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.

Isi Fitikefu's One Championship record stood at 1-1-0, 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 the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 9 years and 1 month later than Silva, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 1 less professional rounds, 19 to Silva's 20.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Valmir da Silva had been fighting more than Isi Fitikefu.

Going to this contest, Isi Fitikefu had last fought 1 year, 8 months and 7 days ago, while Valmir da Silva's last outing had been 2 years and 5 months ago.

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.