Tavares vs Silva

Who won Tavares vs Silva?

Bruno Silva beat Brad Tavares by during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night – Pavlovich vs. Blaydes, on Saturday 22nd April 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Tavares vs Silva stats

Brad Tavares stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Bruno Silva made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by knock out.

Brad Tavares' UFC record stood at 15-9-0, while Bruno Silva's came in at 4-5-0.

The stats suggested Silva had a massive power advantage over Tavares, boasting a 86% knock out percentage over Tavares' 26%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Tavares had an advantage over Silva, with a 11% submission rate over Silva's 0%.

Brad Tavares was the older man by 2 years, at 36 years old.

Tavares had a height advantage of 1 inch over Silva.

Tavares was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2007, 2 years and 11 months earlier than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 11 more professional rounds, 71 to Silva's 60.

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Tavares' last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 9 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.7 rounds on average.

Silva's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Tavares vs Silva?

Brad Tavares was a 29/50 (-170) favourite going into the contest, while Bruno Silva made his way into the ring at 7/5 (+140) with oddsmakers.