Fernando vs Silva

Who won Fernando vs Silva?

Lucas Fernando beat Joao Paulo Silva by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of LFA 183, on Friday 3rd May 2024 at Ribalta Espaço Multieventos in Rio de Janeiro.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Lucas Fernando.

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).

Fernando vs Silva stats

Lucas Fernando stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Joao Paulo Silva made his way to the cage with a record of 4 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Lucas Fernando's 7th fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Joao Paulo Silva marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Lucas Fernando's LFA record stood at 6-1-0, while Joao Paulo Silva's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Silva had an advantage in power over Fernando, with a 75% knock out percentage over Fernando's 56%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Fernando had a large advantage over Silva, boasting a 22% submission rate over Silva's 0%.

Lucas Fernando was the younger man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Silva had a height advantage of 1 inch over Fernando.

Fernando was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in , 3 years and 5 months earlier than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, 33 to Silva's 18.

Activity check

Silva's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Fernando vs Silva?

Lucas Fernando was a 1/2 (-220) favourite going into the contest, while Joao Paulo Silva made his way into the ring at 6/4 (+160) with oddsmakers.