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Cung Le vs Wanderlei Silva

Cung Le is 9-3-0; Wanderlei Silva is 35-13-1 (1 NC). Cung Le is 4 years older than Wanderlei Silva. Wanderlei Silva has a 4" · 10 cm reach advantage over Cung Le. Wanderlei Silva is 2" · 5 cm taller than Cung Le. They have met once: Cung Le 0, Wanderlei Silva 1.

Cung Le
Cung Le
9-3-0
TKOTKOUD
Met once
Wanderlei Silva
Brazil
Wanderlei Silva
“The Axe Murderer” · 35-13-1 (1 NC)
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Style & credentials

Cung Le

No background on record

Camp · Cung Le's Universal Strength Headquarters
Wanderlei Silva

No background on record

Camp · Wand Fight Team · Brazil

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

40%
Head
70%
41%
Body
13%
19%
Leg
17%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Cung Lelast 4 fights
93%
Wanderlei Silvalast 12 fights
70%20%10%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Cung Le· from fights outside the UFC Wanderlei Silva· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
3.092.66
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cung Le · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersWanderlei Silva · Below avg · better than 27% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.603.21
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cung Le · Poor · better than 18% of UFC fightersWanderlei Silva · Average · better than 56% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.700.25
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cung Le · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fightersWanderlei Silva · Poor · better than 12% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
67%40%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cung Le · Elite · better than 92% of UFC fightersWanderlei Silva · Average · better than 54% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
100%48%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cung Le · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fightersWanderlei Silva · Below avg · better than 22% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cung Le · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersWanderlei Silva · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.09
Strikes landed / min
2.66
4.60
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.21
0.70 / 1.0
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.25 / 0.6
67%
Takedown accuracy
40%
100%
Takedown defence
48%
0:19
Control time / fight
0:22
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.10

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Cung Le4 UFC fights · 133 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
37%49/201
38%51/78
18%24/28
Clinch
3%4/7
3%4/4
1%1/1
Ground
0%0/1
0%0/0
0%0/0
Wanderlei Silva12 UFC fights · 325 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
48%156/699
6%20/33
16%53/80
Clinch
14%44/83
6%20/21
0%1/1
Ground
9%28/46
1%3/3
0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Cung LeWanderlei Silva

Frequently asked questions

Have Cung Le and Wanderlei Silva ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson (Sat, Nov 19, 2011), where Wanderlei Silva won by TKO.

What are the records of Cung Le and Wanderlei Silva?

Cung Le is 9-3-0 and Wanderlei Silva is 35-13-1 (1 NC).

Who has the longer reach, Cung Le or Wanderlei Silva?

Wanderlei Silva has the longer reach: 74" · 188 cm against 70" · 178 cm for Cung Le, a 4" · 10 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Cung Le or Wanderlei Silva?

Wanderlei Silva is taller at 5'11" · 180 cm; Cung Le stands 5'9" · 175 cm.

Who is older, Cung Le or Wanderlei Silva?

Cung Le is 54 and Wanderlei Silva is 50.

Who has more finishes, Cung Le or Wanderlei Silva?

Cung Le has 8 wins inside the distance (8 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission); Wanderlei Silva has 28 wins (25 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission).

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