Silva vs Glenn

Who won Silva vs Glenn?

Rick Glenn beat Joaquim Silva by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Vegas 29, on Saturday 19th June 2021 in the United States.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Silva vs Glenn stats

Joaquim Silva stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Rick Glenn made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Joaquim Silva's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Rick Glenn marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Joaquim Silva's UFC record stood at 6-5-0, while Rick Glenn's came in at 4-6-1.

The stats suggested Silva had a slight advantage in power over Glenn, with a 55% knock out percentage over Glenn's 52%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Silva had a slight advantage over Glenn, with a 27% submission rate over Glenn's 19%.

Joaquim Silva was the older man by 1 year, at 36 years old.

Glenn had a height advantage of 4 inches over Silva. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Silva was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 4 years and 2 months later than Glenn, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 41 less professional rounds, 34 to Glenn's 75.

Silva vs Glenn form

Glenn had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Drew Dober at UFC Fight Night – Green vs Dawson on 7th October 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Christos Giagos at UFC Fight Night – Pavlovich vs. Blaydes on 22nd April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Grant Dawson at UFC Vegas 41 on 23rd October 2021 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Joaquim Silva at UFC Vegas 29 on 19th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round.

He had beaten Dennis Bermudez at UFC Fight Night 133 on 14th July 2018 by split decision in their 3 round contest at CenturyLink Arena, Boise.

Activity check

Glenn's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 8 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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