Jourdain vs Silva

Who won Jourdain vs Silva?

Jean Silva beat Charles Jourdain by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC 303, on Saturday 29th June 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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

Jourdain vs Silva stats

Charles Jourdain stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Jean Silva made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Charles Jourdain's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Jean Silva marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Charles Jourdain's UFC record stood at 6-7-1, while Jean Silva's came in at 3-0-0.

The stats suggested Silva had a large advantage in power over Jourdain, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Jourdain's 53%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Jourdain had an advantage over Silva, with a 33% submission rate over Silva's 17%.

Charles Jourdain was the older man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

Jourdain had a height advantage of 2 inches over Silva. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Jourdain was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 months earlier than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 34 more professional rounds, 61 to Silva's 27.

Jourdain vs Silva form

Charles Jourdain had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Sean Woodson at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Previous to that, he had won against Ricardo Ramos at UFC Fight Night – Fiziev vs Gamrot on 23rd September 2023 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kron Gracie at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark.

Before that, he had been beaten by Nathaniel Wood at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

He had been defeated by Shane Burgos at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York, United States.

Activity check

Jourdain's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Silva's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Jourdain vs Silva start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:05 AM UTC , which was 8:05 PM EST or 5:05 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:05 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Jourdain vs Silva?

Charles Jourdain was a 31/50 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Jean Silva made his way into the ring at 13/10 (+130) with oddsmakers.