Let’s be honest: Every now and then it’s fun to get down into the nitty-gritty statistics and see if we can’t perform some MMAth. It helps us analyze future fights and make predictions based on previous history. Fans of all sports do it, so why can’t we? It can help us look for potential trends in a fighter as well. So, with thanks to Sherdog and FightMetric.com for the raw data, let’s examine the main event of the upcoming UFC 168: Chris Weidman vs. Anderson Silva 2.

Stats for Suckas: Weidman vs Silva II

Statistics	Chris Weidman	Anderson Silva
Age	29	38
Camp	Serra-Longo Fight Team	Team Nogueira/Black House
Record	10-0	33-5
Stance	Orthodox	Southpaw
Reach	78.0″	77.5″
Win Percentage	4 (T)KO (40%) 3 Submissions (30%) 3 Decisions (30%)	20 (T)KOs (61%) 6 Submissions (18%) 7 Decisions (21%)
Loss Percentage	N/A	1 (T)KO (20%) 2 Submissions (40%) 1 Decision (20%) 1 DQ (20%)
Last (T)KO Victory	July 6th, 2013, over Anderson Silva	Oct. 13th, 2012, over Stephan Bonnar
Last Submission Victory	Nov. 19th, 2011, over Tom Lawlor	Aug. 7th, 2010, over Chael Sonnen
Last Decision Victory	Jan. 28th, 2012, over Demian Maia	Apr. 10th, 2010, over Demian Maia
Last (T)KO Loss	N/A	July 6th, 2013, to Chris Weidman
Last Submission Loss	N/A	Dec. 31st, 2004, to Ryo Chonnan
Last Decision Loss	N/A	May 27th, 2000, to Luiz Azeredo
Submission Victories by Method	Brabo Choke 1x (33%) Kimura 1x (33%) Guillotine 1x (33%)	RNC 2x (33%) Triangle 2x (33%) Strikes 2x (33%)
Submission Losses by method	N/A	Triangle Choke 1x (50%) Heel Hook 1x (50%)
Most Takedowns Landed in a Fight	2	3
Longest Winning Streak	10 fights	17 fights
Decision Victories in the UFC	2	2
Significant Strikes Landed Per Minute	3.14	3.15
Striking Accuracy	42%	67%
Significant Strikes Absorbed Per Minute	1.98	1.43
Striking Defense	66%	63%
Average Takedown Attempts per 15 Min.	4.21	0.71
Takedown Accuracy	67%	78%
Takedown Defense Percentage	100%	70%
Average Submission per 15 Min.	1.8	1.11
Average Submission Completion Rate	34.60%	15.44%
Most Significant Strikes Landed in a Fight	58, against Demian Maia, on Jan. 28th, 2012	94, against Thales Leites, on Apr. 28th, 2009
Total Fight Time	1 hr, 12 min, 15 sec	5 hrs, 49 min, 59 sec

Just like the first fight, I see much of the online chatter leaning towards a victory for Anderson Silva. And just like the first fight, I think Weidman will take it. Every fighter has their kryptonite; I can’t help but think that Chris Weidman is just that for Anderson Silva. Weidman by Decision.