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Jose Miguel Delgado vs Jean Silva Prediction

Jose Miguel Delgado
Jose Miguel Delgado
12-2
+320
Odds+295
Featherweight
VS
5 × 5 min rounds
Excitement Score78
Jean Silva
Jean Silva
"Lord"
17-3
-435
Odds-360

Betting Odds

Odds not posted yet

FightIQ Verdict

FightIQ Lean
Jean Silva
Jean Silva by Decision
Jean Silva 59% to win · Low confidence (coin flip)
Jose Miguel Delgado
41.3%
Jean Silva
58.7%
Confidence
Model certainty, not win likelihood
Coin Flip
Upset Potential
How live is the underdog?
Medium

"The rating gap is only 1 points, this is a toss-up, not a real edge. Confidence is low, this is a coin-flip fight. Jean Silva possesses a more diverse finishing toolkit and significantly higher defensive wrestling reliability at 79% TDD. While Delgado maintains higher striking volume, Silva’s propensity for fight-ending violence against high-level opponents gives him the edge in a fight likely to stay standing."

What Everyone Misses

Casual observers focus on Delgado's higher sig-strike volume, but ignore that his 0% takedown accuracy makes him one-dimensional, whereas Silva’s Fighting Nerds camp background provides him with superior scramble-based entries that negate pure strikers.

Executive Summary

Jean Silva possesses a more diverse finishing toolkit and significantly higher defensive wrestling reliability at 79% TDD. While Delgado maintains higher striking volume, Silva’s propensity for fight-ending violence against high-level opponents gives him the edge in a fight likely to stay standing.

Why FightIQ Likes Silva

1
Grappling

Delgado: 0 sub attempts/15 minutes

2
Wrestling

Delgado: 63% takedown defense

3
Experience

Delgado: Wins over Andre Fili and Austin Bashi

Expert Breakdown

•Delgado: 6.07 sig-strikes/min at 53% accuracy
•Silva: 4.82 sig-strikes/min at 52% accuracy
•Delgado: 0 sub attempts/15 minutes
•Silva: 0.6 sub attempts/15 minutes
•Delgado: 63% takedown defense
•Silva: 79% takedown defense
•Delgado: 3 round distance experience
•Silva: 3 round distance experience
•Delgado: 0 career losses by KO/TKO
•Silva: 0 career losses by KO/TKO
•Delgado: Wins over Andre Fili and Austin Bashi
•Silva: Wins over Arnold Allen and Bryce Mitchell
•Delgado: Current 2-fight win streak
•Silva: Win over Arnold Allen, Loss to Diego Lopes

How This Fight Plays Out

Kickboxing match, Jose Miguel Delgado has the output edge.

Who drives it

Jose Miguel Delgado

Hinge stat

who lands first / volume vs power

Jose Miguel Delgado 6.07/min vs Jean Silva 4.82/min: pure striking affair, output and chin decide it

Projected location

Distance 92%Clinch 0%Ground 8%

Jose Miguel Delgado's path

Out-volume Jean Silva at distance; 1.37 knockdowns/min if Jean Silva walks in.

Jean Silva's path

Out-volume Jose Miguel Delgado at distance; 1 knockdowns/min if Jose Miguel Delgado walks in.

What moved the number

Opponent wrestling edge -0.94" reach advantage +1.2Style matchup edge +2.1Ring rust edge +0.3

Style Radar

measured edges, side by side
Striking VolumeStriking Acc.TD AccuracyTD Defense
  • Jose Miguel Delgado
  • Jean Silva

Not shown (stat missing for a fighter): Finish Rate.