Silva vs Wang

Who won Silva vs Wang?

Cong Wang beat Ariane da Silva by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 316, on Saturday 7th June 2025 at Prudential Center in Newark.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Cong Wang.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Silva vs Wang stats

Ariane da Silva stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Cong Wang made her way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Ariane da Silva's 14th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2019. Cong Wang marked her 5th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Ariane da Silva's UFC record stood at 6-8-0, while Cong Wang's came in at 4-1-0.

The stats suggested Lipski had a slight advantage in power over Wang, with a 35% knock out percentage over Wang's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Wang had a slight advantage over Lipski, with a 29% submission rate over Lipski's 24%.

Ariane da Silva was the younger woman by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Lipski was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made her debut in 2013, 8 years and 8 months earlier than Wang, whose first professional fight was in 2022. She had fought 44 more professional rounds, 63 to Wang's 19.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Cong Wang had been fighting more than Ariane da Silva.

Going to this contest, Ariane da Silva had last fought 3 years, 8 months and 22 days ago, while Cong Wang's last outing had been 4 months and 1 day ago.

Lipski's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 22 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 18 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Wang's last 3 fights had come over a period of 9 months and 16 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 3 months and 6 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Silva vs Wang start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:15 PM UTC , which was 7:15 PM EST or 4:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:15 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Silva vs Wang?

Ariane da Silva was a 21/5 (+430) underdog going into the contest, while Cong Wang made her way into the ring at 1/6 (-630) with oddsmakers.