Ernest Chavez vs. Elias Silverio

UFC 1-2-0 vs. 3-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-2-0
UFC record
3-2-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
43
AgeΔ 4 yrs
39
5'8"
HeightΔ 3"
5'11"
70"
ReachΔ 3"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
142.1
Layoff (months)Δ 10.6 mo
131.5
LLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Elias Silverio owns the mat — in control 32% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.
Ernest Chavez rarely shoots — 0.89 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Ernest Chavez defends body shots well — opponents land just 49%, vs a 68% Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Ernest Chavez

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 12
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 80

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.98 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 12 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Elias Silverio

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 32
Tier 3 — regional circuit 1911

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.34 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 36 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-1 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

942.79/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
2733.67/min · norm 3.42
1313.89/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
2212.97/min · norm 3.37
40.7%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
49.9%norm 43.5%
59.3%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
51.5%norm 56.3%
00.00/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
10.20/15 · norm 0.25

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

Ernest Chavez

Distance 91.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.9% (norm 8.0%)

Elias Silverio

Distance 78.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 12.2% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 9.0% (norm 8.0%)

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

Ernest Chavez

Head 71.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 15.2% (norm 7.9%)

Elias Silverio

Head 62.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 22.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 14.3% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Chavez L/AAccLightweight med Silverio L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 81 / 212 38.2% 37.9% 188 / 431 43.6% 37.9%
In the clinch 12 / 17 too few to rate 67.3% 51 / 67 76.1% 67.3%
On the ground 1 / 2 too few to rate 69.1% 34 / 49 69.4% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 51 / 166 30.7% 35.0% 131 / 344 38.1% 35.0%
To the body 17 / 30 56.7% 69.1% 84 / 125 67.2% 69.1%
To the legs 26 / 35 74.3% 81.9% 58 / 78 74.4% 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 Chavez L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Silverio L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 106 / 287 36.9% 38.9% 163 / 378 43.1% 38.9%
In the clinch 20 / 29 69.0% 68.6% 32 / 45 71.1% 68.6%
On the ground 5 / 6 too few to rate 68.0% 26 / 33 78.8% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 86 / 248 34.7% 35.1% 126 / 327 38.5% 35.1%
To the body 21 / 43 48.8% 68.1% 42 / 69 60.9% 68.1%
To the legs 24 / 31 77.4% 81.5% 53 / 60 88.3% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
233.3% acc · 0.89/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
838.1% acc · 1.62/15 · norm 1.38
150.0% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
2485.7% def · norm 64.0%
7:0621.1% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
23:3531.7% of cage time · norm 19.5%
1:330:41 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
14:112:51 per 15 · norm 2:46
00.00/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
10.20/15 · norm 0.49

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