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Ariane da Silva vs. Wang Cong

UFC 6-8-0 vs. 5-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
6-8-0
UFC record
5-2-0
Women's Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Women's Flyweight
32
AgeΔ 2 yrs
34
5'6"
HeightΔ 0"
5'6"
67"
ReachΔ 1"
66"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
16.4
Layoff (months)Δ 15.8 mo
0.6
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Wang Cong carries real power — 0.47 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.10 Women's Flyweight norm.
Ariane da Silva carries real power — 0.28 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.10 Women's Flyweight norm.
Wang Cong rarely shoots — 0.32 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.94 Women's Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Ariane da Silva

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 79
Tier 3 — regional circuit 113

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.57 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 30 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500

Wang Cong

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 51
Tier 3 — regional circuit 50

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.55 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 11 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

6504.05/min · norm 3.93
Sig. strikes landed
5766.07/min · norm 3.93
7054.40/min · norm 3.84
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
3063.23/min · norm 3.84
41.1%norm 45.5%
Striking accuracy
55.8%norm 45.5%
50.6%norm 56.1%
Striking defense
57.1%norm 56.1%
30.28/15 · norm 0.10
Knockdowns
30.47/15 · norm 0.10

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Ariane da Silva

Distance 88.2% (norm 87.5%) · Clinch 7.7% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 4.1% (norm 4.5%)

Wang Cong

Distance 93.3% (norm 87.5%) · Clinch 4.5% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 2.2% (norm 4.5%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Ariane da Silva

Head 69.9% (norm 78.1%) · Body 22.5% (norm 14.5%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 7.6%)

Wang Cong

Head 60.8% (norm 78.1%) · Body 17.8% (norm 14.5%) · Legs 21.4% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone da Silva L/AAccWomen's Flyweight med Wang L/AAccWomen's Flyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 514 / 1393 36.9% 40.3% 521 / 963 54.1% 40.3%
In the clinch 91 / 122 74.6% 73.9% 39 / 46 84.8% 73.9%
On the ground 45 / 65 69.2% 74.4% 16 / 23 too few to rate 74.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 321 / 1104 29.1% 36.0% 270 / 627 43.1% 36.0%
To the body 251 / 356 70.5% 69.5% 133 / 184 72.3% 69.5%
To the legs 78 / 120 65.0% 82.3% 173 / 221 78.3% 82.3%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Women's Flyweight: 47 fighters · Women's Flyweight: 47 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs da Silva L/AOpp accWomen's Flyweight med vs Wang L/AOpp accWomen's Flyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 524 / 1185 44.2% 39.0% 274 / 667 41.1% 39.0%
In the clinch 65 / 81 80.2% 73.8% 30 / 39 76.9% 73.8%
On the ground 116 / 160 72.5% 73.4% 2 / 8 too few to rate 73.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 431 / 1056 40.8% 35.0% 179 / 523 34.2% 35.0%
To the body 130 / 196 66.3% 69.0% 74 / 117 63.2% 69.0%
To the legs 144 / 174 82.8% 78.7% 53 / 74 71.6% 78.7%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
538.5% acc · 0.47/15 · norm 0.94
Takedowns landed
266.7% acc · 0.32/15 · norm 0.94
3468.0% def · norm 61.1%
Takedowns stopped
2678.8% def · norm 61.1%
22:2013.9% of cage time · norm 18.7%
Control time
7:338.0% of cage time · norm 18.7%
43:124:02 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control lower is better
13:202:06 per 15 · norm 3:00
30.28/15 · norm 0.32
Submission attempts
10.16/15 · norm 0.32

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — da Silva has more cage time on record.