Fitikefu vs Silva

Who won Fitikefu vs Silva?

Isi Fitikefu beat Valmir da Silva by submission in the 1st round during the main card of ONE on Prime Video 9, on Friday 21st April 2023 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore.

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).

Fitikefu vs Silva stats

Isi Fitikefu stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Valmir da Silva made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Isi Fitikefu's 3rd fight in the One Championship, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Isi Fitikefu's One Championship record stood at 2-1-0, while Valmir da Silva's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Silva had a massive power advantage over Fitikefu, boasting a 89% knock out percentage over Fitikefu's 57%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Fitikefu had a slight advantage over Silva, with a 14% submission rate over Silva's 11%.

Isi Fitikefu was the younger man by 28 years, at years old.

Fitikefu had a height advantage of 2 inches over Silva.

Fitikefu was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 9 years and 3 months later than Silva, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 22 to Silva's 20.

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Silva's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Fitikefu vs Silva?

Isi Fitikefu was a 2/7 (-340) favourite going into the contest, while Valmir da Silva made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.