Jourdain vs Silva

Who won Jourdain vs Silva?

Jean Silva beat Charles Jourdain by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC 303, on Saturday 29th June 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Jourdain vs Silva stats

Charles Jourdain stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Jean Silva made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Charles Jourdain's 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Jean Silva marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Charles Jourdain's UFC record stood at 7-7-1, while Jean Silva's came in at 5-0-0.

The stats suggested Silva had a large advantage in power over Jourdain, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Jourdain's 53%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Jourdain had an advantage over Silva, with a 33% submission rate over Silva's 17%.

Charles Jourdain was the older man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Jourdain had a height advantage of 2 inches over Silva. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Jourdain was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 months earlier than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 33 more professional rounds, 63 to Silva's 30.

Jourdain vs Silva form

Jourdain had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Lando Vannata at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade on 23rd April 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Andre Ewell at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Julian Erosa at UFC Vegas 36 on 4th September 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Andre Fili at UFC Vegas 2 on 13th June 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Doo Ho Choi at UFC on ESPN+ 23 on 21st December 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Sajik Arena, Busan, South Korea.

Activity check

Jourdain's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 23 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 1 year, 7 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Jourdain vs Silva start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:05 AM UTC , which was 8:05 PM EST or 5:05 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:05 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Jourdain vs Silva?

Charles Jourdain was a 31/50 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Jean Silva made his way into the ring at 13/10 (+130) with oddsmakers.