Melsik Baghdasaryan vs. Jean Silva

UFC 3-3-0 vs. 5-1-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-3-0
UFC record
5-1-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
34
AgeΔ 5 yrs
29
5'9"
HeightΔ 2"
5'7"
70"
ReachΔ 1"
69"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
1.6
Layoff (months)Δ 4.8 mo
6.4
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Jean Silva carries real power — 1.55 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Featherweight norm.
Jean Silva is a submission threat — 0.93 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight norm.
Melsik Baghdasaryan rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Melsik Baghdasaryan

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 43
Tier 3 — regional circuit 41

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.75 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 12 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Jean Silva

Full career not yet synced for Jean Silva — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2194.43/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
2214.56/min · norm 3.54
1462.96/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
2074.27/min · norm 3.47
56.3%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
54.2%norm 45.0%
57.3%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
50.9%norm 54.85%
10.30/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
51.55/15 · norm 0.29

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

Melsik Baghdasaryan

Distance 88.9% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 9.3% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 1.8% (norm 6.5%)

Jean Silva

Distance 87.7% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 8.8% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 3.4% (norm 6.5%)

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

Melsik Baghdasaryan

Head 58.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 26.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 14.7% (norm 7.8%)

Jean Silva

Head 76.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 18.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 5.4% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Baghdasaryan L/AAccFeatherweight med Silva L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 184 / 346 53.2% 40.9% 181 / 358 50.6% 40.9%
In the clinch 30 / 36 83.3% 70.8% 28 / 36 77.8% 70.8%
On the ground 5 / 7 too few to rate 69.2% 12 / 14 too few to rate 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 97 / 229 42.4% 37.2% 141 / 312 45.2% 37.2%
To the body 78 / 103 75.7% 68.2% 60 / 74 81.1% 68.2%
To the legs 44 / 57 77.2% 80.7% 20 / 22 too few to rate 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 Baghdasaryan L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Silva L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 125 / 312 40.1% 39.2% 154 / 338 45.6% 39.2%
In the clinch 14 / 21 too few to rate 70.3% 10 / 14 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 7 / 9 too few to rate 69.4% 43 / 70 61.4% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 72 / 223 32.3% 35.9% 126 / 303 41.6% 35.9%
To the body 48 / 83 57.8% 67.9% 31 / 63 49.2% 67.9%
To the legs 26 / 36 72.2% 81.5% 50 / 56 89.3% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
571.4% acc · 1.55/15 · norm 1.19
1168.8% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
2175.0% def · norm 61.5%
2:034.1% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
1:172.6% of cage time · norm 16.7%
8:092:28 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
6:382:03 per 15 · norm 3:12
00.00/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
30.93/15 · norm 0.46

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