Tagir Ulanbekov 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.
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.
Tagir Ulanbekov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.3 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 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
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)
Tagir Ulanbekov
Distance 85.1% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 8.4% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 6.5% (norm 7.3%)
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)
Tagir Ulanbekov
Head 87.7% (norm 75.9%) · Body 9.1% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 3.2% (norm 9.3%)
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 | Ulanbekov L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Silva L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 225 / 526 | 42.8% | 40.0% | 419 / 843 | 49.7% | 40.0% |
| In the clinch | 42 / 52 | 80.8% | 70.4% | 28 / 38 | 73.7% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 31 / 40 | 77.5% | 69.7% | 42 / 71 | 59.2% | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 241 / 542 | 44.5% | 37.6% | 289 / 694 | 41.6% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 41 / 56 | 73.2% | 68.5% | 111 / 152 | 73.0% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 16 / 20 | too few to rate | 80.0% | 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 (Flyweight: 73 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 Ulanbekov L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Silva L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 240 / 556 | 43.2% | 40.1% | 480 / 1051 | 45.7% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 48 / 70 | 68.6% | 68.8% | 62 / 88 | 70.5% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 52 / 62 | 83.9% | 71.1% | 42 / 63 | 66.7% | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 183 / 484 | 37.8% | 35.2% | 396 / 940 | 42.1% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 64 / 93 | 68.8% | 68.2% | 115 / 170 | 67.6% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 93 / 111 | 83.8% | 80.3% | 73 / 92 | 79.3% | 80.3% |
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 — Silva has more cage time on record.