Kazula Vargas vs. Alex Da Silva
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Kazula Vargas
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 15 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.6 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Alex Da Silva
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 25 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.97 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 24 finish wins over 32 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 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)
Kazula Vargas
Distance 91.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 3.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 5.9% (norm 8.0%)
Alex Da Silva
Distance 85.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.9% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 9.3% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Kazula Vargas
Head 69.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 19.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.9% (norm 7.9%)
Alex Da Silva
Head 80.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.7% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Vargas L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Silva L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 118 / 233 | 50.6% | 37.9% | 87 / 211 | 41.2% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 6 / 8 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 9 / 12 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 14 / 15 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 18 / 23 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 77 / 179 | 43.0% | 35.0% | 72 / 198 | 36.4% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 38 / 49 | 77.6% | 69.1% | 25 / 29 | 86.2% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 23 / 28 | 82.1% | 81.9% | 17 / 19 | too few to rate | 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 Vargas L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Silva L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 53 / 139 | 38.1% | 38.9% | 106 / 275 | 38.5% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 1 / 3 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 11 / 15 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 13 / 17 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 17 / 19 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 58 / 146 | 39.7% | 35.1% | 104 / 274 | 38.0% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 3 / 6 | too few to rate | 68.1% | 19 / 23 | too few to rate | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 6 / 7 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Vargas has more cage time on record.