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Matchup deep-dive

JP Buys vs.
Bruno Silva

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

0-4-0 JP Buys · UFC
5-6-0 (1 NC) Bruno Silva · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

0-4-0
UFC record
5-6-0 (1 NC)
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
30.3
AgeΔ 6.1 yrs
36.4
5'5"
HeightΔ 1"
5'4"
67"
ReachΔ 2"
65"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
35.8
Layoff (months)Δ 33.8 mo
2
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Last 5 (newest first)
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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.

JP Buys is a submission threat — 2.27 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Bruno Silva carries real power — 0.85 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.
Opponents land 59% of their head shots on JP Buys, vs a 35% Bantamweight norm — a hole in the guard.
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.

JP Buys

Full career not yet synced for JP Buys — 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 +0.0 wins over .500

Bruno Silva

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

In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

361.36/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
4893.95/min · norm 3.49
923.49/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
5844.72/min · norm 3.24
29.8%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
51.4%norm 44.6%
37.4%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
51.4%norm 56.4%
00.00/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
70.85/15 · norm 0.18

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

JP Buys

Distance 93.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 5.8% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 0.8% (norm 6.5%)

Bruno Silva

Distance 88.6% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 7.5% (norm 7.3%)

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

JP Buys

Head 66.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 19.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.2% (norm 8.4%)

Bruno Silva

Head 72.9% (norm 75.9%) · Body 16.0% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 11.1% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Buys L/AAccBantamweight med Silva L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 30 / 113 26.5% 39.0% 419 / 843 49.7% 40.0%
In the clinch 5 / 7 too few to rate 68.7% 28 / 38 73.7% 70.4%
On the ground 1 / 1 too few to rate 70.2% 42 / 71 59.2% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 17 / 81 21.0% 34.9% 289 / 694 41.6% 37.6%
To the body 10 / 24 too few to rate 66.8% 111 / 152 73.0% 68.5%
To the legs 9 / 16 too few to rate 79.4% 89 / 106 84.0% 80.0%

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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Buys L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Silva L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 52 / 85 61.2% 39.3% 480 / 1051 45.7% 40.1%
In the clinch 8 / 11 too few to rate 70.4% 62 / 88 70.5% 68.8%
On the ground 32 / 51 62.7% 72.4% 42 / 63 66.7% 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 74 / 126 58.7% 34.9% 396 / 940 42.1% 35.2%
To the body 13 / 15 too few to rate 66.0% 115 / 170 67.6% 68.2%
To the legs 5 / 6 too few to rate 79.1% 73 / 92 79.3% 80.3%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

19.1% acc · 0.57/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
1624.2% acc · 1.94/15 · norm 1.30
228.6% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
1872.0% def · norm 62.5%
2:229.0% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
24:4320.0% of cage time · norm 17.0%
14:258:11 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
11:291:23 per 15 · norm 2:44
42.27/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
20.24/15 · norm 0.58

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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