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.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, C.J. Vergara had been fighting more than Daniel Lacerda.

Going to this contest, C.J. Vergara had last fought 1 year, 11 months and 1 day ago, while Daniel Lacerda's last outing had been 2 years and 27 days ago.

Vergara's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

Lacerda's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 19 days. 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.