Araujo vs Silva

Who won Araujo vs Silva?

Natalia Silva beat Viviane Araujo by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd February 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Natalia Silva.

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).

Araujo vs Silva stats

Viviane Araujo stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 3 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 16 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Viviane Araujo's 12th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2019. Natalia Silva marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Viviane Araujo's UFC record stood at 7-5-0, while Natalia Silva's came in at 7-0-0.

The stats suggested Silva had a slight advantage in power over Araujo, with a 31% knock out percentage over Araujo's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Silva had an advantage over Araujo, with a 44% submission rate over Araujo's 33%.

Viviane Araujo was the older woman by 10 years, at 38 years old.

Araujo was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2015, 5 months later than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 2015. She had fought 2 less professional rounds, 49 to Silva's 51.

Araujo vs Silva form

Viviane Araujo had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Jennifer Maia at UFC Fight Night – Yusuff vs Barboza on 14th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had lost to Amanda Ribas at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Alexa Grasso at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo on 15th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had beaten Andrea Lee at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had been defeated by Katlyn Chookagian at UFC 262 on 15th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

Silva had won all 5 of her most recent fights, stopping 1opponent and going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Alexa Grasso at UFC 315 on 10th May 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Centre Bell, Montreal, Canada.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Jessica Andrade at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady on 7th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Viviane Araujo at UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov on 3rd February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Andrea Lee at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston.

He had defeated Victoria Leonardo at UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2 on 20th May 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Natalia Silva had been fighting more than Viviane Araujo.

Going to this contest, Viviane Araujo had last fought 1 year, 7 months and 9 days ago, while Natalia Silva's last outing had been 13 days ago.

Araujo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 8 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months and 20 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Silva's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 3 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 4 months and 26 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Araujo vs Silva?

Viviane Araujo was a 53/20 (+270) underdog going into the contest, while Natalia Silva made her way into the ring at 29/100 (-340) with oddsmakers.