Leandro Silva vs. Rustam Khabilov

UFC 3-4-0 (1 NC) vs. 10-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-4-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
10-3-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
40
AgeΔ 1 yrs
39
5'9"
HeightΔ 1"
5'8"
72"
ReachΔ 1"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
119.1
Layoff (months)Δ 38.2 mo
80.9
LLWWNC
Last 5 (newest first)
WLWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Rustam Khabilov hunts takedowns — 3.95 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Rustam Khabilov defends head shots well — opponents land just 21%, vs a 35% 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

Rustam Khabilov

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 113
Tier 3 — regional circuit 131

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.37 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 7-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2442.39/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
3391.98/min · norm 3.42
2122.08/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
3692.16/min · norm 3.37
48.6%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
34.3%norm 43.5%
63.0%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
65.7%norm 56.3%
00.00/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
10.09/15 · 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%)

Rustam Khabilov

Distance 82.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 11.9% (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%)

Rustam Khabilov

Head 84.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.2% (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 Khabilov L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 210 / 454 46.3% 37.9% 223 / 815 27.4% 37.9%
In the clinch 29 / 38 76.3% 67.3% 30 / 55 54.5% 67.3%
On the ground 5 / 10 too few to rate 69.1% 86 / 118 72.9% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 122 / 326 37.4% 35.0% 252 / 832 30.3% 35.0%
To the body 64 / 105 61.0% 69.1% 49 / 95 51.6% 69.1%
To the legs 58 / 71 81.7% 81.9% 38 / 61 62.3% 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 Khabilov L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 145 / 463 31.3% 38.9% 314 / 982 32.0% 38.9%
In the clinch 29 / 56 51.8% 68.6% 45 / 72 62.5% 68.6%
On the ground 38 / 54 70.4% 68.0% 10 / 23 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 111 / 417 26.6% 35.1% 165 / 775 21.3% 35.1%
To the body 48 / 78 61.5% 68.1% 87 / 153 56.9% 68.1%
To the legs 53 / 78 67.9% 81.5% 117 / 149 78.5% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1237.5% acc · 1.76/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
4541.7% acc · 3.95/15 · norm 1.38
2565.8% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
1161.1% def · norm 64.0%
19:2119.0% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
45:3226.6% of cage time · norm 19.5%
27:254:01 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
11:421:01 per 15 · norm 2:46
30.44/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
10.09/15 · norm 0.49

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