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Welterweight

3 Rounds

Claudio Silva won · SUB R1

Elo1431

Elo1492

Claudio SilvavsNordine TalebUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till · Sunday, May 27, 2018Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

Official fight result

Claudio Silva won

SUB · Round 1 · 4:31

Style matchupClaudio Silva: WrestlervsNordine Taleb: Elusive striker

The wrestler must close distance through high-output striking. The elusive striker thrives in space.

Model Prediction: Nordine Taleb wins(61.7%)

Actual result: Claudio Silva wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Nordine Taleb at -400 American odds

−$100 profit

$0 total returned

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

Nordine Taleb

Blue Corner

+325

(24%)

Vegas Odds

-400

(80%)

1431

Elo

1492

Age

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 →

SUBvs Danny Roberts · Mar 19

SUBvs Cole Williams · Aug 19

vs James Krause · Oct 20

vs Court McGee · May 21

vs Nicolas Dalby · Jul 22

latest

Nordine Taleb

oldest →

vs Oliver Enkamp · May 17

KOvs Danny Roberts · Dec 17

KOvs Sean Strickland · Oct 18

vs Kyle Prepolec · May 19

KOvs Muslim Salikhov · Sep 19

latest

Output & 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 · bigger area = stronger across 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 for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating

Red -60.8|Blue +60.8

Recent Form

Red +0.4|Blue -0.4

Striker Score

Red -1.3|Blue +1.3

Grappler Score

Red -0.3|Blue +0.3

Layoff

Red +1134.0|Blue -1134.0

Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Claudio SilvaTargetNordine Taleb

By target zone

41% acc · 61%

Head

17% acc · 17%

67% acc · 33%

Body

75% acc · 50%

33% acc · 6%

Leg

100% acc · 33%

By position

38% acc · 33%

Distance

44% acc · 67%

75% acc · 17%

Clinch

67% acc · 33%

47% acc · 50%

Ground

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

Claudio Silva rounds

even

Nordine Taleb rounds

Round 1Claudio Silva edged it

Sig. strikes18

Takedowns1

Control1:48

6Sig. strikes

1Takedowns

0:11Control

Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

18 / 39

Sig Strikes

6 / 12

46%

Sig Str %

50%

25 / 51

Total Strikes

6 / 12

1 / 3

TDs

1 / 2

33%

TD %

50%

Sub Att

Rev

1:48

Ctrl Time

0:11

Round-by-Round

Round	Fighter	Sig Str	Total Str	TD	Sub
1	Nordine Taleb	6 / 12	6 / 12	1 / 2	0
1	Claudio Silva	18 / 39	25 / 51	1 / 3	1

Claudio Silva

StanceSouthpaw

Height71.0"

Reach71.0"

Fights8

Nordine Taleb

StanceOrthodox

Height73.0"

Reach74.0"

Fights12