Akhmedov vs Silveira

Who won Akhmedov vs Silveira?

Omari Akhmedov beat Joshua Silveira by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of PFL 2022 #7, on Friday 5th August 2022 at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Omari Akhmedov.

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).

Akhmedov vs Silveira stats

Omari Akhmedov stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Joshua Silveira made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 9 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Joshua Silveira marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Omari Akhmedov's PFL record stood at 3-2-0, while Joshua Silveira's came in at 7-4-0.

The stats suggested Akhmedov had a slight advantage in power over Silveira, with a 35% knock out percentage over Silveira's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Silveira had a large advantage over Akhmedov, boasting a 56% submission rate over Akhmedov's 30%.

Omari Akhmedov was the older man by 5 years, at 37 years old.

Silveira had a height advantage of 1 inch over Akhmedov.

Akhmedov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 22 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 9 years and 6 months earlier than Silveira, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 27 more professional rounds, 65 to Silveira's 38.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Omari Akhmedov had last fought 3 years, 10 months and 27 days ago, while Joshua Silveira's last outing had been 3 years, 3 months and 19 days ago.

Akhmedov's last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 years and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Silveira's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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