Weidman vs Silva

Who won Weidman vs Silva?

Chris Weidman beat Bruno Silva by technical decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 30th March 2024 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Chris Weidman.

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).

Weidman vs Silva stats

Chris Weidman stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Bruno Silva made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Chris Weidman's 20th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2011. Bruno Silva marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Chris Weidman's UFC record stood at 12-8-0, while Bruno Silva's came in at 4-6-0.

The stats suggested Silva had a massive power advantage over Weidman, boasting a 87% knock out percentage over Weidman's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Weidman had a large advantage over Silva, boasting a 27% submission rate over Silva's 0%.

Chris Weidman was the older man by 5 years, at 40 years old.

Weidman had a height advantage of 2 inches over Silva.

Weidman was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 3 months earlier than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 9 less professional rounds, 54 to Silva's 63.

Weidman vs Silva form

Chris Weidman had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Eryk Anders at UFC 310 on 7th December 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Bruno Silva at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot on 30th March 2024 by technical decision in their 3 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Brad Tavares at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston.

Before that, he had been defeated by Uriah Hall at UFC 261 on 24th April 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

He had beaten Omari Akhmedov at UFC Vegas 6 on 8th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Bruno Silva had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to 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.

Previous to that, he had been beaten 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.

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

Before that, he had been defeated by Gerald Meerschaert at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz on 13th August 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

He had lost to Alex Pereira at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Bruno Silva had been fighting more than Chris Weidman.

Going to this contest, Chris Weidman had last fought 13 days ago, while Bruno Silva's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 29 days ago.

Weidman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Silva's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Weidman vs Silva?

Chris Weidman was a 81/50 (+160) underdog going into the contest, while Bruno Silva made his way into the ring at 53/100 (-190) with oddsmakers.