Leonardo vs Silva

Who won Leonardo vs Silva?

Natalia Silva beat Victoria Leonardo by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2, on Saturday 20th May 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Leonardo vs Silva stats

Victoria Leonardo stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Natalia Silva made her way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Victoria Leonardo's 5th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2021. Natalia Silva marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Victoria Leonardo's UFC record stood at 1-4-0, while Natalia Silva's came in at 7-0-0.

The stats suggested Silva had an advantage in power over Leonardo, with a 29% knock out percentage over Leonardo's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Silva had a slight advantage over Leonardo, with a 50% submission rate over Leonardo's 44%.

Victoria Leonardo was the older woman by 7 years, at 35 years old.

Leonardo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Silva.

Leonardo was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2018, 3 years and 1 month later than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 2015. She had fought 23 less professional rounds, 28 to Silva's 51.

Activity check

Silva's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 21 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 27 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Leonardo vs Silva?

Victoria Leonardo was a 61/10 (+610) underdog going into the contest, while Natalia Silva made her way into the ring at 1/10 (-1000) with oddsmakers.