Silva vs Baghdasaryan

Who won Silva vs Baghdasaryan?

Jean Silva beat Melsik Baghdasaryan by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 22nd February 2025 at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.

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).

Silva vs Baghdasaryan stats

Jean Silva stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Melsik Baghdasaryan made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Jean Silva's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Melsik Baghdasaryan marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Jean Silva's UFC record stood at 4-0-0, while Melsik Baghdasaryan's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Silva had an advantage in power over Baghdasaryan, with a 79% knock out percentage over Baghdasaryan's 63%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Silva had an advantage over Baghdasaryan, with a 14% submission rate over Baghdasaryan's 0%.

Jean Silva was the younger man by 5 years, at 28 years old.

Baghdasaryan had a height advantage of 2 inches over Silva. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Silva was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years and 7 months later than Baghdasaryan, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 9 more professional rounds, 28 to Baghdasaryan's 19.

Activity check

Baghdasaryan's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What time did Silva vs Baghdasaryan start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:40 AM UTC , which was 9:40 PM EST or 6:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:40 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Silva vs Baghdasaryan?

Jean Silva was a 1/5 (-500) favourite going into the contest, while Melsik Baghdasaryan made his way into the ring at 19/5 (+380) with oddsmakers.