Court McGee 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.
Court McGee
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 13 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.79 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 36 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-10 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 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)
Court McGee
Distance 91.4% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 4.2% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 4.4% (norm 8.1%)
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)
Court McGee
Head 72.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 16.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 11.8% (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 | McGee L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Silva L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1158 / 3383 | 34.2% | 38.6% | 168 / 453 | 37.1% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 83 / 154 | 53.9% | 67.8% | 11 / 20 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 123 / 163 | 75.5% | 67.2% | 56 / 86 | 65.1% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 708 / 2670 | 26.5% | 37.2% | 129 / 390 | 33.1% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 311 / 592 | 52.5% | 70.7% | 50 / 97 | 51.5% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 345 / 438 | 78.8% | 82.9% | 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 (Welterweight: 182 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 McGee L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Silva L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 981 / 2625 | 37.4% | 39.0% | 209 / 428 | 48.8% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 101 / 171 | 59.1% | 68.9% | 32 / 41 | 78.0% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 26 / 42 | 61.9% | 68.0% | 43 / 57 | 75.4% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 777 / 2363 | 32.9% | 35.6% | 205 / 432 | 47.5% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 212 / 333 | 63.7% | 69.6% | 60 / 74 | 81.1% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 119 / 142 | 83.8% | 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 — McGee has more cage time on record.