Silva vs Wang

Who won Silva vs Wang?

Ariane da Silva is set to fight Cong Wang during the prelims of UFC 316, on Saturday 7th June 2025 at Prudential Center in Newark.

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 13th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2019. Cong Wang marked her 4th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Ariane da Silva's UFC record stood at 6-7-0, while Cong Wang's came in at 3-1-0.

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, 60 to Wang's 16.

Silva vs Wang form

Ariane da Silva had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Jasmine Jasudavicius at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi on 2nd November 2024 by submission in the 3rd round at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Karine Silva at UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez on 27th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, she had won against Casey O’Neill at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had beaten Melissa Gatto at UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov on 1st July 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

She had defeated JJ Aldrich at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Lipski's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 28 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 5 months and 13 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Wang's last 3 fights had come over a period of 9 months and 15 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.