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UFC Flyweight

Maycee Barber VS Karine Silva

T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, United States

Tale of the Tape

Maycee Barber VS Karine Silva
15-3-0 Record 19-7-0
27 Age 32
165 cm Height 165 cm
165 cm Reach 170 cm
switch Stance orthodox
53% Finish rate 89%
40% KO rate 47%
13% Sub rate 42%

Result Summary

Maycee Barber def. Karine Silva Decision (unanimous) · R3 5:00

Maycee Barber returned from a long layoff to earn a unanimous decision victory over Karine Silva. Silva threatened early, controlling much of the first round with her grappling and hunting for submissions from back mount. However, Barber showed great resilience, reversing position to end the first round with hard ground-and-pound. For the remainder of the fight, Barber utilized her superior cardio and striking output to outwork Silva, sweeping the final two rounds on the scorecards.

Fight Overview

A crucial flyweight contender bout. Maycee Barber has evolved from a prospect into a legitimate top-tier fighter with her physicality and clinch work. Karine Silva is a dangerous submission specialist known for her guillotine chokes. Barber's brute strength vs. Silva's technical lethality.

Keys to Victory

Maycee Barber

  1. Clinch Bullying: Use physical strength to control Silva against the fence and land dirty boxing.
  2. Elbows from Top: If on top, rain down ground-and-pound rather than playing a pure jiu-jitsu game.
  3. Forward Pressure: Back Silva up to negate her technical striking and submission setups.

Karine Silva

  1. Guillotine Threat: Snap down on the neck instantly if Barber shoots carelessly.
  2. Technical Striking: Use superior technique at range to pick apart Barber's brawling style.
  3. Guard Play: Attack constantly from the bottom if taken down.

Last 5 fights

Maycee Barber

  1. W Katlyn Cerminara Decision · R3 5:00 · 9 MAR 2024
  2. W Amanda Ribas TKO · R2 3:42 · 24 JUN 2023
  3. W Andrea Lee Decision · R3 5:00 · 25 MAR 2023
  4. W Jessica Eye Decision · R3 5:00 · 2 JUL 2022
  5. W Montana De La Rosa Decision · R3 5:00 · 23 APR 2022

Karine Silva

  1. W Dione Barbosa Decision · R3 5:00 · 16 AUG 2025
  2. L Viviane Araújo Decision · R3 5:00 · 16 NOV 2024
  3. W Ariane Lipski da Silva Decision · R3 5:00 · 27 APR 2024
  4. W Maryna Moroz Submission · R1 4:59 · 19 AUG 2023
  5. W Ketlen Souza Submission · R1 1:45 · 3 JUN 2023

AI-generated This analysis was generated with AI and may contain errors.

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