Thiago Silva vs. Brandon Vera
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Thiago Silva
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 14 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.74 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 33 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.4 wins over .500
Brandon Vera
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 10 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 3 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.97 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Thiago Silva
Distance 67.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 17.3% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 15.7% (norm 10.6%)
Brandon Vera
Distance 68.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 24.5% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 6.5% (norm 10.6%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Thiago Silva
Head 71.1% (norm 78.5%) · Body 13.4% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 15.4% (norm 9.7%)
Brandon Vera
Head 56.7% (norm 78.5%) · Body 19.8% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 23.5% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Silva L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Vera L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 240 / 569 | 42.2% | 41.5% | 289 / 621 | 46.5% | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 89 / 147 | 60.5% | 70.8% | 171 / 221 | 77.4% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 83 / 133 | 62.4% | 72.9% | 43 / 59 | 72.9% | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 229 / 604 | 37.9% | 39.2% | 182 / 511 | 35.6% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 79 / 114 | 69.3% | 72.0% | 141 / 178 | 79.2% | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 104 / 131 | 79.4% | 82.1% | 180 / 212 | 84.9% | 82.1% |
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 (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Silva L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Vera L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 227 / 784 | 29.0% | 40.6% | 193 / 572 | 33.7% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 54 / 98 | 55.1% | 68.8% | 198 / 284 | 69.7% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 18 / 31 | 58.1% | 70.4% | 89 / 154 | 57.8% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 182 / 759 | 24.0% | 37.7% | 283 / 764 | 37.0% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 44 / 66 | 66.7% | 72.9% | 95 / 118 | 80.5% | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 73 / 88 | 83.0% | 83.1% | 102 / 128 | 79.7% | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Vera has more cage time on record.