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Jean Silva vs.
Westin Wilson

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

5-1-0 Jean Silva · UFC
1-3-0 Westin Wilson · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

5-1-0
UFC record
1-3-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
29
AgeΔ 8 yrs
37
5'7"
HeightΔ 6"
6'1"
69"
ReachΔ 4"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
6.4
Layoff (months)Δ 5 mo
11.4
WLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLL
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.

Westin Wilson is a submission threat — 7.87 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight norm.
Jean Silva carries real power — 1.55 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Featherweight norm.
Jean Silva is a submission threat — 0.93 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight 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.

Jean Silva

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

In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.2 wins over .500

Westin Wilson

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

In the UFC: 0-1 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

2214.56/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
151.57/min · norm 3.54
2074.27/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
646.71/min · norm 3.47
54.2%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
31.9%norm 45.0%
50.9%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
30.4%norm 54.85%
51.55/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.29

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

Jean Silva

Distance 87.7% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 8.8% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 3.4% (norm 6.5%)

Westin Wilson

Distance 95.7% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 4.3% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 6.5%)

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

Jean Silva

Head 76.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 18.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 5.4% (norm 7.8%)

Westin Wilson

Head 70.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 19.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 10.6% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Silva L/AAccFeatherweight med Wilson L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 181 / 358 50.6% 40.9% 14 / 45 31.1% 40.9%
In the clinch 28 / 36 77.8% 70.8% 1 / 2 too few to rate 70.8%
On the ground 12 / 14 too few to rate 69.2% 0 / 0 too few to rate 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 141 / 312 45.2% 37.2% 8 / 33 24.2% 37.2%
To the body 60 / 74 81.1% 68.2% 3 / 9 too few to rate 68.2%
To the legs 20 / 22 too few to rate 80.7% 4 / 5 too few to rate 80.7%

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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 accFeatherweight med vs Wilson L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 154 / 338 45.6% 39.2% 40 / 61 65.6% 39.2%
In the clinch 10 / 14 too few to rate 70.3% 7 / 8 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 43 / 70 61.4% 69.4% 17 / 23 too few to rate 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 126 / 303 41.6% 35.9% 57 / 81 70.4% 35.9%
To the body 31 / 63 49.2% 67.9% 3 / 6 too few to rate 67.9%
To the legs 50 / 56 89.3% 81.5% 4 / 5 too few to rate 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

571.4% acc · 1.55/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
116.7% acc · 1.57/15 · norm 1.19
2175.0% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
133.3% def · norm 61.5%
1:172.6% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
0:396.8% of cage time · norm 16.7%
6:382:03 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
3:155:06 per 15 · norm 3:12
30.93/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
57.87/15 · norm 0.46

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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