Chael Sonnen vs. Anderson Silva

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Chael Sonnen

VS

Anderson Silva

6'1" · 73" · Southpaw
Height · Reach · Stance
6'2" · 77" · Southpaw

Career rates

Longer bar = better of the pair. On rows where a lower number is better (strikes absorbed) the bar is inverted, so the longer bar is still the better fighter.
30-17-1 · UFC 7-7-0
Record (pro · UFC)
33-11-0 (1 NC) · UFC 17-7-0 (1 NC)
6
Wins vs .500+ opponents
15
2.88
Sig. strikes landed / min
3.07
1.32
Sig. strikes absorbed / min lower is better
2.58
45.6%
Striking accuracy
59.0%
62.2%
Striking defense
59.5%
3.89
Takedowns / 15 min
0.17
53.6%
Takedown accuracy
75.0%
57.7%
Takedown defense
76.3%
0.42
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.33
69.4%
Control time
5.1%
28.6%
Finish rate
82.4%
10:11
Avg fight time
10:50

Profiles & shared opponents

Percentiles vs. UFC veterans

Profiles overlaid (percentile vs UFC veterans)

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

■ Chael Sonnen   ■ Anderson Silva

Head-to-head & common opponents

They fought: August 7, 2010 — L for Chael Sonnen · Submission R5

They fought: July 7, 2012 — L for Chael Sonnen · KO/TKO R2

Common opponentSonnenSilva
Michael Bisping W 2012 L 2016
Nate Marquardt W 2010 W 2007
Yushin Okami W 2009 W 2011
Demian Maia L 2009 W 2010
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