Vergara vs Silva

Who won Vergara vs Silva?

C.J. Vergara beat Daniel Lacerda by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night San Antonio, on Saturday 25th March 2023 at AT&T Center in San Antonio.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Vergara vs Silva stats

C.J. Vergara stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Daniel Lacerda made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

C.J. Vergara's UFC record stood at 3-3-0, while Daniel Lacerda's came in at 0-5-0.

The stats suggested Vergara had an advantage in power over Lacerda, with a 60% knock out percentage over Lacerda's 45%.

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

C.J. Vergara was the older man by 5 years, at 33 years old.

Vergara was the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 4 months earlier than Lacerda, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 23 more professional rounds, 44 to Lacerda's 21.

Vergara vs Silva form

Vergara had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Vinicius Salvador at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Daniel Lacerda at UFC Fight Night San Antonio on 25th March 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Tatsuro Taira at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo on 15th October 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Kleydson Rodrigues at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He had been beaten by Ode Osbourne at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Activity check

Vergara's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Lacerda's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Vergara vs Silva?

C.J. Vergara was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Daniel Lacerda made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.