Cormier vs Silva

Who won Cormier vs Silva?

Daniel Cormier beat Anderson Silva by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 200, on Saturday 9th July 2016 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Daniel Cormier.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Cormier vs Silva stats

Daniel Cormier stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Anderson Silva made his way to the cage with a record of 33 wins, 7 loses and 0 draws, with 23 of those wins by knock out and 3 by submission.

The stats suggested Silva had a large advantage in power over Cormier, boosting at 70% knock out percentage over Cormier's 47%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Cormier had a slight advantage over Silva, with a 18% submission rate over Silva's 9%.

Daniel Cormier was the younger man by 4 years, at 44 years old.

Silva had a height advantage of 3 inches over Cormier. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Cormier was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 22 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 12 year and 3 months later than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 1997. He had fought 32 less professional rounds, 66 to Silva's 98.

Activity check

What were the odds on Cormier vs Silva?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any historical odds for Cormier vs Silva.