Distance: 4-inch reach difference
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The evidence points to a grappling gap (0.1 vs 2.7 takedowns per 15) and a volume gap (4.2 vs 1.4 strikes per minute); that is the read to test in the first five minutes.
Supporting evidencePace: 4.2 vs 1.4 landed / min
| Attribute | Sylvia | Silva |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 29 | 31 |
| Height | 6′8″ | 5′10″ |
| Reach | 80″ | Not published |
| Stance | Orthodox | Orthodox |
| Rank | Unranked | Unranked |
Highlighted rows mark a meaningful factual difference, not an advantage. Unpublished values stay unpublished.
Sylvia lands 4.2 significant strikes per minute to Silva’s 1.4: a real volume gap.
Favors SylviaSylvia has finished 100% of archived wins (4 KO/TKO, 0 submission), 3 of them inside round one in the last 5.
Favors SylviaSilva averages 2.7 takedowns per 15 minutes; Sylvia has stopped 75% of attempts on record.
Favors SylviaSylvia has 3 first-round finishes in the last 5 archived results — the opening minutes carry real finishing risk.
Rounds two and three turn on whether Silva keeps landing takedowns at 2.7 per 15 minutes; if Sylvia stays upright, the striking rates (4.2 vs 1.4 landed per minute) take over.
Three rounds only: a slow first round is expensive, and round three is often fought by whoever has the gas tank and the lead on the cards.
