Chris Leben vs Wanderlei Silva
Side-by-side breakdown of stats, skills, and fight history
Key Stats
Striking Stats
Grappling Stats
Tale of the Tape
Career Snapshot
Win Method Breakdown
Common Opponents (2)
Chris Leben vs Wanderlei Silva: Matchup Breakdown
Chris Leben is 12-10 in the Middleweight division with a 54.5% win rate. Wanderlei Silva is 5-7 at Light Heavyweight, winning 41.7% of the time. Both are listed as retired.
They have met 1 time. Chris Leben leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber on Jul 2, 2011, won by Chris Leben by KO/TKO in round 1.
Wanderlei Silva holds the higher ELO rating, 949 to 885. Career peaks are 1,106 for Chris Leben and 1,000 for Wanderlei Silva. Chris Leben has 7 KO/TKO and 2 submission wins from 12 victories, a 75% finish rate. Wanderlei Silva has 4 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 80% of the time.
Chris Leben stands 5' 11" with a reach of 73" and fights southpaw. Wanderlei Silva is 5' 11" with a reach of 74", orthodox. That is a 1-inch reach advantage for Wanderlei Silva. Chris Leben is 46, Wanderlei Silva is 50.
Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Chris Leben has landed 572 significant strikes at 42.9% accuracy with 17 takedowns and 52:36 of control time. Wanderlei Silva has landed 325 at 33.6% with 2 takedowns and 4:19 of control.
Chris Leben has 0 title fights (0 won) against 1 (0 won) for Wanderlei Silva. They share 2 common opponents: Brian Stann, Michael Bisping.