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Gokhan Saki vs. Henrique da Silva

UFC 1-1-0 vs. 2-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-1-0
UFC record
2-4-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
43
AgeΔ 6 yrs
37
6'0"
HeightΔ 3"
6'3"
73"
ReachΔ 3"
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
99.4
Layoff (months)Δ 9.5 mo
108.9
LW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Gokhan Saki carries real power — 4.72 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.40 Light Heavyweight norm.
Gokhan Saki outworks the Light Heavyweight division — 7.09 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.48 norm.
Henrique da Silva's takedown defense leaks — 25% stopped, vs a 67% Light Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Gokhan Saki

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 11
Tier 3 — regional circuit 01

Tier-weighted record quality: -0.24 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 1 finish wins over 3 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500

Henrique da Silva

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 25
Tier 3 — regional circuit 187

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.36 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 32 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

457.09/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
1844.00/min · norm 3.48
294.57/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
2415.24/min · norm 3.37
58.4%norm 48.45%
Striking accuracy
56.4%norm 48.45%
53.2%norm 52.75%
Striking defense
42.8%norm 52.75%
24.72/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.40

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

Gokhan Saki

Distance 98.7% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 1.3% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.6%)

Henrique da Silva

Distance 60.4% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 26.1% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 13.5% (norm 10.6%)

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

Gokhan Saki

Head 87.0% (norm 78.5%) · Body 5.2% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 7.8% (norm 9.7%)

Henrique da Silva

Head 69.6% (norm 78.5%) · Body 23.9% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 6.4% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Saki L/AAccLight Heavyweight med da Silva L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 44 / 76 57.9% 41.5% 86 / 197 43.7% 41.5%
In the clinch 1 / 1 too few to rate 70.8% 63 / 85 74.1% 70.8%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 72.9% 35 / 44 79.5% 72.9%
BY TARGET
To the head 37 / 67 55.2% 39.2% 105 / 227 46.3% 39.2%
To the body 2 / 4 too few to rate 72.0% 63 / 78 80.8% 72.0%
To the legs 6 / 6 too few to rate 82.1% 16 / 21 too few to rate 82.1%

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 (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Saki L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs da Silva L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 15 / 48 31.2% 40.6% 153 / 307 49.8% 40.6%
In the clinch 8 / 8 too few to rate 68.8% 41 / 55 74.5% 68.8%
On the ground 6 / 6 too few to rate 70.4% 47 / 59 79.7% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 25 / 57 43.9% 37.7% 202 / 375 53.9% 37.7%
To the body 4 / 5 too few to rate 72.9% 30 / 37 81.1% 72.9%
To the legs 0 / 0 too few to rate 83.1% 9 / 9 too few to rate 83.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
125.0% acc · 0.33/15 · norm 0.87
1100.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
225.0% def · norm 66.7%
0:082.1% of cage time · norm 17.1%
Control time
8:3718.7% of cage time · norm 17.1%
0:371:27 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
16:155:17 per 15 · norm 2:50
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
10.33/15 · norm 0.28

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