Silva vs Araujo

Who won Silva vs Araujo?

Viviane Araujo beat Karine Silva by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 309, on Saturday 16th November 2024 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Viviane Araujo.

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).

Silva vs Araujo stats

Karine Silva stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Viviane Araujo made her way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Karine Silva's 5th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2022. Viviane Araujo marked her 12th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Karine Silva's UFC record stood at 4-1-0, while Viviane Araujo's came in at 7-5-0.

The stats suggested Silva had a large advantage in power over Araujo, boasting a 53% knock out percentage over Araujo's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Silva had an advantage over Araujo, with a 47% submission rate over Araujo's 33%.

Karine Silva was the younger woman by 7 years, at 31 years old.

Silva had a height advantage of 1 inch over Araujo. Despite this, Araujo had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Silva was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made her debut in , 9 years and 5 months earlier than Araujo, whose first professional fight was in 2015. She had fought 14 less professional rounds, 35 to Araujo's 49.

Silva vs Araujo form

Viviane Araujo had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had lost to Natalia Silva at UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov on 3rd February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Jennifer Maia at UFC Fight Night – Yusuff vs Barboza on 14th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Amanda Ribas at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had been defeated by Alexa Grasso at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo on 15th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

She had beaten Andrea Lee at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Silva's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 10 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 10 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

Araujo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 10 months, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 26 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

What time did Silva vs Araujo start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:40 AM UTC , which was 10:40 PM EST or 7:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:40 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Silva vs Araujo?

Karine Silva was a 33/100 (-300) favourite going into the contest, while Viviane Araujo made her way into the ring at 12/5 (+240) with oddsmakers.