Guida vs Silva

Who won Guida vs Silva?

Joaquim Silva beat Clay Guida by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 2nd December 2023 at Moody Center in Austin.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Joaquim Silva.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Guida vs Silva stats

Clay Guida stepped into the octagon with a record of 38 wins, 22 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 14 by submission.

Joaquim Silva made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Clay Guida's UFC record stood at 18-18-0, while Joaquim Silva's came in at 6-4-0.

The stats suggested Silva had a massive power advantage over Guida, boasting a 58% knock out percentage over Guida's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Guida had an advantage over Silva, with a 37% submission rate over Silva's 25%.

Clay Guida was the older man by 7 years, at 42 years old.

Silva had a height advantage of 1 inch over Guida. Despite this, he had 1-inch reach advantage.

Guida was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 44 more fights, and made his debut in 2003, 7 years and 2 months earlier than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 106 more professional rounds, 137 to Silva's 31.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Joaquim Silva had been fighting more than Clay Guida.

Going to this contest, Clay Guida had last fought 2 years, 8 months and 6 days ago, while Joaquim Silva's last outing had been 10 months and 10 days ago.

Guida's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Silva's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Guida vs Silva?

Clay Guida was a 53/20 (+270) underdog going into the contest, while Joaquim Silva made his way into the ring at 3/10 (-330) with oddsmakers.