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Bruno Silva

Flyweight · REAL v1.0 (registered) #43; v1.1 (shadow) #40

Descriptive profile. The resume rank is what has been earned; these statistics are context, not a prediction. A test on Oct 20, 2026 found that career statistics add nothing reliable to age, layoff and experience as predictors of the next result (experiments/REGISTER.md, EXP-2026-10-20-14).

Weight band 43-44: the 10th to 90th percentile of his position across weight vectors drawn near the 70/30 weights. Rating 1,550, deviation 127: measured from 12 UFC bouts; a one-bout newcomer sits near 290.

Age 36 (born 1990-03-16) · Height 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) · Reach 65 in (165 cm) · Stance Orthodox · 148 days since last bout (2026-06-06) · Last five 1-4 · Streak L2

Why he is ranked here

Rating 1,550 is the division's 20th highest of 49 board fighters; the ledger stands at -3.2 (+0.8 from quality wins, less 1.0 for blowout losses, less 3.0 for other losses outside the top 5; losses count for three years); 2 quality wins in 15 years, 0 over top-10 opponents; form penalty 0.60 for a 1-4 last five. Score -0.68 = +0.02 (rating term, 70% weight) -0.10 (ledger term, 30% weight) -0.60 (form penalty); score order put him at #43.

TermValueDetail
Score-0.6870% rating term + 30% ledger term - form penalty
Rating term+0.02resume rating 1,550, scaled against the division's interdecile range
Ledger term-0.10quality ledger -3.2: +0.8 QW +0.0 proof -1.0 blowout -3.0 weak
Form penalty0.60last five 1-4
Quality wins, 15 years20 over top-10 opponents, 2 over top-15
Placementscore order #43v1.0 (registered)
Shadow board v1.1#40score -0.64; score order #40

Rules, weights and worked examples: methodology.

Last ten bouts

DateEventOpponentOpp. official rankResultMethodRoundModel p
2026-06-06UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. BonfimEdgar ChairezunrankedLsubmission1 (4:13)62%
2026-03-14UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. VallejosCharles Johnson#14Lsplit decision3 (5:00)57%
2025-10-18UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. AllenHyunSung ParkunrankedWsubmission3 (2:15)51%
2025-06-07UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2Joshua Van#14LKO/TKO3 (4:01)41%
2024-12-14UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. BuckleyManel Kape#9LKO/TKO3 (1:57)52%
2024-07-20UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. JandirobaCody Durden#14WKO/TKO2 (2:58)59%
2023-03-11UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. DvalishviliTyson Nam#15Wsubmission2 (1:23)55%
2021-05-22UFC Fight Night: Font vs. GarbrandtVictor RodriguezunrankedWKO/TKO1 (1:00)70%
2021-03-20UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. HollandJP BuysunrankedWKO/TKO2 (2:56)45%
2020-10-10UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. SandhagenTagir UlanbekovunrankedLunanimous decision3 (5:00)45%

Opp. official rank = the UFC media-panel rank of the opponent on the date (C champion, #1 to #15, unranked; n/a before Feb 2013 or where no official board existed). Model p = the predictive model's pre-fight win chance for him (frozen performance-adjusted Elo; bouts before 2020 were in its tuning sample). Linked opponents have a profile.

Career statistics

Through 2026-10-31, UFC bouts only. Percentile = share of the 49 board fighters at Flyweight at or below this value; high is a position in the division, not a verdict.

Output
Significant strikes landed per minute3.95(65th percentile at Flyweight)
Significant strike accuracy51%(88th percentile at Flyweight)
Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes0.85(90th percentile at Flyweight)
Share of wins by finish100%(100th percentile at Flyweight)
Defence and damage
Significant strikes absorbed per minute4.72(88th percentile at Flyweight)
Significant strike defence51%(33rd percentile at Flyweight)
Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes0.85(94th percentile at Flyweight)
Significant strikes absorbed, career584(86th percentile at Flyweight)
KO/TKO losses2 (last 2025-06-07, 512 days ago)(100th percentile at Flyweight)
Submission losses1(82nd percentile at Flyweight)
KO/TKO losses per bout over 10 years, each weighted down by the finisher's danger0.075(80th percentile at Flyweight)
Grappling
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes1.94(63rd percentile at Flyweight)
Takedown defence72%(72nd percentile at Flyweight)
Share of cage time in control20%(61st percentile at Flyweight)
Share of significant strikes landed in the clinch or on the ground14%(39th percentile at Flyweight)
Stylemixed (8.0 takedown attempts per 15 min; 20% control)
Career stage
Age36.6(96th percentile at Flyweight)
Age at UFC debut29.6(86th percentile at Flyweight)
Years since UFC debut7.1(84th percentile at Flyweight)
UFC bouts12(82nd percentile at Flyweight)
Cage time, minutes124(76th percentile at Flyweight)
Bouts per year, last three years2.0(73rd percentile at Flyweight)
Days since last bout148(63rd percentile at Flyweight)

Board position since Oct 2023

C2040608020252026Oct 2023Oct 20262023-10-06: #38, Middleweight2023-10-13: #33, Middleweight2023-10-20: #33, Middleweight2023-11-03: #40, Middleweight2023-11-10: #40, Middleweight2023-11-17: #41, Middleweight2023-12-01: #41, Middleweight2023-12-08: #42, Middleweight2023-12-15: #40, Middleweight2024-01-12: #39, Middleweight2024-01-19: #40, Middleweight2024-02-02: #40, Middleweight2024-02-09: #42, Middleweight2024-02-16: #42, Middleweight2024-02-23: #42, Middleweight2024-03-01: #41, Middleweight2024-03-08: #40, Middleweight2024-03-15: #42, Middleweight2024-03-22: #40, Middleweight2024-03-29: #40, Middleweight2024-04-05: #48, Middleweight2024-04-12: #50, Middleweight2024-04-26: #49, Middleweight2024-05-03: #49, Middleweight2024-05-10: #48, Middleweight2024-05-17: #48, Middleweight2024-05-31: #47, Middleweight2024-06-07: #46, Middleweight2024-06-14: #45, Middleweight2024-06-21: #45, Middleweight2024-06-28: #46, Middleweight2024-07-12: #45, Middleweight2024-07-19: #45, Middleweight2024-07-26: #40, Middleweight2024-08-02: #40, Middleweight2024-08-09: #40, Middleweight2024-08-16: #40, Middleweight2024-08-23: #40, Middleweight2024-09-06: #39, Middleweight2024-09-13: #39, Middleweight2024-09-27: #39, Middleweight2024-10-04: #39, Middleweight2024-10-11: #40, Middleweight2024-10-18: #40, Middleweight2024-10-25: #40, Middleweight2024-11-01: #62, Middleweight2024-11-08: #62, Middleweight2024-11-15: #65, Middleweight2024-11-22: #65, Middleweight2024-12-06: #65, Middleweight2024-12-13: #64, Middleweight2025-01-10: #66, Middleweight2025-01-17: #66, Middleweight2025-01-31: #67, Middleweight2025-02-07: #67, Middleweight2025-02-14: #67, Middleweight2025-02-21: #67, Middleweight2025-02-28: #69, Middleweight2025-03-07: #70, Middleweight2025-03-14: #69, Middleweight2025-03-21: #69, Middleweight2025-03-28: #69, Middleweight2025-04-04: #70, Middleweight2025-04-11: #71, Middleweight2025-04-25: #71, Middleweight2025-05-02: #71, Middleweight2025-05-09: #71, Middleweight2025-05-16: #74, Middleweight2025-05-30: #74, Middleweight2025-06-06: #73, Middleweight2025-06-13: #74, Middleweight2025-06-20: #74, Middleweight2025-06-27: #74, Middleweight2025-07-11: #73, Middleweight2025-07-18: #73, Middleweight2025-07-25: #74, Middleweight2025-08-01: #72, Middleweight2025-08-08: #71, Middleweight2025-08-15: #70, Middleweight2025-08-22: #73, Middleweight2025-09-05: #73, Middleweight2025-09-12: #72, Middleweight2025-09-26: #70, Middleweight2025-10-03: #71, Middleweight2025-10-10: #72, Middleweight2025-10-17: #72, Middleweight2025-10-24: #55, Flyweight2025-10-31: #55, Flyweight2025-11-07: #55, Flyweight2025-11-14: #53, Flyweight2025-11-21: #53, Flyweight2025-12-05: #54, Flyweight2025-12-12: #53, Flyweight2026-01-23: #52, Flyweight2026-01-30: #52, Flyweight2026-02-06: #52, Flyweight2026-02-20: #52, Flyweight2026-02-27: #52, Flyweight2026-03-06: #52, Flyweight2026-03-13: #52, Flyweight2026-03-20: #53, Flyweight2026-03-27: #52, Flyweight2026-04-03: #52, Flyweight2026-04-10: #52, Flyweight2026-04-17: #51, Flyweight2026-04-24: #52, Flyweight2026-05-01: #52, Flyweight2026-05-08: #52, Flyweight2026-05-15: #52, Flyweight2026-05-29: #50, Flyweight2026-06-05: #49, Flyweight2026-06-13: #52, Flyweight2026-06-19: #52, Flyweight2026-06-26: #51, Flyweight2026-07-10: #49, Flyweight2026-07-17: #48, Flyweight2026-07-24: #48, Flyweight2026-07-31: #48, Flyweight2026-08-07: #49, Flyweight2026-08-14: #49, Flyweight2026-08-21: #49, Flyweight2026-08-28: #49, Flyweight2026-09-04: #51, Flyweight2026-09-11: #53, Flyweight2026-09-18: #52, Flyweight2026-09-25: #50, Flyweight2026-09-26: #50, Flyweight2026-10-03: #50, Flyweight2026-10-10: #49, Flyweight2026-10-17: #47, Flyweight2026-10-24: #47, Flyweight2026-10-31: #43, Flyweight#43

Position on the registered v1.0 board at each weekly snapshot (C = title holder or reserved, drawn at the top; lower is better). Listed at Middleweight, then Flyweight over this period.

Predictive rating by bout

1,4501,5001,5501,6001,6502022202320242025Mar 2020Oct 20262020-03-14: 1,468 (L vs David Dvorak)2020-10-10: 1,464 (L vs Tagir Ulanbekov)2021-03-20: 1,556 (W vs JP Buys)2021-05-22: 1,615 (W vs Victor Rodriguez)2023-03-11: 1,646 (W vs Tyson Nam)2024-07-20: 1,643 (W vs Cody Durden)2024-12-14: 1,584 (L vs Manel Kape)2025-06-07: 1,543 (L vs Joshua Van)2025-10-18: 1,584 (W vs HyunSung Park)2026-03-14: 1,564 (L vs Charles Johnson)2026-06-06: 1,495 (L vs Edgar Chairez)1,495

Rating after each UFC bout from the frozen predictive model (performance-adjusted Elo, data/processed/elo_history.csv; a debut starts at 1,500). The resume rating's history is not stored, so this is the predictive line, which is a different number from the resume rating in the header.

Trajectory

Recent performances run about 74 points behind the rating: fighters this age typically run 61 points behind their rating, and his own recent results put him a further 13 points behind.

ComponentPointsMeaning
Age component-61what fighters aged 36.6 typically run relative to their rating (population curve, all UFC bouts since 2011)
Own recent results-13his recency-weighted mean and trend over 12 bouts, shrunk toward zero; trend -6 points a year
Combined-74the rating's likely distance from his current performance level, in rating points
Readingbehind ratingahead of, in line with (within 30 points), or behind the rating

Performance relative to the rating, by age

-1.0-0.5+0.0+0.5+1.0293031323334353637382019-10-05 (age 29.6): W vs Khalid Taha, residual +0.032020-03-14 (age 30.0): L vs David Dvorak, residual -0.152020-10-10 (age 30.6): L vs Tagir Ulanbekov, residual -0.142021-03-20 (age 31.0): W vs JP Buys, residual +0.502021-05-22 (age 31.2): W vs Victor Rodriguez, residual +0.372023-03-11 (age 33.0): W vs Tyson Nam, residual +0.502024-07-20 (age 34.3): W vs Cody Durden, residual +0.422024-12-14 (age 34.7): L vs Manel Kape, residual -0.472025-06-07 (age 35.2): L vs Joshua Van, residual -0.552025-10-18 (age 35.6): W vs HyunSung Park, residual +0.502026-03-14 (age 36.0): L vs Charles Johnson, residual -0.162026-06-06 (age 36.2): L vs Edgar Chairez, residual -0.59-0.11

Each dot is one decided UFC bout at his age then: the performance score minus the rating's expectation, on the score's own scale from -1 to +1 (filled = win, hollow = loss; above zero is better than the rating implied; a finish as a slight favourite is about +0.45). The dashed line is the population curve for all fighters; the solid line is this fighter's own fitted level and trend as of the data date, weighted toward recent bouts. One unit sustained over many bouts corresponds to about 695 rating points; a single bout's residual is noisy.

Held-out evidence (walk-forward 2016 to 2026, EXP-2026-10-21-01): the age curve held in every test year; the individual component is a weak signal (correlation 0.06 with the next bout's residual; among fighters aged 33 or over, the lowest predicted quartile won 38% of next bouts against 53% expected, the highest 48% against 52%) and adds nothing to bout prediction beyond the shadow model. No board uses any of it: the rankings answer who has earned the place, not who wins next (EXP-2026-10-20-09). Method: src/mmalab/decline.py; settings: config/decline.yaml (expectation from the resume rating; one unit of residual is about 695 rating points).

Context flags

Descriptive only. Each line is a population fact about fighters like him, not a forecast for him; the register entries hold the measurements.

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