Drakkar Klose vs. Joaquim Silva
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Drakkar Klose
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.43 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500
Joaquim Silva
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.26 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Drakkar Klose
Distance 70.9% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 22.6% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 6.5% (norm 8.0%)
Joaquim Silva
Distance 84.3% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 9.6% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 6.1% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Drakkar Klose
Head 69.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 18.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 12.5% (norm 8.0%)
Joaquim Silva
Head 77.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 17.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.9% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Klose L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Silva L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 385 / 848 | 45.4% | 38.3% | 342 / 878 | 39.0% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 220 / 270 | 81.5% | 67.5% | 73 / 100 | 73.0% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 52 / 78 | 66.7% | 68.8% | 34 / 64 | 53.1% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 346 / 828 | 41.8% | 35.1% | 263 / 802 | 32.8% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 187 / 218 | 85.8% | 69.1% | 129 / 179 | 72.1% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 124 / 150 | 82.7% | 81.8% | 57 / 61 | 93.4% | 81.8% |
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 (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Klose L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Silva L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 420 / 940 | 44.7% | 38.8% | 392 / 999 | 39.2% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 155 / 190 | 81.6% | 68.6% | 78 / 98 | 79.6% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 33 / 41 | 80.5% | 68.0% | 76 / 87 | 87.4% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 273 / 738 | 37.0% | 35.2% | 372 / 940 | 39.6% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 207 / 276 | 75.0% | 68.2% | 111 / 163 | 68.1% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 128 / 157 | 81.5% | 81.5% | 63 / 81 | 77.8% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Klose has more cage time on record.