Almeida vs Silva

Who won Almeida vs Silva?

Danny Silva beat Lucas Almeida by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 1st March 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Danny Silva.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Almeida vs Silva stats

Lucas Almeida stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Danny Silva made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Lucas Almeida's 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Danny Silva marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Lucas Almeida's UFC record stood at 2-3-0, while Danny Silva's came in at 2-0-0.

The stats suggested Almeida had a slight advantage in power over Silva, with a 60% knock out percentage over Silva's 56%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Almeida had a massive advantage over Silva, boasting a 33% submission rate over Silva's 0%.

Lucas Almeida was the older man by 34 years, at 34 years old.

Almeida was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 years and 11 months earlier than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 36 to Silva's 29.

Almeida vs Silva form

Silva had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Joshua Culibao at UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura on 16th March 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Angel Pacheco at Contender Series 2023 on 26th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Alex Valentino Arteaga at LFA 161 on 23rd June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at The Commerce Casino & Hotel, Commerce.

Before that, he had lost to Canaan Kawaihae at LFA 148 on 9th December 2022 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at The Commerce Casino & Hotel, Commerce.

He was victorious against Elijah Leggett at LFA 137 on 29th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Commerce Casino, Commerce.

Activity check

Almeida's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Silva's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Almeida vs Silva start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 10:15 PM UTC , which was 5:15 PM EST or 2:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:15 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Almeida vs Silva?

Lucas Almeida was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Danny Silva made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.