Henrique da Silva vs.
Joachim Christensen
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.
Henrique da Silva
Full career not yet synced for Henrique da Silva — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Joachim Christensen
Full career not yet synced for Joachim Christensen — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 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)
Henrique da Silva
Distance 60.4% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 26.1% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 13.5% (norm 10.4%)
Joachim Christensen
Distance 69.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 17.3% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 13.3% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Henrique da Silva
Head 69.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 23.9% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 6.4% (norm 9.7%)
Joachim Christensen
Head 86.2% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.8% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 4.0% (norm 9.7%)
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 | Light Heavyweight med | Christensen L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 86 / 197 | 43.7% | 41.4% | 49 / 156 | 31.4% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 63 / 85 | 74.1% | 70.9% | 26 / 39 | 66.7% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 35 / 44 | 79.5% | 72.3% | 18 / 30 | 60.0% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 105 / 227 | 46.3% | 38.9% | 68 / 194 | 35.1% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 63 / 78 | 80.8% | 71.9% | 19 / 22 | too few to rate | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 16 / 21 | too few to rate | 81.8% | 6 / 9 | too few to rate | 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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 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 | Light Heavyweight med | vs Christensen L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 153 / 307 | 49.8% | 40.4% | 50 / 109 | 45.9% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 41 / 55 | 74.5% | 68.7% | 21 / 27 | 77.8% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 47 / 59 | 79.7% | 70.4% | 10 / 14 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 202 / 375 | 53.9% | 37.5% | 34 / 92 | 37.0% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 30 / 37 | 81.1% | 72.3% | 33 / 41 | 80.5% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 9 / 9 | too few to rate | 83.0% | 14 / 17 | too few to rate | 83.0% |
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.