Rashad Evans vs Thiago Silva

Rashad Evans vs Thiago Silva: Matchup Breakdown

Rashad Evans is 14-8-1 in the Light Heavyweight division with a 60.9% win rate. Thiago Silva is 7-3 at Light Heavyweight, winning 70% of the time. Both are listed as retired.

They have met 1 time. Rashad Evans leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 108: Evans vs Silva on Jan 2, 2010, won by Rashad Evans by Decision - Unanimous in round 3.

Thiago Silva holds the higher ELO rating, 1,084 to 1,040. Career peaks are 1,269 for Rashad Evans and 1,105 for Thiago Silva. Rashad Evans has 6 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 14 victories, a 42.9% finish rate. Thiago Silva has 6 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 85.7% of the time.

Rashad Evans stands 6' 0" with a reach of 75" and fights orthodox. Thiago Silva is 6' 2" with a reach of 74", orthodox. That is a 1-inch reach advantage for Rashad Evans. Rashad Evans is 46, Thiago Silva is 43.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Rashad Evans has landed 614 significant strikes at 37.6% accuracy with 53 takedowns and 1h 20m of control time. Thiago Silva has landed 412 at 48.5% with 6 takedowns and 20:10 of control.

Rashad Evans has 3 title fights (1 won) against 0 (0 won) for Thiago Silva. They share 1 common opponent: Lyoto Machida.