Middleweight
3 Rounds
Wanderlei Silva won · KO/TKO R2
UFC Event·Saturday, November 19, 2011·San Jose, California, USA, USA
Style matchupWanderlei Silva: Well-roundedvsCung Le: Elusive striker
The well-rounded fighter has more dimensions. The elusive striker needs to win the striking exchanges clearly.
Model Prediction: Wanderlei Silva wins(66.8%)
Actual result: Wanderlei Silva wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Wanderlei Silva is a KO finisher (100% of wins). Cung Le has lost 100% of fights by KO.
- Cung Le is a KO finisher (50% of wins). Wanderlei Silva has lost 50% of fights by KO.
- Cung Le has 26pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Stance matchup historically favors Cung Le (53.5%).
- Wanderlei Silva has a 10cm reach advantage.
Tale of the Tape
Wanderlei Silva
Red Corner
VS
Cung Le
Blue Corner
+180
(36%)
Vegas Odds
-220
(69%)
49
Age
53
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'11"
Height
5'9"
187.96 cm
Reach
177.8 cm
Recent Form
Last 3 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Wanderlei Silva
oldest →latest
L
KOvs Chris Leben · Jul 11L
vs Rich Franklin · Jun 12W
KOvs Brian Stann · Mar 13Cung Le
oldest →latest
W
vs Patrick Cote · Jul 12W
KOvs Rich Franklin · Nov 12L
KOvs Michael Bisping · Aug 14Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Wanderlei SilvaMetricCung Le
2.79
Strikes / min
4.36
2.19
Strikes absorbed / min
2.98
60%
Strike defense
66%
0.97
TDs / 15 min
1.37
62%
Takedown defense
88%
0.60
Sub atts / 15 min
0.30
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.60evenly matched on net striking+1.38
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Wanderlei SilvaCung Le
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Wanderlei Silva(4 fights)Cung Le(4 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
-17.617.6
RedForm ScoreBlue
-1.01.0
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-48.548.5
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-49.949.9
Wanderlei Silva
StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights4
Cung Le
StanceSouthpaw
Height69.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights4