Antonio Silva vs. Roy Nelson
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Antonio Silva
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 7 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 3 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 8 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.25 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 35 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.5 wins over .500
Roy Nelson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 15 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.61 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 43 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Antonio Silva
Distance 74.3% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 17.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 8.6% (norm 9.3%)
Roy Nelson
Distance 82.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 13.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 4.5% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Antonio Silva
Head 69.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 15.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 14.9% (norm 7.6%)
Roy Nelson
Head 89.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 6.3% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 4.6% (norm 7.6%)
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 | Heavyweight med | Nelson L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 132 / 284 | 46.5% | 40.1% | 315 / 970 | 32.5% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 42 / 65 | 64.6% | 70.6% | 83 / 153 | 54.2% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 20 / 33 | 60.6% | 70.2% | 41 / 53 | 77.4% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 108 / 267 | 40.4% | 38.9% | 341 / 1048 | 32.5% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 38 / 58 | 65.5% | 76.8% | 53 / 74 | 71.6% | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 48 / 57 | 84.2% | 87.8% | 45 / 54 | 83.3% | 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 Silva L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Nelson L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 164 / 330 | 49.7% | 40.7% | 710 / 1438 | 49.4% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 37 / 49 | 75.5% | 70.6% | 259 / 354 | 73.2% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 110 / 150 | 73.3% | 72.0% | 16 / 18 | too few to rate | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 240 / 451 | 53.2% | 38.8% | 640 / 1402 | 45.6% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 49 / 56 | 87.5% | 75.1% | 237 / 293 | 80.9% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 22 / 22 | too few to rate | 84.4% | 108 / 115 | 93.9% | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Nelson has more cage time on record.