Araujo vs Silva

Who won Araujo vs Silva?

Natalia Silva beat Viviane Araujo by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd February 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Natalia 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).

Araujo vs Silva stats

Viviane Araujo stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Natalia Silva made her way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Viviane Araujo's UFC record stood at 6-5-0, while Natalia Silva's came in at 5-0-0.

The stats suggested Silva had a slight advantage in power over Araujo, with a 31% knock out percentage over Araujo's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Silva had an advantage over Araujo, with a 44% submission rate over Araujo's 33%.

Viviane Araujo was the older woman by 10 years, at 37 years old.

Araujo's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Silva's, having had 5 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2015, 5 months later than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 2015. She had fought 1 more professional rounds, 46 to Silva's 45.

Araujo vs Silva form

Viviane Araujo had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Jennifer Maia at UFC Fight Night – Yusuff vs Barboza on 14th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had lost to Amanda Ribas at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Alexa Grasso at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo on 15th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had beaten Andrea Lee at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had been defeated by Katlyn Chookagian at UFC 262 on 15th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

Activity check

Araujo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 19 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 7 months and 5 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Silva's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 16 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Araujo vs Silva?

Viviane Araujo was a 53/20 (+270) underdog going into the contest, while Natalia Silva made her way into the ring at 29/100 (-340) with oddsmakers.