Silveira vs Monte

Who won Silveira vs Monte?

Joshua Silveira beat Delan Monte by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of PFL 4, on Thursday 8th June 2023 at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Silveira vs Monte stats

Joshua Silveira stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Delan Monte made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Joshua Silveira's 10th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Joshua Silveira's PFL record stood at 6-4-0, while Delan Monte's came in at 1-4-0.

The stats suggested Monte had a massive power advantage over Silveira, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Silveira's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Silveira had a large advantage over Monte, boasting a 60% submission rate over Monte's 33%.

Joshua Silveira was the older man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Silveira had a height advantage of 1 inch over Monte.

Silveira was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 5 years later than Monte, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 16 more professional rounds, 35 to Monte's 19.

Silveira vs Monte form

Joshua Silveira had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Rob Wilkinson at PFL 5: 2024 Regular Season on 21st June 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Sadibou Sy at PFL 2: 2024 Regular Season on 12th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Impa Kasanganay at PFL 10: 2023 PFL World Championship on 24th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at The Anthem, Washington.

Before that, he had beaten Ty Flores at PFL 7 on 4th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Boeing Center, San Antonio.

He had defeated Delan Monte at PFL 4 on 8th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Activity check

Silveira's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Monte's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Silveira vs Monte?

Joshua Silveira was a 2/15 (-770) favourite going into the contest, while Delan Monte made his way into the ring at 23/5 (+460) with oddsmakers.