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Jean Silva
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Jose Delgado editorial illustration

Jean SilvavsJose DelgadoUFC Prediction

Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado · Saturday, September 12, 2026Glendale, USA

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Style matchupJean Silva: Pressure fightervsJose Delgado: Pressure fighter

Two pressure fighters — expect a fast pace and a war of attrition. Fitness decides it.

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Jean Silva has 28pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Jose Delgado has a 13cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Jean Silva
Red Corner
VS
Jose Delgado
Blue Corner
-406
(80%)
Vegas Odds
+324
(24%)
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Elo
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29
Age
28
Orthodox
Stance
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5'7"
Height
5'11"
175.26 cm
Reach
187.96 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Jean Silva
oldest →
W
KOvs Drew Dober · Jul 24
W
KOvs Melsik Baghdasaryan · Feb 25
W
SUBvs Bryce Mitchell · Apr 25
L
KOvs Diego Lopes · Sep 25
W
vs Arnold Allen · Jan 26
latest
Jose DelgadoW2 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Connor Matthews · Feb 25
W
KOvs Hyder Amil · Jun 25
L
vs Nathaniel Wood · Oct 25
W
vs Andre Fili · Mar 26
W
DECvs Austin Bashi · Jul 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Jean SilvaMetricJose Delgado
4.82
Strikes / min
7.48
4.50
Strikes absorbed / min
4.95
53%
Strike defense
50%
1.20
TDs / 15 min
1.51
78%
Takedown defense
50%
0.60
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.32Δ 2.21 — meaningful gap+2.53
Not enough statistical data to render a radar chart for this matchup.

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14901510153015501570← oldermost recent →
Jean Silva(7 fights)Jose Delgado(5 fights)

Method Projection

Matchup projection based on both fighters' finish patterns and vulnerabilities. These three projected methods total 100%. Most likely: KO / TKO.

KO / TKO76%

Historical win share: Jean Silva earned 67% of wins by KO/TKO.

Submission6%

Historical win share: Jean Silva earned 17% of wins by submission.

Decision18%

Both fighters frequently end fights early.

Jean Silva

StanceOrthodox
Height67.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights7

Jose Delgado

StanceSwitch
Height71.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights6