Wanderlei Silva vs. Tito Ortiz
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Wanderlei Silva
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 27 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.69 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 26 finish wins over 48 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.1 wins over .500
Tito Ortiz
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 16 | 12 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.07 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 33 documented bouts
In the UFC: 12-10 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Wanderlei Silva
Distance 84.1% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 10.9% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 5.1% (norm 10.6%)
Tito Ortiz
Distance 51.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 14.2% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 34.9% (norm 10.6%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Wanderlei Silva
Head 85.7% (norm 78.5%) · Body 5.9% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 8.4% (norm 9.7%)
Tito Ortiz
Head 85.2% (norm 78.5%) · Body 7.4% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 7.4% (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 | Ortiz L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 229 / 812 | 28.2% | 41.5% | 235 / 767 | 30.6% | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 65 / 105 | 61.9% | 70.8% | 153 / 213 | 71.8% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 31 / 49 | 63.3% | 72.9% | 319 / 525 | 60.8% | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 228 / 828 | 27.5% | 39.2% | 526 / 1282 | 41.0% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 43 / 57 | 75.4% | 72.0% | 90 / 111 | 81.1% | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 54 / 81 | 66.7% | 82.1% | 91 / 112 | 81.2% | 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 Ortiz L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 329 / 933 | 35.3% | 40.6% | 411 / 1245 | 33.0% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 31 / 57 | 54.4% | 68.8% | 103 / 164 | 62.8% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 31 / 60 | 51.7% | 70.4% | 184 / 323 | 57.0% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 282 / 906 | 31.1% | 37.7% | 479 / 1431 | 33.5% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 68 / 93 | 73.1% | 72.9% | 114 / 154 | 74.0% | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 41 / 51 | 80.4% | 83.1% | 105 / 147 | 71.4% | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Ortiz has more cage time on record.