Bruno Silva vs. Ismail Naurdiev
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Bruno Silva
Full career not yet synced for Bruno Silva — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500
Ismail Naurdiev
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 20 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.83 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 33 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Bruno Silva
Distance 82.1% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 8.0% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 9.8% (norm 10.0%)
Ismail Naurdiev
Distance 86.8% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 5.8% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Bruno Silva
Head 83.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 11.4% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 5.6% (norm 8.4%)
Ismail Naurdiev
Head 69.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 16.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 13.7% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Silva L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Naurdiev L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 274 / 643 | 42.6% | 40.5% | 338 / 715 | 47.3% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 44 / 63 | 69.8% | 70.6% | 38 / 61 | 62.3% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 58 / 77 | 75.3% | 69.4% | 33 / 48 | 68.8% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 284 / 650 | 43.7% | 38.8% | 220 / 574 | 38.3% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 58 / 89 | 65.2% | 71.6% | 97 / 137 | 70.8% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 34 / 44 | 77.3% | 83.3% | 92 / 113 | 81.4% | 83.3% |
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: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 Silva L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Naurdiev L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 375 / 705 | 53.2% | 39.5% | 203 / 602 | 33.7% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 76 / 98 | 77.6% | 70.4% | 13 / 26 | 50.0% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 70 / 95 | 73.7% | 69.0% | 20 / 29 | 69.0% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 311 / 647 | 48.1% | 37.9% | 184 / 577 | 31.9% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 130 / 163 | 79.8% | 71.3% | 24 / 40 | 60.0% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 80 / 88 | 90.9% | 82.1% | 28 / 40 | 70.0% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Silva has more cage time on record.