Jake Paul vs Anderson Silva

Who won Jake Paul vs Anderson Silva?

Jake Paul beat Anderson Silva by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest on Saturday 29th October 2022 at Gila River Arena in Phoenix.

The scorecards were announced as 77-74, 77-74, 78-73 in favor of winner Jake Paul.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds at a catchweight of 187 lb (13.4 stone or 84.8 KG).

The undercard featured the clash of Nieves vs Santiago.

Jake Paul vs Anderson Silva stats

Jake Paul stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 5 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Anderson Silva made his way to the ring with a record of 2 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 1 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Paul had a large advantage in power over Silva, boosting at 80% knock out percentage over Silva's 50%.

Jake Paul was the younger man by 22 years, at 26 years old.

Silva had a height advantage of 1 inch over Paul. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Jake Paul & Anderson Silva fought out of an orthodox stance.

Paul was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2020, 21 year and 8 months later than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 1998. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, 34 to Silva's 19.

Jake Paul vs Anderson Silva form

Paul had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Tyron Woodley on 18th December 2021 by knockout in the 6th round at Amalie Arena, Florida, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Tyron Woodley on 29th August 2021 by split decision in their 8 round contest at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Ohio.

Going into that contest, he had beat Ben Askren on 17th April 2021 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Georgia.

Before that, he had won against Nate Robinson on 28th November 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at Staples Center, California.

He had beat Ali Eson Gib on 30th January 2020 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Meridian at Island Gardens, Florida.

Activity check

Paul's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Silva's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.5 rounds on average.

What time did Jake Paul vs Anderson Silva start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at Gila River Arena, Phoenix, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Jake Paul vs Anderson Silva?

The Showtime PPV show is expected to begin at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The Fite.tv PPV UK broadcast of the card is expected to start at 1:00 AM (BTS).

What were the odds on Jake Paul vs Anderson Silva?

Jake Paul was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Anderson Silva made his way into the ring at 91/100 (-110) with oddsmakers.