Dober vs Silva

Who won Dober vs Silva?

Jean Silva beat Drew Dober by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 13th July 2024 at Ball Arena in Denver.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Dober vs Silva stats

Drew Dober stepped into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Jean Silva made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Drew Dober's 24th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013. Jean Silva marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Drew Dober's UFC record stood at 13-10-0, while Jean Silva's came in at 4-0-0.

The stats suggested Silva had a large advantage in power over Dober, boasting a 77% knock out percentage over Dober's 52%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dober had a slight advantage over Silva, with a 22% submission rate over Silva's 15%.

Drew Dober was the older man by 8 years, at 36 years old.

Dober had a height advantage of 1 inch over Silva. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Dober was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 25 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 7 years and 3 months earlier than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 62 more professional rounds, 90 to Silva's 28.

Dober vs Silva form

Drew Dober had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Renato Moicano at UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov on 3rd February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Rick Glenn at UFC Fight Night – Green vs Dawson on 7th October 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Matt Frevola at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Prudential Center, Newark.

Before that, he had beaten Bobby Green at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Rafael Alves at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Activity check

Dober's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Silva's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Dober vs Silva start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:40 AM UTC , which was 11:40 PM EST or 8:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Dober vs Silva?

Drew Dober was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Jean Silva made his way into the ring at 4/5 (-130) with oddsmakers.