Bruno Silva vs. Jafel Filho
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: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
Jafel Filho
Full career not yet synced for Jafel Filho — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
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 7.5%)
Jafel Filho
Distance 78.4% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 8.2% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 13.4% (norm 7.5%)
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%)
Jafel Filho
Head 70.7% (norm 75.9%) · Body 15.5% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 13.8% (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/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Filho L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 419 / 843 | 49.7% | 39.9% | 59 / 182 | 32.4% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 28 / 38 | 73.7% | 70.1% | 14 / 19 | too few to rate | 70.1% |
| On the ground | 42 / 71 | 59.2% | 71.1% | 20 / 31 | 64.5% | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 289 / 694 | 41.6% | 37.6% | 48 / 164 | 29.3% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 111 / 152 | 73.0% | 68.7% | 26 / 36 | 72.2% | 68.7% |
| To the legs | 89 / 106 | 84.0% | 79.7% | 19 / 32 | 59.4% | 79.7% |
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/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Filho L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 480 / 1051 | 45.7% | 39.9% | 68 / 155 | 43.9% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 62 / 88 | 70.5% | 68.8% | 6 / 9 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 42 / 63 | 66.7% | 70.4% | 13 / 18 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 396 / 940 | 42.1% | 35.4% | 38 / 111 | 34.2% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 115 / 170 | 67.6% | 67.9% | 26 / 38 | 68.4% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 73 / 92 | 79.3% | 79.7% | 23 / 33 | 69.7% | 79.7% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Silva has more cage time on record.