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Light Heavyweight
5 Rounds
Anderson Silva won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1391
Anderson Silva
Elo1490
Stephan Bonnar

Anderson SilvavsStephan BonnarUFC Prediction Result

UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar · Saturday, October 13, 2012Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Official fight result

Anderson Silva won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 4:40

Style matchupAnderson Silva: Well-roundedvsStephan Bonnar: Submission grappler

Well-rounded fighters can dictate where this happens. The grappler needs scrambles to find their entries.

Model Prediction: Anderson Silva wins(56.1%)

Actual result: Anderson Silva wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Anderson Silva at -1000 American odds

+$10 profit

$110 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Anderson Silva enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Stephan Bonnar enters on a 3-fight win streak.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Anderson Silva (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Anderson Silva
Red Corner
VS
Stephan Bonnar
Blue Corner
-1000
(91%)
Vegas Odds
+800
(11%)
1391
Elo
1490
51
Age
49
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
6'2"
Height
6'4"
195.58 cm
Reach
200.66 cm

Recent Form

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

Anderson SilvaL3 streak
oldest →
L
vs Daniel Cormier · Jul 16
W
vs Derek Brunson · Feb 17
L
vs Israel Adesanya · Feb 19
L
KOvs Jared Cannonier · May 19
L
KOvs Uriah Hall · Oct 20
latest
Stephan BonnarW3 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Krzysztof Soszynski · Jul 10
W
vs Igor Pokrajac · Dec 10
W
vs Kyle Kingsbury · Nov 11
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Anderson SilvaMetricStephan Bonnar
3.05
Strikes / min
2.76
2.05
Strikes absorbed / min
3.01
60%
Strike defense
52%
0.50
TDs / 15 min
1.32
69%
Takedown defense
60%
0.80
Sub atts / 15 min
1.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.00Δ 1.25 — meaningful gap-0.25

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1587 vs 1549Strikes30.4 vs 31.9Takedowns0.2 vs 1.2Sub Atts0.40 vs 0.93Form1.0 vs 1.0
Anderson SilvaStephan Bonnar

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801488149515031510← oldermost recent →
Anderson Silva(10 fights)Stephan Bonnar(4 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 -99.4|Blue +99.4
Recent Form
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Grappler Score
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Layoff
Red -231.0|Blue +231.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Anderson SilvaTargetStephan Bonnar

By target zone

15
65% acc · 79%
Head
9
27% acc · 75%
4
100% acc · 21%
Body
2
29% acc · 17%
0
Leg
1
33% acc · 8%

By position

4
57% acc · 21%
Distance
6
22% acc · 50%
10
83% acc · 53%
Clinch
6
38% acc · 50%
5
63% acc · 26%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Anderson Silva rounds
0
even
0
Stephan Bonnar rounds
Round 1Anderson Silva edged it
Sig. strikes19
Takedowns0
Control0:21
Knockdowns1
12Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
2:59Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
19 / 27
Sig Strikes
12 / 43
70%
Sig Str %
27%
27 / 35
Total Strikes
28 / 59
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 3
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:21
Ctrl Time
2:59

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Stephan Bonnar12 / 4328 / 590 / 30
1Anderson Silva19 / 2727 / 350 / 00

Anderson Silva

StanceSouthpaw
Height74.0"
Reach77.0"
Fights14

Stephan Bonnar

StanceOrthodox
Height76.0"
Reach79.0"
Fights4