Drew Dober vs. Jean Silva
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Drew Dober
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 16 | 11 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.97 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 22 finish wins over 45 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Jean Silva
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.57 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 21 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Drew Dober
Distance 87.8% (norm 83.0%) · Clinch 7.0% (norm 7.1%) · Ground 5.2% (norm 8.0%)
Jean Silva
Distance 88.4% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 8.1% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 3.5% (norm 6.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Drew Dober
Head 79.3% (norm 78.1%) · Body 13.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.2% (norm 8.0%)
Jean Silva
Head 77.6% (norm 77.5%) · Body 18.2% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 4.2% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Dober L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Silva L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 790 / 2128 | 37.1% | 38.4% | 261 / 525 | 49.7% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 111 / 170 | 65.3% | 67.5% | 36 / 48 | 75.0% | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 93 / 125 | 74.4% | 69.1% | 16 / 21 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 628 / 1922 | 32.7% | 35.3% | 205 / 461 | 44.5% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 225 / 326 | 69.0% | 69.2% | 85 / 108 | 78.7% | 68.4% |
| To the legs | 141 / 175 | 80.6% | 81.8% | 23 / 25 | 92.0% | 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 (Lightweight: 205 fighters · Featherweight: 129 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 Dober L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Silva L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 771 / 1793 | 43.0% | 38.9% | 244 / 574 | 42.5% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 87 / 121 | 71.9% | 68.6% | 19 / 32 | 59.4% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 102 / 132 | 77.3% | 68.2% | 43 / 71 | 60.6% | 69.5% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 681 / 1668 | 40.8% | 35.2% | 172 / 491 | 35.0% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 197 / 279 | 70.6% | 68.2% | 57 / 98 | 58.2% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 82 / 99 | 82.8% | 81.5% | 77 / 88 | 87.5% | 81.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Dober has more cage time on record.