Andrew Holbrook vs. Joaquim Silva
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Andrew Holbrook
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.01 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 15 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500
Joaquim Silva
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.26 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Andrew Holbrook
Distance 65.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 24.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 9.5% (norm 8.0%)
Joaquim Silva
Distance 84.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 9.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 6.1% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Andrew Holbrook
Head 72.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 20.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.3% (norm 7.9%)
Joaquim Silva
Head 77.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.9% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Holbrook L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Silva L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 38 / 104 | 36.5% | 37.9% | 342 / 878 | 39.0% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 27 / 39 | 69.2% | 67.3% | 73 / 100 | 73.0% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 13 / 15 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 34 / 64 | 53.1% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 47 / 115 | 40.9% | 35.0% | 263 / 802 | 32.8% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 23 / 33 | 69.7% | 69.1% | 129 / 179 | 72.1% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 8 / 10 | too few to rate | 81.9% | 57 / 61 | 93.4% | 81.9% |
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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Holbrook L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Silva L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 54 / 138 | 39.1% | 38.9% | 392 / 999 | 39.2% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 30 / 55 | 54.5% | 68.6% | 78 / 98 | 79.6% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 22 / 38 | 57.9% | 68.0% | 76 / 87 | 87.4% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 88 / 202 | 43.6% | 35.1% | 372 / 940 | 39.6% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 14 / 23 | too few to rate | 68.1% | 111 / 163 | 68.1% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 63 / 81 | 77.8% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Silva has more cage time on record.