Breese vs Silva

Who won Breese vs Silva?

Tom Breese beat Cleiton Silva by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of PFL Europe 4, on Friday 8th December 2023 at 3Arena Dublin in Dublin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Breese vs Silva stats

Tom Breese stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Cleiton Silva made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Tom Breese's PFL record stood at 1-0-0, while Cleiton Silva's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Silva had a slight advantage in power over Breese, with a 50% knock out percentage over Breese's 42%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Breese had a large advantage over Silva, boasting a 50% submission rate over Silva's 25%.

Tom Breese was the younger man by 6 years, at 32 years old.

Breese had a height advantage of 1 inch over Silva.

Breese was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 10 months earlier than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 5 less professional rounds, 34 to Silva's 39.

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What were the odds on Breese vs Silva?

Tom Breese was a 4/11 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Cleiton Silva made his way into the ring at 19/10 (+190) with oddsmakers.