The Main Event at UFC 332 will see Natalia Silva take on Wang Kong. This will be a fight in the UFC Women’s Flyweight Division and will be for the UFC Women’s Flyweight title. Silva comes into this fight with an MMA record of 20-5-1 and 8-0 in the UFC. She is averaging 4.81 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 45%. Silva is absorbing 2.36 strikes and has a striking defense of 66%. Her grappling is not nearly as good, averaging just 0.43 takedowns every 15 minutes. Her takedown accuracy is 30%, and more importantly, her takedown defense is 90%.
Cong enters this fight with an MMA record of 10-1 and 6-1 in the UFC. She averages 6.82 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 58%. Cong absorbs 2.73 strikes and has a striking defense of 60%. Her grappling ability has not been as strong, averaging 0.62 takedowns every 15 minutes. She has a takedown accuracy of 75% and a takedown defense of 85%.
While Silva is the heavy favorite, we will be targeting this fight to end by unanimous decision. Silva has seen 6 of her 8 UFC fights end by decision, and in each case, it was a unanimous decision. Kong, on the other hand, has seen her last 4 UFC fights end by decision, all of which have also been by unanimous decision. Further, Silva has never lost inside the distance, while Kong has lost just once by finish in the UFC back in 2024. Because of this, backing this fight to end by unanimous decision will be our best bet.
