Dream Fight
Anderson Silva
26%
Israel Adesanya
74%
Each fighter as of their last UFC fight. The model knows their UFC results and fight stats, not how two styles would really play out, so this is for fun: on real fights it hadn't seen, its favorite won 65% of the time.
What the prediction is based on
Age
favors Israel Adesanya
Elo rating
favors Israel Adesanya
Finishing
favors Anderson Silva
Grappling
favors Israel Adesanya
Striking
favors Anderson Silva
Record and form
favors Israel Adesanya
UFC experience
favors Israel Adesanya
Bar length is how much each factor moves the prediction. How the predictions work
Tale of the tape
| Anderson Silva | Israel Adesanya | |
|---|---|---|
| 17-7 | UFC record | 13-6 |
| 1628 | Elo rating | 1784 |
| L L L W L | Last 5 (newest first) | L L L L W |
| 11 | KO/TKO wins | 5 |
| 3 | Submission wins | 0 |
| 4 | Times finished | 4 |
| Oct 2020 | Last UFC fight | Mar 2026 |
| 6'2" | Height* | 6'4" |
| 77" | Reach* | 80" |
| Southpaw | Stance* | Switch |
* Shown for context. The model leaves height, reach, and stance out: they made its predictions worse on fights it hadn't seen.