Moroz vs Silva

Who won Moroz vs Silva?

Karine Silva beat Maryna Moroz by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 292, on Saturday 19th August 2023 at TD Garden in Boston.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Moroz vs Silva stats

Maryna Moroz stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Karine Silva made her way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Karine Silva marked her 5th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Maryna Moroz's UFC record stood at 6-6-0, while Karine Silva's came in at 4-1-0.

The stats suggested Silva had a massive power advantage over Moroz, boasting a 56% knock out percentage over Moroz's 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moroz had an advantage over Silva, with a 55% submission rate over Silva's 44%.

Maryna Moroz was the older woman by 2 years, at 33 years old.

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

Moroz was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2013, 11 years and 4 months later than Silva, whose first professional fight was in . She had fought 2 more professional rounds, 37 to Silva's 35.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Karine Silva had been fighting more than Maryna Moroz.

Going to this contest, Maryna Moroz had last fought 2 years, 4 months and 11 days ago, while Karine Silva's last outing had been 1 year, 9 months and 27 days ago.

Moroz's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 25 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 14 days. 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 2 years, 9 months and 26 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 30 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Moroz vs Silva?

Maryna Moroz was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Karine Silva made her way into the ring at 3/4 (-130) with oddsmakers.