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Clay Guida vs Joaquim Silva

Clay Guida is 38-22-0; Joaquim Silva is 14-6-0. Clay Guida is 7 years older than Joaquim Silva. Clay Guida has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Joaquim Silva. Joaquim Silva is 1" · 3 cm taller than Clay Guida. They have met once: Clay Guida 0, Joaquim Silva 1.

Clay Guida
United States
Clay Guida
“The Carpenter” · 38-22-0
SUBUDUD
LightweightMet once
Joaquim Silva
Brazil
Joaquim Silva
“Netto BJJ” · 14-6-0
SDUDUD

Style & credentials

Clay Guida
Folkstyle Wrestling
  • 2006Strikeforce Lightweight Championship (inaugural)Strikeforce
  • —XFO Lightweight Championship (2x)XFO (Xtreme Fighting Organization)
  • —XKK Lightweight ChampionshipXtreme Kage Kombat
  • —Combat-Do Lightweight ChampionshipCombat-Do
Camp · Team Alpha Male · Sacramento, California, US
Joaquim Silva

No background on record

Camp · American Top Team · Brazil

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

60%
Head
59%
16%
Body
29%
24%
Leg
13%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Clay Guidalast 5 fights
65%25%10%
Joaquim Silvalast 5 fights
56%24%20%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Clay Guida Joaquim Silva
Strikes landed / min
2.633.43
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersJoaquim Silva · Average · better than 50% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.004.17
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Good · better than 63% of UFC fightersJoaquim Silva · Below avg · better than 27% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
3.100.34
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fightersJoaquim Silva · Poor · better than 15% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
35%50%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Average · better than 44% of UFC fightersJoaquim Silva · Good · better than 75% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
66%70%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Average · better than 55% of UFC fightersJoaquim Silva · Good · better than 65% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.600.80
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Good · better than 60% of UFC fightersJoaquim Silva · Good · better than 71% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1498 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.63
Strikes landed / min
3.43
3.00
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.17
3.10 / 8.9
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.34 / 0.7
35%
Takedown accuracy
50%
66%
Takedown defence
70%
4:14
Control time / fight
0:38
0.60
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.80

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Clay Guida37 UFC fights · 1156 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
40%458/2440
8%88/183
18%207/239
Clinch
5%60/115
3%38/45
5%60/63
Ground
15%173/326
5%60/63
1%12/12
Joaquim Silva11 UFC fights · 443 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
44%194/677
21%92/139
12%55/59
Clinch
8%35/59
8%36/39
0%2/2
Ground
6%28/58
0%1/1
0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Clay GuidaJoaquim Silva

Frequently asked questions

Have Clay Guida and Joaquim Silva ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs Tsarukyan (Sat, Dec 2, 2023), where Joaquim Silva won by Unanimous Decision.

What are the records of Clay Guida and Joaquim Silva?

Clay Guida is 38-22-0 and Joaquim Silva is 14-6-0.

Who has the longer reach, Clay Guida or Joaquim Silva?

Clay Guida has the longer reach: 70" · 178 cm against 69" · 175 cm for Joaquim Silva, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Clay Guida or Joaquim Silva?

Joaquim Silva is taller at 5'8" · 173 cm; Clay Guida stands 5'7" · 170 cm.

Who is older, Clay Guida or Joaquim Silva?

Clay Guida is 44 and Joaquim Silva is 37.

Who has more finishes, Clay Guida or Joaquim Silva?

Clay Guida has 21 wins inside the distance (5 by KO/TKO, 16 by submission); Joaquim Silva has 10 wins (7 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission).