Erick Silva vs.
Nordine Taleb
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.
Erick Silva
Full career not yet synced for Erick Silva — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.3 wins over .500
Nordine Taleb
Full career not yet synced for Nordine Taleb — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 4-4 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)
Erick Silva
Distance 75.0% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 9.2% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 15.8% (norm 8.1%)
Nordine Taleb
Distance 84.9% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 4.7% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 10.4% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Erick Silva
Head 69.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 21.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 9.2% (norm 8.4%)
Nordine Taleb
Head 64.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 18.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 17.0% (norm 8.4%)
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 | Welterweight med | Taleb L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 170 / 408 | 41.7% | 38.6% | 355 / 752 | 47.2% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 33 / 50 | 66.0% | 67.8% | 33 / 42 | 78.6% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 62 / 86 | 72.1% | 67.2% | 65 / 92 | 70.7% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 146 / 378 | 38.6% | 37.2% | 220 / 573 | 38.4% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 77 / 116 | 66.4% | 70.7% | 106 / 162 | 65.4% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 42 / 50 | 84.0% | 82.9% | 127 / 151 | 84.1% | 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 Silva L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Taleb L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 213 / 521 | 40.9% | 39.0% | 268 / 877 | 30.6% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 75 / 116 | 64.7% | 68.9% | 30 / 48 | 62.5% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 155 / 243 | 63.8% | 68.0% | 27 / 54 | 50.0% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 355 / 757 | 46.9% | 35.6% | 196 / 774 | 25.3% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 56 / 84 | 66.7% | 69.6% | 71 / 114 | 62.3% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 32 / 39 | 82.1% | 82.1% | 58 / 91 | 63.7% | 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 — Silva has more cage time on record.