Nordine Taleb vs. Claudio Silva

UFC 7-5-0 vs. 5-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
7-5-0
UFC record
5-3-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
45
AgeΔ 2 yrs
43
6'1"
HeightΔ 2"
5'11"
74"
ReachΔ 3"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
83
Layoff (months)Δ 34.5 mo
48.5
LWLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Claudio Silva is a submission threat — 1.11 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Welterweight norm.
Claudio Silva hunts takedowns — 2.85 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.27 Welterweight norm.
Nordine Taleb hunts takedowns — 1.94 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.27 Welterweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Nordine Taleb

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 96
Tier 3 — regional circuit 61

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.95 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 22 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500

Claudio Silva

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 63
Tier 3 — regional circuit 81

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.34 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 18 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-1 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

4533.66/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
2352.48/min · norm 3.17
3252.62/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
2843.00/min · norm 3.06
51.1%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
42.0%norm 44.9%
66.8%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
46.0%norm 55.25%
20.24/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.38

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

Nordine Taleb

Distance 84.9% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 4.7% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 10.4% (norm 8.1%)

Claudio Silva

Distance 81.0% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 3.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 15.4% (norm 8.1%)

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

Nordine Taleb

Head 64.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 18.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 17.0% (norm 8.4%)

Claudio Silva

Head 69.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.4% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 12.9% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Taleb L/AAccWelterweight med Silva L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 355 / 752 47.2% 38.6% 168 / 453 37.1% 38.6%
In the clinch 33 / 42 78.6% 67.8% 11 / 20 too few to rate 67.8%
On the ground 65 / 92 70.7% 67.2% 56 / 86 65.1% 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 220 / 573 38.4% 37.2% 129 / 390 33.1% 37.2%
To the body 106 / 162 65.4% 70.7% 50 / 97 51.5% 70.7%
To the legs 127 / 151 84.1% 82.9% 56 / 72 77.8% 82.9%

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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Taleb L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Silva L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 268 / 877 30.6% 39.0% 209 / 428 48.8% 39.0%
In the clinch 30 / 48 62.5% 68.9% 32 / 41 78.0% 68.9%
On the ground 27 / 54 50.0% 68.0% 43 / 57 75.4% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 196 / 774 25.3% 35.6% 205 / 432 47.5% 35.6%
To the body 71 / 114 62.3% 69.6% 60 / 74 81.1% 69.6%
To the legs 58 / 91 63.7% 82.1% 19 / 20 too few to rate 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1676.2% acc · 1.94/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
1826.9% acc · 2.85/15 · norm 1.27
1773.9% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
444.4% def · norm 63.9%
29:0723.5% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
32:0033.8% of cage time · norm 18.5%
10:121:14 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
18:422:57 per 15 · norm 3:15
00.00/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
71.11/15 · norm 0.45

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