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Wanderlei Silva

Fighter profile

Wanderlei Silva

LHW35-14-1P4P #179Div #27
Form
 
 
7.4
5.0
7.4
79
Overall
SoS 86
Skill ratings
Striking
67
Boxing
75
Kicking
69
Clinch
77
Striking def.
75
Wrestling off.
32
Wrestling def.
79
Ground game
42
Submissions
32
Grappling def.
93
Profile
Age50
Height5'11"
Reach74"
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryBRA
Pro debut1996
UFC record5-7-0
Last fight2018-09-29
Octagon time122.0 min
Avg fight10.2 min
Career length29y 9m
Elo trajectory
Shadedinjurysurgeryfrom researched absences — hover a band for detail
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the LHW division (205 fighters).

Fought across 3 divisions:6 MW · 4 LHW (now) · 2 CW

Striking offense1493
26th
LHW avg 1501
Striking defense1504
76th
LHW avg 1499
Grappling offense1460
3rd
LHW avg 1497
Grappling defense1533
89th
LHW avg 1504
Momentum48
87th
LHW avg 20
Win / loss by method
Record: 35-13-1, 1 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
27 wins, 7 losses
W
77% of wins
L
54% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
3% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 6 losses
W
20% of wins
L
46% of losses
UFC
5win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO(43%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (20%)Decision(57%) 4
Non-UFC
30win6loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
23 (77%)KO/TKO(67%) 4
1 (3%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (20%)Decision(33%) 2
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes325
Sig. accuracy34%
Sig. attempted966
Total strikes551
Total attempted1212
Knockdowns9
Head228
Body43
Leg54
Distance229
Clinch65
Ground31

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed391
Sig. defense63%
KDs absorbed5
Head abs.282
Body abs.68
Leg abs.41
Distance abs.329
Clinch abs.31
Ground abs.31

Grappling · offense

Takedowns2
TD accuracy40%
TD attempted5
Sub att.1
Reversals0
Control time4:19

Grappling · defense

TD defense48%
TDs absorbed13
TD att. faced25
Sub att. faced0
Controlled time24:08

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 12 UFC fights · 121:58 total fight time

Schedule strength
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Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Wanderlei has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallStrong
184W–44Lwin 80.7%div #50/150pct 67th
WinsStrong
52W–11Lwin 82.5%div #32/135pct 77th
LossesAverage
132W–33Lwin 80.0%div #78/147pct 48th

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallElite
1575 elodiv #17/150pct 89th
WinsStrong
1553 elodiv #29/137pct 80th
LossesElite
1590 elodiv #20/147pct 87th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall410W–158L72.2%
Wins303W–120L71.6%
Losses107W–38L73.8%

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Wanderlei, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
+1.59u+19.9% ROI

over 8 close-line bets

Average odds
-103

51% implied

As favorite
2W–2L

ROI −22.6%

Avg -176

As underdog
2W–2L

ROI +62.5%

Avg +166

Based on 8 of 12 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.