Middleweight

3 Rounds

Wanderlei Silva won · KO/TKO R2

Elo1490

Wanderlei SilvavsCung LeUFC Prediction Result

UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson · Saturday, November 19, 2011San Jose, California, USA

Official fight result

Wanderlei Silva won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 4:49

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(57.8%)

Actual result: Wanderlei Silva wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

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Wanderlei Silva at +180 American odds

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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

Cung Le

Blue Corner

+180

(36%)

Vegas Odds

-220

(69%)

1490

Elo

1490

Age

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 →

KOvs Chris Leben · Jul 11

vs Rich Franklin · Jun 12

KOvs Brian Stann · Mar 13

latest

Cung Le

oldest →

vs Patrick Cote · Jul 12

KOvs Rich Franklin · Nov 12

KOvs Michael Bisping · Aug 14

latest

Output & 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 · bigger area = stronger across 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 for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating

Red -0.1|Blue +0.1

Recent Form

Red -1.0|Blue +1.0

Striker Score

Red -48.5|Blue +48.5

Grappler Score

Red -49.9|Blue +49.9

Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Wanderlei SilvaTargetCung Le

By target zone

35% acc · 72%

Head

24% acc · 41%

80% acc · 19%

Body

63% acc · 38%

67% acc · 9%

Leg

88% acc · 22%

By position

36% acc · 70%

Distance

41% acc · 100%

65% acc · 30%

Clinch

0% acc

Ground

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

Wanderlei Silva rounds

even

Cung Le rounds

Round 1Even round

Sig. strikes17

Takedowns0

Control0:00

16Sig. strikes

0Takedowns

0:00Control

Round 2Wanderlei Silva edged it

Sig. strikes26

Takedowns0

Control0:13

Knockdowns1

16Sig. strikes

0Takedowns

0:00Control

0Knockdowns

Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

43 / 104

Sig Strikes

32 / 81

43.5%

Sig Str %

39.5%

51 / 112

Total Strikes

32 / 81

0 / 0

TDs

0 / 1

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TD %

Sub Att

Rev

0:13

Ctrl Time

0:00

Round-by-Round

Round	Fighter	Sig Str	Total Str	TD
1	Cung Le	16 / 45	16 / 45	0 / 0
1	Wanderlei Silva	17 / 60	17 / 60	0 / 0
2	Cung Le	16 / 36	16 / 36	0 / 1
2	Wanderlei Silva	26 / 44	34 / 52	0 / 0

Wanderlei Silva

StanceOrthodox

Height71.0"

Reach74.0"

Fights4

Cung Le

StanceSouthpaw

Height69.0"

Reach70.0"

Fights4