Silva vs Van

Who won Silva vs Van?

Joshua Van beat Bruno Silva by knockout in the 3rd round during the prelims of UFC 316, on Saturday 7th June 2025 at Prudential Center in Newark.

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).

Silva vs Van stats

Bruno Silva stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Joshua Van made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Bruno Silva's 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Joshua Van marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Bruno Silva's UFC record stood at 4-3-0, while Joshua Van's came in at 6-1-0.

The stats suggested Van had a slight advantage in power over Silva, with a 46% knock out percentage over Silva's 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Silva had an advantage over Van, with a 29% submission rate over Van's 15%.

Bruno Silva was the older man by 12 years, at 35 years old.

Van had a height advantage of 1 inch over Silva.

Silva was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 10 years and 8 months earlier than Van, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 22 more professional rounds, 56 to Van's 34.

Silva vs Van form

Van had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Rei Tsuruya at UFC 313 on 8th March 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Cody Durden at UFC 310 on 7th December 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Edgar Chairez at UFC 306 on 14th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Sphere, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Charles Johnson at UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez on 13th July 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Ball Arena, Denver.

He was victorious against Felipe Bunes at UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker on 13th January 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Silva's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Van's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Silva vs Van start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:55 AM UTC , which was 8:55 PM EST or 5:55 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:55 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Silva vs Van?

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