Silva vs Paiva

Who won Silva vs Paiva?

Paulo da Silva beat Hugo Paiva by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of LFA 209, on Saturday 24th May 2025 at Malai Manso Resort in Cuiabá.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Paulo da Silva.

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 Paiva stats

Paulo da Silva stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws and 10 by submission.

Hugo Paiva made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Paulo da Silva will be making their debut in the LFA. Hugo Paiva marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Hugo Paiva's LFA record stood at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Paiva had a massive power advantage over Silva, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Silva's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Silva had a massive advantage over Paiva, boasting a 91% submission rate over Paiva's 11%.

Paulo da Silva was the younger man by 27 years, at years old.

Silva had a height advantage of 2 inches over Paiva.

Silva was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2019, 1 month later than Paiva, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 18 to Paiva's 18.

Activity check

Paiva's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

What time did Silva vs Paiva start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:10 AM UTC , which was 9:10 PM EST or 6:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Silva vs Paiva?

Paulo da Silva was a 5/4 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Hugo Paiva made his way into the ring at 4/7 (-180) with oddsmakers.