Efrain Escudero vs. Leandro Silva

UFC 5-7-0 vs. 3-4-0 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
5-7-0
UFC record
3-4-0 (1 NC)
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
40
AgeΔ 0 yrs
40
5'9"
HeightΔ 0"
5'9"
71"
ReachΔ 1"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
123.5
Layoff (months)Δ 4.4 mo
119.1
LLWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWNC

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Efrain Escudero carries real power — 0.50 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Efrain Escudero is a submission threat — 0.81 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Leandro Silva is hard to hit — absorbs 2.08 sig. strikes per minute, vs a 3.37 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Efrain Escudero

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 87
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 02
Tier 3 — regional circuit 248

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.65 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 49 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Leandro Silva

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 35
Tier 3 — regional circuit 277

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.67 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 44 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4352.92/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
2442.39/min · norm 3.42
3432.30/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
2122.08/min · norm 3.37
44.8%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
48.6%norm 43.5%
63.0%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
63.0%norm 56.3%
50.50/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Efrain Escudero

Distance 74.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 15.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 10.2% (norm 8.0%)

Leandro Silva

Distance 90.4% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 2.0% (norm 8.0%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Efrain Escudero

Head 76.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.8% (norm 7.9%)

Leandro Silva

Head 64.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 20.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 14.1% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Escudero L/AAccLightweight med Silva L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 273 / 725 37.7% 37.9% 210 / 454 46.3% 37.9%
In the clinch 93 / 146 63.7% 67.3% 29 / 38 76.3% 67.3%
On the ground 69 / 99 69.7% 69.1% 5 / 10 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 263 / 738 35.6% 35.0% 122 / 326 37.4% 35.0%
To the body 68 / 98 69.4% 69.1% 64 / 105 61.0% 69.1%
To the legs 104 / 134 77.6% 81.9% 58 / 71 81.7% 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 Escudero L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Silva L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 233 / 775 30.1% 38.9% 145 / 463 31.3% 38.9%
In the clinch 55 / 75 73.3% 68.6% 29 / 56 51.8% 68.6%
On the ground 55 / 78 70.5% 68.0% 38 / 54 70.4% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 183 / 699 26.2% 35.1% 111 / 417 26.6% 35.1%
To the body 96 / 146 65.8% 68.1% 48 / 78 61.5% 68.1%
To the legs 64 / 83 77.1% 81.5% 53 / 78 67.9% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1340.6% acc · 1.31/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
1237.5% acc · 1.76/15 · norm 1.38
3066.7% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
2565.8% def · norm 64.0%
33:2922.5% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
19:2119.0% of cage time · norm 19.5%
41:494:12 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
27:254:01 per 15 · norm 2:46
80.81/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
30.44/15 · norm 0.49

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Escudero has more cage time on record.