Welterweight
3 Rounds
Claudio Silva won · SUB R1
UFC Event·Sunday, May 27, 2018·Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Style matchupClaudio Silva: WrestlervsNordine Taleb: Elusive striker
The wrestler must close distance through high-output striking. The elusive striker thrives in space.
Model Prediction: Claudio Silva wins(60.5%)
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.
- Claudio Silva threatens submissions; Nordine Taleb has lost 40% of fights by sub.
- Nordine Taleb has 20pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
- Nordine Taleb has 29pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Stance matchup historically favors Claudio Silva (53.5%).
Tale of the Tape
Claudio Silva
Red Corner
VS
Nordine Taleb
Blue Corner
+325
(24%)
Vegas Odds
-400
(80%)
43
Age
44
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5'11"
Height
6'1"
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 22Nordine Taleb
oldest →latest
W
vs Oliver Enkamp · May 17W
KOvs Danny Roberts · Dec 17L
KOvs Sean Strickland · Oct 18W
vs Kyle Prepolec · May 19L
KOvs Muslim Salikhov · Sep 19Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Claudio SilvaMetricNordine Taleb
2.48
Strikes / min
3.66
3.00
Strikes absorbed / min
2.62
46%
Strike defense
66%
2.85
TDs / 15 min
1.94
44%
Takedown defense
73%
1.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.52Δ 1.56 — meaningful gap+1.04
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Claudio SilvaNordine Taleb
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Claudio Silva(8 fights)Nordine Taleb(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
-32.832.8
RedLayoff (days)Blue
+1134.0-1134.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.4-0.4
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-1.31.3
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-0.30.3
Claudio Silva
StanceSouthpaw
Height71.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights8
Nordine Taleb
StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights12