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Henrique da Silva vs.
Jonathan Wilson

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

2-4-0 Henrique da Silva · UFC
1-3-0 Jonathan Wilson · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

2-4-0
UFC record
1-3-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
36.9
AgeΔ 2.2 yrs
39.1
6'3"
HeightΔ 1"
6'2"
76"
ReachΔ 1"
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
106.4
Layoff (months)Δ 0.9 mo
105.5
LLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLW
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.

Jonathan Wilson carries real power — 0.75 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.40 Light Heavyweight norm.
Jonathan Wilson absorbs 5.65 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.35 Light Heavyweight norm — hittable.
Henrique da Silva's takedown defense leaks — 25% stopped, vs a 67% Light Heavyweight 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.

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

Jonathan Wilson

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

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1844.00/min · norm 3.41
Sig. strikes landed
1172.92/min · norm 3.41
2415.24/min · norm 3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed
2265.65/min · norm 3.35
56.4%norm 48.3%
Striking accuracy
48.1%norm 48.3%
42.8%norm 52.9%
Striking defense
56.2%norm 52.9%
00.00/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
20.75/15 · norm 0.40

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%)

Jonathan Wilson

Distance 87.7% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 8.6% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 3.7% (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%)

Jonathan Wilson

Head 86.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.9% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 4.1% (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/AAccLight Heavyweight med Wilson L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 86 / 197 43.7% 41.4% 95 / 213 44.6% 41.4%
In the clinch 63 / 85 74.1% 70.9% 14 / 21 too few to rate 70.9%
On the ground 35 / 44 79.5% 72.3% 8 / 9 too few to rate 72.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 105 / 227 46.3% 38.9% 87 / 209 41.6% 38.9%
To the body 63 / 78 80.8% 71.9% 21 / 24 too few to rate 71.9%
To the legs 16 / 21 too few to rate 81.8% 9 / 10 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/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Wilson L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 153 / 307 49.8% 40.4% 123 / 369 33.3% 40.4%
In the clinch 41 / 55 74.5% 68.7% 58 / 96 60.4% 68.7%
On the ground 47 / 59 79.7% 70.4% 45 / 51 88.2% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 202 / 375 53.9% 37.5% 154 / 422 36.5% 37.5%
To the body 30 / 37 81.1% 72.3% 49 / 70 70.0% 72.3%
To the legs 9 / 9 too few to rate 83.0% 23 / 24 too few to rate 83.0%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

125.0% acc · 0.33/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
1100.0% acc · 0.37/15 · norm 0.87
225.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
480.0% def · norm 66.7%
8:3718.7% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
2:215.9% of cage time · norm 16.5%
16:155:17 per 15 · norm 2:48
Time under control
5:592:14 per 15 · norm 2:48
10.33/15 · norm 0.27
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.27

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

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