Wilson vs Silva

Who won Wilson vs Silva?

Jean Silva beat Westin Wilson by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 13th January 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Wilson vs Silva stats

Westin Wilson stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 11 by submission.

Jean Silva made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Westin Wilson's 3rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Jean Silva marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Westin Wilson's UFC record stood at 1-2-0, while Jean Silva's came in at 3-0-0.

The stats suggested Silva had a massive power advantage over Wilson, boasting a 73% knock out percentage over Wilson's 31%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Wilson had a massive advantage over Silva, boasting a 69% submission rate over Silva's 18%.

Westin Wilson was the older man by 7 years, at 35 years old.

Wilson had a height advantage of 6 inches over Silva. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Wilson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years and 2 months earlier than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 33 to Silva's 27.

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Wilson's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Wilson vs Silva?

Westin Wilson was a 23/4 (+580) underdog going into the contest, while Jean Silva made his way into the ring at 11/100 (-910) with oddsmakers.