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UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson
Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva
33-10-1 · BRA
VS
Cung Le
Cung Le
7-1 · USA
November 19, 2011 · San Jose, California, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Wanderlei Silva def. Cung Le by KO/TKO (Knee), R2 4:49
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Silva17/600/000:00
Le16/450/000:00
R2 · 4:49
Silva26/440/010:13
Le16/360/100:00
Total
Silva43/1040/010:13
Le32/810/100:00

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
SilvaWin probabilityLe
61.2%38.8%
KO / TKO
23%
Submission
7%
Decision
70%
Expected fight time: 12.6 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Silva, blue toward Le. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Silva61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%27%
Submission4%7%
Decision41%66%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (2661)act 43
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 0
Le39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%18%
Submission3%7%
Decision29%75%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2660)act 32
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Combined totals~93 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R113%
R27%
R310%
Distance70%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Silva
49.7%-101
Le
+10149.1%
Most takedownstie 59.6%
Silva
17.6%+130
Le
-13022.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Silva
Expected: 46.6
46.5
Over 46.5
42.6%
+135
Under 46.5
57.4%
-135
059117
Le
Expected: 46.3
46.5
Over 46.5
42.2%
+137
Under 46.5
57.8%
-137
058116
Takedowns — over/under
Silva
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
21.4%
+367
Under 0.5
78.6%
-367
035
Le
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
26.5%
+277
Under 0.5
73.5%
-277
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 12.6 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Silva61.2%34.2%+27.0+180
Le38.8%65.8%−27.0-220

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SilvaLe
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1497
Pound-for-pound
1528
1505
Divisional
1528
1481
Striking offense
1500
1502
Striking defense
1533
1481
Grappling offense
1472
1512
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
35 yrs
Age
39 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'9"
74"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.32
Strikes landed / min
31%
Strike accuracy
2.49
Strikes absorbed / min
65%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.38
Takedowns / 15 min
67%
Takedown accuracy
45%
Takedown defense
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
40%
Last-5 win rate
67%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Wanderlei Silva
  • LChris LebenKO/TKO R1
    Close -2005mo before
  • WMichael BispingU-DEC R3
    Close -2081y 9mo before
  • LRich FranklinU-DEC R3
    Close +1322y 5mo before
  • LQuinton JacksonKO/TKO R1
    2y 11mo before
  • WKeith JardineKO/TKO R1
    Close -1633y 6mo before
Cung Le
No prior UFC fights.
Silva — win / loss by method
Record: 33-10-1, 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
25 wins, 6 losses
W
76% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
3% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 4 losses
W
21% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
3win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(50%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(50%) 3
Non-UFC
30win4loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
23 (77%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
1 (3%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (20%)Decision(25%) 1
Le — win / loss by method
Record: 7-1-0

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
100% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Silva
Le
9
UFC fights
0
78.0 min · 8.7 avg
Octagon time
29y 9m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Silva
Le
137W–32L · 81.1%
Overall
33W–5L · 86.8%
Wins
104W–27L · 79.4%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Silva
Le
344W–130L · 72.6%
Overall
110W–52L · 67.9%
303W–120L · 71.6%
Wins
94W–45L · 67.6%
41W–10L · 80.4%
Losses
16W–7L · 69.6%
Distance striking
Silva
Le
2.64
Landed / min
24.7%
Accuracy
68.5%
Defense
0.96
Knockdowns / 15 min
59.2%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Silva
Le
0.38
Takedowns / 15 min
66.7%
Takedown accuracy
45.5%
Takedown defense
0.19
Sub attempts / 15 min
11.3%
Control share
Strike target map
Silva
  • Head60%(109)div 63%
  • Body15%(27)div 20%
  • Legs25%(45)div 17%
Le
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Wanderlei Silva
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Cung Le

No UFC fights on record.

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