Wellington Turman 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.
Wellington Turman
Full career not yet synced for Wellington Turman — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 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: 3-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 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)
Wellington Turman
Distance 84.7% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 9.5% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 5.7% (norm 10.3%)
Bruno Silva
Distance 82.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 8.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 9.8% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Wellington Turman
Head 71.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 16.4% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 12.2% (norm 8.4%)
Bruno Silva
Head 83.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 11.4% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 5.6% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Turman L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Silva L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 237 / 516 | 45.9% | 40.5% | 274 / 643 | 42.6% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 51 / 58 | 87.9% | 70.3% | 44 / 63 | 69.8% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 24 / 35 | 68.6% | 69.1% | 58 / 77 | 75.3% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 183 / 435 | 42.1% | 38.9% | 284 / 650 | 43.7% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 64 / 100 | 64.0% | 71.7% | 58 / 89 | 65.2% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 65 / 74 | 87.8% | 83.3% | 34 / 44 | 77.3% | 83.3% |
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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Turman L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Silva L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 261 / 560 | 46.6% | 39.5% | 375 / 705 | 53.2% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 56 / 64 | 87.5% | 70.9% | 76 / 98 | 77.6% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 86 / 112 | 76.8% | 69.0% | 70 / 95 | 73.7% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 270 / 573 | 47.1% | 37.9% | 311 / 647 | 48.1% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 87 / 116 | 75.0% | 71.3% | 130 / 163 | 79.8% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 46 / 47 | 97.9% | 82.1% | 80 / 88 | 90.9% | 82.1% |
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.