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Featherweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Jean Silva
Lord
17-3-0
RESULT

Jean Silva def. Kevin Vallejos (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 05:00
Kevin Vallejos
El Chino
18-1-0
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
UFC Apex Centre, Las Vegas, United States

Jean Silva defeated Kevin Vallejos by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (05:00) in the Featherweight bout of Dana White's Contender Series 61, held Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at UFC Apex Centre, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Jean Silva won the decision.

Fight stats

Jean Silva
Kevin Vallejos
0
Knockdowns
0
35 of 178
Significant strikes
19 of 159
20%
Sig. strike accuracy
12%
189 of 178
Total strikes
190 of 161
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 1
50%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
3:10
Control time
3:57
Significant strikes by target
29 of 146
Head
7 of 106
6 of 31
Body
7 of 42
0 of 1
Leg
5 of 11
35 of 168
Distance
19 of 155
23 of 10
Clinch
11 of 3
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 1
Time in position
14:37
Distance
14:37
7:05
Clinch
7:05
0:02
Ground
0:02
Strikes by position and target
Jean Silva
HeadBodyLeg
Distance60/14019/271/1
Clinch4/63/40/0
Ground0/00/00/0
Kevin Vallejos
HeadBodyLeg
Distance32/10428/409/11
Clinch1/11/20/0
Ground0/10/00/0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
3
Sig. str.
11
32
Total str.
46
2
Head
3
1
Body
4
3
Distance
11
1
Clinch
8
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:52
Ctrl
2:37
Time in position
4:52
Distance
4:52
3:27
Clinch
3:27
0:02
Ground
0:02
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
19
Sig. str.
6
85
Total str.
59
18
Head
3
1
Body
2
19
Distance
6
16
Clinch
2
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:52
Ctrl
0:39
Time in position
4:55
Distance
4:55
2:31
Clinch
2:31
0:00
Ground
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
13
Sig. str.
2
72
Total str.
85
9
Head
1
4
Body
1
13
Distance
2
6
Clinch
1
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:26
Ctrl
0:41
Time in position
4:50
Distance
4:50
1:07
Clinch
1:07
0:00
Ground
0:00

Judges' Scorecards

Total2928
Total2928

The commission did not release round-by-round scores for this fight.

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Frequently asked questions

Who won Jean Silva vs Kevin Vallejos?

Jean Silva defeated Kevin Vallejos by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (05:00) in the Featherweight bout of Dana White's Contender Series 61, held Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at UFC Apex Centre, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Jean Silva won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Jean Silva vs Kevin Vallejos?

The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Jean Silva won the decision.

Referee
Kevin MacDonald
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison

Win probability

Jean Silva 39%61% Kevin Vallejos

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Featherweight roster (14 fighters)

Jean Silva
Complete Fighter
6 edges
Kevin Vallejos
Knockout Artist
4 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

94Power94
94Speed93
93Precision93
93Durability93
92Engine93
94Wrestling85
93Ground89

Biggest edge Jean Silva, Takedowns +9

Attribute by attribute

Jean Silva is on the left of every row, Kevin Vallejos on the right.
96Punch power98
92Kick power90
94Punch speed96
93Kick speed89
93Accuracy93
94Takedowns85
92Ground striking91
93Submissions87
94Chin92
92Body strength93
92Cardio93

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

17-3-0
Record
18-1-0
1677
Power Index rating
1758
1
Win Streak
5
29
Age
24
5'7"
170 cm
Height
5'7"
170 cm
69"
175 cm
Reach
68"
173 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
Brazil
Nationality
Argentina

Style Matchup

-
vs
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Jean Silva

No background on record

Camp Fighting Nerds · Brazil

Kevin Vallejos

No background on record

Striking Profile

4.82
SLpM
6.12
51%
Str. Acc.
48%
4.50
SApM
4.41
53%
Str. Def.
57%

Grappling Profile

1.20
TD Avg.
0.66
60%
TD Acc.
28%
78%
TD Def.
84%
0.60
Sub. Avg.
0.00

Recent form (last 5 fights)

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  • D
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Kevin Vallejos · 5-0
  • W
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  • W
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  • W
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  • W
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  • W
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    TKO · R1 · 02:23 · Featherweight

Career Averages

Based on 8 fights · 6 fights
38.6
Avg sig. strikes
37.8
0.75
Avg takedowns
0.33
0:33
Avg control time
1:14
74
Career high strikes
90
4
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Jean Silva
Strike target
Kevin Vallejos
67%
Head
61%
26%
Body
27%
7%
Leg
12%
Jean Silva
Strike position
Kevin Vallejos
80%
Distance
79%
17%
Clinch
13%
4%
Ground
8%