Welterweight
3 Rounds
Claudio Silva won · S-DEC R3
UFC Event·Saturday, November 8, 2014·Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil, Brazil
Style matchupClaudio Silva: WrestlervsLeon Edwards: Well-rounded
Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.
Model Prediction: Claudio Silva wins(64.0%)
Actual result: Claudio Silva wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Claudio Silva enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
- Leon Edwards enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
- Leon Edwards has 19pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
Tale of the Tape
Claudio Silva
Red Corner
VS
Leon Edwards
Blue Corner
+195
(34%)
Vegas Odds
-215
(68%)
43
Age
34
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
5'11"
Height
6'2"
180.34 cm
Reach
187.96 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Claudio SilvaL3 streak
oldest →latest
W
SUBvs Danny Roberts · Mar 19W
SUBvs Cole Williams · Aug 19L
vs James Krause · Oct 20L
vs Court McGee · May 21L
vs Nicolas Dalby · Jul 22Leon EdwardsL3 streak
oldest →latest
W
vs Kamaru Usman · Mar 23W
vs Colby Covington · Dec 23L
vs Belal Muhammad · Jul 24L
SUBvs Sean Brady · Mar 25L
KOvs Carlos Prates · Nov 25Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Claudio SilvaMetricLeon Edwards
2.48
Strikes / min
2.60
3.00
Strikes absorbed / min
2.44
46%
Strike defense
52%
2.85
TDs / 15 min
1.25
44%
Takedown defense
63%
1.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.52evenly matched on net striking+0.16
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Claudio SilvaLeon Edwards
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Claudio Silva(8 fights)Leon Edwards(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+18.5-18.5
RedForm ScoreBlue
+1.0-1.0
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-50.050.0
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-50.050.0
Claudio Silva
StanceSouthpaw
Height71.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights8
Leon Edwards
StanceSouthpaw
Height74.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights19