Holm vs Silva

Who won Holm vs Silva?

Mayra Bueno Silva beat Holly Holm by submission in the 2nd round during the main event of UFC Fight Night – Holm vs. Bueno Silva, on Saturday 15th July 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Holm vs Silva stats

Holly Holm stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Mayra Bueno Silva made her way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Holly Holm's 16th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2015. Mayra Bueno Silva marked her 12th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Holly Holm's UFC record stood at 8-7-0, while Mayra Bueno Silva's came in at 5-5-1.

The stats suggested Holm had a massive power advantage over Silva, boasting a 53% knock out percentage over Silva's 10%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Silva had a massive advantage over Holm, boasting a 70% submission rate over Holm's 0%.

Holly Holm was the older woman by 10 years, at 43 years old.

Holm had a height advantage of 2 inches over Silva. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Holm was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made her debut in 2011, 4 years earlier than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 2015. She had fought 36 more professional rounds, 74 to Silva's 38.

Holm vs Silva form

Holm had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Amanda Nunes at UFC 239 on 6th July 2019 by knockout in the 1st round in their championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Megan Anderson at UFC 225 on 9th June 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at United Center, Chicago.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Cris Cyborg at UFC 219 on 30th December 2017 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had beaten Bethe Correia at UFC Fight Night 111 on 17th June 2017 by knockout in the 3rd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

She had been defeated by Germaine de Randamie at UFC 208 on 11th February 2017 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Featherweight championship fight at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, United States.

Activity check

Holm's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 4 months and 16 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 3 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Silva's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 11 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 11 months and 3 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Holm vs Silva?

Holly Holm was a 57/100 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Mayra Bueno Silva made her way into the ring at 3/2 (+150) with oddsmakers.