Budd vs Silva

Who won Budd vs Silva?

Julia Budd beat Dayana Silva by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator 257, on Friday 16th April 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Julia Budd.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Budd vs Silva stats

Julia Budd stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Dayana Silva made her way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 5 loses and 0 draws, with 2 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Budd had a large advantage in power over Silva, boasting at 43% knock out percentage over Silva's 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Budd had a slight advantage over Silva, with a 7% submission rate over Silva's 0%.

Julia Budd was the older woman by 7 years, at 39 years old.

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

Budd was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made her debut in 2010, 10 months later than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 2009. She had fought 4 more professional rounds, 56 to Silva's 52.

Budd vs Silva form

Budd had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Kaitlin Young at PFL 2021 #10 on 27th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Dayana Silva at Bellator 257 on 16th April 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, she had beat Jessy Miele at Bellator 244 on 21st August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, she had been beaten by Cris Cyborg at Bellator 238 on 25th January 2020 by knockout in the 4th round in their Bellator Women’s Featherweight championship fight at The Forum, Inglewood.

She had defeated Olga Rubin at Bellator 224 on 12th July 2019 by knockout in the 1st round in their Bellator Women’s Featherweight championship fight at WinStar World Casino, Thackerville.

Activity check

Budd's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 12 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 27 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Budd vs Silva?

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