Natalia Silva vs Wang Cong Predictions & Picks
Natalia Silva is tipped to win the vacant UFC women’s flyweight title by decision.
Both women are talented strikers, but Silva has the edge on the ground and we expect her to lean on her wrestling, negate Wang’s power advantage, and grind out the win.
- Natalia Silva has won all 8 of her fights in the UFC
- Each of Natalia Silva’s last 5 victories have been by unanimous decision
- Wang Cong has gone the distance in each of her last 4 fights
Natalia Silva Form
Natalia Silva is the number one women’s flyweight title contender with a professional record of 20-5-1 (5 KOs, 7 Subs).
Silva joined the UFC in 2022 and wasted little time in climbing the ladder, winning each of her first eight fights inside the Octagon.
She debuted with a unanimous decision victory over Jasmine Jasudavicius, and backed that up with a couple of stoppage successes.
The 29-year-old Brazilian knocked out Tereza Bleda in the third round in her sophomore outing, before stopping Victoria Leonardo with strikes in her next fights.
Silva has not stopped an opponent since then, but that does not mean she has not been winning fights.
She has climbed to number one in the rankings with five consecutive unanimous decision wins, out-pointing Andrea Lee, Viviane Araujo, Jessica Andrade, Alexa Grasso and Rose Namajunas.
Wang Cong Form
Wang Cong is the number eight ranked women’s flyweight contender with a career record of 10-1 (2 KOs, 2 Subs).
Wang earned her shot at the UFC in 2024 when she submitted Paula Luna in the first round as part of the ‘Road to UFC’ series.
She marked her debut with a 62-second knockout of Victoria Leonardo, only to then lose her next outing as she was submitted by Gabriella Fernandes.
The 34-year-old Chinese fighter has not lost since though, breaking into the top 10 in the women’s flyweight division with four consecutive wins.
Wang bounced back from her only career loss to date with a unanimous decision victory over Bruna Brasil.
She then backed that up with further unanimous points wins against Ariane da Silva, Eduarda Moura and Tracy Cortez.