Harding vs Silva

Who won Harding vs Silva?

Dayana Silva beat Janay Harding by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator 279, on Saturday 23rd April 2022 at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Dayana Silva.

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).

Harding vs Silva stats

Janay Harding stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Dayana Silva made her way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out.

Janay Harding's Bellator record stood at 3-5-0, while Dayana Silva's came in at 1-4-0.

The stats suggested Harding had a massive power advantage over Silva, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Silva's 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Harding and Silva would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Janay Harding was the younger woman by 4 years, at 30 years old.

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

Harding was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2014, 4 years and 4 months later than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 2009. She had fought 23 less professional rounds, 32 to Silva's 55.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Dayana Silva had been fighting more than Janay Harding.

Going to this contest, Janay Harding had last fought 3 years, 10 months and 8 days ago, while Dayana Silva's last outing had been 3 years, 8 months and 13 days ago.

Harding's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, meaning she had been fighting on average every 3 years. In those fights, she fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Silva's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 13 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 22 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 Harding vs Silva?

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