Silveira vs Sy

Who won Silveira vs Sy?

Joshua Silveira beat Sadibou Sy by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of PFL 2, on Friday 12th April 2024 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Silveira vs Sy stats

Joshua Silveira stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Sadibou Sy made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 7 losses and 2 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Joshua Silveira's 8th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Sadibou Sy marked his 19th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Joshua Silveira's PFL record stood at 6-2-0, while Sadibou Sy's came in at 10-6-2.

The stats suggested Sy had a slight advantage in power over Silveira, with a 50% knock out percentage over Silveira's 42%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Silveira had a massive advantage over Sy, boasting a 50% submission rate over Sy's 0%.

Joshua Silveira was the younger man by 6 years, at 31 years old.

Sy had a height advantage of 2 inches over Silveira.

Silveira was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 5 years and 10 months later than Sy, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 34 less professional rounds, 29 to Sy's 63.

Silveira vs Sy form

Silveira had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Impa Kasanganay at PFL 10: 2023 PFL World Championship on 24th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at The Anthem, Washington, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Ty Flores at PFL 7 on 4th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Boeing Center, San Antonio.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Delan Monte at PFL 4 on 8th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Before that, he had defeated Sam Kei at PFL 1 on 1st April 2023 by submission in the 1st round at The Theater - Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Omari Akhmedov at PFL 2022 #7 on 5th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Sy had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had been defeated by Magomed Magomedkerimov at PFL 10: 2023 PFL World Championship on 24th November 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at The Anthem, Washington, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Carlos Leal at 2023 PFL Playoffs: Welterweights & Lightweights on 23rd August 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had won against Shane Mitchell at PFL 6 on 23rd June 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Before that, he had beaten Dilano Taylor at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had defeated Carlos Leal at PFL 2022 #8 on 13th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sadibou Sy had been fighting more than Joshua Silveira.

Going to this contest, Joshua Silveira had last fought 5 months and 11 days ago, while Sadibou Sy's last outing had been 5 months and 11 days ago.

Silveira's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 9 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Sy's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Silveira vs Sy?

Joshua Silveira was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Sadibou Sy made his way into the ring at 8/11 (-140) with oddsmakers.