Melsik Baghdasaryan vs. Jean Silva
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Melsik Baghdasaryan
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.75 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 12 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500
Jean Silva
Full career not yet synced for Jean Silva — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 4-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Melsik Baghdasaryan
Distance 88.9% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 9.3% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 1.8% (norm 6.5%)
Jean Silva
Distance 87.4% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 8.5% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 4.1% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Melsik Baghdasaryan
Head 58.9% (norm 77.5%) · Body 26.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 14.7% (norm 7.9%)
Jean Silva
Head 76.7% (norm 77.5%) · Body 18.4% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 4.9% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Baghdasaryan L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Silva L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 184 / 346 | 53.2% | 40.5% | 213 / 424 | 50.2% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 30 / 36 | 83.3% | 70.5% | 31 / 41 | 75.6% | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 5 / 7 | too few to rate | 69.3% | 16 / 20 | too few to rate | 69.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 97 / 229 | 42.4% | 37.1% | 168 / 372 | 45.2% | 37.1% |
| To the body | 78 / 103 | 75.7% | 68.0% | 70 / 89 | 78.7% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 44 / 57 | 77.2% | 80.3% | 22 / 24 | too few to rate | 80.3% |
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: 127 fighters · Featherweight: 127 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 Baghdasaryan L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Silva L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 125 / 312 | 40.1% | 39.3% | 189 / 436 | 43.3% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 14 / 21 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 15 / 23 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 7 / 9 | too few to rate | 69.4% | 43 / 71 | 60.6% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 72 / 223 | 32.3% | 35.9% | 143 / 382 | 37.4% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 48 / 83 | 57.8% | 68.0% | 36 / 70 | 51.4% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 26 / 36 | 72.2% | 81.5% | 68 / 78 | 87.2% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Silva has more cage time on record.