Josh Silveira Survives Takedown Attempts Against Him, Uses Strikes To Work Toward Decision Win

The son of Conan Silveira, Josh Silveira had great success as a wrestler at Arizona State, becoming a Pac-12 champion in 2016. Silveira, a former regional champion at both middleweight and light heavyweight, has scored stoppage victories 12 times – 10 of them coming in the first round. Silveira, the runner-up in the 2023 PFL light heavyweight season, fell to Fabian Edwards in the semifinals of this year’s PFL Middleweight World Tournament.

Murad Ramazanov is a wrestling specialist who comes into tonight with a 12-3 (1 NC) record. Ramazanov, a DagFighter product, has scored eight finishes – four KO/TKOs and four submissions. He had at one point been an undefeated fighter, but he’s lost three straight – dropping a pair of fights to 2024 PFL Welterweight Champion Shamil Musaev and losing to Aaron Jeffery in this year’s Middleweight World Tournament.

Which of these two will rebound with a win in tonight’s bout?

Round 1

Kicks from both men to start. Silveira feeling about his range. Ramazanov with a low kick and a right hand. Both men showing their lead hand. Ramazanov grabs one of Silveira’s legs, and Silveira scrambles to the fence on the other side. Knee by Ramazanov. Silveira reverses position. A separation now. Another knee by Silveira. Right hand misses for Ramazanov. Low kick by Ramazanov. Right hand by Silveira. Right hand by Ramazanov. Low kick by Ramazanov. Left hand by Silveira. Ramazanov switches stances a couple of minutes into the fight. Ramazanov with another right hand. Low kick by Silveira.

Silveira flashes a counter right. Both men score upstairs. Left hand by Silveira lands. Strong knee to the body by Silveira. Ramazanov goes for another takedown but can’t get it. He pushes and gets into a clinch battle with Silveira. Silveira separates after some struggle. Another attempt, and he gets around to Silveira’s back as they stand. Ramazanov briefly gets the fight to the floor. Fight moves to the fence, and Silveira frees himself and connects with a knee before separating. Straights land for both men. Low kick by Ramazanov. Clinch left hand by Silveira. Low kick by Ramazanov. Another low kick by Ramazanov,. Spinning attack misses for Silveira, but he lands another couple of kicks before the bell.

Round 2

Round kick by Ramazanov. Body kick by Silveira. Low kick by Silveira. Jabs land for Ramazanov. High kick connects for Silveira. Right hand lands for Ramazanov, but he can’t get a clinch. Low kick by Silveira. More low kicks from Silveira. Combination by Silveira, coming forward. Strong one-two by Ramazanov. Silveira fakes a takedown before landing a hook. One-two by Ramazanov. Hooks from both men.

Right hand by Ramazanov. Silveira is the forward fighter here. Front kick by Silveira. Silveira presses Ramazanov into the fence, landing multiple inside shots. Knee to the body by Silveira. Right hand by Ramazanov. Strong knee lands for Silveira, though his back is to the fence. A couple of left hands by Ramazanov. Another unsuccessful takedown attempt by Ramazanov, but he gets to Silveira’s back. Ramazanov landing a couple of knees to the back of Silveira’s legs. Ramazanov gets the fight to the mat. Silveira gets back to his feet fairly quickly and separates. A knee to the body lands for Silveira. Right hand from Ramazanov.

Round 3

Low kick by Ramazanov. Front kick by Silveira. Low kick by Ramazanov. Low kick again. Right hand by Silveira. Right hand by Ramazanov. Another one. Silveira with a low kick. Ramazanov answers back. Low kick by Silveira. And another. Ramazanov lands a combination. Both men land on the inside, and Ramazanov snaps Silveira’s back. Silveira with a knee. Silveira shrugs off a takedown attempt. Low kick by Ramazanov. Knee to the body and an elbow by Silveira. Ramazanov tries to press Silveira into the fence.

Silveira tries to land a knee but gets taken down. Silveira gets up almost right away, and he now tries to press Ramazanov into the fence. Knees from both men. Low kick by Silveira. They separate with two minutes left. Low kicks from both men. Right hand by Silveira. Another takedown attempt by Ramazanov, but Silveira stuffs it. Ramazanov continues to press, and he takes the takedown away from Ramazanov. Silveira gets to the back and looks for a choke, but he rides a little high and falls off. Knee in the clinch by Silveira, but his back is now to the fence. Silveira with another guillotine attempt, but Ramazanov gets away. The two swing away in the final seconds.

OFFICIAL RESULT

Josh Silveira def. Murad Ramazanov via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)