Mitchell vs Silva

Who won Mitchell vs Silva?

Jean Silva beat Bryce Mitchell by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC 314, on Saturday 12th April 2025 at Kaseya Center in Miami.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Mitchell vs Silva stats

Bryce Mitchell stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Jean Silva made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Bryce Mitchell's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Jean Silva marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Bryce Mitchell's UFC record stood at 8-3-0, while Jean Silva's came in at 5-0-0.

The stats suggested Silva had a massive power advantage over Mitchell, boasting a 80% knock out percentage over Mitchell's 6%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mitchell had a massive advantage over Silva, boasting a 53% submission rate over Silva's 13%.

Bryce Mitchell was the older man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Mitchell had a height advantage of 3 inches over Silva. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Mitchell was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 9 months earlier than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 9 more professional rounds, 39 to Silva's 30.

Mitchell vs Silva form

Mitchell 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 Kron Gracie at UFC 310 on 7th December 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Josh Emmett at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Dan Ige at UFC Fight Night – Fiziev vs Gamrot on 23rd September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Ilia Topuria at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Edson Barboza at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Silva had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4opponents and going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Melsik Baghdasaryan at UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song on 22nd February 2025 by knockout in the 1st round at Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Drew Dober at UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez on 13th July 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Ball Arena, Denver.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Charles Jourdain at UFC 303 on 29th June 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Westin Wilson at UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker on 13th January 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Kevin Vallejos at Contender Series 2023 on 5th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jean Silva had been fighting more than Bryce Mitchell.

Going to this contest, Bryce Mitchell had last fought 4 months and 20 days ago, while Jean Silva's last outing had been 2 months and 5 days ago.

Mitchell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Silva's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Mitchell vs Silva start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:10 AM UTC , which was 11:10 PM EST or 8:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Mitchell vs Silva?

Bryce Mitchell was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Jean Silva made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.