Silva vs Magomedov

Who won Silva vs Magomedov?

Shara Magomedov beat Bruno Silva by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 294, on Saturday 21st October 2023 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Shara Magomedov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Silva vs Magomedov stats

Bruno Silva stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Shara Magomedov made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 11 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Bruno Silva's 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Shara Magomedov marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Bruno Silva's UFC record stood at 4-6-0, while Shara Magomedov's came in at 4-1-0.

The stats suggested Magomedov had a slight advantage in power over Silva, with a 91% knock out percentage over Silva's 87%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Silva and Magomedov would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Bruno Silva was the older man by 5 years, at 35 years old.

Magomedov had a height advantage of 2 inches over Silva.

Silva was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 7 years and 6 months earlier than Magomedov, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 32 more professional rounds, 63 to Magomedov's 31.

Silva vs Magomedov form

Bruno Silva had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Brendan Allen at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by submission in the 1st round at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Brad Tavares at UFC Fight Night – Pavlovich vs. Blaydes on 22nd April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Gerald Meerschaert at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz on 13th August 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Before that, he had been defeated by Alex Pereira at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Jordan Wright at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Silva's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Silva vs Magomedov?

Bruno Silva was a 12/5 (+240) underdog going into the contest, while Shara Magomedov made his way into the ring at 8/25 (-310) with oddsmakers.