Holm vs Silva

Who won Holm vs Silva?

Mayra Bueno Silva beat Holly Holm by submission in the 2nd round during the main event of UFC Fight Night – Holm vs. Bueno Silva, on Saturday 15th July 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Holm vs Silva stats

Holly Holm stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Mayra Bueno Silva made her way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Holly Holm's 16th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2015. Mayra Bueno Silva marked her 11th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Holly Holm's UFC record stood at 8-7-0, while Mayra Bueno Silva's came in at 5-4-1.

The stats suggested Holm had a massive power advantage over Silva, boasting a 53% knock out percentage over Silva's 10%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Silva had a massive advantage over Holm, boasting a 70% submission rate over Holm's 0%.

Holly Holm was the older woman by 9 years, at 42 years old.

Holm had a height advantage of 2 inches over Silva. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Holm was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made her debut in 2011, 4 years earlier than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 2015. She had fought 39 more professional rounds, 74 to Silva's 35.

Holm vs Silva form

Holly Holm had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Yana Santos at UFC Fight Night San Antonio on 25th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio, United States.

Previous to that, she had lost to Ketlen Vieira at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Irene Aldana at UFC Fight Island 4 on 3rd October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, she had defeated Raquel Pennington at UFC 246 on 18th January 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

She had been beaten by Amanda Nunes at UFC 239 on 6th July 2019 by knockout in the 1st round in their championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Mayra Bueno Silva had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she was victorious against Holly Holm at UFC Fight Night – Holm vs. Bueno Silva on 15th July 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Lina Lansberg at UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield on 18th February 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Stephanie Egger at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill on 6th August 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had defeated Yanan Wu at UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad 2 on 16th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had been defeated by Manon Fiorot at UFC Vegas 40 on 16th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Mayra Bueno Silva had been fighting more than Holly Holm.

Going to this contest, Holly Holm had last fought 1 year, 6 months and 7 days ago, while Mayra Bueno Silva's last outing had been 1 year, 2 months and 17 days ago.

Holm's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 26 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year and 18 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Silva's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 16 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Holm vs Silva?

Holly Holm was a 57/100 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Mayra Bueno Silva made her way into the ring at 3/2 (+150) with oddsmakers.