Anderson Silva vs Thales Leites prediction

UFC 97: Redemption · Sunday, 19 April 2009 · Middleweight · 5 rounds · main event

Anderson Silva34-11-0UFC wins: 11 KO, 3 SUB, 3 DECUFC debut
vs
Thales Leites28-9-0UFC wins: 2 KO, 5 SUB, 6 DECUFC debut

Result: Anderson Silva by U Dec, R5 5:00.

Anderson Silva vs Thales Leites: prediction not published yet.

Tale of the tape

Tale of the tape
Anderson SilvaTale of the tapeThales Leites
34-11-0Record28-9-0
–Nationality–
25UFC fights21
34Age27
188 cmHeight185 cm
196 cmReach198 cm
SouthpawStanceOrthodox
11 / 3 / 3UFC wins by KO / SUB / DEC2 / 5 / 6
4 / 0 / 3UFC losses by KO / SUB / DEC1 / 0 / 7
3.1Sig. strikes landed per minute2.2
2.6Sig. strikes absorbed per minute3.0
0.2Takedowns per 15 minutes2.1
0.96Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.23

Rates are from UFC fights since 2005, adjusted towards the UFC average for fighters with little UFC time.

Anderson Silva: last UFC fights

UFC debut.

Thales Leites: last UFC fights

UFC debut.

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