Botelho vs Silva

Who won Botelho vs Silva?

Karine Silva beat Poliana Botelho by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 4th June 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced 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).

Botelho vs Silva stats

Poliana Botelho stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Karine Silva made her way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

Poliana Botelho's UFC record stood at 3-4-0, while Karine Silva's came in at 3-0-0.

The stats suggested Botelho had a massive power advantage over Silva, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Silva's 0%.

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

Poliana Botelho was the older woman by 5 years, at 35 years old.

Botelho had a height advantage of 3 inches over Silva. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Botelho was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made her debut in 2013, 10 years and 6 months later than Silva, whose first professional fight was in . She had fought 1 less professional rounds, 28 to Silva's 29.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Karine Silva had been fighting more than Poliana Botelho.

Going to this contest, Poliana Botelho had last fought 2 years, 11 months and 17 days ago, while Karine Silva's last outing had been 10 months and 15 days ago.

Botelho's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 1 day, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 8 months and 15 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Silva's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 14 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 11 months and 8 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Botelho vs Silva?

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