Jay Silva (born May 25, 1981) is an Angolan-born American

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currently competing in the

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division. A professional competitor since 2008, Silva has also formerly competed for the

UFC 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 ...

, Bellator, the MFC, KSW, and

Tachi Palace Fights Tachi Palace Fights (TPF) was an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion which hosted events at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California. Matchmaker for TPF was former fighter Richard Goodman. Regarded as a regional promotion, ...

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Raised on the East Coast, Silva's interest in mixed martial arts developed after seeing the first season of

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, and he subsequently trained under

Renzo Gracie Renzo Gracie (; born March 11, 1967) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. A member of the Gracie family of Brazil, Renzo is a 7th Degree Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Carlos Gracie Jr. He is the so ...

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, having obtained the level of purple belt, and began a professional career in mixed martial arts. Silva was a Grapplers Quest Champion for both the Heavyweight and Absolute weight divisions.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Competing primarily in smaller organizations, Silva received a call from the UFC to fill in as a last minute replacement for Dan Miller and made his debut against

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at UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard losing a unanimous decision. Silva's next fight was against

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, compiling ...

on January 11, 2010, at

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, losing via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27). Silva was released from the UFC along with Kyle Bradley after his loss at

Bellator

Silva stepped in for

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, who was set to fight the Bellator Middleweight Champion

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in a Super Fight at Bellator 18. Silva was defeated via Knockout in just six seconds of the first round. On May 14, 2011, Silva defeated Gemiyale Adkins at

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via unanimous decision.

Independent promotions

Silva scored a first round KO over MMA veteran Jaime Jara at Tachi Palace Fights 7, ending the bout in 33 seconds. On November 4, 2011, Silva lost a five round unanimous decision to Bristol Marunde in a bout for the Superior Cage Combat Middleweight Championship. Silva next faced fellow UFC veteran

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on February 16 in Las Vegas, Nevada under the Superior Cage Combat organization. He won the fight via technical submission due to an arm triangle choke in the second round. Silva next fought on May 12, 2012 against Michał Materla at KSW 19 for the vacant Middleweight Championship. Silva lost the fight via majority decision. Silva faced Michał Materla on September 28, 2013 at KSW 24 in a non-title rematch from KSW 19. Silva won via knockout due to punches in the second round.

Maximum Fighting Championship

On November 30, 2012 it was announced that Silva signed a multi-fight contract with

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he was set to debut at MFC 36 “Reality Check” against Jacen Flynn on February 15, 2013 in

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. On February 11, 2013, MFC Announced Wes Swofford as Flynn's Replacement. Silva was defeated by Swofford via TKO due to an elbow and punches in 41 seconds of round one. Silva faced

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alumni

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on May 10, 2013 at MFC 37 “True Grit”. Silva was defeated by Alvey via TKO due to punches in round three.

Other promotions

Silva faced Oscar Cota in a heavyweight bout at

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inaugural MMA event on November 24, 2018. He won the fight via technical submission in the third round.

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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