Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Holland
Flyweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Bruno Silva
BrazilBruno Silva
“Bulldog”
23-13-0
RESULT

Bruno Silva def. JP Buys (TKO)

TKO · Round 2 · 2:56
JP Buys
South AfricaJP Buys
“Young Savage”
9-6-0
Saturday, March 20, 2021
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Bruno Silva defeated JP Buys by TKO in round 2 (2:56) in the Flyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Holland, held Saturday, March 20, 2021 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Bruno Silva
JP Buys
3
Knockdowns
0
37 of 61
Significant strikes
17 of 56
61%
Sig. strike accuracy
30%
62 of 89
Total strikes
37 of 76
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 1
50%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
1
0
Reversals
0
3:51
Control time
1:02
Significant strikes by target
29 of 51
Head
8 of 42
4 of 6
Body
4 of 7
4 of 4
Leg
5 of 7
26 of 43
Distance
15 of 53
1 of 2
Clinch
2 of 3
10 of 16
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
15 of 23
Sig. str.
6 of 22
29 of 40
Total str.
21 of 37
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
1
2:33
Ctrl
0:50
ROUND 2
3
KD
0
22 of 38
Sig. str.
11 of 34
33 of 49
Total str.
16 of 39
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:18
Ctrl
0:12

Frequently asked questions

Who won Bruno Silva vs JP Buys?

Bruno Silva defeated JP Buys by TKO in round 2 (2:56) in the Flyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Holland, held Saturday, March 20, 2021 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Referee
Mark Smith
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Bruno Silva 42%58% JP Buys

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCal Elo ratings. See all Elo ratings

Tale of the Tape

23-13-0
Record
9-6-0
1442
Elo rating
1500
0
Win Streak
0
37
Age
30
6'0"
183 cm
Height
5'5"
165 cm
74"
188 cm
Reach
67"
170 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Flyweight
Weight Class
Flyweight
Brazil
Nationality
South Africa

Striking Profile

3.86
SLpM
1.88
48%
Str. Acc.
39%
5.35
SApM
3.02
41%
Str. Def.
40%

Grappling Profile

0.77
TD Avg.
1.55
22%
TD Acc.
25%
74%
TD Def.
25%
0.00
Sub. Avg.
2.30

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Bruno Silva · 1-4
  • L
    Édgar Cháirez
    UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs BonfimSat, Jun 6, 2026
    Submission · R1 · 4:13 · Flyweight
  • L
    Charles Johnson
    UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs VallejosSat, Mar 14, 2026
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
  • W
    HyunSung Park
    UFC Vancouver: De Ridder vs HernandezSat, Oct 18, 2025
    Submission · R3 · 2:15 · Flyweight
  • L
    Joshua Van
    UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2Sat, Jun 7, 2025
    TKO · R3 · 4:01 · Flyweight
  • L
    Marc-Andre Barriault
    UFC 315: Muhammad vs Della MaddalenaSat, May 10, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 1:27 · Middleweight
JP Buys · 0-4
  • L
    Marcus McGhee
    UFC Fight Night: Luque vs Dos AnjosSat, Aug 12, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 2:19 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Cody Durden
    UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs GamrotSat, Jun 25, 2022
    TKO · R1 · 1:08 · Flyweight
  • L
    Montel Jackson
    UFC Fight Night: Smith vs SpannSat, Sep 18, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Bruno Silva
    UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs HollandSat, Mar 20, 2021
    TKO · R2 · 2:56 · Flyweight

Career Averages

Based on 22 fights · 4 fights
38.4
Avg sig. strikes
9.0
0.86
Avg takedowns
0.25
1:21
Avg control time
0:36
76
Career high strikes
17
5
Career high TDs
1

Strike Distribution

Bruno Silva
Strike target
JP Buys
67%
Head
47%
19%
Body
28%
14%
Leg
25%
Bruno Silva
Strike position
JP Buys
81%
Distance
83%
8%
Clinch
14%
11%
Ground
3%