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Ikuhisa Minowa vs Wanderlei Silva

Ikuhisa Minowa is 60-42-8; Wanderlei Silva is 35-13-1 (1 NC). Wanderlei Silva has a 4" · 10 cm reach advantage over Ikuhisa Minowa. Wanderlei Silva is 2" · 5 cm taller than Ikuhisa Minowa. They have met once: Ikuhisa Minowa 0, Wanderlei Silva 1.

Ikuhisa Minowa
Japan
Ikuhisa Minowa
“Minowaman” · 60-42-8
Loss · TKOLoss · TKOLoss · Unanimous Decision
HeavyweightMet once
Wanderlei Silva
Brazil
Wanderlei Silva
“The Axe Murderer” · 35-13-1 (1 NC)
Loss · TKOLoss · Unanimous DecisionWin · TKO
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Style & credentials

Ikuhisa Minowa

No background on record

Wanderlei Silva

No background on record

Camp · Wand Fight Team

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

100%
Head
70%
0%
Body
13%
0%
Leg
17%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Ikuhisa Minowalast 1 fight
67%33%
Wanderlei Silvalast 12 fights
70%20%10%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Ikuhisa Minowa Wanderlei Silva
Strikes landed / min
0.252.66
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ikuhisa Minowa · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersWanderlei Silva · Below avg · better than 27% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
0.673.21
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ikuhisa Minowa · Elite · better than 100% of UFC fightersWanderlei Silva · Average · better than 57% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
3.780.25
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ikuhisa Minowa · Elite · better than 93% of UFC fightersWanderlei Silva · Poor · better than 12% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
38%40%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ikuhisa Minowa · Average · better than 49% of UFC fightersWanderlei Silva · Average · better than 54% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ikuhisa Minowa · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersWanderlei Silva · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

0.25
Strikes landed / min
2.66
0.67
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.21
3.78 / 9.9
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.25 / 0.6
38%
Takedown accuracy
40%
7:27
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

Ikuhisa Minowa1 UFC fight · 3 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
67%2/17
0%0/0
0%0/0
Clinch
0%0/1
0%0/0
0%0/0
Ground
33%1/1
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.

Ikuhisa MinowaWanderlei Silva

Frequently asked questions

Have Ikuhisa Minowa and Wanderlei Silva ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at PRIDE: Bushido 2 (Sun, Feb 15, 2004), where Wanderlei Silva won by TKO.

What are the records of Ikuhisa Minowa and Wanderlei Silva?

Ikuhisa Minowa is 60-42-8 and Wanderlei Silva is 35-13-1 (1 NC).

Who has the longer reach, Ikuhisa Minowa or Wanderlei Silva?

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

Who is taller, Ikuhisa Minowa or Wanderlei Silva?

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

Who is older, Ikuhisa Minowa or Wanderlei Silva?

They are the same age: 50.

Who has more finishes, Ikuhisa Minowa or Wanderlei Silva?

Ikuhisa Minowa has 54 wins inside the distance (12 by KO/TKO, 42 by submission); Wanderlei Silva has 28 wins (25 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission).

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