Tra Telligman vs. Tim Sylvia
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Tra Telligman
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.36 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 13 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Tim Sylvia
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 18 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.88 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 20 finish wins over 38 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Tra Telligman
Distance 83.1% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 15.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 1.1% (norm 9.3%)
Tim Sylvia
Distance 81.7% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 13.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 4.5% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Tra Telligman
Head 83.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 7.9% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 8.5% (norm 7.6%)
Tim Sylvia
Head 86.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 6.6% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 6.9% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Telligman L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Sylvia L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 56 / 147 | 38.1% | 40.1% | 396 / 1144 | 34.6% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 13 / 28 | 46.4% | 70.6% | 137 / 194 | 70.6% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 52 / 63 | 82.5% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 47 / 148 | 31.8% | 38.9% | 422 / 1213 | 34.8% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 11 / 14 | too few to rate | 76.8% | 75 / 92 | 81.5% | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 12 / 15 | too few to rate | 87.8% | 88 / 96 | 91.7% | 87.8% |
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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · 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 Telligman L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Sylvia L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 62 / 181 | 34.3% | 40.7% | 253 / 782 | 32.4% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 18 / 31 | 58.1% | 70.6% | 51 / 63 | 81.0% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 29 / 44 | 65.9% | 72.0% | 41 / 68 | 60.3% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 79 / 217 | 36.4% | 38.8% | 200 / 738 | 27.1% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 11 / 11 | too few to rate | 75.1% | 64 / 88 | 72.7% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 19 / 28 | 67.9% | 84.4% | 81 / 87 | 93.1% | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Sylvia has more cage time on record.