Kasanganay vs Silveira II

Who won Kasanganay vs Silveira II?

Impa Kasanganay beat Joshua Silveira by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of PFL 8, on Friday 16th August 2024 at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Impa Kasanganay.

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).

Kasanganay vs Silveira II stats

Impa Kasanganay stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Joshua Silveira made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Impa Kasanganay's 9th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Joshua Silveira marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Impa Kasanganay's PFL record stood at 8-1-0, while Joshua Silveira's came in at 6-4-0.

The stats suggested Silveira had an advantage in power over Kasanganay, with a 46% knock out percentage over Kasanganay's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Silveira had a large advantage over Kasanganay, boasting a 46% submission rate over Kasanganay's 24%.

Impa Kasanganay was the younger man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Silveira had a height advantage of 2 inches over Kasanganay.

Kasanganay was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in , 5 years and 1 month earlier than Silveira, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, 50 to Silveira's 35.

Kasanganay vs Silveira II form

Kasanganay had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jakob Nedoh at PFL 5: 2024 Regular Season on 21st June 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Alex Polizzi 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 lost to Johnny Eblen at PFL vs. Bellator: CHAMPS on 24th February 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had defeated Joshua Silveira at PFL 10: 2023 PFL World Championship on 24th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at The Anthem, Washington, United States.

He was victorious against Marthin Hamlet Nielsen at PFL 7 on 4th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Boeing Center, San Antonio.

Joshua Silveira had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had been beaten by 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 defeated 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

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Impa Kasanganay had been fighting more than Joshua Silveira.

Going to this contest, Impa Kasanganay had last fought 3 months and 25 days ago, while Joshua Silveira's last outing had been 3 months and 25 days ago.

Kasanganay's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Silveira's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Kasanganay vs Silveira II start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:10 AM UTC , which was 11:10 PM EST or 8:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Kasanganay vs Silveira II?

Impa Kasanganay was a 1/6 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while Joshua Silveira made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.