Lidio vs Silva

Who won Lidio vs Silva?

Samuel Silva beat Rodrigo Lidio by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of LFA 166, on Saturday 2nd September 2023 at Ginásio do Polvilho in Cajamar.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Samuel 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).

Lidio vs Silva stats

Rodrigo Lidio stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Samuel Silva made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Rodrigo Lidio's LFA record stood at 1-1-0, while Samuel Silva's came in at 2-0-0.

The stats suggested Lidio had a large advantage in power over Silva, boasting a 83% knock out percentage over Silva's 60%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Silva had a large advantage over Lidio, boasting a 40% submission rate over Lidio's 17%.

Rodrigo Lidio was the older man by 6 years, at 34 years old.

Silva had a height advantage of 1 inch over Lidio.

Lidio's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Silva's, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 8 years and 8 months earlier than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 31 to Silva's 31.

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What were the odds on Lidio vs Silva?

Rodrigo Lidio was a 1/4 (-380) favourite going into the contest, while Samuel Silva made his way into the ring at 11/4 (+270) with oddsmakers.