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Erik Silva
Erik Silva
9-3 · VEN
February 28, 2026 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Featherweight · 3 rounds
145.0lb
Weigh-in
146.0lb
Francis Marshall def. Erik Silva by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 2:29
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:29
Marshall3/51/201:42
Silva5/90/000:00
Total
Marshall3/51/201:42
Silva5/90/000:00

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
MarshallWin probabilitySilva
72.6%27.4%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
16%
Decision
54%
Expected fight time: 10.7 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Marshall, blue toward Silva. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Marshall73%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%28%
Submission12%16%
Decision41%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (1550)act 3
Takedowns1.3 (0.04.0)act 1
Silva27%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%34%
Submission5%17%
Decision13%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1448)act 5
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.7)act 0
Combined totals~72 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R215%
R37%
Distance54%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Marshall
50.4%-104
Silva
+10448.3%
Most takedownstie 29.4%
Marshall
44.9%-174
Silva
+17425.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Marshall
Expected: 36.7
36.5
Over 36.5
40.1%
+150
Under 36.5
59.9%
-150
04692
Silva
Expected: 35.3
35.5
Over 35.5
39.5%
+153
Under 35.5
60.5%
-153
04589
Takedowns — over/under
Marshall
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
40.4%
+148
Under 1.5
59.6%
-148
035
Silva
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
43.1%
+132
Under 0.5
56.9%
-132
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 10.7 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Marshall72.6%85.7%−13.1-820
Silva27.4%14.3%+13.1+570

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
49.3Striking62.8
Silva +13.5
51.3Grappling58.0
Silva +6.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MarshallSilva
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1506
Pound-for-pound
1494
1491
Divisional
1493
1498
Striking offense
1503
1494
Striking defense
1497
1489
Grappling offense
1497
1518
Grappling defense
1485
Physical
26 yrs
Age
38 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'9"
72"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.43
Strikes landed / min
1.46
27%
Strike accuracy
70%
3.87
Strikes absorbed / min
1.73
52%
Strike defense
38%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.87
Takedowns / 15 min
3.12
37%
Takedown accuracy
75%
67%
Takedown defense
63%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
40%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
40%
Last-5 win rate
0%
50%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
357
Days since last fight
735
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Francis Marshall
  • LMairon SantosS-DEC R3
    Close +2051y before
  • WDennis BuzukjaS-DEC R3
    Close -1991y 6mo before
  • LIsaac DulgarianKO/TKO R1
    Close -1542y 7mo before
  • LWilliam GomisS-DEC R3
    Close -1972y 10mo before
  • WMarcelo RojoKO/TKO R2
    Close -1713y 3mo before
Erik Silva
  • LMuhammad NaimovKO/TKO R1
    Close +4102y before
  • LTJ BrownSUB R3
    Close -1073y 3mo before
Marshall — win / loss by method
Record: 8-3-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
1 win, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
38% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
2win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (67%)Submission() 0
2 (33%)Decision() 0
Silva — win / loss by method
Record: 9-3-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
3 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 2 losses
W
44% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 ()Submission(50%) 1
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (44%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (22%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Marshall
Silva
5
UFC fights
2
56.0 min · 11.2 avg
Octagon time
14.4 min · 7.2 avg
6y 9m
Career length
10y 4m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Marshall
Silva
58W–15L · 79.5%
Overall
26W–11L · 70.3%
28W–12L · 70.0%
Wins
0W–0L
30W–3L · 90.9%
Losses
26W–11L · 70.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Marshall
Silva
41W–39L · 51.3%
Overall
54W–26L · 67.5%
41W–39L · 51.3%
Wins
54W–26L · 67.5%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Marshall
Silva
3.41
Landed / min
8.89
24.7%
Accuracy
61.9%
55.1%
Defense
48.1%
0.54
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
63.8%
Time at distance
10.1%
Grappling & control
Marshall
Silva
1.87
Takedowns / 15 min
3.12
36.8%
Takedown accuracy
75.0%
66.7%
Takedown defense
62.5%
0.54
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
76.1%
Control share
22.0%
Strike target map
Marshall
  • Head85%(115)div 63%
  • Body7%(9)div 20%
  • Legs9%(12)div 16%
Silva
  • Head57%(12)div 63%
  • Body29%(6)div 20%
  • Legs14%(3)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Francis Marshall
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Erik Silva
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.