Silva vs Catalan

Who won Silva vs Catalan?

Alex Silva beat Rene Catalan by submission in the 1st round during the main card of ONE Championship – Gold Rush, on Friday 26th November 2021 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Silva vs Catalan stats

Alex Silva stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 6 loses and 0 draws and 8 by submission.

Rene Catalan made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws, with 2 of those wins by knock out and 1 by submission.

The stats suggested Catalan had a massive power advantage over Silva, boosting at 33% knock out percentage over Silva's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Silva had a massive advantage over Catalan, boasting at 80% submission rate over Catalan's 17%.

Alex Silva was the younger man by 4 years, at 40 years old.

Silva had a height advantage of 2 inches over Catalan.

Silva was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 6 months earlier than Catalan, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 30 more professional rounds, 52 to Catalan's 22.

Silva vs Catalan form

Alex Silva had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beat Li Tao Miao at ONE Championship – Battleground 2 on 13th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Hiroshi Minowa at ONE Championship – Fists of Fury 3 on 19th March 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Joshua Pacio at ONE Championship – Fire & Fury on 31st January 2020 by split decision in their ONE Strawweight championship fight at Mall Of Asia Arena, Manila, Philippines.

Before that, he had beat Stefer Rahardian at ONE Championship – Dreams of Gold on 16th August 2019 by split decision in the 2nd round at Impact Arena, Bangkok, Thailand.

He had been beaten by Yosuke Saruta at ONE Championship – Destiny of Champions on 7th December 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Activity check

Silva's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Catalan's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Silva vs Catalan?

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