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Natalia Silva won by unanimous decision
How the fight went
Judges' cards
- Derek Cleary
- 46–49
- Mike Bell
- 47–48
- Sal D'amato
- 47–48
Natalia Silva's score first
CageMetrics read (Natalia Silva's side)
- R1 Clearly won
- R2 Won big
- R3 Won
- R4 Barely lost
- R5 Barely lost
CM card 48–47
✓ CM agrees with the judges
Scored from the official stats only. Judges also weigh damage, pace and near finishes, so a round within 10 points can fairly go either way on their cards.
CageMetrics verdict
- Natalia Silva
- Close Win ✓
- Wang Cong
- Close Loss ~
Performance vs expectations · 25.0 minutes fought
- Cong was kept from striking: 3.9 significant strikes a minute against a usual 6.8.
- Not the result we expected: we had Cong at 53%, and Silva won.
Action score 72.6 · Action-Packed · better than 87% of UFC fights
Each fighter against expectations
Natalia Silvausual fight: 58 Action-Packed
Fought about the way we expected.
Sig. strikes 4.4/min
−45% (8.0/min) expected−9% (4.8/min) usual+1% (4.3/min) style
Takedowns 1.8/15 min
+1.0 (0.8/15 min) expected+1.4 (0.4/15 min) usual+0.8 (1.0/15 min) style
Control 17%
+2 pts (14%) expected+11 pts (6%) usual±0 pts (16%) style
Knockdowns 1
(0.3/fight) usual(0.1/fight) style
| Stat | This fight | vs expected | vs usual | vs Women's Flyweight kickers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig. strikes | 4.4/min | −45% (8.0/min) | −9% (4.8/min) | +1% (4.3/min) |
| Takedowns | 1.8/15 min | +1.0 (0.8/15 min) | +1.4 (0.4/15 min) | +0.8 (1.0/15 min) |
| Control | 17% | +2 pts (14%) | +11 pts (6%) | ±0 pts (16%) |
| Knockdowns | 1 | — | (0.3/fight) | (0.1/fight) |
Wang Congusual fight: 63 Action-Packed
Landed 3.9 significant strikes a minute; we expected 9.8.
Sig. strikes 3.9/min
−60% (9.8/min) expected−43% (6.8/min) usual−10% (4.3/min) style
Takedowns 0.0/15 min
−0.6 (0.6/15 min) expected−0.4 (0.4/15 min) usual−1.0 (1.0/15 min) style
Control 11%
−3 pts (13%) expected+4 pts (7%) usual−6 pts (16%) style
Knockdowns 0
(0.5/fight) usual(0.1/fight) style
| Stat | This fight | vs expected | vs usual | vs Women's Flyweight kickers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig. strikes | 3.9/min | −60% (9.8/min) | −43% (6.8/min) | −10% (4.3/min) |
| Takedowns | 0.0/15 min | −0.6 (0.6/15 min) | −0.4 (0.4/15 min) | −1.0 (1.0/15 min) |
| Control | 11% | −3 pts (13%) | +4 pts (7%) | −6 pts (16%) |
| Knockdowns | 0 | — | (0.5/fight) | (0.1/fight) |
Paces per minute fought. Expected is our pre-fight prediction; usual is the fighter's UFC pace before this fight.