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Bruno Silva vs. Charles Johnson

UFC 5-6-0 (1 NC) vs. 9-7-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
5-6-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
9-7-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
36
AgeΔ 1 yrs
35
5'4"
HeightΔ 5"
5'9"
65"
ReachΔ 5"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
4.5
Layoff (months)Δ 2.3 mo
2.2
LLWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
WLWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Bruno Silva carries real power — 0.85 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.
Charles Johnson carries real power — 0.30 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.
Charles Johnson rarely shoots — 0.44 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Bruno Silva

Full career not yet synced for Bruno Silva — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500

Charles Johnson

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 87
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 61
Tier 3 — regional circuit 51

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.07 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4893.95/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
9344.60/min · norm 3.48
5844.72/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
7973.93/min · norm 3.24
51.4%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
49.5%norm 44.6%
51.4%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
55.5%norm 56.4%
70.85/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
40.30/15 · norm 0.18

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Bruno Silva

Distance 88.6% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 7.5% (norm 7.3%)

Charles Johnson

Distance 87.3% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 9.4% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 3.3% (norm 7.3%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Bruno Silva

Head 72.9% (norm 75.9%) · Body 16.0% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 11.1% (norm 9.3%)

Charles Johnson

Head 65.8% (norm 75.9%) · Body 21.0% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 13.2% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Silva L/AAccFlyweight med Johnson L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 419 / 843 49.7% 39.9% 769 / 1645 46.7% 39.9%
In the clinch 28 / 38 73.7% 70.1% 124 / 177 70.1% 70.1%
On the ground 42 / 71 59.2% 69.7% 41 / 63 65.1% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 289 / 694 41.6% 37.6% 472 / 1241 38.0% 37.6%
To the body 111 / 152 73.0% 68.5% 269 / 396 67.9% 68.5%
To the legs 89 / 106 84.0% 80.0% 193 / 248 77.8% 80.0%

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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Johnson L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 480 / 1051 45.7% 39.9% 711 / 1662 42.8% 39.9%
In the clinch 62 / 88 70.5% 68.8% 58 / 90 64.4% 68.8%
On the ground 42 / 63 66.7% 70.4% 28 / 40 70.0% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 396 / 940 42.1% 35.4% 425 / 1274 33.4% 35.4%
To the body 115 / 170 67.6% 67.9% 187 / 287 65.2% 67.9%
To the legs 73 / 92 79.3% 80.2% 185 / 231 80.1% 80.2%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1624.2% acc · 1.94/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
614.6% acc · 0.44/15 · norm 1.30
1872.0% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
8766.9% def · norm 62.5%
24:4320.0% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
11:595.9% of cage time · norm 17.0%
11:291:23 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control lower is better
56:054:08 per 15 · norm 2:46
20.24/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
60.44/15 · norm 0.58

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Johnson has more cage time on record.