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Claudio Silva "Hannibal"

Inactive · age 43 · Southpaw · 5'11" 180 cm · 170 lb 77 kg · reach 71" 180 cm
At a glance
  • 3-fight losing streak — needs a turnaround
  • Has never been finished — durability signal
  • 60% of wins by submission
  • 40% of wins finished in round 1
Elo rating
1528
Global Elo 1577 ±37
Rank
UFC record
5-3-0
KO 0 · Sub 3 · Dec 2
Streak
-3
Δ90d -5 · Δ1y -5
Last fight
Jul 23, 2022
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 35m
Avg fight time
11:50
Bonuses
1
Fights per year
1.0
Ground control
32m
Since last fight
3y 11mo

Honest Elo history

8 fights · tap & drag
Mar 8, 2014 — W vs Brad Scott Δ+29Nov 8, 2014 — W vs Leon Edwards Δ+26May 27, 2018 — W vs Nordine Taleb Δ+37Mar 16, 2019 — W vs Danny Roberts Δ+29Aug 3, 2019 — W vs Cole Williams Δ+22Oct 17, 2020 — L vs James Krause Δ-19May 22, 2021 — L vs Court McGee Δ-22Jul 23, 2022 — L vs Nicolas Dalby Δ-20 14501475150015251550157516001625 2016201820202022 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":364.3,"elo":1475,"date":"2014-03-08","opp":"Brad Scott","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":1,"x":147.7,"y":315.8,"elo":1502,"date":"2014-11-08","opp":"Leon Edwards","result":"W","delta":26},{"i":2,"x":452.7,"y":248,"elo":1539,"date":"2018-05-27","opp":"Nordine Taleb","result":"W","delta":37},{"i":3,"x":521.7,"y":194.4,"elo":1568,"date":"2019-03-16","opp":"Danny Roberts","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":4,"x":554.6,"y":154.2,"elo":1590,"date":"2019-08-03","opp":"Cole Williams","result":"W","delta":22},{"i":5,"x":658.4,"y":189.7,"elo":1571,"date":"2020-10-17","opp":"James Krause","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":6,"x":709.5,"y":230.1,"elo":1548,"date":"2021-05-22","opp":"Court McGee","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":7,"x":810,"y":266.6,"elo":1528,"date":"2022-07-23","opp":"Nicolas Dalby","result":"L","delta":-20}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Jul 23, 2022 Nicolas Dalby L -20
May 22, 2021 Court McGee L -22
Oct 17, 2020 James Krause L -19
Aug 3, 2019 Cole Williams W +22
Mar 16, 2019 Danny Roberts W +29

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
60%
3 / 5
Finish rate
KO
0
0% of wins
SUB
3
60% of wins
DEC
2
40% of wins
KO: 0 (0%) Sub: 3 (60%) 3 Dec: 2 (40%) 2
Finishes by round
3 total
R1
2 67%
R2
R3
1 33%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 235 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
55% Head
  • Head 55%
  • Body 21%
  • Leg 24%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
71% Distance
  • Distance 71%
  • Clinch 5%
  • Ground 24%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
Never been finished
All 3 losses went to the scorecards

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1524
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
0
of 5 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Nordine Taleb
Elo 1597 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
4.6
+0.4 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 8 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1498
1515

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Claudio Silva on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.