Budd vs Silva

Who won Budd vs Silva?

Julia Budd beat Dayana Silva by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator 257, on Friday 16th April 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Julia Budd.

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

Budd vs Silva stats

Julia Budd stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Dayana Silva made her way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out.

Julia Budd's Bellator record stood at 9-1-0, while Dayana Silva's came in at 1-4-0.

The stats suggested Budd had a large advantage in power over Silva, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Silva's 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Budd had a slight advantage over Silva, with a 7% submission rate over Silva's 0%.

Julia Budd was the older woman by 7 years, at 41 years old.

Budd had a height advantage of 1 inch over Silva. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Budd was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made her debut in 2010, 10 months later than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 2009. She had fought 7 more professional rounds, 62 to Silva's 55.

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Budd's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 1 day, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 1 day. In those fights, she fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Budd vs Silva?

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