Silva vs Naurdiev

Who won Silva vs Naurdiev?

Ismail Naurdiev beat Bruno Silva by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 308, on Saturday 26th October 2024 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Ismail Naurdiev.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Silva vs Naurdiev stats

Bruno Silva stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Ismail Naurdiev made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Bruno Silva's 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Ismail Naurdiev marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Bruno Silva's UFC record stood at 4-6-0, while Ismail Naurdiev's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Silva had a massive power advantage over Naurdiev, boasting a 87% knock out percentage over Naurdiev's 52%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Naurdiev had a large advantage over Silva, boasting a 26% submission rate over Silva's 0%.

Bruno Silva was the older man by 7 years, at 35 years old.

Silva was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 5 months earlier than Naurdiev, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, 63 to Naurdiev's 53.

Silva vs Naurdiev form

Bruno Silva had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Chris Weidman at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot on 30th March 2024 by technical decision in their 3 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Shara Magomedov at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Brendan Allen at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by submission in the 1st round at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Before that, he had won against Brad Tavares at UFC Fight Night – Pavlovich vs. Blaydes on 22nd April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Gerald Meerschaert at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz on 13th August 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Activity check

Silva's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Silva vs Naurdiev start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:00 PM UTC , which was 10:00 AM EST or 7:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Silva vs Naurdiev?

Bruno Silva was a 7/5 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Ismail Naurdiev made his way into the ring at 29/50 (-170) with oddsmakers.