Wanderlei Silva vs. Keith Jardine
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Wanderlei Silva
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 27 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.69 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 26 finish wins over 48 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.1 wins over .500
Keith Jardine
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.49 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 30 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Wanderlei Silva
Distance 84.1% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 10.9% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 5.1% (norm 10.4%)
Keith Jardine
Distance 89.6% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Wanderlei Silva
Head 85.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 5.9% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 8.4% (norm 9.7%)
Keith Jardine
Head 82.2% (norm 79.2%) · Body 5.7% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 12.1% (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 | Jardine L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 229 / 812 | 28.2% | 41.4% | 454 / 1298 | 35.0% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 65 / 105 | 61.9% | 70.9% | 61 / 107 | 57.0% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 31 / 49 | 63.3% | 72.3% | 23 / 44 | 52.3% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 228 / 828 | 27.5% | 38.9% | 321 / 1191 | 27.0% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 43 / 57 | 75.4% | 71.9% | 69 / 82 | 84.1% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 54 / 81 | 66.7% | 81.8% | 148 / 176 | 84.1% | 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 Jardine L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 329 / 933 | 35.3% | 40.4% | 310 / 945 | 32.8% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 31 / 57 | 54.4% | 68.7% | 63 / 95 | 66.3% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 31 / 60 | 51.7% | 70.4% | 34 / 47 | 72.3% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 282 / 906 | 31.1% | 37.5% | 280 / 933 | 30.0% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 68 / 93 | 73.1% | 72.3% | 49 / 60 | 81.7% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 41 / 51 | 80.4% | 83.0% | 78 / 94 | 83.0% | 83.0% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Jardine has more cage time on record.