Travis Browne vs.
Antonio 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.
Travis Browne
Full career not yet synced for Travis Browne — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 7-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.3 wins over .500
Antonio Silva
Full career not yet synced for Antonio Silva — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.5 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)
Travis Browne
Distance 78.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 14.7% (norm 9.3%)
Antonio Silva
Distance 74.3% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 17.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 8.6% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Travis Browne
Head 75.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 16.4% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 8.3% (norm 7.6%)
Antonio Silva
Head 69.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 15.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 14.9% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Browne L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Silva L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 248 / 754 | 32.9% | 40.1% | 132 / 284 | 46.5% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 56 / 68 | 82.4% | 70.6% | 42 / 65 | 64.6% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 96 / 142 | 67.6% | 70.2% | 20 / 33 | 60.6% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 238 / 726 | 32.8% | 38.9% | 108 / 267 | 40.4% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 99 / 158 | 62.7% | 76.8% | 38 / 58 | 65.5% | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 63 / 80 | 78.8% | 87.8% | 48 / 57 | 84.2% | 87.8% |
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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 Browne L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Silva L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 378 / 760 | 49.7% | 40.7% | 164 / 330 | 49.7% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 134 / 174 | 77.0% | 70.6% | 37 / 49 | 75.5% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 76 / 95 | 80.0% | 72.0% | 110 / 150 | 73.3% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 357 / 757 | 47.2% | 38.8% | 240 / 451 | 53.2% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 114 / 138 | 82.6% | 75.1% | 49 / 56 | 87.5% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 117 / 134 | 87.3% | 84.4% | 22 / 22 | too few to rate | 84.4% |
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 — Browne has more cage time on record.