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Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Antonio Silva won · KO/TKO R3
Elo1493
Elo1358
Antonio Silva

Alistair OvereemvsAntonio SilvaUFC Prediction Result

UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar · Saturday, February 2, 2013Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Antonio Silva won

KO/TKO · Round 3 · 0:25

Style matchupAlistair Overeem: Elusive strikervsAntonio Silva: Well-rounded

The well-rounded fighter has more dimensions. The elusive striker needs to win the striking exchanges clearly.

Model Prediction: Alistair Overeem wins(65.3%)

Actual result: Antonio Silva wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Alistair Overeem at -440 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Antonio Silva enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Alistair Overeem is a KO finisher (75% of wins). Antonio Silva has lost 100% of fights by KO.
  • Antonio Silva is a KO finisher (100% of wins). Alistair Overeem has lost 100% of fights by KO.

Tale of the Tape

Alistair Overeem
Red Corner
VS
Antonio Silva
Blue Corner
-440
(81%)
Vegas Odds
+390
(20%)
1493
Elo
1358
46
Age
46
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'4"
Height
6'4"
203.2 cm
Reach
208.28 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Alistair Overeem
oldest →
W
KOvs Aleksei Oleinik · Apr 19
L
KOvs Jairzinho Rozenstruik · Dec 19
W
KOvs Walt Harris · May 20
W
KOvs Augusto Sakai · Sep 20
L
KOvs Alexander Volkov · Feb 21
latest
Antonio SilvaL3 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Frank Mir · Feb 15
W
KOvs Soa Palelei · Aug 15
L
KOvs Mark Hunt · Nov 15
L
KOvs Stefan Struve · May 16
L
KOvs Roy Nelson · Sep 16
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Alistair OvereemMetricAntonio Silva
3.67
Strikes / min
2.89
2.44
Strikes absorbed / min
3.09
57%
Strike defense
50%
1.42
TDs / 15 min
0.82
73%
Takedown defense
66%
0.80
Sub atts / 15 min
0.80
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.23Δ 1.43 — meaningful gap-0.20

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1514 vs 1503Strikes19.0 vs 8.0Takedowns0.0 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.00Form1.0 vs 0.2
Alistair OvereemAntonio Silva

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Alistair Overeem(10 fights)Antonio Silva(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +135.2|Blue -135.2
Recent Form
Red +0.8|Blue -0.8
Striker Score
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Grappler Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Layoff
Red +280.0|Blue -280.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Alistair OvereemTargetAntonio Silva

By target zone

22
58% acc · 43%
Head
18
45% acc · 86%
27
87% acc · 53%
Body
2
67% acc · 10%
2
100% acc · 4%
Leg
1
20% acc · 5%

By position

14
52% acc · 27%
Distance
11
37% acc · 52%
18
82% acc · 35%
Clinch
9
56% acc · 43%
19
86% acc · 37%
Ground
1
50% acc · 5%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

2
Alistair Overeem rounds
0
even
1
Antonio Silva rounds
Round 1Alistair Overeem edged it
Sig. strikes22
Takedowns0
Control2:19
3Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Alistair Overeem edged it
Sig. strikes27
Takedowns1
Control4:04
4Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Antonio Silva edged it
Sig. strikes2
Takedowns0
Control0:01
Knockdowns0
14Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count disagrees with the official result — could indicate a contested decision or finish that doesn't follow round-count logic.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
51 / 71
Sig Strikes
21 / 48
69.7%
Sig Str %
39.7%
73 / 95
Total Strikes
42 / 74
1 / 1
TDs
0 / 1
100%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
6:24
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Antonio Silva3 / 1316 / 270 / 10
1Alistair Overeem22 / 3232 / 430 / 00
2Antonio Silva4 / 1512 / 270 / 00
2Alistair Overeem27 / 3639 / 491 / 10
3Antonio Silva14 / 2014 / 200 / 00
3Alistair Overeem2 / 32 / 30 / 00

Alistair Overeem

StanceOrthodox
Height76.0"
Reach80.0"
Fights20

Antonio Silva

StanceOrthodox
Height76.0"
Reach82.0"
Fights10