McCourt vs Silva

Who won McCourt vs Silva?

Leah McCourt beat Dayana Silva by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator 285, on Friday 23rd September 2022 at 3Arena Dublin in Dublin.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 30-27, 30-27 in favor of the winner Leah McCourt.

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).

McCourt vs Silva stats

Leah McCourt stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Dayana Silva made her way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Leah McCourt's 10th fight in Bellator, having made her debut for the promotion in 2019.

Leah McCourt's Bellator record stood at 7-3-0, while Dayana Silva's came in at 1-4-0.

The stats suggested Silva had a slight advantage in power over McCourt, with a 20% knock out percentage over McCourt's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested McCourt had a massive advantage over Silva, boasting a 33% submission rate over Silva's 0%.

Leah McCourt was the younger woman by 2 years, at 32 years old.

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

McCourt was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2017, 7 years and 6 months later than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 2009. She had fought 29 less professional rounds, 26 to Silva's 55.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Leah McCourt had last fought 3 years, 10 months and 27 days ago, while Dayana Silva's last outing had been 2 years, 11 months and 25 days ago.

McCourt's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 21 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 7 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Silva's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 1 day, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 2 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on McCourt vs Silva?

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