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 8 years, at 42 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.

Budd vs Silva form

Julia Budd had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Martina Jindrova at PFL 5 on 16th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Previous to that, she had lost to Larissa Pacheco at PFL 2 on 7th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Aspen Ladd at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, she had been defeated by Genah Fabian at PFL 2022 #3 on 6th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

She had beaten Kaitlin Young at PFL 2021 #10 on 27th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Budd's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 20 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Budd vs Silva?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any historical odds for Budd vs Silva.