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 in favor of the 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 losses and 0 draws, 23 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Daniel Cormier's UFC record stood at 11-3-0, while Anderson Silva's came in at 17-7-0.

The stats suggested Silva had a large advantage in power over Cormier, boasting a 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 46 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 years 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.

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Silva's last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 11 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 years, 5 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Cormier vs Silva?

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