Thiago Silva vs. Stanislav Nedkov
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Thiago Silva
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 14 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.74 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 33 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.4 wins over .500
Stanislav Nedkov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.05 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 15 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-0 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)
Thiago Silva
Distance 67.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 17.3% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 15.7% (norm 10.4%)
Stanislav Nedkov
Distance 51.7% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 27.5% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 20.8% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Thiago Silva
Head 71.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 13.4% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 15.4% (norm 9.7%)
Stanislav Nedkov
Head 86.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.7% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 4.3% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Silva L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Nedkov L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 240 / 569 | 42.2% | 41.4% | 32 / 107 | 29.9% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 89 / 147 | 60.5% | 70.9% | 36 / 57 | 63.2% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 83 / 133 | 62.4% | 72.3% | 22 / 43 | 51.2% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 229 / 604 | 37.9% | 38.9% | 69 / 178 | 38.8% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 79 / 114 | 69.3% | 71.9% | 14 / 20 | too few to rate | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 104 / 131 | 79.4% | 81.8% | 7 / 9 | too few to rate | 81.8% |
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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 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/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Nedkov L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 227 / 784 | 29.0% | 40.4% | 46 / 111 | 41.4% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 54 / 98 | 55.1% | 68.7% | 82 / 125 | 65.6% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 18 / 31 | 58.1% | 70.4% | 18 / 23 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 182 / 759 | 24.0% | 37.5% | 69 / 164 | 42.1% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 44 / 66 | 66.7% | 72.3% | 38 / 53 | 71.7% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 73 / 88 | 83.0% | 83.0% | 39 / 42 | 92.9% | 83.0% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Silva has more cage time on record.