Wang Cong vs. Ariane da Silva
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Wang Cong
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
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
Ariane da Silva
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 3 |
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
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Wang Cong
Distance 93.3% (norm 87.5%) · Clinch 4.5% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 2.2% (norm 4.5%)
Ariane da Silva
Distance 88.2% (norm 87.5%) · Clinch 7.7% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 4.1% (norm 4.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Wang Cong
Head 60.8% (norm 78.1%) · Body 17.8% (norm 14.5%) · Legs 21.4% (norm 7.6%)
Ariane da Silva
Head 69.9% (norm 78.1%) · Body 22.5% (norm 14.5%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Wang L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med | da Silva L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 521 / 963 | 54.1% | 40.3% | 514 / 1393 | 36.9% | 40.3% |
| In the clinch | 39 / 46 | 84.8% | 73.9% | 91 / 122 | 74.6% | 73.9% |
| On the ground | 16 / 23 | too few to rate | 74.4% | 45 / 65 | 69.2% | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 270 / 627 | 43.1% | 36.0% | 321 / 1104 | 29.1% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 133 / 184 | 72.3% | 69.5% | 251 / 356 | 70.5% | 69.5% |
| To the legs | 173 / 221 | 78.3% | 82.3% | 78 / 120 | 65.0% | 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 Wang L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med | vs da Silva L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 274 / 667 | 41.1% | 39.0% | 524 / 1185 | 44.2% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 30 / 39 | 76.9% | 73.8% | 65 / 81 | 80.2% | 73.8% |
| On the ground | 2 / 8 | too few to rate | 73.4% | 116 / 160 | 72.5% | 73.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 179 / 523 | 34.2% | 35.0% | 431 / 1056 | 40.8% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 74 / 117 | 63.2% | 69.0% | 130 / 196 | 66.3% | 69.0% |
| To the legs | 53 / 74 | 71.6% | 78.7% | 144 / 174 | 82.8% | 78.7% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — da Silva has more cage time on record.