Anderson Silva vs Thales Leites

Anderson Silva vs Thales Leites: Matchup Breakdown

Anderson Silva is 17-7 in the Middleweight division with a 70.8% win rate. Thales Leites is 13-8 at Middleweight, winning 61.9% of the time. Both are listed as retired.

They have met 1 time. Anderson Silva leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 97: Redemption on Apr 18, 2009, won by Anderson Silva by Decision - Unanimous in round 5.

Anderson Silva holds the higher ELO rating, 1,194 to 1,014. Career peaks are 1,597 for Anderson Silva and 1,139 for Thales Leites. Anderson Silva has 11 KO/TKO and 3 submission wins from 17 victories, an 82.4% finish rate. Thales Leites has 2 KO/TKO and 5 submission wins, finishing 53.8% of the time.

Anderson Silva stands 6' 2" with a reach of 77" and fights southpaw. Thales Leites is 6' 1" with a reach of 78", orthodox. That is a 1-inch reach advantage for Thales Leites. Anderson Silva is 51, Thales Leites is 44.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Anderson Silva has landed 832 significant strikes at 59% accuracy with 3 takedowns and 13:49 of control time. Thales Leites has landed 562 at 40.5% with 37 takedowns and 1h 19m of control.

Anderson Silva has 13 title fights (11 won) against 1 (0 won) for Thales Leites. They share 2 common opponents: Michael Bisping, Nate Marquardt.