Brandon Vera vs. Tim Sylvia
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Brandon Vera
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 10 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 3 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.97 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Tim Sylvia
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 18 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.88 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 20 finish wins over 38 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Brandon Vera
Distance 68.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 24.5% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 6.5% (norm 10.4%)
Tim Sylvia
Distance 81.7% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 13.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 4.5% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Brandon Vera
Head 56.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 19.8% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 23.5% (norm 9.7%)
Tim Sylvia
Head 86.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 6.6% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 6.9% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Vera L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Sylvia L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 289 / 621 | 46.5% | 41.4% | 396 / 1144 | 34.6% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 171 / 221 | 77.4% | 70.9% | 137 / 194 | 70.6% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 43 / 59 | 72.9% | 72.3% | 52 / 63 | 82.5% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 182 / 511 | 35.6% | 38.9% | 422 / 1213 | 34.8% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 141 / 178 | 79.2% | 71.9% | 75 / 92 | 81.5% | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 180 / 212 | 84.9% | 81.8% | 88 / 96 | 91.7% | 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 (Light 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 Vera L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Sylvia L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 193 / 572 | 33.7% | 40.4% | 253 / 782 | 32.4% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 198 / 284 | 69.7% | 68.7% | 51 / 63 | 81.0% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 89 / 154 | 57.8% | 70.4% | 41 / 68 | 60.3% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 283 / 764 | 37.0% | 37.5% | 200 / 738 | 27.1% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 95 / 118 | 80.5% | 72.3% | 64 / 88 | 72.7% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 102 / 128 | 79.7% | 83.0% | 81 / 87 | 93.1% | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Vera has more cage time on record.