Josh Culibao vs. Danny Silva
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Josh Culibao
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.9 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 16 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Danny Silva
Full career not yet synced for Danny Silva — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Josh Culibao
Distance 92.6% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 3.8% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 3.6% (norm 6.5%)
Danny Silva
Distance 95.9% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 3.2% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 0.9% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Josh Culibao
Head 76.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 13.2% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 10.6% (norm 7.8%)
Danny Silva
Head 77.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 13.2% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 9.8% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Culibao L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Silva L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 318 / 741 | 42.9% | 40.9% | 204 / 422 | 48.3% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 20 / 30 | 66.7% | 70.8% | 6 / 14 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 20 / 29 | 69.0% | 69.2% | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 218 / 609 | 35.8% | 37.2% | 135 / 339 | 39.8% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 71 / 106 | 67.0% | 68.2% | 41 / 58 | 70.7% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 69 / 85 | 81.2% | 80.7% | 36 / 43 | 83.7% | 80.7% |
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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Culibao L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Silva L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 216 / 642 | 33.6% | 39.2% | 255 / 694 | 36.7% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 35 / 55 | 63.6% | 70.3% | 13 / 18 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 68 / 99 | 68.7% | 69.4% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 184 / 594 | 31.0% | 35.9% | 180 / 584 | 30.8% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 76 / 119 | 63.9% | 67.9% | 63 / 98 | 64.3% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 59 / 83 | 71.1% | 81.5% | 25 / 30 | 83.3% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Culibao has more cage time on record.