Wang Cong vs Natalia Silva

Natalia Silva

Pro 21-5-1 | UFC 9-0-0

Age

34|29

Height

5'6"|5'4"

Reach

65"|65"

Stance

Southpaw|Southpaw

Career Statistics

Statistic	Wang Cong	Natalia Silva	Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	55.8%	46.1%	◄
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	6.1	4.7	◄
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.2	2.7	—
Strike Differential	2.8/min	2.1/min	—
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	66.7%	40.0%	◄
Takedown Defense	78.8%	90.3%	►
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.3	0.7	—
Submission Attempts/15min	0.2	0.0	—
Control Time/15min	1:11	1:11	—
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	20.0%	22.2%	—
Submission % of Wins	0.0%	0.0%	—
Decision % of Wins	80.0%	77.8%	—
Avg Fight Time	13:33	14:22	—
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.5	0.3	—
Reversals/15min	0.0	0.1	—
Edges	3	1	5 even

Fight Dynamics

Career Striking Volume

Wang Cong Natalia Silva League median

Statistic	Wang Cong	Natalia Silva	Edge
Fight Shape
Fight Completion Rate	82.5%	89.3%	—
Avg Fight Time	13:33	14:22	—
% Fights Inside the Distance	28.6%	22.2%	—
Strength of UFC Schedule
Opponent UFC Win % (all)	61.4%	63.2%	—
Opponent UFC Record (all)	27-17 (61.4%)	55-32 (63.2%)	—
Opponent Record (among wins)	18-15 (54.5%)	55-32 (63.2%)	—
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	78.0%	74.9%	—
% Time in Control	8.0%	7.9%	—
% Time Controlled	14.1%	17.2%	—
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	36.2%	31.6%	—
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Landed / Min	7.04	5.85	◀
Distance Sig. Absorbed / Min	3.70	3.29	—
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+3.34	+2.56	—
Distance Strike Accuracy	54.1%	44.8%	◀
Distance Strike Defense	58.9%	64.7%	▶
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes	0.78	0.64	—
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.80	0.00	▶
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.20	0.77	—
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.23	1.60	—
Fade Index (R3 / R1 pace)	1.11	1.48	—

UFC fights only. Metrics with insufficient data show "—" and award no edge. Methodology →

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic	Wang Cong	Natalia Silva	Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy	58.1%	44.8%	◄
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	6.1	4.5	◄
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.4	2.9	—
Takedown Accuracy	100.0%	44.4%	◄
Takedown Defense	77.4%	88.2%	►
Control Time/Fight	1:30	1:20	—
Edges	3	1	2 even

Last 3 Fights

Wang Cong

LOSS

vs. Natalia Silva

UFC 332: Silva vs. Wang • Oct 2026Women's FlyweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Wang Cong98/20648%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:39

Natalia Silva109/21650%TD 3/5Ctrl 4:12KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Wang Cong	9/22	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Natalia Silva	16/40	40%	1/1	1:28	—

R2	Wang Cong	12/30	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Natalia Silva	13/29	45%	1/2	2:11	1

R3	Wang Cong	18/39	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Natalia Silva	23/49	47%	0/1	0:01	—

R4	Wang Cong	26/48	54%	0/0	0:57	—
	Natalia Silva	24/46	52%	1/1	0:32	—

R5	Wang Cong	33/67	49%	0/0	1:42	—
	Natalia Silva	33/52	63%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Tracy Cortez

UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 • Jul 2026Women's Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Wang Cong137/21564%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:22

Tracy Cortez72/15646%TD 1/9Ctrl 0:31

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Wang Cong	41/63	65%	0/0	0:37	—
	Tracy Cortez	21/44	48%	1/4	0:13	—

R2	Wang Cong	52/85	61%	0/0	0:29	—
	Tracy Cortez	27/56	48%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	Wang Cong	44/67	66%	0/0	0:16	—
	Tracy Cortez	24/56	43%	0/3	0:18	—

WIN

vs. Eduarda Moura

UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira • Feb 2026Women's Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Wang Cong39/7155%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:11KD 1

Eduarda Moura12/3435%TD 3/12Ctrl 8:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Wang Cong	26/46	57%	0/0	0:57	1
	Eduarda Moura	8/24	33%	2/4	1:57	—

R2	Wang Cong	3/4	75%	0/0	0:03	—
	Eduarda Moura	0/3	0%	1/2	4:31	—

R3	Wang Cong	10/21	48%	0/0	2:11	—
	Eduarda Moura	4/7	57%	0/6	1:38	—

Natalia Silva

WIN

vs. Wang Cong

UFC 332: Silva vs. Wang • Oct 2026Women's FlyweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Natalia Silva109/21650%TD 3/5Ctrl 4:12KD 1

Wang Cong98/20648%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:39

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Natalia Silva	16/40	40%	1/1	1:28	—
	Wang Cong	9/22	41%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Natalia Silva	13/29	45%	1/2	2:11	1
	Wang Cong	12/30	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Natalia Silva	23/49	47%	0/1	0:01	—
	Wang Cong	18/39	46%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Natalia Silva	24/46	52%	1/1	0:32	—
	Wang Cong	26/48	54%	0/0	0:57	—

R5	Natalia Silva	33/52	63%	0/0	0:00	—
	Wang Cong	33/67	49%	0/0	1:42	—

WIN

vs. Rose Namajunas

UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett • Jan 2026Women's Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Natalia Silva51/13338%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:24

Rose Namajunas26/9428%TD 1/5Ctrl 2:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Natalia Silva	15/44	34%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rose Namajunas	13/39	33%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Natalia Silva	8/27	30%	0/1	0:37	—
	Rose Namajunas	5/18	28%	1/3	2:09	—

R3	Natalia Silva	28/62	45%	1/1	0:47	—
	Rose Namajunas	8/37	22%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Alexa Grasso

UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena • May 2025Women's Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Natalia Silva65/16440%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:15

Alexa Grasso45/13932%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Natalia Silva	16/48	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexa Grasso	11/36	31%	0/1	0:13	—

R2	Natalia Silva	21/56	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexa Grasso	19/51	37%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Natalia Silva	28/60	47%	0/0	0:15	—
	Alexa Grasso	15/52	29%	0/1	0:27	—

Common Opponents

vs. Victoria Leonardo

Wang Cong

WIN

UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho • Aug 2024Women's Flyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:02

Wang Cong10/2638%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Victoria Leonardo1/911%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Wang Cong	10/26	38%	0/0	0:02	1
	Victoria Leonardo	1/9	11%	0/0	0:00	—

Natalia Silva

WIN

UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill • May 2023Women's Flyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:58

Natalia Silva20/4544%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:16KD 1

Victoria Leonardo7/1839%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Natalia Silva	20/45	44%	0/0	0:16	1
	Victoria Leonardo	7/18	39%	0/1	0:00	—

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Wang Cong is the busier striker, landing 6.1 significant strikes per minute vs 4.7. Their opponent absorbs 2.7 strikes per minute on average — Wang Cong's output should find a target.

Striking Accuracy: Wang Cong connects on 55.8% of significant strikes compared to 46.1%. The 10pp accuracy gap compounds over the rounds.

Grappling: Natalia Silva shoots at 40% accuracy against Wang Cong's 79% defense — Wang Cong should keep it standing.

Finish Threat: Both fighters trend toward decisions — Wang Cong (80% of wins) and Natalia Silva (78%).

Data through UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott (Oct 17, 2026)