Cain Velasquez vs Antonio Silva — UFC Fight Analysis & Result

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★ Championship Bout · Heavyweight

UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2

Las Vegas, USA

25 May 2013

Heavyweight

63%

Velasquez

37%

Silva

Win Probability

KO/TKO

Round 1 · 1:21

Cain Velasquez

14 – 3

6'1"77" reachOrthodox44 yrsKnockout Artist

CFR 26

Antonio Silva

"Bigfoot"

19 – 12

Knockout Artist3-fight slide46 yrsOrthodox82" reach6'4"

CFR 15

★ Official Result

Cain VelasquezwinsKO/TKOR1 · 1:21

def. Antonio Silva · UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result

We predicted

Velasquez

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Actual result

Velasquez wins

KO/TKO · R1

Pre-fight analysis

Velasquez holds a meaningful edge at 63% per the CFR ratings — but Silva has real paths to victory.

Key angles

The CFR gap of 10 points suggests a clear performance difference on paper.

Risk flags

Velasquez's chin rating of 44 flags durability concerns based on KO history.

Silva has a chin rating of 0 — a potential KO vulnerability.

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout

VelasquezSilva

Sig. Strikes

0.0

Strikes / min (SLpM)

0.0

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Strike Accuracy

—

Velasquez

Silva

Physical Matchup

Height · Reach · Age · Stance

6'1"

Height

+6'4"

77"

Reach

+82"

44+

Age

Orthodox

Stance

Orthodox

Velasquez

Silva

Composite Fighter Rating

Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability

25.8

15.4

69.4

Performance Avg

47.0

Quality of Victory

100

Momentum Score

Velasquez

Silva

Striking

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

9.9

/ 10

10.0

/ 10

8.2

Style: Pressure

7.9

2.9

Style: Volume

0.6

10 KO wins

Finish Rate (strikes)

3 KO wins

Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Strike targetStrike target

Head

Body

Leg

RangeRange

6Distance1

1Clinch0

11Ground0

Velasquez

Silva

Grappling

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

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Pure striking matchup

Neither fighter has significant grappling in their history

Submission wins

Velasquez

Silva

Durability / Chin

Resilience against knockouts and stoppages

KO risk

Verdict

3 consec. KOs

KO/TKO Losses

Sub Losses

Avg R1.0 stoppage

KO round context

Avg R1.1 stoppage

Most recent fight

Last KO loss

Most recent fight

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Strikes absorbed / min

—

15/17 fights

Chin rating based on

11/31 fights

Velasquez

Silva

Form & Momentum

Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%

100

Current form

3-fight 📉 slide

L · KO · R1

W · KO · R1

L · Sub · R3

W · KO · R5

W · KO · R1

Last 5

L · KO · R2

L · KO · R1

W · KO · R2

L · KO · R1

Velasquez

Silva

Finish Rate

Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission

83%

100%

KO / TKO Wins

Submission Wins

Decision Wins

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Velasquez

Silva

Fighter 1

Fighter 2

9.9

Striking

KO power & stand-up volume

10.0

0.4

Grappling

Ground control & clinch

0.0

0.3

Wrestling

Takedown threat & defence

0.0

Submission

Submission attack frequency

0.0

8.2

Pressure

Clinch/ground work rate

7.9

2.9

Volume

Decision-pace fighting

0.6

Velasquez

Strike Zones

Silva

Velasquez

Attacking

18 landed

Absorbing

1 absorbed

Silva

Attacking

1 landed

Absorbing

18 absorbed

Targeting Overlap

🎯Velasquez targets the head (89% of attacks) — Silva absorbs 89% of strikes there

🎯Silva targets the head (100% of attacks) — Velasquez absorbs 100% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Velasquez

RND

Silva

0/0R00/0

0/0R10/0

Velasquez · Last 5

L · KO · R1

Francis Ngannou

KO/TKO

UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez · 2019-02

W · KO · R1

Travis Browne

KO/TKO

UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes · 2016-07

L · Sub · R3

Fabricio Werdum

Submission

UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum · 2015-06

W · KO · R5

Junior Dos Santos

KO/TKO

UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 · 2013-10

W · KO · R1

Antonio Silva

KO/TKO

UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 · 2013-05

Silva · Last 5

L · KO · R2

Roy Nelson

KO/TKO

UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg · 2016-09

L · KO · R1

Stefan Struve

KO/TKO

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski · 2016-05

L · KO · R1

Mark Hunt

KO/TKO

UFC 193: Rousey vs Holm · 2015-11

W · KO · R2

Soa Palelei

KO/TKO

UFC 190: Rousey vs Correia · 2015-08

L · KO · R1

Frank Mir

KO/TKO

UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir · 2015-02

News & Media

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