Silva vs Shakalova

Who won Silva vs Shakalova?

Ekaterina Shakalova beat Dayana Silva by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator 298 – Storley vs. Ward, on Friday 11th August 2023 at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Ekaterina Shakalova.

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

Silva vs Shakalova stats

Dayana Silva stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Ekaterina Shakalova made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Dayana Silva's Bellator record stood at 1-4-0, while Ekaterina Shakalova's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Silva had a slight advantage in power over Shakalova, with a 20% knock out percentage over Shakalova's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Shakalova had a massive advantage over Silva, boasting a 57% submission rate over Silva's 0%.

Dayana Silva was the older man by 7 years, at 33 years old.

Silva had a height advantage of 5 inches over Shakalova. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Silva was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 9 years and 6 months earlier than Shakalova, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 38 more professional rounds, 55 to Shakalova's 17.

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Silva's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Silva vs Shakalova?

Dayana Silva was a 11/8 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Ekaterina Shakalova made his way into the ring at 8/15 (-190) with oddsmakers.