Shane Burgos vs.
Tiago dos Santos e 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.
Shane Burgos
Full career not yet synced for Shane Burgos — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 6-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500
Tiago dos Santos e Silva
Full career not yet synced for Tiago dos Santos e Silva — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 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)
Shane Burgos
Distance 88.4% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 6.6% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 5.0% (norm 6.5%)
Tiago dos Santos e Silva
Distance 85.7% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 13.9% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 0.4% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Shane Burgos
Head 76.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 13.7% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 9.8% (norm 7.8%)
Tiago dos Santos e Silva
Head 70.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 15.3% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 14.1% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Burgos L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Silva L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 854 / 1754 | 48.7% | 40.9% | 137 / 426 | 32.2% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 106 / 130 | 81.5% | 70.8% | 39 / 69 | 56.5% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 80 / 100 | 80.0% | 69.2% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 664 / 1518 | 43.7% | 37.2% | 79 / 351 | 22.5% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 199 / 271 | 73.4% | 68.2% | 42 / 76 | 55.3% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 177 / 195 | 90.8% | 80.7% | 56 / 70 | 80.0% | 80.7% |
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: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Burgos L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Silva L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 835 / 2014 | 41.5% | 39.2% | 140 / 413 | 33.9% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 83 / 121 | 68.6% | 70.3% | 24 / 33 | 72.7% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 34 / 46 | 73.9% | 69.4% | 39 / 56 | 69.6% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 643 / 1748 | 36.8% | 35.9% | 146 / 427 | 34.2% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 145 / 219 | 66.2% | 67.9% | 44 / 56 | 78.6% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 164 / 214 | 76.6% | 81.5% | 13 / 19 | 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 — Burgos has more cage time on record.