Durden vs Silva

Who won Durden vs Silva?

Bruno Silva beat Cody Durden by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 20th July 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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

Durden vs Silva stats

Cody Durden stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Bruno Silva made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 2 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Cody Durden's 12th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Bruno Silva marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Cody Durden's UFC record stood at 6-5-1, while Bruno Silva's came in at 4-3-0.

The stats suggested that Durden and Silva have similar power, both with a 38% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Durden and Silva would have been pretty equal, both with a 31% submission rate.

Cody Durden was the younger man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Durden had a height advantage of 3 inches over Silva. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Durden was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 years and 1 month later than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 8 less professional rounds, 48 to Silva's 56.

Durden vs Silva form

Durden had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Tagir Ulanbekov at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Jake Hadley at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Charles Johnson at UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon on 29th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Carlos Mota at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against JP Buys at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on 25th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Durden's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Silva's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What time did Durden vs Silva start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:40 AM UTC , which was 8:40 PM EST or 5:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Durden vs Silva?

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