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✓ Natalia Silva won · by Decision · R5

Natalia Silva vs Wang Cong — Honest Elo matchup

Final result · recorded Oct 4, 2026
Natalia Silva
defeated Wang Cong by Decision in round 5

Honest Elo mode pre-fight: Natalia Silva 67.1% · Wang Cong 32.9%

Pure Elo pre-fight: Natalia Silva 61.8% · Wang Cong 38.2%

The Honest Elo Meter is hidden once a bout is recorded — win-probability simulations only make sense before the fight. Pre-fight ratings have been updated in both fighters' profiles below to reflect this result.

Notable

Silva

Unbeaten in the UFC at 9–0.

Tale of the tape

9-0-0 UFC record 5-2-0
KO 2 · Sub 0 Finishes KO 1 · Sub 0
+9 Streak -1
29 Age 34
5'4" 163 cm Height 5'6" 168 cm
65" 165 cm Reach 66" 168 cm
Southpaw Stance Southpaw
1693 Global Elo 1579
1667 Elo rating 1533
Natalia Silva — Notable ▼
At a glance
Wang Cong — Notable ▼
At a glance

Natalia Silva — Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 611 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
58% Head
  • Head 58%
  • Body 22%
  • Leg 20%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
93% Distance
  • Distance 93%
  • Clinch 4%
  • Ground 3%

Wang Cong — Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 576 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
47% Head
  • Head 47%
  • Body 23%
  • Leg 30%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
90% Distance
  • Distance 90%
  • Clinch 7%
  • Ground 3%

Performance comparison

Career averages. Edge highlighted on the side that's better. = division average.

4.72
6.07
div avg 4.16
46%
56%
div avg 45%
2.66
3.23
div avg 3.71
63%
57%
div avg 56%
0.70
0.32
div avg 1.37
40%
67%
div avg 38%
90%
79%
div avg 65%
0.00
0.16
div avg 0.39
1
1
div avg 3

Division-adjusted profile

each axis = percentile in own division
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The size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.

Finish & durability

How each tends to win, against how hard the other is to finish.

Natalia Silva
22% finish rate
KO 2 · Sub 0
can finish?
Wang Cong
finished 50%
1 of 2 losses
Wang Cong
20% finish rate
KO 1 · Sub 0
can finish?
Natalia Silva
finished —
no losses

Strength of schedule in UFC

Natalia Silva has faced the tougher recent slate — last-5 avg 1604 vs 1570, 2 quality wins to 1.

Natalia Silva red corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1604
Contender level
Quality wins (1600+)
2
of 9 UFC wins
Toughest win
Rose Namajunas
Elo 1647 at fight time
Expected wins
5.0
+4.0 above schedule
Opponent Elo over career · 9 fights
1529
1594
Wang Cong blue corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1570
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+)
1
of 5 UFC wins
Toughest win
Tracy Cortez
Elo 1611 at fight time
Expected wins
3.5
+1.5 above schedule
Opponent Elo over career · 7 fights
1447
1678
Notable wins

Common opponents

1 shared opponent · Corner A's result on the left, Corner B's on the right.

Corner A recent form
Natalia Silva
Corner B recent form
Wang Cong
Source Per-fighter stats and bout records from Natalia Silva & Wang Cong on UFCStats. Honest Elo Meter samples each fighter's rating uncertainty (1,000 Monte Carlo iterations). Data analysis, not betting advice. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.