Valiev vs Silva

Who won Valiev vs Silva?

Timur Valiev beat Josenaldo Silva by submission in the 3rd round during the main card of PFL, on Thursday 2nd November 2017 at Washington Hilton in Washington D.C..

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Timur Valiev.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Valiev vs Silva stats

Timur Valiev stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Josenaldo Silva made his way to the cage with a record of 25 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Timur Valiev's PFL record stood at 3-0-0, while Josenaldo Silva's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Silva had a large advantage in power over Valiev, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Valiev's 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Silva had a slight advantage over Valiev, with a 16% submission rate over Valiev's 9%.

Timur Valiev was the younger man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Silva had a height advantage of 2 inches over Valiev.

Valiev was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 5 months later than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 15 less professional rounds, 53 to Silva's 68.

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Valiev's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 2 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Valiev vs Silva?

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