Silva vs Lipski

Who won Silva vs Lipski?

Karine Silva beat Ariane da Silva by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 27th April 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Karine Silva.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Silva vs Lipski stats

Karine Silva stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Ariane da Silva made her way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Karine Silva's UFC record stood at 3-0-0, while Ariane da Silva's came in at 6-5-0.

The stats suggested Silva had an advantage in power over Lipski, with a 53% knock out percentage over Lipski's 35%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Silva had a large advantage over Lipski, boasting a 47% submission rate over Lipski's 24%.

Karine Silva was the same age as Ariane da Silva, at 30 years old.

Lipski had a height advantage of 1 inch over Silva. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Silva was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made her debut in , 10 years and 6 months earlier than Lipski, whose first professional fight was in 2013. She had fought 25 less professional rounds, 29 to Lipski's 54.

Silva vs Lipski form

Ariane da Silva had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Casey O’Neill at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Melissa Gatto at UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov on 1st July 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had defeated JJ Aldrich at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had lost to Priscila Cachoeira at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz on 13th August 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

She was victorious against Mandy Bohm at UFC Vegas 37 on 18th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Lipski's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 20 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 11 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Silva vs Lipski?

Karine Silva was a 1/8 (-290) favourite going into the contest, while Ariane da Silva made her way into the ring at 5/1 (+320) with oddsmakers.