Silva vs Cruz

Who won Silva vs Cruz?

Gabriel Silva beat Carlos Henrique da Cruz by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of LFA 171, on Friday 3rd November 2023 at Ginásio do Polvilho in Cajamar.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Gabriel Silva.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Silva vs Cruz stats

Gabriel Silva stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Carlos Henrique da Cruz made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Gabriel Silva's LFA record stood at 3-1-0, while Carlos Henrique da Cruz's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Cruz had an advantage in power over Silva, with a 44% knock out percentage over Silva's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Cruz had a massive advantage over Silva, boasting a 56% submission rate over Silva's 11%.

Gabriel Silva was the older man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Silva had a height advantage of 2 inches over Cruz.

Silva's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Cruz's, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 5 months earlier than Cruz, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 32 to Cruz's 25.

Activity check

Silva's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Silva vs Cruz?

Gabriel Silva was a 4/11 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Carlos Henrique da Cruz made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.