Silva vs Brown

Who won Silva vs Brown?

TJ Brown beat Erik Silva by submission in the 3rd round during the prelims of UFC 282, on Saturday 10th December 2022 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).

Silva vs Brown stats

Erik Silva stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

TJ Brown made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 9 loses and 0 draws, with 4 of those wins by knock out and 9 by submission.

The stats suggested Silva had a slight advantage in power over Brown, with a 33% knock out percentage over Brown's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Brown had an advantage over Silva, with a 56% submission rate over Silva's 44%.

Erik Silva was the older man by 3 years, at 36 years old.

Brown had 3-inch reach advantage.

Silva was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 year and 4 months later than Brown, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 30 less professional rounds, 16 to Brown's 46.

Activity check

Brown's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Silva vs Brown?

Erik Silva was a 19/20 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while TJ Brown made his way into the ring at 87/100 (-110) with oddsmakers.