Leandro Silva vs. Jason Saggo

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

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-4-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
3-3-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
40
AgeΔ 0 yrs
40
5'9"
HeightΔ 2"
5'11"
72"
ReachΔ 1"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
119.1
Layoff (months)Δ 12.4 mo
106.7
LLWWNC
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Jason Saggo hunts takedowns — 2.33 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Jason Saggo's takedown defense leaks — 23% stopped, vs a 64% 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

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

Jason Saggo

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 33
Tier 3 — regional circuit 101

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.1 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 17 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2442.39/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
1612.50/min · norm 3.42
2122.08/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
1892.94/min · norm 3.37
48.6%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
39.8%norm 43.5%
63.0%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
52.2%norm 56.3%
00.00/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
10.23/15 · norm 0.25

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

Leandro Silva

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

Jason Saggo

Distance 77.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 3.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 19.8% (norm 8.0%)

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

Leandro Silva

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

Jason Saggo

Head 71.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 16.3% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Silva L/AAccLightweight med Saggo L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 210 / 454 46.3% 37.9% 102 / 313 32.6% 37.9%
In the clinch 29 / 38 76.3% 67.3% 6 / 12 too few to rate 67.3%
On the ground 5 / 10 too few to rate 69.1% 53 / 80 66.2% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 122 / 326 37.4% 35.0% 90 / 289 31.1% 35.0%
To the body 64 / 105 61.0% 69.1% 25 / 50 50.0% 69.1%
To the legs 58 / 71 81.7% 81.9% 46 / 66 69.7% 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 Silva L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Saggo L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 145 / 463 31.3% 38.9% 116 / 281 41.3% 38.9%
In the clinch 29 / 56 51.8% 68.6% 24 / 37 64.9% 68.6%
On the ground 38 / 54 70.4% 68.0% 49 / 77 63.6% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 111 / 417 26.6% 35.1% 137 / 324 42.3% 35.1%
To the body 48 / 78 61.5% 68.1% 28 / 37 75.7% 68.1%
To the legs 53 / 78 67.9% 81.5% 24 / 34 70.6% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1237.5% acc · 1.76/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
1040.0% acc · 2.33/15 · norm 1.38
2565.8% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
323.1% def · norm 64.0%
19:2119.0% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
17:4127.5% of cage time · norm 19.5%
27:254:01 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
13:283:08 per 15 · norm 2:46
30.44/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.49

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