Wilkinson vs Silveira

Who won Wilkinson vs Silveira?

Rob Wilkinson beat Joshua Silveira by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of PFL 5, on Friday 21st June 2024 at Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Rob Wilkinson.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Wilkinson vs Silveira stats

Rob Wilkinson stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Joshua Silveira made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Rob Wilkinson's 8th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Joshua Silveira marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Rob Wilkinson's PFL record stood at 6-1-0, while Joshua Silveira's came in at 6-4-0.

The stats suggested Wilkinson had a slight advantage in power over Silveira, with a 50% knock out percentage over Silveira's 46%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Silveira had a slight advantage over Wilkinson, with a 46% submission rate over Wilkinson's 39%.

Rob Wilkinson was the older man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Wilkinson had a height advantage of 2 inches over Silveira.

Wilkinson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 7 years and 10 months earlier than Silveira, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 37 to Silveira's 35.

Wilkinson vs Silveira form

Wilkinson had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 opponents and going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Tom Breese at PFL 2: 2024 Regular Season on 12th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Thiago Santos at PFL 1 on 1st April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater - Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Omari Akhmedov at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he was victorious against Delan Monte at PFL 2022 #7 on 5th August 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He had won against Viktor Pesta at PFL 2022 #4 on 17th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Silveira had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Sadibou Sy at PFL 2: 2024 Regular Season on 12th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Impa Kasanganay at PFL 10: 2023 PFL World Championship on 24th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at The Anthem, Washington.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ty Flores at PFL 7 on 4th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Boeing Center, San Antonio.

Before that, he was victorious against Delan Monte at PFL 4 on 8th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

He had won against Sam Kei at PFL 1 on 1st April 2023 by submission in the 1st round at The Theater - Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Joshua Silveira had been fighting more than Rob Wilkinson.

Going to this contest, Rob Wilkinson had last fought 11 months and 18 days ago, while Joshua Silveira's last outing had been 11 months and 18 days ago.

Wilkinson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Silveira's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What time did Wilkinson vs Silveira start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:10 AM UTC , which was 9:10 PM EST or 6:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Wilkinson vs Silveira?

Rob Wilkinson was a 1/3 (-330) favourite going into the contest, while Joshua Silveira made his way into the ring at 23/10 (+250) with oddsmakers.