Kertesz vs Silva

Who won Kertesz vs Silva?

Leandro Silva beat Mate Kertesz by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of OKTAGON 63, on Saturday 9th November 2024 at Tipos Arena in Bratislava.

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

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Kertesz vs Silva stats

Mate Kertesz stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Leandro Silva made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 12 losses and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 11 by submission.

This was Mate Kertesz's 18th fight in Oktagon MMA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Leandro Silva marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Mate Kertesz's Oktagon MMA record stood at 10-8-0, while Leandro Silva's came in at 6-3-0.

The stats suggested Kertesz had a large advantage in power over Silva, boasting a 36% knock out percentage over Silva's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Silva had a massive advantage over Kertesz, boasting a 39% submission rate over Kertesz's 0%.

Mate Kertesz was the younger man by 7 years, at 32 years old.

Kertesz had a height advantage of 3 inches over Silva.

Kertesz was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 21 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 6 years later than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 55 less professional rounds, 57 to Silva's 112.

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Silva's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Kertesz vs Silva start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 7:40 PM UTC , which was 2:40 PM EST or 11:40 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:40 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Kertesz vs Silva?

Mate Kertesz was a 6/5 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Leandro Silva made his way into the ring at 8/13 (-180) with oddsmakers.