Araujo vs Silva

Who won Araujo vs Silva?

Natalia Silva beat Viviane Araujo by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd February 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Natalia Silva.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Araujo vs Silva stats

Viviane Araujo stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Natalia Silva made her way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Viviane Araujo's 12th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2019. Natalia Silva marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Viviane Araujo's UFC record stood at 7-5-0, while Natalia Silva's came in at 6-0-0.

The stats suggested Silva had a slight advantage in power over Araujo, with a 31% knock out percentage over Araujo's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Silva had an advantage over Araujo, with a 44% submission rate over Araujo's 33%.

Viviane Araujo was the older woman by 10 years, at 38 years old.

Araujo's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Silva's, having had 5 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2015, 5 months later than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 2015. She had fought 1 more professional rounds, 49 to Silva's 48.

Activity check

Araujo's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 25 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Silva's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 12 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 23 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Araujo vs Silva?

Viviane Araujo was a 53/20 (+270) underdog going into the contest, while Natalia Silva made her way into the ring at 29/100 (-340) with oddsmakers.