Mairbek Taisumov vs.
Felipe Silva
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.
Mairbek Taisumov
Full career not yet synced for Mairbek Taisumov — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Felipe Silva
Full career not yet synced for Felipe Silva — 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 +0.3 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)
Mairbek Taisumov
Distance 89.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 6.7% (norm 8.0%)
Felipe Silva
Distance 58.6% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 6.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 34.6% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Mairbek Taisumov
Head 77.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.1% (norm 7.9%)
Felipe Silva
Head 77.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 14.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.0% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Taisumov L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Silva L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 197 / 531 | 37.1% | 37.9% | 36 / 95 | 37.9% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 13 / 24 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 23 / 40 | 57.5% | 69.1% | 38 / 56 | 67.9% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 145 / 459 | 31.6% | 35.0% | 54 / 126 | 42.9% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 39 / 76 | 51.3% | 69.1% | 16 / 23 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 49 / 60 | 81.7% | 81.9% | 11 / 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 Taisumov L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Silva L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 216 / 641 | 33.7% | 38.9% | 22 / 60 | 36.7% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 22 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 10 / 12 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 161 / 554 | 29.1% | 35.1% | 13 / 47 | 27.7% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 46 / 81 | 56.8% | 68.1% | 4 / 9 | too few to rate | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 30 / 40 | 75.0% | 81.5% | 10 / 10 | too few to rate | 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 — Taisumov has more cage time on record.