Silva vs Klose

Who won Silva vs Klose?

Drakkar Klose beat Joaquim Silva by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 301, on Saturday 4th May 2024 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Drakkar Klose.

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).

Silva vs Klose stats

Joaquim Silva stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Drakkar Klose made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Joaquim Silva's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Drakkar Klose marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Joaquim Silva's UFC record stood at 6-5-0, while Drakkar Klose's came in at 9-2-0.

The stats suggested Silva had an advantage in power over Klose, with a 54% knock out percentage over Klose's 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Silva had a large advantage over Klose, boasting a 23% submission rate over Klose's 0%.

Joaquim Silva was the younger man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Klose had a height advantage of 1 inch over Silva. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Silva's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Klose's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2010, 3 years and 5 months earlier than Klose, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 34 to Klose's 44.

Silva vs Klose form

Silva had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Clay Guida at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Moody Center, Austin, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Arman Tsarukyan at UFC Fight Night – Vettori vs. Cannonier on 17th June 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jesse Ronson at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan on 1st October 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Rick Glenn at UFC Vegas 29 on 19th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round.

He had been defeated by Nasrat Haqparast at UFC on ESPN 5 on 3rd August 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Prudential Center, Newark.

Klose had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Joe Solecki at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Moody Center, Austin, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Rafa Garcia at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had won against Brandon Jenkins at UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad 2 on 16th April 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Beneil Dariush at UFC 248 on 7th March 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Marc Diakiese at The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale on 7th July 2017 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Joaquim Silva had been fighting more than Drakkar Klose.

Going to this contest, Joaquim Silva had last fought 5 months and 7 days ago, while Drakkar Klose's last outing had been 5 months and 7 days ago.

Silva's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Klose's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Silva vs Klose 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 Silva vs Klose?

Joaquim Silva was a 81/50 (+160) underdog going into the contest, while Drakkar Klose made his way into the ring at 53/100 (-190) with oddsmakers.