Paulus vs Silva

Who won Paulus vs Silva?

Elvis Silva beat Roman Paulus by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of OKTAGON 68, on Saturday 8th March 2025 at Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Elvis Silva.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Paulus vs Silva stats

Roman Paulus stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Elvis Silva made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Roman Paulus' 12th fight in Oktagon MMA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Elvis Silva marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Roman Paulus' Oktagon MMA record stood at 8-4-0, while Elvis Silva's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Silva had an advantage in power over Paulus, with a 29% knock out percentage over Paulus' 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Paulus had a large advantage over Silva, boasting a 33% submission rate over Silva's 7%.

Roman Paulus was the older man by 24 years, at 24 years old.

Paulus had a height advantage of 3 inches over Silva.

Paulus was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 8 years and 7 months later than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 18 less professional rounds, 41 to Silva's 59.

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