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Elias Silverio vs.
Rashid Magomedov

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

3-2-0 Elias Silverio · UFC
5-1-0 Rashid Magomedov · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

3-2-0
UFC record
5-1-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
39.9
AgeΔ 1.8 yrs
41.7
5'11"
HeightΔ 2"
5'9"
73"
ReachΔ 3"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
131.4
Layoff (months)Δ 19.7 mo
111.7
LLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLWWW
The read

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.

Rashid Magomedov carries real power — 0.83 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Elias Silverio owns the mat — in control 32% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.
Rashid Magomedov rarely shoots — 0.67 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Level of competition

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.

Elias Silverio

Full career not yet synced for Elias Silverio — 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 +0.4 wins over .500

Rashid Magomedov

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

In the UFC: 4-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.5 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2733.67/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
3964.40/min · norm 3.42
2212.97/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
2743.05/min · norm 3.37
49.9%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
49.1%norm 43.5%
51.5%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
54.6%norm 56.3%
10.20/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
50.83/15 · norm 0.25

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

Elias Silverio

Distance 78.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 12.2% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 9.0% (norm 8.0%)

Rashid Magomedov

Distance 88.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 4.1% (norm 8.0%)

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

Elias Silverio

Head 62.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 22.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 14.3% (norm 7.9%)

Rashid Magomedov

Head 66.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 23.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.4% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Silverio L/AAccLightweight med Magomedov L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 188 / 431 43.6% 37.9% 326 / 712 45.8% 37.9%
In the clinch 51 / 67 76.1% 67.3% 48 / 62 77.4% 67.3%
On the ground 34 / 49 69.4% 69.1% 22 / 33 66.7% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 131 / 344 38.1% 35.0% 212 / 534 39.7% 35.0%
To the body 84 / 125 67.2% 69.1% 118 / 189 62.4% 69.1%
To the legs 58 / 78 74.4% 81.9% 66 / 84 78.6% 81.9%

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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Silverio L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Magomedov L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 163 / 378 43.1% 38.9% 209 / 507 41.2% 38.9%
In the clinch 32 / 45 71.1% 68.6% 65 / 95 68.4% 68.6%
On the ground 26 / 33 78.8% 68.0% 0 / 2 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 126 / 327 38.5% 35.1% 77 / 340 22.6% 35.1%
To the body 42 / 69 60.9% 68.1% 85 / 133 63.9% 68.1%
To the legs 53 / 60 88.3% 81.5% 112 / 131 85.5% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

838.1% acc · 1.62/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
457.1% acc · 0.67/15 · norm 1.38
2485.7% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
2589.3% def · norm 64.0%
23:3531.7% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
7:398.5% of cage time · norm 19.5%
14:112:51 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
16:322:45 per 15 · norm 2:46
10.20/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
10.17/15 · norm 0.49

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

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