At UFC 282, on December 11 at the popular T-Mobile Arena, featherweights American TJ Brown and Venezuelan Erik Silva will meet in one of the main card events. The bout is planned to start at 00:00 UK time. The Venezuelan fighter is set to make his debut for the organization.
It is surprising to see Eric Silva as the clear favorite for the current clash. The South American does not have the high level of experience that the American possesses. Brown’s level of opposition was much higher, and there are still no visible aspects to which he could concede.
In summary, we can say that there is a reason why this fight is in the prelims, they put the newcomer under a more or less experienced fighter, but it doesn’t make the fight any less boring, because Eric Silva has finished the last 5 fights in the 1st round, and we have to wonder what’s going to happen in this one. Still, I’m leaning towards T.J. Brown’s victory, because of his experience and stronger opposition, by half a margin.
T.J. “Downtown” Brown is a 32-year-old American versatile fighter, with a record of 16-9, almost all wins coming early. He has fought in many different local and not so local promotions, before winning Dana White’s Contender Series. Made his debut for the world’s top organization in 2020. He has had five fights in which he has two wins and three losses.
In his last encounter, he was weaker than Shayilan Nuerdanbieke losing on points. The 32-year-old has a total of 16 wins and nine defeats in the set. “Downtown” is also a versatile fighter, with an emphasis on parterre.
“Downtown” has victories over Kai Kamaka III and Charles “Boston Strong” Rosa by the judge’s decision but lost to Jordan “Native Psycho” Griffin, Danny “The Colombian Warrior” Chavez, and Shayilan Nuerdanbieke.
Erik “The King” Silva is a 35-year-old Venezuelan versatile fighter who has a record of nine wins and one defeat (3 KO’s, 4 Sub). His only defeat came at the start of his career, in 2016. Since then he has been on an impressive winning streak.
His last fights were in the Lux Fight League organization and made 4 wins out of 4 fighters by technical knockout in 1 round where he held the title at 145lbs. But he made his way to the UFC by winning the Dana White challenger series where he stopped Anvar “The Uzbek” Boynazarov by technical knockout in 1 round. All of “The Joker’s” opposition is unthreatening, his first fights were against opponents with exceptionally negative records, it was a bit better then, but not too much of a stretch to stress it. He is one of the top 12 lightweights in Latin America.
Age – 32;
Height – 1.75;
Weight – 66;
Reach – 1.83;
Statistics – 16-9-0;
Wins – 4 KO’s, 9 Submissions, 3 Decisions;
Losses – 3 KO’s, 3 Submissions, 3 Decisions.
Age – 38;
Height – 1.80;
Weight – 66;
Reach – 1.88;
Statistics – 20-11-0, 1 N/C;
Wins – 4 KO’s, 13 Submissions, 3 Decisions;
Loses – 4 KO’s, 0 Submission, 6 Decisions, 1 Disqualification.
Where will this fixture be played?
The event will take place at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this game?
We recommend checking out the odds for the UFC 282: TJ Brown vs Erik Silva at 1xBet.