James Krause vs. Claudio Silva
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
James Krause
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 5 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 5 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 14 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.23 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 22 finish wins over 36 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Claudio Silva
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.34 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-1 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)
James Krause
Distance 93.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 3.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 2.6% (norm 8.0%)
Claudio Silva
Distance 81.0% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 3.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 15.4% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
James Krause
Head 82.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 7.9%)
Claudio Silva
Head 69.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.4% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 12.9% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Krause L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Silva L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 720 / 1459 | 49.3% | 37.9% | 168 / 453 | 37.1% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 37 / 57 | 64.9% | 67.3% | 11 / 20 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 25 / 41 | 61.0% | 69.1% | 56 / 86 | 65.1% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 581 / 1287 | 45.1% | 35.0% | 129 / 390 | 33.1% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 107 / 151 | 70.9% | 69.1% | 50 / 97 | 51.5% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 94 / 119 | 79.0% | 81.9% | 56 / 72 | 77.8% | 82.9% |
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 · Welterweight: 182 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 Krause L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Silva L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 529 / 1534 | 34.5% | 38.9% | 209 / 428 | 48.8% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 63 / 92 | 68.5% | 68.6% | 32 / 41 | 78.0% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 65 / 95 | 68.4% | 68.0% | 43 / 57 | 75.4% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 388 / 1312 | 29.6% | 35.1% | 205 / 432 | 47.5% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 152 / 265 | 57.4% | 68.1% | 60 / 74 | 81.1% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 117 / 144 | 81.2% | 81.5% | 19 / 20 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Krause has more cage time on record.