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 9th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Joshua Silveira marked his 12th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Rob Wilkinson's PFL record stood at 6-2-0, while Joshua Silveira's came in at 7-5-0.

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 arguably the more experienced 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 less professional rounds, 39 to Silveira's 41.

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 Thiago Santos at PFL 1 on 1st April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater - Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated 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.

Before that, he was victorious against Viktor Pesta at PFL 2022 #4 on 17th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

He had won against Bruce Souto at PFL 2022 #1 on 20th April 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

Silveira had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Omari Akhmedov at PFL 2022 #7 on 5th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Marthin Hamlet Nielsen at PFL 2022 #4 on 17th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Mohamed Juma at PFL Challenger Series 1 on 18th February 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at Orlando.

Before that, he was victorious against Jared Revel at LFA 119 on 3rd December 2021 by unanimous decision in their LFA Middleweight championship fight at Arizona Federal Theatre, Phoenix.

He had won against Tee Cummins at LFA 115 on 24th September 2021 by knockout in the 1st round in their LFA Light Heavyweight championship fight at Menominee Nation Arena, Oshkosh.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Rob Wilkinson had last fought 2 years, 3 months and 15 days ago, while Joshua Silveira's last outing had been 2 years, 11 months and 11 days ago.

Wilkinson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Silveira's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 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.