Brad Scott vs.
Claudio Silva
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Brad Scott
Full career not yet synced for Brad Scott — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 wins over .500
Claudio Silva
Full career not yet synced for Claudio Silva — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Brad Scott
Distance 90.2% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 8.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 1.8% (norm 10.3%)
Claudio Silva
Distance 81.0% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 3.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 15.4% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Brad Scott
Head 74.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 16.9% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 8.5% (norm 8.4%)
Claudio Silva
Head 69.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.4% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 12.9% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Scott L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Silva L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 267 / 710 | 37.6% | 40.5% | 168 / 453 | 37.1% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 47 / 63 | 74.6% | 70.3% | 11 / 20 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 13 / 14 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 56 / 86 | 65.1% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 200 / 587 | 34.1% | 38.9% | 129 / 390 | 33.1% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 74 / 133 | 55.6% | 71.7% | 50 / 97 | 51.5% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 53 / 67 | 79.1% | 83.3% | 56 / 72 | 77.8% | 82.9% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Welterweight: 182 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Scott L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Silva L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 303 / 800 | 37.9% | 39.5% | 209 / 428 | 48.8% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 47 / 65 | 72.3% | 70.9% | 32 / 41 | 78.0% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 51 / 73 | 69.9% | 69.0% | 43 / 57 | 75.4% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 258 / 736 | 35.1% | 37.9% | 205 / 432 | 47.5% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 83 / 129 | 64.3% | 71.3% | 60 / 74 | 81.1% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 60 / 73 | 82.2% | 82.1% | 19 / 20 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Scott has more cage time on record.