Joaquim Silva vs.
Claudio Puelles
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.
Joaquim Silva
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.26 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Claudio Puelles
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.04 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 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)
Joaquim Silva
Distance 84.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 9.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 6.1% (norm 8.0%)
Claudio Puelles
Distance 70.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 5.2% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 24.1% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Joaquim Silva
Head 77.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.9% (norm 7.9%)
Claudio Puelles
Head 75.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 21.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.8% (norm 7.9%)
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 | Lightweight med | Puelles L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 342 / 878 | 39.0% | 37.9% | 90 / 244 | 36.9% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 73 / 100 | 73.0% | 67.3% | 10 / 18 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 34 / 64 | 53.1% | 69.1% | 61 / 83 | 73.5% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 263 / 802 | 32.8% | 35.0% | 100 / 259 | 38.6% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 129 / 179 | 72.1% | 69.1% | 52 / 73 | 71.2% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 57 / 61 | 93.4% | 81.9% | 9 / 13 | too few to rate | 81.9% |
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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 | Lightweight med | vs Puelles L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 392 / 999 | 39.2% | 38.9% | 175 / 388 | 45.1% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 78 / 98 | 79.6% | 68.6% | 23 / 35 | 65.7% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 76 / 87 | 87.4% | 68.0% | 77 / 107 | 72.0% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 372 / 940 | 39.6% | 35.1% | 151 / 370 | 40.8% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 111 / 163 | 68.1% | 68.1% | 77 / 104 | 74.0% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 63 / 81 | 77.8% | 81.5% | 47 / 56 | 83.9% | 81.5% |
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.