Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva

Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva was a cruiserweight professional crossover boxing match contested between American YouTuber Jake Paul and Brazilian mixed martial artist Anderson Silva. The bout took place at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona on October 29, 2022. Paul won via unanimous decision. The fight sold 200,000–300,000 PPV buys.

Background

It was announced on September 6, 2022, that undefeated 25-year old Jake Paul would face mixed martial artist, boxer and former UFC Middleweight Champion 47-year old Anderson Silva on October 29 in Glendale, Arizona.

Press conferences

Three press conferences were held in the following cities:

12 September 2022 – 6121 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, California
13 September 2022 – 9400 W Maryland Ave, Glendale, Arizona
27 October 2022 – Glendale, Arizona

During the conferences, Paul spoke about growing up as one of "Silva’s fans" and watching the Brazilian "dominate" the sport.

Result

The fight, in front of a 14,000 strong crowd on the night of October 29, 2022, lasted all the designated eight rounds. Paul was awarded the win by a unanimous decision, which moved him to a record of 6 wins and no defeats. In the final round, he knocked down Silva.

Pay-per-view numbers

The bout priced at $59.99 sold around an estimated 200–300,000 pay-per-view buys. Paul revealed in an episode of his brother's podcast Impaulsive that his suspicion behind the low sales performance was due to an incident involving Silva claiming within an interview that he was knocked out during a sparring session within his camp before the upcoming fight, thus creating a lack of interest in the bout.