Kasanganay vs Silveira

Who won Kasanganay vs Silveira?

Impa Kasanganay beat Joshua Silveira by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main card of PFL 10, on Friday 24th November 2023 at The Anthem in Washington.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Impa Kasanganay.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Kasanganay vs Silveira stats

Impa Kasanganay stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Joshua Silveira made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Impa Kasanganay's 11th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Joshua Silveira marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Impa Kasanganay's PFL record stood at 8-3-0, while Joshua Silveira's came in at 7-4-0.

The stats suggested Silveira had a large advantage in power over Kasanganay, boasting a 42% knock out percentage over Kasanganay's 21%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Silveira had a large advantage over Kasanganay, boasting a 50% submission rate over Kasanganay's 29%.

Impa Kasanganay was the younger man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Silveira had a height advantage of 2 inches over Kasanganay.

Kasanganay was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in , 5 years and 10 months earlier than Silveira, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, 53 to Silveira's 38.

Kasanganay vs Silveira form

Kasanganay had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 opponents and going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Joshua Silveira at PFL 10: 2023 PFL World Championship on 24th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at The Anthem, Washington, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Marthin Hamlet Nielsen at PFL 7 on 4th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Boeing Center, San Antonio.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Tim Caron at PFL 4 on 8th June 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Before that, he was victorious against Cory Hendricks at PFL 1 on 1st April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater - Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

He had won against Osama Elsaidy at PFL Challenger Series 2023 – Week 7 on 10th March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Universal Studios, Orlando.

Silveira had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Ty Flores at PFL 7 on 4th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Boeing Center, San Antonio, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Delan Monte at PFL 4 on 8th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Sam Kei at PFL 1 on 1st April 2023 by submission in the 1st round at The Theater - Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Omari Akhmedov at PFL 2022 #7 on 5th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He had won against Marthin Hamlet Nielsen at PFL 2022 #4 on 17th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Impa Kasanganay had been fighting more than Joshua Silveira.

Going to this contest, Impa Kasanganay had last fought 1 year, 7 months and 2 days ago, while Joshua Silveira's last outing had been 1 year, 10 months and 22 days ago.

Kasanganay's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Silveira's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Kasanganay vs Silveira?

Impa Kasanganay was a 12/25 (-240) favourite going into the contest, while Joshua Silveira made his way into the ring at 33/20 (+300) with oddsmakers.