Naimov vs Silva

Who won Naimov vs Silva?

Muhammadjon Naimov beat Erik Silva by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 24th February 2024 at Arena CDMX in Mexico City.

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).

Naimov vs Silva stats

Muhammadjon Naimov stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Erik Silva made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Muhammadjon Naimov's 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023.

Muhammadjon Naimov's UFC record stood at 4-1-0, while Erik Silva's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Naimov had an advantage in power over Silva, with a 50% knock out percentage over Silva's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Silva had a large advantage over Naimov, boasting a 44% submission rate over Naimov's 20%.

Muhammadjon Naimov was the younger man by 7 years, at 30 years old.

Silva had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Naimov was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2018, 2 years and 7 months later than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, 34 to Silva's 20.

Activity check

Naimov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Naimov vs Silva?

Muhammadjon Naimov was a 4/25 (-630) favourite going into the contest, while Erik Silva made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.