Allen vs Silva

Who won Allen vs Silva?

Brendan Allen beat Bruno Silva by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria, on Saturday 24th June 2023 at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville.

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).

Allen vs Silva stats

Brendan Allen stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 12 by submission.

Bruno Silva made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by knock out.

Brendan Allen's UFC record stood at 12-2-0, while Bruno Silva's came in at 4-5-0.

The stats suggested Silva had a massive power advantage over Allen, boasting a 87% knock out percentage over Allen's 24%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Allen had a massive advantage over Silva, boasting a 57% submission rate over Silva's 0%.

Brendan Allen was the younger man by 6 years, at 28 years old.

Allen had a height advantage of 2 inches over Silva.

Allen was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 5 years and 2 months later than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, 65 to Silva's 60.

Allen vs Silva form

Brendan Allen had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Sam Alvey at UFC Fight Night on 5th February 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Chris Curtis at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Punahele Soriano at UFC Vegas 32 on 24th July 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Karl Roberson at UFC 261 on 24th April 2021 by submission in the 1st round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

He had been beaten by Sean Strickland at UFC Vegas 14 on 14th November 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Bruno Silva had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Brad Tavares at UFC Fight Night – Pavlovich vs. Blaydes on 22nd April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Gerald Meerschaert at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz on 13th August 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Alex Pereira at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Jordan Wright at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Andrew Sanchez at UFC Vegas 40 on 16th October 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Bruno Silva had been fighting more than Brendan Allen.

Going to this contest, Brendan Allen had last fought 2 years, 2 months and 21 days ago, while Bruno Silva's last outing had been 1 year and 4 days ago.

Allen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Silva's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Allen vs Silva?

Brendan Allen was a 1/2 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Bruno Silva made his way into the ring at 33/20 (+170) with oddsmakers.