Anderson da Silva
(; born 14 April 1975) is a
Brazilian-American
mixed martial artist
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and
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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. He is a former
UFC Middleweight Champion and holds the record for the
longest title reign in UFC history at 2,457 days. This started in 2006 and ended in 2013 and included a UFC record 16 consecutive victories in that span.
UFC president
Dana White
Dana Frederick White Jr. (born July 28, 1969) is an American businessman who serves as president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a global mixed martial arts organization. In August 2019, White's net worth was estimated at $500 milli ...
, UFC commentator
Joe Rogan
Joseph James Rogan (born August 11, 1967) is an American UFC color commentator, podcaster, comedian, actor, and former television presenter. He hosts ''The Joe Rogan Experience'', a podcast in which he discusses current events, comedy, polit ...
and numerous mixed martial arts (MMA) pundits have named Silva as one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time. Silva left the UFC in November 2020 and returned to boxing.
Background
Silva was born on 14 April 1975, in
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...
, Brazil. The son of a poverty-stricken family, he spent the majority of his childhood in
Curitiba
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with his aunt and uncle, who was an officer with the Curitiba police force.
Silva's first foray in
martial arts began as a child training jiu-jitsu with neighborhood kids. As a teen, Silva began training in
taekwondo
''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean martial arts, Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast k ...
,
capoeira
Capoeira () is an Afro-Brazilian martial art that combines elements of dance, acrobatics, music and spirituality. Born of the melting pot of enslaved Africans, Indigenous Brazilians and Portuguese influences at the beginning of the 16th cent ...
and
muay thai.
Mixed martial arts career
Early career (19972002)
Silva initially fought in Brazil in the
welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like Muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify the ...
category. Silva made his professional debut in 1997 with a pair of wins.
Silva recorded his first loss in 2000 to
Luiz Azeredo
Luiz Azeredo (born 10 June 1976) is a Brazilian retired mixed martial artist. He fought in the PRIDE Fighting Championships and Cage Rage.
Mixed martial arts career
On 22 November 2008 he participated in Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2008, whe ...
by decision. After that fight, he went on a nine-fight winning streak, winning six of those fights by either submission or TKO.
After winning his first match in Japan, he was put up against
Shooto
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champion
Hayato Sakurai
also known as , born August 24, 1975, is a Japanese mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 1996, he has formerly competed for the UFC, PRIDE, DREAM, Shooto, Vale Tudo Japan, DEEP, and participated in the Yarennoka!, ...
on 26 August 2001. Silva beat Sakurai by unanimous decision after three rounds and became the new Shooto Middleweight Champion (at 167 lb) and the first man to defeat Sakurai, who was undefeated in his first 20 fights.
Pride Fighting Championships and Cage Rage (20022006)
In 2002, Silva was scheduled to fight then-current
UFC Welterweight Champion
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC championships.
Historical notes
At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight classe ...
, and future
UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes at
UFC 36
''UFC 36: Worlds Collide'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 22, 2002. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on ...
. However, Silva instead signed a contract and began fighting for
PRIDE Fighting Championships.
In his first fight with the promotion, he stopped
Alex Stiebling with a cut resulting from a high kick. In his next match, he won via decision against the "Diet Butcher"
Alexander Otsuka
, better known by his ring name Alexander Otsuka and Otoko Sakari, is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. Having competed for multiple pro wrestling organizations in his career, most recently with Antonio Inoki's ...
. At ''
Pride 25'', Silva faced former UFC
welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like Muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify the ...
champion
Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton (born August 17, 1976) is an Anguillian-born Canadian retired mixed martial artist. He is a former UFC Welterweight Champion and Pride FC Japan MMA Legend. Known as "The Ronin", he competed worldwide in the biggest MMA organizatio ...
. Newton tried to
shoot
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in on Silva, but was hit with a flying knee. Newton collapsed and Silva finished the fight with strikes, winning by technical knockout.
At ''
Pride 26
The year 2003 is the 7th year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 2003 had 6 events beginning with, ''Pride 25 - Body Blow''.
Title fights
Debut Pride FC fighters
The follow ...
'', Silva faced
Daiju Takase
is a Japanese mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He has fought as a middleweight and welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and PRIDE Fighting Championship. He is noted for being the second to defeat, and first to finish, former U ...
. Takase, with a record of four wins and seven losses, was the underdog. However Silva was dominated on the ground for almost the entire fight before being submitted by Takase when caught in a
triangle choke late in the first round. After his loss to Takase, Silva became demotivated and thought about quitting MMA, but was convinced to keep on fighting by
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (, born 2 June 1976), better known as Minotauro or Big Nog, is a Brazilian retired mixed martial artist. He competed in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former Inter ...
. Silva then left
Chute Boxe, joined Nogueira in
Brazilian Top Team
The Brazilian Top Team (BTT) is an academy specialized in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and mixed martial arts. It established in April 2000 by Murilo Bustamante, Ricardo Libório, Mário Sperry and Luis Roberto Duarte, former members of the Carlson Grac ...
and started to fight in other promotions around the world. On 27 June 2004, Silva fought
Jeremy Horn
Jeremy Graham Horn (born August 25, 1975) is an American mixed martial artist. Horn is best known for fighting in smaller American promotions, he has also competed in some of the premiere mixed martial arts organizations around the world, inclu ...
and earned a decision victory.
Three months later, Silva made his debut in the
Cage Rage promotion in England. At ''Cage Rage 8'' Silva fought and defeated noted striker
Lee Murray
Lee Brahim Murray-Lamrani (born 12 November 1977) is an English-Moroccan mixed martial arts fighter and criminal. In 2005, his MMA career was cut short after he was stabbed multiple times outside a Mayfair nightclub. He was arrested in Rabat, ...
by decision.
That year, Silva returned to Pride FC on 31 December to face
Ryo Chonan
is a retired Japanese professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 2001–2013, Chonan competed for the UFC, PRIDE, DEEP, DREAM, Pancrase, and World Victory Road. Chonan is the former DEEP Middleweight Champion and the fo ...
. Silva was in control with a take down and body triangle in the first round. Chonan was able to counter Silva's knees from the clinch, with knees, and takedowns. Chonan was perceived by some to be winning up until the finish. During the third round,
Bas Rutten
Sebastiaan "Bas" Rutten (; born 24 February 1965) is a Dutch-American actor, former mixed martial artist, kickboxer and professional wrestler. He was a UFC Heavyweight Champion, a three-time King of Pancrase world champion, and finished his ca ...
, commentating alongside
Mauro Ranallo
Mauro Domenico Ranallo (born December 21, 1969) is a Canadian sports announcer, commentator and mental health advocate. He is currently signed as a play-by-play announcer with MMA organization Bellator, and also performs play-by-play duties for b ...
, stated that he believed Anderson must obtain a knockout or strong finish or he would lose the fight. Despite being the underdog, Chonan ended the fight in the third round with a rare flying
scissor heel hook, forcing Silva to submit.
After the loss to Chonan he was cut by Pride, Silva continued fighting in the Cage Rage promotion, as well as other promotions around the world. Silva defended his Cage Rage title against Curtis Stout.
Although he was slated to fight
Matt Lindland
Matthew James Lindland (born May 17, 1970), also known as The Law, is an American retired mixed martial artist, Olympic wrestler, speaker, actor, coach, entrepreneur and politician. He won the Oregon Republican Party's nomination for t ...
at ''Cage Rage 16'', Lindland's decision to fight
Mike Van Arsdale at ''Raze Fight Night'' put an end to the highly anticipated match up. Instead, Silva defended his championship against
Tony Fryklund
Anthony James Fryklund (born March 26, 1971) is an American retired professional mixed martial artist who last competed in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor from 1997 until 2013, he competed for the UFC, the WEC, Bellator, ...
, winning the fight with a reverse elbow, knocking out Fryklund early in the first round.
Silva competed in Hawaii's Rumble on the Rock promotion, where he fought
Yushin Okami
is a Japanese mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 2002, Okami has competed for the UFC, PRIDE, Pancrase, M-1 Global, World Series of Fighting, DEEP, Professional Fighters League, and ONE Championship.
Mixed martial arts ...
in the first round of the 175 lb tournament. Though labeled as a favorite to win the tournament, Silva was eliminated from the tournament when he kicked Okami in the face from the guard position. Okami's knees were on the ground at the time, making the attack an illegal strike to the head of a downed opponent. Silva later said that the rule had not been properly explained to him before the bout. "When I fought Okami the rules really weren't explained to me properly in the event I was fighting in," said Silva. "You could kick a downed opponent to the groin or to the head when your back's on the ground. So the rules weren't explained to me properly." While Okami was given the opportunity to recover and continue fighting, Okami opted for the disqualification win. Silva responded by saying he "felt it was a cheap, cowardly way of winning," and that "people that were there saw that he was in the condition to come back and keep fighting, and he didn't."
Ultimate Fighting Championship (20062020)
Debut and middleweight championship
Although speculation ran rampant about where Silva would sign next, the UFC announced in late April 2006 that they had signed him to a multi-fight contract. It was not long before the UFC started promoting Silva, releasing an interview segment almost immediately after announcing his arrival.
Silva made his debut at ''
Ultimate Fight Night 5'' on 28 June 2006. His opponent was ''
The Ultimate Fighter 1
The debut season of The Ultimate Fighter (later designated ''The Ultimate Fighter 1'') premiered on January 17, 2005. Sixteen mixed martial arts fighters (eight light heavyweights weighing from 186 to 205 lb and eight middleweights weighing from ...
'' contestant
Chris Leben
Christian Cyrus Leben (born July 21, 1980) is an American former mixed martial artist, referee, and bare knuckle boxer. A professional MMA competitor from 2002 until 2013, he most notably competed in the UFC in the Middleweight division, compili ...
who had gone undefeated in the UFC with five consecutive victories. Leben, confident of victory, had predicted he would
KO Silva in a pre-fight interview. A relatively unknown fighter in the United States, Silva made an emphatic debut when he knocked out Leben with a flurry of pinpoint strikes, followed by a final knee strike at 49 seconds into the first round. Silva's striking accuracy was 85%.
In response to the victory, the UFC tallied a poll on their main page, asking viewers to select Silva's next opponent. The majority of voters selected the UFC Middleweight Champion
Rich Franklin
Richard Jay Franklin II (born October 5, 1974) is an American businessman and retired mixed martial artist. He is best known for competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he is a member of the UFC Hall of Fame and a former UFC Midd ...
. Silva fought Franklin at ''
UFC 64
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'' on 14 October 2006, and defeated him by TKO (strikes) at 2:59 in the first round. Silva hit Franklin with knees to the body from the Muay Thai-clinch, then badly broke Franklin's nose with a knee to the face. Unable to strike back, Franklin dodged the last of Silva's strikes before falling to the ground, where referee
"Big" John McCarthy ended the fight. Silva was crowned the new UFC Middleweight Champion, becoming the second man to defeat Franklin, after Black House-teammate Lyoto Machida.
Record-setting championship reign
![Anderson Silva](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Anderson_Silva.jpg)
On 3 February 2007, at ''
UFC 67'', Silva was scheduled to fight ''
The Ultimate Fighter 4
''The Ultimate Fighter 4'' is the fourth season of the mixed martial arts reality television series ''The Ultimate Fighter''. It premiered on August 17, 2006, immediately after the conclusion of ''UFC Fight Night 6''. The finale was aired on Nove ...
'' winner
Travis Lutter
Travis Lutter (born May 12, 1973) is a retired American mixed martial artist who won ''The Ultimate Fighter 4'' reality show. He is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Carlos Machado.
Background
Lutter was born and raised in Gann Valley, ...
in what would be his first title defense since defeating Rich Franklin in October 2006. However, Lutter failed to make the weight limit and the match was changed to a non-title bout. Many felt that Lutter's best chance to win was to take the fight to the ground, with Lutter being an accomplished jiu-jitsu blackbelt. Silva won via submission with a combination of a triangle choke and elbow strikes in the second round.
In his next fight at ''
UFC 73
''UFC 73: Stacked'' was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). It took place on July 7, 2007, at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California and featured a total of nine bouts: four on the preliminary car ...
'' on 7 July 2007, Silva successfully defended his title against
Nate Marquardt
Nathan Joel Marquardt (born April 20, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the middleweight and welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 1999, he is a former Strikeforce W ...
, winning by TKO at 4:50 in the first round. Three months later, on 20 October 2007, at ''
UFC 77
''UFC 77: Hostile Territory'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The event took place on Saturday, October 20, 2007, at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Background
The main event featured Ande ...
'', Silva fought a title defense rematch against Rich Franklin, in Franklin's hometown of
Cincinnati
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, Ohio, at the
U.S. Bank Arena.
Silva defended his belt by defeating Franklin via TKO in the 2nd round. On 1 March 2008, at ''
UFC 82
''UFC 82: Pride of a Champion'' was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event that took place on March 1, 2008, at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
Background
The main event was a UFC & Pride FC middleweight title unification match between UFC mid ...
'' Silva fought Pride Middleweight champion
Dan Henderson
Daniel Jeffery Henderson (born August 24, 1970) is an American retired mixed martial artist and Olympic wrestler, who last competed as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was the last Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champi ...
, in a title unification bout (UFC and Pride titles on the line). Henderson was believed to have the edge on the ground, having competed in the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics in
Greco-Roman wrestling. Silva defended his title by defeating Henderson via rear naked choke in the 2nd round. At ''
UFC Fight Night 14'' on 19 July 2008, Silva made his debut at Light Heavyweight () in a bout against
James Irvin. Silva won via KO due to strikes in 1:01 of the first round after catching Irvin's attempted leg kick with his left arm and delivering a straight right that dropped Irvin to the mat, Silva then finished a prone Irvin with a blitz of punches to the head. Irvin later tested positive for methadone and oxymorphone.
Silva's next fight was on 25 October 2008, at ''
UFC 90
''UFC 90: Silva vs. Côté'' was a mixed martial arts (MMA) pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on October 25, 2008, at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois.
Background
The main event featured UFC Middleweigh ...
'' in
Rosemont, Illinois
Rosemont is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Located immediately northwest of Chicago, as of the 2010 census it had a population of 4,202. The village was incorporated in 1956, though it had been settled long before that. Whi ...
, Silva defended his Middleweight title against
Patrick Côté. In the third round, Côté landed awkwardly on his right leg while throwing a kick and fell to the mat grasping his right knee in pain. Referee Herb Dean declared the fight over when Côté could not continue, ruling the bout a TKO victory for Silva. Côté, however, became the first of Silva's UFC opponents to make it past the 2nd round. After his fight with Côté, Silva was criticized for seemingly avoiding contact during the bout.
Dana White
Dana Frederick White Jr. (born July 28, 1969) is an American businessman who serves as president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a global mixed martial arts organization. In August 2019, White's net worth was estimated at $500 milli ...
criticized Silva, saying: "I didn't understand Silva's tactics... It wasn't the Anderson Silva I've been watching the last two years." Silva said in the post-fight news conference:
"There are many people saying I was disrespecting Côté, but this is absolutely not true. My game plan since the beginning was fight five rounds, inducing him to commit mistakes and capitalize on that during the first three rounds and look for the knockout during the fourth and fifth rounds. It was working, and the biggest proof of that is that I almost didn't waste any blows. I connected with a couple of good punches and knees, but unfortunately he got hurt and the fight was over. This is not my fault."
On 18 April 2009, at ''
UFC 97
''UFC 97: Redemption'' (not to be confused with ''UFC 17: Redemption'') was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on April 18, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Background
This event broke the UFC attendanc ...
'' in
Montreal, Quebec
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, Canada, Silva defeated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blackbelt
Thales Leites
Thales Leites Lourenço (; born 6 September 1981) is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist best known for competing in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Leites made his ...
by unanimous decision, and recorded his UFC record 9th consecutive win in the octagon. Leites is credited with being the first man in UFC history to take Silva through 5 rounds to a judges' decision. The crowd repeatedly booed his lackluster performance, bored expression, and frustrated attempts to goad his opponent into fighting, and in the 4th and 5th rounds took to dancing, lowering his guard and slapping his opponent without retaliation. Following the fight,
Dana White
Dana Frederick White Jr. (born July 28, 1969) is an American businessman who serves as president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a global mixed martial arts organization. In August 2019, White's net worth was estimated at $500 milli ...
has stated that he was "embarrassed" by Silva's performance, but still said that he believes him to be "the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world".
At ''
UFC 101
''UFC 101: Declaration'' was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on August 8, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the first UFC event held in Philadelphia. The event featured the second ...
'' which took place on 8 August 2009, in
Philadelphia
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, Pennsylvania, Silva again fought at 205 pounds against former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion
Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin (born July 1, 1979) is an American retired mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. He was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2013 and currently serves as the Vice President of Athlete Development at the ...
. Griffin was knocked down three times in the first round. The bout earned Silva Beatdown of the Year honors from
Sherdog
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. The bout shared those honors with the second bout between
Brock Lesnar and
Frank Mir
Francisco Santos Mir III (; born May 24, 1979), is an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed for Bellator MMA in the Heavyweight division. He formerly competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) for sixteen years. A fo ...
.
Both fighters were awarded $60,000 as Fight of the Night bonuses and Silva received $60,000 in bonus money for Knockout of the Night.
After defeating Griffin, a Yahoo! Sports reporter allegedly claimed that Silva's manager,
Ed Soares
Ed Soares is an American of Brazilian descent born in Redondo Beach, California to Brazilian parents. He is known for being the manager of a number of Brazilian Mixed martial arts fighters, including Anderson Silva, Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, Pat ...
, had confirmed that Silva would abandon his Middleweight belt to fight at Light Heavyweight. However, Soares and a UFC spokesperson confirmed that a conversation agreeing Silva would permanently move up to Light Heavyweight never took place. Silva did not relinquish his title to fight exclusively at Light Heavyweight. Soares stated his attorney plans to speak to Yahoo! Sports about the matter.
Silva was expected to defend the
UFC Middleweight Championship
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC championships.
Historical notes
At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight classe ...
against
Vitor Belfort
Vítor Vieira Belfort (; born 1 April 1977) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight and Middleweight divisions. Belfort previously competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he fought in the Heavywe ...
on 2 January 2010, at
UFC 108
''UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 2, 2010, in Las Vegas, Nevada at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Background
The card for UFC 108 was plagued with numerous injur ...
. However, Ed Soares announced that the bout would not take place as Silva would not be fully recovered from surgery. Silva was then set to face Belfort on 6 February 2010, at
UFC 109
''UFC 109: Relentless'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on February 6, 2010, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Background
A previously rumoured bout between Renzo Gracie and ...
. The fight, however, was dependent on Silva's healing, which he described as "not going as planned." The fight was canceled because of Silva's slow recovery. Silva was once again scheduled to face Belfort on 10 April 2010, at
UFC 112
''UFC 112: Invincible'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 10, 2010, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Due to the time zone difference in Abu Dhabi, UFC 112 was shown live on pay-per-view in the U ...
. The fight was later canceled again due to an injury to Belfort.
Demian Maia
Demian Maia (born 6 November 1977) is a Brazilian professional submission grappler and mixed martial artist. He competed in both the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Maia is regarded as one ...
was selected to fill the spot and take on Silva for the belt.
In the first two rounds fighting Maia, Silva appeared to mock his opponent while employing quick, precise striking. In the third round, however, Silva's tempo seemed to change. He looked to Maia to be the aggressor while he largely circled and taunted his opponent. In the fifth round, Silva's lack of action prompted referee Dan Miragliotta to warn Silva for his conduct. The crowd began to side with Maia, who was the only fighter attempting to engage. After 5 rounds, Silva was declared the winner via unanimous decision.
Silva was widely criticized for his performance.
Dana White
Dana Frederick White Jr. (born July 28, 1969) is an American businessman who serves as president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a global mixed martial arts organization. In August 2019, White's net worth was estimated at $500 milli ...
said it was the most embarrassed he had ever been since becoming UFC president. Midway through the fourth round, White walked away from the fight and gave the championship belt to Silva's manager,
Ed Soares
Ed Soares is an American of Brazilian descent born in Redondo Beach, California to Brazilian parents. He is known for being the manager of a number of Brazilian Mixed martial arts fighters, including Anderson Silva, Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, Pat ...
. White was so annoyed that he declined to personally place the belt around Silva's waist, claiming it was the first time he had done so after a title match. It was also claimed that Silva verbally taunted Maia, saying, "Come on, hit me in the face, playboy." In the immediate post-fight interview, Silva apologized and said that he wasn't himself and that he would need to go back and reevaluate the humility that got him to where he is. In the post-fight interview, Silva made multiple references about how Demian insulted him before the bout. However, the pre-fight banter was seen by many as not out of the ordinary.
On 7 August 2010 Silva faced Chael Sonnen for the UFC Middleweight title at
UFC 117
''UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 7, 2010 at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, United States.
Background
UFC President Dana White announced via ESPN on Jim Ro ...
. In the first round, Sonnen stunned Silva with a punch before taking him down and dominating from the top position, landing multiple blows. The following three rounds played out in a similar fashion, going to the ground early with Sonnen dominating from inside Silva's guard. In the fifth round, Silva slipped after being tagged by Sonnen's left hook and the challenger took advantage by once again establishing a top position and delivering strikes to Silva. With about two minutes left in the round, Silva was able to lock up a triangle armbar on Sonnen, forcing Sonnen to submit at 3:10 of Round 5.
In the fight, Sonnen had struck Silva more times than Silva had been hit thus far in his entire UFC career. According to CompuStrike, in his first 11 UFC fights, Silva had been hit 208 times. On 7 August Sonnen had landed a total of 289 strikes. After the bout it was revealed that Sonnen would have won a judges' decision. All three judges had Sonnen marked as the winner of all four rounds, judges Nelson Hamilton and Dan Stell had Sonnen taking Round 1 10–8, as well as Hamilton awarding the challenger another 10–8 total in Round 3. Silva later claimed to have gone into the fight with a cracked rib and that a doctor advised him not to fight. Dana White announced that Sonnen would get a rematch upon Silva's return.
Following the fight the California State Athletic Commission confirmed that Chael Sonnen tested positive for synthetic testosterone, with his test having revealed a high testosterone to epitestosterone ratio, indicative of testosterone replacement therapy.
The promised rematch was revoked after the issue with his testosterone ratio came to light, however, after Sonnen came back and won two straight fights, Dana White scheduled the rematch.
Silva faced
Vitor Belfort
Vítor Vieira Belfort (; born 1 April 1977) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight and Middleweight divisions. Belfort previously competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he fought in the Heavywe ...
on 5 February 2011, at
UFC 126
''UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort'' was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 5, 2011 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Background
Former Light Heavyweight Champion Vitor B ...
. Belfort was expected to face
Yushin Okami
is a Japanese mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 2002, Okami has competed for the UFC, PRIDE, Pancrase, M-1 Global, World Series of Fighting, DEEP, Professional Fighters League, and ONE Championship.
Mixed martial arts ...
on 13 November 2010, at
UFC 122
''UFC 122: Marquardt vs. Okami'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 13, 2010 at König Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany. This event aired on the same day, via tape delay, on Spike TV in the ...
, but was replaced by
Nate Marquardt
Nathan Joel Marquardt (born April 20, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the middleweight and welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 1999, he is a former Strikeforce W ...
. After a "feeling out" period of about two and a half minutes in the first round, Silva and Belfort started to trade strikes. Silva landed a front kick to Belfort's jaw and followed up with punches to the grounded challenger. Referee Mario Yamasaki stopped the fight at 3:25 into the first round. With the win Silva handed Belfort his first KO loss in 28 career fights and extended his record streak of title defenses to eight. Silva then faced
Yushin Okami
is a Japanese mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 2002, Okami has competed for the UFC, PRIDE, Pancrase, M-1 Global, World Series of Fighting, DEEP, Professional Fighters League, and ONE Championship.
Mixed martial arts ...
on 27 August 2011, at
UFC 134
''UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami'' (also known as ''UFC Rio'') was a mixed martial arts (MMA) pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 27, 2011 at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event was the second that t ...
. He defeated the Japanese middleweight by TKO at 2:04 of round 2, displaying skilled head movement and accurate striking. His record then went to 31–4, avenging his DQ loss to Okami back in 2006.
A rematch with
Chael Sonnen
Chael Patrick Sonnen (; born April 3, 1977) is an American submission grappling promoter, mixed martial arts (MMA) analyst, and retired mixed martial artist. Beginning his MMA career in 1997, Sonnen competed for the Ultimate Fighting Champion ...
was to take place on 23 June 2012, at
UFC 147
''UFC 147: Silva vs. Franklin II'' was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 23, 2012 at Mineirinho Arena in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Background
The finals in the featherweight and middlewei ...
, but the bout was moved back to 7 July 2012, at
UFC 148
''UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 7, 2012, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the seventeenth UFC event of the year. The card consisted of e ...
, while the expected co-feature of the Brazilian event, a rematch between
Vitor Belfort
Vítor Vieira Belfort (; born 1 April 1977) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight and Middleweight divisions. Belfort previously competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he fought in the Heavywe ...
and
Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei César da Silva ( , , ; born 3 July 1976) is a Brazilian-American former mixed martial artist who competed in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships and the American-based Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He holds the record for the ...
would headline the event. The change was due to a scheduling conflict with the UN Conference
Rio+20
The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), also known as Rio 2012, Rio+20 (), or Earth Summit 2012 was the third international conference on sustainable development aimed at reconciling the economic and environmental goals ...
, which occurred during the same time frame as UFC 147. At UFC 148, after again being dominated throughout the first round, Silva stopped Sonnen in the second with a TKO.
He became the first to stop
Stephan Bonnar via strikes in the 1st round of a light heavyweight bout on 13 October 2012, at
UFC 153
''UFC 153: Silva vs. Bonnar'' was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 13, 2012, at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Background
Vitor Belfort was expected to face Alan Belcher a ...
.
Title loss and injury
Despite having decided to retire after the Bonnar fight, Silva faced
on 6 July 2013, at
UFC 162
''UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman'' was a mixed martial arts event on July 6, 2013, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Background
The main event was a UFC Middleweight Championship bout between long time title holder Anderson Silva a ...
. Although he was the heavy favorite, he lost by KO in the second round after show boating, ending his streak of the longest title reign in UFC history.
A rematch was held at
UFC 168
''UFC 168: Weidman vs. Silva 2'' was a mixed martial arts event held on December 28, 2013, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Background
The event was headlined by a UFC Middleweight Championship rematch between current champion ...
on 28 December. Weidman dominated the first round; it was reported that Silva may have also cracked his shin bone against Weidman during the first leg check. In the second round Weidman checked one of Silva's leg kicks again, breaking Silva's left
fibula
The fibula or calf bone is a leg bone on the lateral side of the tibia, to which it is connected above and below. It is the smaller of the two bones and, in proportion to its length, the most slender of all the long bones. Its upper extremity i ...
and
tibia
The tibia (; ), also known as the shinbone or shankbone, is the larger, stronger, and anterior (frontal) of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates (the other being the fibula, behind and to the outside of the tibia); it connects ...
and ending the fight via TKO. Immediately after the fight, Silva had orthopedic surgery to stabilize his tibia with an
intramedullary rod; his fibula was reset and was not expected to require further surgery. A UFC statement called the surgery "successful" and said those with similar injuries generally take three to six months to recover.
Post-championship reign
Despite calls for Silva to retire from MMA, it was confirmed on 29 July 2014, that Silva would return to the organization. Before
UFC 179
''UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2'' was a mixed martial arts event held on October 25, 2014, at Ginásio do Maracanãzinho in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Background
The event was headlined by a Featherweight Championship rematch between the current champ ...
, Silva and the UFC agreed on a new, 15-fight contract that replaced their previous deal which had eight fights remaining.
On 29 October 2014, it was announced that Silva would coach opposite
Maurício Rua
Maurício Milani Rua (; born 25 November 1981), also known as Shogun, is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and former model. He competes in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is a forme ...
for ''
The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 4'', which began filming in early 2015. Despite being coaches on the show, the two fighters will not face each other at the end of the season. Silva's continued participation was briefly in doubt during the filming after the announcement of his failed drug test. Initially, Dana White announced that Silva would remain on the show as a coach. Subsequently, Silva was pulled as one of the coaches and was replaced by
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (, born 2 June 1976), better known as Minotauro or Big Nog, is a Brazilian retired mixed martial artist. He competed in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former Inter ...
.
In his first fight post-injury, Silva faced
Nick Diaz
Nickolas Robert Diaz (born August 2, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Diaz is a former Strikeforce, WEC and IFC welterweight champion ...
in the main event of
UFC 183
''UFC 183: Silva vs. Diaz'' was a mixed martial arts event held on January 31, 2015, at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Background
The event was headlined by a middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight champion Anderson Silv ...
on 31 January 2015. He won the fight via unanimous decision. In the days after the fight, it was revealed that Silva tested positive for
Drostanolone
Drostanolone, or dromostanolone, is an anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS) of the dihydrotestosterone (DHT) group which was never marketed. An androgen ester prodrug of drostanolone, drostanolone propionate, was formerly used in the treatment ...
and
Androstane
Androstane is a C19 steroidal hydrocarbon with a gonane core. Androstane can exist as either of two isomers, known as 5α-androstane and 5β-androstane.
File:androstane.png, 5α-Androstane
File:androstane 5beta.png, 5β-Androstane
Pharmacology ...
, two
anabolic steroids, in pre-fight drug screening on 9 January 2015.
Nevada State Athletic Commission
The Nevada State Athletic Commission (also known as the Nevada Athletic Commission or NSAC) regulates all contests and exhibitions of unarmed combat within the state of Nevada, including licensure and supervision of promoters, boxers, kickboxers ...
chairman Francisco Aguilar confirmed that the fight has not yet been overturned and can't be until a motion is passed by a majority of the commission. Any penalties, suspensions or changes to the outcome of the fight have to be presented as a motion and then voted on by the commission to enact the order. On 11 February 2015, it was reported that Silva tested positive for an additional unknown illegal substance in a separate test that was related to UFC 183. On 17 February 2015,
NSAC executive director Bob Bennett confirmed to ESPN.com that Silva failed his postfight urine test and that Silva had tested positive for the steroid Drostanolone—the same banned substance he tested positive for during an out-of-competition test taken on 9 January 2015. Silva also tested positive for the anti-anxiety medication
Oxazepam
Oxazepam is a short-to-intermediate-acting benzodiazepine. Oxazepam is used for the treatment of anxiety and insomnia and in the control of symptoms of alcohol withdrawal syndrome.
It is a metabolite of diazepam, prazepam, and temazepam, and ha ...
and
Temazepam
Temazepam (sold under the brand names Restoril among others) is a medication of the benzodiazepine class which is generally used to treat severe or debilitating insomnia. It is taken by mouth. Temazepam is rapidly absorbed, and significant hyp ...
, which is used to treat sleep deprivation.
On 13 August, after several reschedules, the disciplinary hearing was held to decide on the subject. Silva's defense argued that a tainted
sexual enhancement drug that a friend had given to Silva after a trip to Thailand was the root of the two failed tests for drostanolone and also appealed to mistakes in the NSAC testing procedures, pointing to a pair of drug tests, one on 19 January and one after the fight, which Silva passed. He admitted to using both benzodiazepines the night prior to the fight as therapy to control stress and help him sleep. Silva's team was unable to explain the presence of androsterone in 9 January test. The commission rejected the defense and suspended him for one year retroactive to the date of the fight, as the current guidelines were not in effect at the time of the failed tests. He was also fined his full win bonus, as well as 30% of his show money, totaling $380,000. His victory was overturned to a no contest.
In his first fight after his PED suspension was lifted, Silva faced
Michael Bisping
Michael Gavin Joseph Bisping (; born 28 February 1979) is an English actor, sports analyst, commentator and retired mixed martial artist, who competed in the Middleweight and Light Heavyweight division of the UFC. A professional competitor ...
on 27 February 2016, at
UFC Fight Night 84
''UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 84'') was a mixed martial arts event held on 27 February 2016 at The O2 Arena in London, England.
Background
The event was the eighth that the promotion hosted in London a ...
. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. However, the fight was not without controversy as at the end of round three Silva dropped Bisping with a flying knee while Bisping was signaling to referee Herb Dean that he lost his mouthpiece. Silva believed he had won the bout and continued to celebrate as referee Herb Dean said the fight was not over, and it continued for another two rounds to the decision. Both participants were awarded ''Fight of the Night'' honours.
Silva was expected to face
Uriah Hall on 14 May 2016, at
UFC 198
''UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic'' was a mixed martial arts event held on May 14, 2016, at Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil.
Background
The event was initially announced as a ''Fight Night'' event with a middleweight bout between former UFC Ligh ...
. However, Silva pulled out of the bout on 10 May after requiring a surgery to remove his gallbladder. As a result, Hall did not compete at the event.
Silva was a short notice replacement to face current UFC Light Heavyweight champion
Daniel Cormier
Daniel Ryan Cormier (; born March 20, 1979) is an American former professional mixed martial artist, amateur wrestler, and current commentator for the UFC. He is a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight Ch ...
in a non-title bout on 9 July 2016, at
UFC 200
''UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 9, 2016, at the T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada.
It was the final UFC event under the ownership of ...
. Silva lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Silva faced
Derek Brunson
Derek Brunson (born January 4, 1984) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Middleweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of September 5, 2022, he is #5 in the UFC middleweight ran ...
on 11 February 2017, at
UFC 208
''UFC 208: Holm vs. de Randamie'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on February 11, 2017, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Background
The event was originally scheduled to take ...
. He was awarded a unanimous decision victory. 19 of 23 media outlets scored the bout in favor of Brunson.
Silva was expected to face
Kelvin Gastelum
Kelvin Gastelum (born October 24, 1991) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Middleweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Gastelum has competed for the UFC since he won '' The Ul ...
on 3 June 2017, at
UFC 212
''UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on June 3, 2017, at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Background
A UFC Featherweight Championship unification bout betwe ...
. However, Gastelum was pulled from the match-up after testing positive for marijuana. In turn, despite having two months to secure an opponent, Silva and promotion officials confirmed on 11 May that he would not compete at that event.
The bout with Gastelum was rescheduled and was expected to take place on 25 November 2017, at
UFC Fight Night 122
''UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 122'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship and held on November 25, 2017, at Mercedes Benz Arena in Shanghai, China.
Background ...
.
However it was announced on 10 November 2017 that Silva would be pulled from the bout due to failing USADA drug test on 26 October. In July 2018, USADA announced that Silva had been exonerated from the failed test after finding contaminated supplements and received a one-year suspension from USADA dating back to November 2017 and would be free to resume fighting in November 2018.
Silva returned and faced
Israel Adesanya
Israel Mobolaji Odunayo Oluwafemi Temitayo Owolabi Adesanya (born 22 July 1989) is a New Zealand professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer, and former boxer with multiple championships in all three disciplines. As a mixed martial artist, h ...
on 10 February 2019, at
UFC 234
''UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on February 10, 2019 at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Background
A UFC Middleweight Championship b ...
. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. This fight earned him the
''Fight of the Night'' award.
Silva faced
Jared Cannonier
Jared Cannonier (born March 16, 1984) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently fights in the Middleweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of November 15, 2022, he is #3 in the UFC middleweight ran ...
on 11 May 2019 at
UFC 237
''UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on May 11, 2019, at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Background
The event was originally expected to be held ...
. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round after a kick from Cannonier to Silva's right leg injured him and rendered him unable to continue.
Silva faced
Uriah Hall on 31 October 2020 at
UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva.
He lost the fight via technical knockout in round four. In an
Instagram post made after the fight, Silva hinted that his career in MMA was finished, though he did not officially announce retirement from the sport.
On 19 November 2020, the UFC announced that they had released Silva from his UFC contract, which would allow him to negotiate with other promotions.
Boxing career
Professional career
Silva vs. Chávez Jr.
In March 2021, it was announced that Anderson Silva would fight
Julio César Chávez Jr.
Julio César Chávez Carrasco (born 16 February 1986), best known as Julio César Chávez Jr., is a Mexican professional boxer who held the WBC middleweight title from 2011 to 2012. He is the son of former three-division world champion of bo ...
in a boxing match on 19 June 2021. Silva won the fight by split decision. Silva threw more punches throughout the fight throwing a total of 392 punches while Chávez Jr only threw 153.
Silva vs. Ortiz
Silva faced former
UFC Light Heavyweight Champion
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC championships.
Historical notes
At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight classe ...
Tito Ortiz
Jacob Christopher "Tito" Ortiz (; born January 23, 1975) is an American mixed martial artist and politician. He is currently signed to the Combate Americas promotion. Ortiz is best known for his stints with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UF ...
in a pro boxing bout on September 11, 2021. He won the fight via knockout in round one.
Silva vs. Paul
On September 6, 2022, it was announced that Silva would be facing YouTuber and professional boxer
Jake Paul
Jake Joseph Paul (born January 17, 1997) is an American media personality and professional boxer. He initially rose to fame on Vine, before playing the role of Dirk Mann on the Disney Channel series ''Bizaardvark'' for two seasons. Throughout ...
on October 29 in Phoenix, Arizona.
On the night of the fight, Silva lost to Paul by unanimous decision with the scores of 78–73 (twice) and 77–74, all in Paul's favor.
Exhibition bout
Silva vs. Machado
On May 21, 2022, Silva fought an eight round exhibition bout with fellow Brazilian MMA veteran Bruno Machado at a boxing event in Abu Dhabi. Despite a knockdown for Silva in the fifth, the fight would go the full distance, and no winner was declared.
Mixed martial arts fighting style
An expert in
Muay Thai,
boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermine ...
and
taekwondo
''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean martial arts, Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast k ...
, Silva is primarily a stand-up fighter. Owner of numerous UFC offensive striking records, Silva is widely regarded as one of the best strikers in the history of MMA and many consider him the best of all time. During his time in the UFC, he had a striking accuracy of 60%, attempting 1300 strikes and landing 779.
Silva's striking accuracy, knockout power, technically vicious
Muay Thai and ability to Counterpunch (boxing), counterstrike makes him a danger to his opponents. Silva's striking uses three major strengths: technical precision, the jab, and transitions and movement.
Silva switches from Southpaw stance, southpaw to Orthodox stance, orthodox with little drop-off in effectiveness. Although it has been claimed that his ground game is not as good as his stand-up, Silva has submitted notable grapplers, including Olympic wrestler
Dan Henderson
Daniel Jeffery Henderson (born August 24, 1970) is an American retired mixed martial artist and Olympic wrestler, who last competed as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was the last Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champi ...
, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blackbelt
Travis Lutter
Travis Lutter (born May 12, 1973) is a retired American mixed martial artist who won ''The Ultimate Fighter 4'' reality show. He is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Carlos Machado.
Background
Lutter was born and raised in Gann Valley, ...
and Olympic alternate
Chael Sonnen
Chael Patrick Sonnen (; born April 3, 1977) is an American submission grappling promoter, mixed martial arts (MMA) analyst, and retired mixed martial artist. Beginning his MMA career in 1997, Sonnen competed for the Ultimate Fighting Champion ...
.
Sponsors
A friend of Brazilian World Cup winner Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer), Ronaldo, in 2011 Silva became the first client to be marketed by 9INE, a sports marketing company co-owned by Ronaldo. Since August 2011, Anderson has been sponsored by Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, Corinthians, his favorite football club. He is also sponsored by fast food chain Burger King. Previously he had also sponsorship deal with sportswear and equipment supplier Nike, Inc., Nike, which ended in late 2014 due to Nike's self removal from the UFC.
Personal life
Silva has three sons and two daughters with his wife, Dayane.
Before he began his career as a professional fighter, Silva worked at McDonald's, and also as a file clerk. He considers Spider-Man, Bruce Lee, Muhammad Ali and his mother as biggest of his personal heroes, and has a stated love of comic books and comic book heroes.
Silva has said on numerous occasions that he believes long-time friend and former UFC Lightweight Championship, UFC Lightweight Champion and
UFC Welterweight Champion
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC championships.
Historical notes
At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight classe ...
B.J. Penn to be the greatest pound for pound, pound-for-pound fighter in the history of the sport.
Silva expressed interest in competing in the sport of Taekwondo at the Summer Olympics, taekwondo and
boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermine ...
. He floated around the idea of competing at the Olympic Games, Olympics in taekwondo and fighting Roy Jones Jr. in a boxing match.
Silva became a naturalized U.S. citizen in July 2019.
Filmography
Television and film
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts
*Cage Rage Championships
**List of Cage Rage champions#Middleweight Championship, Cage Rage Middleweight Championship (One time, Final)
**Three successful title defenses
*
Shooto
Shooto is a combat sport and mixed martial arts organization that is governed by the ''Shooto Association'' and the ''International Shooto Commission''. Shooto was originally formed in 1985, first as a particular fighting system and then in 198 ...
**List of Shooto champions#Middleweight Championship, Shooto Middleweight Championship (One time)
*Ultimate Fighting Championship
**List of UFC champions#Middleweight Championship, UFC Middleweight Championship (One time)
***Ten successful title defenses
**Unified the UFC Middleweight and List of PRIDE champions#Welterweight Championship, Pride World Welterweight Championships
**List of UFC bonus award recipients, Fight of the Night (Five times)
**List of UFC bonus award recipients, Knockout of the Night (Seven times)
***Most List of UFC records#Most Knockout of the Night bonuses (discontinued), "Knockout of the Night" awards in UFC history (7)
**List of UFC bonus award recipients, Submission of the Night (Two times)
**List of UFC records#Longest single title reigns, Longest title reign in UFC history (2457 days)
**List of UFC records#Most consecutive wins, Longest win streak in UFC history (16)
**Most List of UFC records#Most bouts - By division, UFC Middleweight title fights (13)
**Most List of UFC records#Most wins - By division, wins in UFC Middleweight title fights (11)
**Tied for List_of_UFC_records#Most_knockouts_-_By_division, most knockouts in the UFC Middleweight division history (8)
(w. Uriah Hall, Thiago Santos (fighter), Thiago Santos)
**Most List of UFC records#Longest single title reigns, successful title defenses in the UFC middleweight division (10)
**Most List of UFC records#Longest single title reigns, consecutive title defenses in the UFC middleweight division (10)
**Second most List of UFC records#Longest single title reigns, consecutive title defenses in UFC history (10)
**Most List_of_UFC_records#Most_Finishes_-_By_division, finishes in the UFC Middleweight division history (11)
**Most List_of_UFC_records#Most_finishes, finishes in UFC title fights (9)
**Second most List_of_UFC_records#Most_knockdowns_-_Career, knockdowns in UFC history (18)
**Most List_of_UFC_records#Most_knockdowns_-_By_division, knockdowns in the UFC Middleweight division history (13)
**Most List_of_UFC_records#Most_knockdowns_-_Career, knockdowns in UFC title fights (10)
**Most List_of_UFC_records#Most_knockouts_-_By_division, knockouts in UFC title fights (7)
**Most total fight bonuses in the UFC Middleweight division history (12)
*ESPN.com
**2011 Knockout of the Year
vs. Vitor Belfort on 5 February
*Inside MMA
**2011 KO Kick of the Year Bazzie Award
vs. Vitor Belfort on 5 February
*MMA Live
**2010 Fight of the Year
vs. Chael Sonnen on 7 August
*Sherdog#Year-end awards, Sherdog
**2009 Beatdown of the Year
vs. Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin (born July 1, 1979) is an American retired mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. He was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2013 and currently serves as the Vice President of Athlete Development at the ...
on 8 August
**2011 All-Violence 1st Team
**Mixed Martial Arts Hall of Fame
*Spike Guys' Choice Awards
**2008 Most Dangerous Man
*Sports Illustrated
**2008 Fighter of the Year
*World MMA Awards
**2008 Fighter of the Year
**2010 Fight of the Year
vs. Chael Sonnen
Chael Patrick Sonnen (; born April 3, 1977) is an American submission grappling promoter, mixed martial arts (MMA) analyst, and retired mixed martial artist. Beginning his MMA career in 1997, Sonnen competed for the Ultimate Fighting Champion ...
on 7 August
**2011 Knockout of the Year
vs. Vitor Belfort
Vítor Vieira Belfort (; born 1 April 1977) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight and Middleweight divisions. Belfort previously competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he fought in the Heavywe ...
on 5 February
*Wrestling Observer Newsletter
**List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Most Outstanding Fighter (formerly Shootfighter of the Year), Most Outstanding Fighter (2012)
**List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#MMA Most Valuable Fighter, MMA Most Valuable Fighter (2012)
Mixed martial arts record
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 34–11 (1)
,
Uriah Hall
, TKO (punches)
,
UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva
,
, align=center, 4
, align=center, 1:24
, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 34–10 (1)
,
Jared Cannonier
Jared Cannonier (born March 16, 1984) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently fights in the Middleweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of November 15, 2022, he is #3 in the UFC middleweight ran ...
, TKO (leg kick)
,
UFC 237
''UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on May 11, 2019, at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Background
The event was originally expected to be held ...
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 4:47
, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 34–9 (1)
,
Israel Adesanya
Israel Mobolaji Odunayo Oluwafemi Temitayo Owolabi Adesanya (born 22 July 1989) is a New Zealand professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer, and former boxer with multiple championships in all three disciplines. As a mixed martial artist, h ...
, Decision (unanimous)
,
UFC 234
''UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on February 10, 2019 at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Background
A UFC Middleweight Championship b ...
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
, Melbourne, Australia
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 34–8 (1)
,
Derek Brunson
Derek Brunson (born January 4, 1984) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Middleweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of September 5, 2022, he is #5 in the UFC middleweight ran ...
, Decision (unanimous)
,
UFC 208
''UFC 208: Holm vs. de Randamie'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on February 11, 2017, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Background
The event was originally scheduled to take ...
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
, Brooklyn, New York, United States
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 33–8 (1)
,
Daniel Cormier
Daniel Ryan Cormier (; born March 20, 1979) is an American former professional mixed martial artist, amateur wrestler, and current commentator for the UFC. He is a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight Ch ...
, Decision (unanimous)
,
UFC 200
''UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 9, 2016, at the T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada.
It was the final UFC event under the ownership of ...
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 33–7 (1)
,
Michael Bisping
Michael Gavin Joseph Bisping (; born 28 February 1979) is an English actor, sports analyst, commentator and retired mixed martial artist, who competed in the Middleweight and Light Heavyweight division of the UFC. A professional competitor ...
, Decision (unanimous)
, UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping
,
, align=center, 5
, align=center, 5:00
, London, England
,
, -
, NC
, align=center, 33–6 (1)
,
Nick Diaz
Nickolas Robert Diaz (born August 2, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Diaz is a former Strikeforce, WEC and IFC welterweight champion ...
, NC (overturned by NSAC)
,
UFC 183
''UFC 183: Silva vs. Diaz'' was a mixed martial arts event held on January 31, 2015, at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Background
The event was headlined by a middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight champion Anderson Silv ...
,
, align=center, 5
, align=center, 5:00
, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
,
[
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 33–6
,
, TKO (leg injury)
, ]UFC 168
''UFC 168: Weidman vs. Silva 2'' was a mixed martial arts event held on December 28, 2013, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Background
The event was headlined by a UFC Middleweight Championship rematch between current champion ...
,
, align=center, 2
, align=center, 1:16
, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 33–5
,
, KO (punches)
, UFC 162
''UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman'' was a mixed martial arts event on July 6, 2013, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Background
The main event was a UFC Middleweight Championship bout between long time title holder Anderson Silva a ...
,
, align=center, 2
, align=center, 1:18
, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 33–4
, Stephan Bonnar
, TKO (knee to the body and punches)
, UFC 153
''UFC 153: Silva vs. Bonnar'' was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 13, 2012, at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Background
Vitor Belfort was expected to face Alan Belcher a ...
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 4:40
, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 32–4
, Chael Sonnen
Chael Patrick Sonnen (; born April 3, 1977) is an American submission grappling promoter, mixed martial arts (MMA) analyst, and retired mixed martial artist. Beginning his MMA career in 1997, Sonnen competed for the Ultimate Fighting Champion ...
, TKO (knee to the body and punches)
, UFC 148
''UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 7, 2012, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the seventeenth UFC event of the year. The card consisted of e ...
,
, align=center, 2
, align=center, 1:55
, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 31–4
, Yushin Okami
is a Japanese mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 2002, Okami has competed for the UFC, PRIDE, Pancrase, M-1 Global, World Series of Fighting, DEEP, Professional Fighters League, and ONE Championship.
Mixed martial arts ...
, TKO (punches)
, UFC 134
''UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami'' (also known as ''UFC Rio'') was a mixed martial arts (MMA) pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 27, 2011 at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event was the second that t ...
,
, align=center, 2
, align=center, 2:04
, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 30–4
, Vitor Belfort
Vítor Vieira Belfort (; born 1 April 1977) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight and Middleweight divisions. Belfort previously competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he fought in the Heavywe ...
, KO (front kick and punches)
, UFC 126
''UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort'' was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 5, 2011 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Background
Former Light Heavyweight Champion Vitor B ...
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 3:25
, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 29–4
, Chael Sonnen
Chael Patrick Sonnen (; born April 3, 1977) is an American submission grappling promoter, mixed martial arts (MMA) analyst, and retired mixed martial artist. Beginning his MMA career in 1997, Sonnen competed for the Ultimate Fighting Champion ...
, Submission (triangle armbar)
, UFC 117
''UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 7, 2010 at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, United States.
Background
UFC President Dana White announced via ESPN on Jim Ro ...
,
, align=center, 5
, align=center, 3:10
, Oakland, California, United States
, [
, -
, Win
, align=center, 28–4
, ]Demian Maia
Demian Maia (born 6 November 1977) is a Brazilian professional submission grappler and mixed martial artist. He competed in both the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Maia is regarded as one ...
, Decision (unanimous)
, UFC 112
''UFC 112: Invincible'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 10, 2010, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Due to the time zone difference in Abu Dhabi, UFC 112 was shown live on pay-per-view in the U ...
,
, align=center, 5
, align=center, 5:00
, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 27–4
, Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin (born July 1, 1979) is an American retired mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. He was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2013 and currently serves as the Vice President of Athlete Development at the ...
, KO (punch)
, UFC 101
''UFC 101: Declaration'' was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on August 8, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the first UFC event held in Philadelphia. The event featured the second ...
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 3:23
, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 26–4
, Thales Leites
Thales Leites Lourenço (; born 6 September 1981) is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist best known for competing in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Leites made his ...
, Decision (unanimous)
, UFC 97
''UFC 97: Redemption'' (not to be confused with ''UFC 17: Redemption'') was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on April 18, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Background
This event broke the UFC attendanc ...
,
, align=center, 5
, align=center, 5:00
, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 25–4
, Patrick Côté
, TKO (knee injury)
, UFC 90
''UFC 90: Silva vs. Côté'' was a mixed martial arts (MMA) pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on October 25, 2008, at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois.
Background
The main event featured UFC Middleweigh ...
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 0:39
, Rosemont, Illinois
Rosemont is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Located immediately northwest of Chicago, as of the 2010 census it had a population of 4,202. The village was incorporated in 1956, though it had been settled long before that. Whi ...
, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 24–4
, James Irvin
, KO (punches)
, UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 1:01
, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
, [
, -
, Win
, align=center, 23–4
, ]Dan Henderson
Daniel Jeffery Henderson (born August 24, 1970) is an American retired mixed martial artist and Olympic wrestler, who last competed as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was the last Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champi ...
, Submission (rear-naked choke)
, UFC 82
''UFC 82: Pride of a Champion'' was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event that took place on March 1, 2008, at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
Background
The main event was a UFC & Pride FC middleweight title unification match between UFC mid ...
,
, align=center, 2
, align=center, 4:52
, Columbus, Ohio, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 22–4
, Rich Franklin
Richard Jay Franklin II (born October 5, 1974) is an American businessman and retired mixed martial artist. He is best known for competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he is a member of the UFC Hall of Fame and a former UFC Midd ...
, TKO (knees)
, UFC 77
''UFC 77: Hostile Territory'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The event took place on Saturday, October 20, 2007, at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Background
The main event featured Ande ...
,
, align=center, 2
, align=center, 1:07
, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 21–4
, Nate Marquardt
Nathan Joel Marquardt (born April 20, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the middleweight and welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 1999, he is a former Strikeforce W ...
, TKO (punches)
, UFC 73
''UFC 73: Stacked'' was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). It took place on July 7, 2007, at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California and featured a total of nine bouts: four on the preliminary car ...
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 4:50
, Sacramento, California, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 20–4
, Travis Lutter
Travis Lutter (born May 12, 1973) is a retired American mixed martial artist who won ''The Ultimate Fighter 4'' reality show. He is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Carlos Machado.
Background
Lutter was born and raised in Gann Valley, ...
, TKO (submission to elbows)
, UFC 67
,
, align=center, 2
, align=center, 2:11
, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 19–4
, Rich Franklin
Richard Jay Franklin II (born October 5, 1974) is an American businessman and retired mixed martial artist. He is best known for competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he is a member of the UFC Hall of Fame and a former UFC Midd ...
, KO (knee)
, UFC 64
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 2:59
, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 18–4
, Chris Leben
Christian Cyrus Leben (born July 21, 1980) is an American former mixed martial artist, referee, and bare knuckle boxer. A professional MMA competitor from 2002 until 2013, he most notably competed in the UFC in the Middleweight division, compili ...
, KO (knee)
, UFC Ultimate Fight Night 5, UFC Fight Night 5
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 0:49
, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 17–4
, Tony Fryklund
Anthony James Fryklund (born March 26, 1971) is an American retired professional mixed martial artist who last competed in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor from 1997 until 2013, he competed for the UFC, the WEC, Bellator, ...
, KO (elbow)
, 2006 in Cage Rage Championships#Cage Rage 16, Cage Rage 16
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 2:02
, London, England
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 16–4
, Yushin Okami
is a Japanese mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 2002, Okami has competed for the UFC, PRIDE, Pancrase, M-1 Global, World Series of Fighting, DEEP, Professional Fighters League, and ONE Championship.
Mixed martial arts ...
, DQ (illegal kick)
, Rumble on the Rock#Rumble on the Rock champions, Rumble on the Rock 8
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 2:33
, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 16–3
, Curtis Stout
, KO (punches)
, 2005 in Cage Rage Championships#Cage Rage 14, Cage Rage 14
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 4:59
, London, England
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 15–3
, Jorge Rivera (fighter), Jorge Rivera
, TKO (knees and punches)
, 2005 in Cage Rage Championships#Cage Rage 11, Cage Rage 11
,
, align=center, 2
, align=center, 3:53
, London, England
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 14–3
, Ryo Chonan
is a retired Japanese professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 2001–2013, Chonan competed for the UFC, PRIDE, DEEP, DREAM, Pancrase, and World Victory Road. Chonan is the former DEEP Middleweight Champion and the fo ...
, Submission (flying scissor heel hook)
, Pride Shockwave 2004
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 3:08
, Saitama, Saitama, Saitama, Japan
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 14–2
, Lee Murray
Lee Brahim Murray-Lamrani (born 12 November 1977) is an English-Moroccan mixed martial arts fighter and criminal. In 2005, his MMA career was cut short after he was stabbed multiple times outside a Mayfair nightclub. He was arrested in Rabat, ...
, Decision (unanimous)
, 2004 in Cage Rage Championships#Cage Rage 8, Cage Rage 8
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
, London, England
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 13–2
, Jeremy Horn
Jeremy Graham Horn (born August 25, 1975) is an American mixed martial artist. Horn is best known for fighting in smaller American promotions, he has also competed in some of the premiere mixed martial arts organizations around the world, inclu ...
, Decision (unanimous)
, Gladiator 2
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
, Seoul, South Korea
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 12–2
, Waldir dos Anjos
, TKO (corner stoppage)
, Conquista Fight 1
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 5:00
, Vitória da Conquista, Brazil
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 11–2
, Daiju Takase
is a Japanese mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He has fought as a middleweight and welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and PRIDE Fighting Championship. He is noted for being the second to defeat, and first to finish, former U ...
, Submission (triangle choke)
, Pride 26
The year 2003 is the 7th year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 2003 had 6 events beginning with, ''Pride 25 - Body Blow''.
Title fights
Debut Pride FC fighters
The follow ...
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 8:33
, Yokohama, Japan
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 11–1
, Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton (born August 17, 1976) is an Anguillian-born Canadian retired mixed martial artist. He is a former UFC Welterweight Champion and Pride FC Japan MMA Legend. Known as "The Ronin", he competed worldwide in the biggest MMA organizatio ...
, KO (flying knee and punches)
, Pride 25
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 6:27
, Yokohama, Japan
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 10–1
, Alexander Otsuka
, better known by his ring name Alexander Otsuka and Otoko Sakari, is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. Having competed for multiple pro wrestling organizations in his career, most recently with Antonio Inoki's ...
, Decision (unanimous)
, Pride 22
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
, Nagoya, Japan
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 9–1
, Alex Stiebling
, TKO (doctor stoppage)
, Pride 21
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 1:23
, Saitama, Saitama, Saitama, Japan
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 8–1
, Roan Carneiro
, TKO (submission to punches)
, Mecca 6
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 5:32
, Curitiba
Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná in Brazil. The city's population was 1,948,626 , making it the eighth most populous city in Brazil and the largest in Brazil's South Region. The Curitiba Metropolitan area ...
, Brazil
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 7–1
, Hayato Sakurai
also known as , born August 24, 1975, is a Japanese mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 1996, he has formerly competed for the UFC, PRIDE, DREAM, Shooto, Vale Tudo Japan, DEEP, and participated in the Yarennoka!, ...
, Decision (unanimous)
, Shooto 7
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
, Osaka, Japan
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 6–1
, Israel Albuquerque
, TKO (submission to punches)
, Mecca 5
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 6:17
, Curitiba
Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná in Brazil. The city's population was 1,948,626 , making it the eighth most populous city in Brazil and the largest in Brazil's South Region. The Curitiba Metropolitan area ...
, Brazil
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 5–1
, Tetsuji Kato
, Decision (unanimous)
, Shooto 2
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
, Tokyo, Japan
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 4–1
, Claudionor Fontinelle
, TKO (punches and knees)
, Mecca 4
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 4:35
, Curitiba
Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná in Brazil. The city's population was 1,948,626 , making it the eighth most populous city in Brazil and the largest in Brazil's South Region. The Curitiba Metropolitan area ...
, Brazil
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 3–1
, Jose Barreto
, TKO (head kick and punches)
, Mecca 2
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 1:06
, Curitiba
Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná in Brazil. The city's population was 1,948,626 , making it the eighth most populous city in Brazil and the largest in Brazil's South Region. The Curitiba Metropolitan area ...
, Brazil
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 2–1
, Luiz Azeredo
Luiz Azeredo (born 10 June 1976) is a Brazilian retired mixed martial artist. He fought in the PRIDE Fighting Championships and Cage Rage.
Mixed martial arts career
On 22 November 2008 he participated in Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2008, whe ...
, Decision (unanimous)
, Mecca 1
,
, align=center, 2
, align=center, 10:00
, Curitiba
Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná in Brazil. The city's population was 1,948,626 , making it the eighth most populous city in Brazil and the largest in Brazil's South Region. The Curitiba Metropolitan area ...
, Brazil
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 2–0
, Fabrício Camões
, TKO (retirement)
, rowspan=2, BFC 1
, rowspan=2,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 25:14
, rowspan=2, Campo Grande, Brazil
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 1–0
, Raimundo Pinheiro
, Submission (rear-naked choke)
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 1:53
,
Professional boxing record
Exhibition boxing record
Pay-per-view bouts
MMA
Boxing
Main Event
Co-Main Event
See also
*List of male mixed martial artists
References
External links
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