Silva vs Taleb

Who won Silva vs Taleb?

Claudio Silva beat Nordine Taleb by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night 130, on Sunday 27th May 2018 at Echo Arena in Liverpool.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Claudio Silva.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Silva vs Taleb stats

Claudio Silva stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Nordine Taleb made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.

Claudio Silva's UFC record stood at 5-3-0, while Nordine Taleb's came in at 7-5-0.

The stats suggested Taleb had a massive power advantage over Silva, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Silva's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Silva had a massive advantage over Taleb, boasting a 55% submission rate over Taleb's 0%.

Claudio Silva was the younger man by 1 year, at 41 years old.

Taleb had a height advantage of 2 inches over Silva. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Silva was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2007, 14 days earlier than Taleb, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 18 less professional rounds, 32 to Taleb's 50.

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Silva's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 22 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 Taleb?

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