats

Bruno Silva stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Alex Pereira made his way to the cage with a record of 4 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

Alex Pereira marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Bruno Silva's UFC record stood at 4-5-0, while Alex Pereira's came in at 7-1-0.

The stats suggested Pereira had an advantage in power over Silva, with a 100% knock out percentage over Silva's 86%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Silva and Pereira would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Bruno Silva was the younger man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

Pereira had a height advantage of 4 inches over Silva.

Silva was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 5 years and 4 months earlier than Pereira, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 34 more professional rounds, 60 to Pereira's 26.

Activity check

Silva's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

Pereira's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

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