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Khalid Taha 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.

1-4-0 (1 NC) Khalid Taha · 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.

1-4-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
5-6-0 (1 NC)
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
34.5
AgeΔ 1.9 yrs
36.4
5'5"
HeightΔ 1"
5'4"
69"
ReachΔ 4"
65"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
47.1
Layoff (months)Δ 45.1 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.

Bruno Silva carries real power — 0.85 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.
Khalid Taha rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Khalid Taha carries real power — 0.49 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.30 Bantamweight 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.

Khalid Taha

Full career not yet synced for Khalid Taha — 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 +0.5 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

1632.64/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
4893.95/min · norm 3.49
2544.12/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
5844.72/min · norm 3.24
32.5%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
51.4%norm 44.6%
46.6%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
51.4%norm 56.4%
20.49/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
70.85/15 · norm 0.18

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

Khalid Taha

Distance 88.0% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 5.8% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 6.2% (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)

Khalid Taha

Head 81.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 10.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.6% (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 Taha L/AAccBantamweight med Silva L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 127 / 442 28.7% 39.0% 419 / 843 49.7% 40.0%
In the clinch 16 / 29 55.2% 68.7% 28 / 38 73.7% 70.4%
On the ground 20 / 31 64.5% 70.2% 42 / 71 59.2% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 112 / 411 27.3% 34.9% 289 / 694 41.6% 37.6%
To the body 25 / 53 47.2% 66.8% 111 / 152 73.0% 68.5%
To the legs 26 / 38 68.4% 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 Taha L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Silva L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 180 / 381 47.2% 39.3% 480 / 1051 45.7% 40.1%
In the clinch 19 / 22 too few to rate 70.4% 62 / 88 70.5% 68.8%
On the ground 55 / 73 75.3% 72.4% 42 / 63 66.7% 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 193 / 391 49.4% 34.9% 396 / 940 42.1% 35.2%
To the body 32 / 51 62.7% 66.0% 115 / 170 67.6% 68.2%
To the legs 29 / 34 85.3% 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.

00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
1624.2% acc · 1.94/15 · norm 1.30
2661.9% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
1872.0% def · norm 62.5%
2:434.4% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
24:4320.0% of cage time · norm 17.0%
28:587:02 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
11:291:23 per 15 · norm 2:44
10.24/15 · 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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