Anderson Silva
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Anderson da Silva (ˈɐ̃deʁsõ ˈsiwvɐ; born April 14, 1975) is a Brazilian
mixed martial artist
. He is the current UFC Middleweight Champion and the promotion's longest reigning champion. With 14 consecutive wins, Silva holds the longest winning streak and title defense streak in UFC history. UFC president Dana White
has proclaimed Silva as the greatest fighter in the history of mixed martial arts.
Silva is ranked as the number one Middleweight in the world by multiple publications,
and is the consensus #1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world according to ESPN
, Sherdog
, Yahoo! Sports
, MMAFighting.com and other publications. Silva is also the last Cage Rage Middleweight Champion and a former Shooto Middleweight Champion. Besides the UFC and Cage Rage, Silva has fought for a number of other MMA promotions including the Pride Fighting Championships, Shooto
and Rumble on the Rock.
striking, Silva is also a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blackbelt, a rank he earned in 2006 from Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira who follows Gracie Lineage through Carlson Gracie
, likewise Murilo Bustamante
and the Brazilian Top Team
. He began martial arts training at the age of 14, training Tae kwon do and earning a black belt by the age of 18. He is also a black belt in Judo
and a yellow rope in Capoeira
.
Once a member of the Chute Boxe Academy
, Silva left to form the Muay Thai Dream Team. In late November 2006, he joined new team Black House with Lyoto Machida
, Vitor Belfort
, Assuerio Silva
, and the Nogueira
brothers.
category. According to Sherdog.com, Silva made his professional debut in 1997 with a pair of wins. Silva recorded his first loss in 2000 to Luiz Azeredo
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 champion Hayato Sakurai
on August 26, 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.
with a cut resulting from a high kick. In his next match, he won via decision against the "Diet Butcher" Alexander Otsuka
. At Pride 25
, Silva faced former UFC welterweight
champion Carlos Newton
. Newton tried to shoot
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
, Silva faced Daiju Takase
. Considering his record at the time – with only four wins to seven losses – Takase was a big underdog. Surprisingly, after dominating most of the fight with takedowns, top position, and effective ground and pound, Takase submitted Silva with a triangle choke
late in the first round. After his loss to Takase, Silva fought in other promotions around the world. On June 27, 2004, Silva fought Jeremy Horn
and earned a decision victory.
promotion in England. At Cage Rage 8 Silva fought and defeated noted striker Lee Murray
by decision. That year, Silva returned to Pride on December 31 to face Ryo Chonan
. 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, as during the third round, Bas Rutten, who was commentating alongside Mauro Ranallo, 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 flying scissor heel hook, forcing Silva to submit. After the loss to Chonan, 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
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, winning the fight with a reverse elbow, knocking out Fryklund early in the first round.
in the first round of the 175 lb tournament. Although he was labeled as the favorite to win the tournament, Silva lost his fight 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."
Silva made his debut at Ultimate Fight Night 5
on June 28, 2006. His opponent was The Ultimate Fighter 1
contestant Chris Leben
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 100%.
.
Silva fought Franklin at UFC 64
on October 14, 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 then crowned the new UFC Middleweight Champion, becoming the second man to defeat Franklin, after Black House-teammate Lyoto Machida.
, Silva was scheduled to fight The Ultimate Fighter 4
winner Travis Lutter
in what would be his first title defense since defeating Rich Franklin in October 2006. However, Lutter failed to make the 185 pounds (83.9 kg) 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 combination of a triangle choke and elbow strikes in the second round.
In his next fight at UFC 73
on July 7, 2007, Silva successfully defended his title against Nate Marquardt, winning by TKO at 4:50 in the first round.
Three months later, on October 20, 2007 at UFC 77
, Silva fought a title defense rematch against Rich Franklin, in Franklin's hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio at the U.S. Bank Arena
. Silva defended his belt by defeating Franklin via TKO in the 2nd round.
On March 1, 2008 at UFC 82
Silva fought Pride Middleweight champion Dan Henderson
, in a title unification bout (UFC and Pride titles on the line). Again, many thought that Henderson had 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: Silva vs. Irvin
on July 19, 2008, Silva made his debut at Light Heavyweight (205 lb (93 kg)) 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.
Silva's next fight was on October 25, 2008 at UFC 90
in Rosemont
, Illinois, 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
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:
On April 18, 2009 at UFC 97
in Montreal
, Canada, Anderson Silva defeated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blackbelt Thales Leites
by Unanimous Decision, and recorded his UFC record 9th consecutive win in the octagon. Thales 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
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
which took place on August 8, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Silva again fought at 205 pounds against former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin
. Griffin was knocked down three times in the first round. The bout earned Silva Beatdown of the Year honors from Sherdog
. The bout shared those honors with the second bout between Brock Lesnar
and Frank Mir
. 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
, 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 against Vitor Belfort
on January 2, 2010 at UFC 108
. 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 February 6, 2010 at UFC 109
. 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 April 10, 2010 at UFC 112
. The fight was later canceled again due to an injury to Belfort. Demian Maia
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
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
. 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 insulted Maia multiple times during the fight.
In the immediate post-fight interview, Silva apologized and said he did not know what got into him and said he should have been more humble. However, in the official post-fight press conference, he said he "owed nobody an apology" and that "he couldn't please everyone". He also made multiple references about how Demian insulted him. In the same conference, Dana White apologized to the fans that "bought this shit", and said he would make it up to them.
On August 7, 2010, Silva faced Chael Sonnen for the UFC Middleweight Title at UFC 117
. 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 while ducking under 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.
Silva was hit more in the fight than in his entire career. According to CompuStrike, in his first 11 UFC fights, Silva was hit 208 times. Sonnen hit him a total of 289 times. 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 allegedly went into the fight with injured ribs and his doctor advised him not to fight. During the first round, he cracked his rib and was out until 2011 because of the injury. Following the fight the California State Athletic Commission confirmed that Chael Sonnen tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs
(PED's). Doping tests revealed Sonnen had an elevated testosterone level which fell outside of the normal range prior to his fight with Silva. Dana White announced that Sonnen would get a rematch when Silva returns. This was revoked after the issue with PEDs came to light, but Dana White had a change of heart and scheduled the rematch.
Silva faced Vitor Belfort
on February 5, 2011 at UFC 126
. Belfort was expected to face Yushin Okami
on November 13, 2010 at UFC 122
, but was replaced by Nate Marquardt. 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 brutal front kick to Belfort's jaw and followed up with punches to the grounded challenger. Referee Mario Yamasaki stopped the fight at 3:25 minutes into the first round. Silva extended his record streak of title defenses to eight and his overall record to 30–4.
Silva then faced Yushin Okami
on August 27, 2011 at UFC 134
. He defeated the Japanese middleweight by TKO at 2:04 of round 2, displaying fantastic head movement and pinpoint striking, comparable to his destruction over Forrest Griffin
. His record then went to 31-4, avenging his DQ loss to Okami back in 2006.
Dana White has confirmed a rematch with Chael Sonnen
will be Silva's next fight.
in a boxing match up under boxing rules to prove that MMA fighters are technical, too." UFC president, Dana White, later expressed that he would use his veto power to stop such a match from taking place because he does not need his fighters getting themselves injured while fighting outside of the octagon. Silva, however, has commented: "After my contract with the UFC is finished, I will set up the fight with Jones Jr. The fight has already been permitted by Jones himself." In April 2009, Jones himself confirmed he is still interested in fighting Silva: "I'm going to try and make it happen. He's saying he wants to fight me, so, OK, I'm ready. Let's brawl." Roy Jones Jr. was in attendance at UFC 101
.
In an interview with Brazilian TV station SporTV
in September 2008, Silva stated that he was interested in retiring within the next year. However, Anderson's manager, Ed Soares
and co-manager Nicholas Gansen, responded to the talk of retirement by saying that Anderson was contractually obligated to fight six more fights (his sixth was against Vitor Belfort) and would do so before retiring. Soares further stated that Silva desires to retire when he is 35 which he turned on April 14, 2010. According to Anderson Silva's manager, Ed Soares
, he is not retiring after his contract is over in 2010 and what he supposedly wants is to stay in the 185 division.
Silva has three sons and two daughters with his wife, Dayane. Silva appeared in Never Surrender
in 2009.
and ability to 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 to 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
, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blackbelt Travis Lutter
and Olympic alternate Chael Sonnen
.
Silva holds several statistical records in the UFC including: Most all-time knockdowns in UFC history (15), No. 1 in significant strike accuracy (68.5%), Longest all-time UFC win streak (14), Best all-time UFC win percentage (1.000), Most title fight victories (10), Most UFC title defenses (9) and Longest reign by days .
. Since August 2011, Anderson has been sponsored by Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
, his favorite soccer team. He is also sponsored by fast food chain Burger King
and sportswear and equipment supplier Nike
.
Mixed martial arts
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 31-4
| Yushin Okami
| TKO (punches)
| UFC 134
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 2:04
| Rio de Janeiro
, Brazil
|Defended UFC Middleweight Championship Extended record for most consecutive title defenses (9).
|-
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 30–4
| Vitor Belfort
| KO (front kick and punches)
| UFC 126
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 3:25
| Las Vegas, Nevada
, U.S.
|Defended UFC Middleweight Championship Knockout of the Night.
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 29–4
| Chael Sonnen
| Submission (triangle armbar)
| UFC 117
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 5
| style="text-align:center;"| 3:10
| Oakland, California
, U.S.
|Defended UFC Middleweight Championship; Broke record for most consecutive wins (12); Fight & Submission of the Night.
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 28–4
| Demian Maia
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 112
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 5
| style="text-align:center;"| 5:00
| Abu Dhabi
, U.A.E.
| Defended UFC Middleweight Championship; Broke record for most consecutive title defenses (6).
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 27–4
| Forrest Griffin
| KO (punch)
| UFC 101
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 3:23
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, U.S.
| Light Heavyweight bout; Fight of the Night & Knockout of the Night.
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 26–4
| Thales Leites
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 97
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 5
| style="text-align:center;"| 5:00
| Montreal
, Canada
| Defended UFC Middleweight Championship.
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 25–4
| Patrick Côté
| TKO (knee injury)
| UFC 90
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 0:39
| Rosemont, Illinois
, U.S.
| Defended UFC Middleweight Championship.
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 24–4
| James Irvin
| KO (punches)
| UFC: Silva vs Irvin
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1:01
| Las Vegas, Nevada
, U.S.
| Light Heavyweight bout; Irvin later tested positive for banned substances in the post fight drug test.
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 23–4
| Dan Henderson
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| UFC 82
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 4:50
| Columbus, Ohio
, U.S.
| Defended UFC Middleweight Championship; Fight & Submission of the Night; Unified PRIDE Welterweight & UFC Middleweight titles.
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 22–4
| Rich Franklin
| TKO (knees)
| UFC 77
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 1:07
| Cincinnati, Ohio
, U.S.
| Defended UFC Middleweight Championship; Knockout of the Night.
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 21–4
| Nate Marquardt
| TKO (punches)
| UFC 73
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 4:50
| Sacramento, California
, U.S.
| Defended UFC Middleweight Championship.
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 20–4
| Travis Lutter
| Submission (elbows)
| UFC 67
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 2:11
| Las Vegas, Nevada
, U.S.
| Non-title fight (Lutter did not make weight).
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 19–4
| Rich Franklin
| KO (knee)
| UFC 64
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 2:59
| Las Vegas, Nevada
, U.S.
| Won UFC Middleweight Championship.
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 18–4
| Chris Leben
| KO (knee)
| UFC Ultimate Fight Night 5
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0:49
| Las Vegas, Nevada
, U.S.
| UFC Debut
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 17–4
| Tony Fryklund
| KO (elbow)
| Cage Rage 16
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 2:02
| London
, England
| Defended Cage Rage World Middleweight Championship.
|-
|Loss
| style="text-align:center;"| 16–4
| Yushin Okami
| DQ (illegal kick)
| Rumble on the Rock 8
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 2:33
| Honolulu, Hawaii
, U.S.
| ROTR WW Tournament Opening Round; Silva was disqualified for delivering an illegal upkick that rendered Okami unable to continue.
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 16–3
| Curtis Stout
| KO (punches)
| Cage Rage 14
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 4:59
| London
, England
| Defended Cage Rage World Middleweight Championship.
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 15–3
| Jorge Rivera
| TKO (knees and punches)
| Cage Rage 11
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 3:53
| London
, England
| Defended Cage Rage World Middleweight Championship.
|-
|Loss
| style="text-align:center;"| 14–3
| Ryo Chonan
| Submission (flying heel hook)
| Pride Shockwave 2004
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 3:08
| Saitama, Saitama
, Japan
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 14–2
| Lee Murray
| Decision (unanimous)
| Cage Rage 8
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 5:00
|London
, England
| Won Cage Rage World Middleweight Championship.
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 13–2
| Jeremy Horn
| Decision (unanimous)
| Gladiator FC: Day 2
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 5:00
|Seoul
, South Korea
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 12–2
| Waldir dos Anjos
| TKO (corner stoppage)
| Conquista Fight 1
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 5:00
| Vitória da Conquista
, Brazil
|
|-
|Loss
| style="text-align:center;"| 11–2
| Daiju Takase
| Submission (triangle choke)
| Pride 26
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 8:33
| Yokohama
, Japan
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 11–1
| Carlos Newton
| KO (flying knee and punches)
| Pride 25
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 6:27
| Yokohama
, Japan
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 10–1
| Alexander Otsuka
| Decision (unanimous)
| Pride 22
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 5:00
| Nagoya, Japan
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 9–1
| Alex Stiebling
| TKO (doctor stoppage)
| Pride 21
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1:23
| Saitama, Saitama
, Japan
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 8–1
| Roan Carneiro
| Submission (punches)
| Mecca: World Vale Tudo 6
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 5:32
| Curitiba
, Brazil
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 7–1
| Hayato Sakurai
| Decision (unanimous)
| Shooto: To The Top 7
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 5:00
| Osaka
, Japan
| Won Shooto Middleweight (168 pounds) Championship.
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 6–1
| Israel Albuquerque
| Submission (punches)
| Mecca: World Vale Tudo 5
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 6:17
| Curitiba
, Brazil
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 5–1
| Tetsuji Kato
| Decision (unanimous)
| Shooto: To The Top 2
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 5:00
| Tokyo
, Japan
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 4–1
| Claudionor Fontinelle
| TKO (punches and knees)
| Mecca: World Vale Tudo 4
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 4:35
| Curitiba
, Brazil
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–1
| Jose Barreto
| TKO (head kick and punches)
| Mecca: World Vale Tudo 2
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1:06
| Curitiba
, Brazil
|
|-
|Loss
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
| Luiz Azeredo
| Decision (unanimous)
| Mecca: World Vale Tudo 1
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 10:00
| Curitiba
, Brazil
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
| Fabricio Camoes
| TKO (retirement)
| Brazilian Freestyle Circuit 1
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 25:14
| Campo Grande
, Brazil
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
| Raimundo Pinheiro
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| Brazilian Freestyle Circuit 1
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1:53
| Campo Grande
, Brazil
|
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| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Result
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Method
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Round
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes
|-align=center
|||1-1 || align=left| Julio Cesar De Jesus
|KO || 2 ||
| Ginasio Antonio Balbino, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil||
|-align=center
|||0-1 || align=left| Osmar Luiz Teixeira
|TKO || 2 ||
| Uniao da Vitoria, Parana, Brazil||
|-align=center
|-
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Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
. He is the current UFC Middleweight Champion and the promotion's longest reigning champion. With 14 consecutive wins, Silva holds the longest winning streak and title defense streak in UFC history. UFC president Dana White
Dana White
Dana White is the current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship , a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States.- Biography :...
has proclaimed Silva as the greatest fighter in the history of mixed martial arts.
Silva is ranked as the number one Middleweight in the world by multiple publications,
and is the consensus #1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world according to ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
, Sherdog
Sherdog
Sherdog is an American website devoted to the sport of mixed martial arts . The site is a member of the Crave Online network and provides MMA related content for ESPN.com.- History :...
, Yahoo! Sports
Yahoo! Sports
Yahoo! Sports was launched on December 8, 1997. It receives a majority of its information from STATS, Inc., employs various writers, and has team pages for teams in almost every North American sport...
, MMAFighting.com and other publications. Silva is also the last Cage Rage Middleweight Champion and a former Shooto Middleweight Champion. Besides the UFC and Cage Rage, Silva has fought for a number of other MMA promotions including the Pride Fighting Championships, Shooto
Shooto
Shooto is a mixed martial arts organization that is governed by the Shooto Association and the International Shooto Commission. Shooto was originally formed in 1985, as an organization and as a particular fighting system derived from shoot wrestling. Practitioners are referred to as shooters,...
and Rumble on the Rock.
Biography
Although known primarily for his mastery of Muay ThaiMuay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
striking, Silva is also a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blackbelt, a rank he earned in 2006 from Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira who follows Gracie Lineage through Carlson Gracie
Carlson Gracie
Carlson Gracie, Sr. was a practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He was the eldest son of Carlos Gracie, founder of the system with his uncle Hélio Gracie, and learned the art from his uncle and his father. He was a member of the legendary Gracie family.- Biography :Carlson Gracie would later split...
, likewise Murilo Bustamante
Murilo Bustamante
Murilo Bustamante |Lion's Den]], Ikuhisa Minowa, Ryuta Sakurai , Dave Menne and undefeated top ranked Middleweight Matt Lindland .-Instructor lineage:Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos Gracie, Sr...
and the Brazilian Top Team
Brazilian Top Team
The Brazilian Top Team is a mixed martial arts academy specializing in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and boxing.The academy was established in April 2000 by Murilo Bustamante, Ricardo Libório, Mário Sperry and Luis Roberto Duarte, former-members of the Carlson Gracie Academy, to develop and create new...
. He began martial arts training at the age of 14, training Tae kwon do and earning a black belt by the age of 18. He is also a black belt in Judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
and a yellow rope in Capoeira
Capoeira
Capoeira is a Brazilian art form that combines elements of martial arts, sports, and music. It was created in Brazil mainly by descendants of African slaves with Brazilian native influences, probably beginning in the 16th century...
.
Once a member of the Chute Boxe Academy
Chute Boxe Academy
The Chute Boxe Academy opened as a Muay Thai academy in 1978 in Curitiba, Brazil. Head trainer Rudimar Fedrigo later expanded the program in 1991 to include Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and other aspects of modern mixed martial arts. By 1995, the Chute Boxe team was considered a prime training ground for...
, Silva left to form the Muay Thai Dream Team. In late November 2006, he joined new team Black House with Lyoto Machida
Lyoto Machida
Lyoto Carvalho Machida is a Japanese-Brazilian mixed martial artist from Belém, Brazil who fights as a light heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
, Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort
Vítor Vieira Belfort is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Belfort was born in Rio de Janeiro and studied jiu-jitsu with the Gracie family, namely Carlson Gracie. He received a black belt under Carlson and currently trains with Xtreme Couture, fighting in...
, Assuerio Silva
Assuerio Silva
Assuerio Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and professional boxer, having most recently competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pancrase. He became the Heavyweight King of Pancrase on May 30, 2007, defeating Tatsuya Mizuno.Silva holds a professional fight record of 13–6–01, the...
, and the Nogueira
Nogueira
Nogueira, Galician and Portuguese for walnut tree, may refer to:-People:* Antônio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira , Brazilian MMA fighter...
brothers.
Early career
Silva initially fought in his native Brazil in the welterweightWelterweight (MMA)
The welterweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*The UFC's & Strikeforce's welterweight division, which groups competitors within 156 to 170 lb...
category. According to Sherdog.com, Silva made his professional debut in 1997 with a pair of wins. Silva recorded his first loss in 2000 to Luiz Azeredo
Luiz Azeredo
Luiz Azeredo is a Brazilian Welterweight mixed martial artist, fighting out of the Chute Boxe Academy, Curitiba, Brazil. He has fought in the PRIDE and Cage Rage....
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 champion Hayato Sakurai
Hayato Sakurai
is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He was born in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. He has a professional MMA record of 35-11-2 as of April 5, 2009. Sakurai has been fighting in mixed martial arts since October 1996 and was at one time considered pound for pound one of the greatest fighters...
on August 26, 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
In 2002, Silva began fighting in Pride. In his first fight with the promotion, he stopped Alex StieblingAlex Stiebling
Alex Stiebling is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He previously fought in Pride Fighting Championships, World Extreme Cagefighting, and Ultimate Fighting Championship...
with a cut resulting from a high kick. In his next match, he won via decision against the "Diet Butcher" Alexander Otsuka
Alexander Otsuka
, better known by his ring name Alexander Otsuka, is a Japanese mixed martial arts fighter and professional wrestler. He competes in the Light Heavyweight division. He won his last fight at VFX - Vale Tudo Fighters Mexico against Masada Masada on May 27, 2006...
. At Pride 25
PRIDE 25
Pride 25: Body Blow was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan on March 16, 2003.- Kazuhiro Nakamura vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira:...
, Silva faced former UFC welterweight
Welterweight (MMA)
The welterweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*The UFC's & Strikeforce's welterweight division, which groups competitors within 156 to 170 lb...
champion Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton is a Canadian mixed martial artist and former UFC Welterweight Champion. He is considered one of the true pioneers in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts. Known as the "The Ronin", he competed worldwide in the biggest MMA organizations including UFC, Pride FC, IFL, K-1, Shooto and most...
. Newton tried to shoot
Takedown (grappling)
A takedown is a martial arts and combat sports term for a technique that involves off-balancing an opponent and bringing him or her to the ground, typically with the combatant performing the takedown landing on top. The process of quickly advancing on an opponent and attempting a takedown is known...
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
PRIDE 26
Pride 26: Bad to the Bone was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan on June 8, 2003....
, Silva faced Daiju Takase
Daiju Takase
Daiju Takase is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He has fought as a middleweight and welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and PRIDE Fighting Championship...
. Considering his record at the time – with only four wins to seven losses – Takase was a big underdog. Surprisingly, after dominating most of the fight with takedowns, top position, and effective ground and pound, Takase submitted Silva with a triangle choke
Triangle choke
A triangle choke, or sankaku-jime in Judo, is a type of figure-four chokehold which strangles the opponent by encircling the opponent's neck and one arm with the legs in a configuration similar to the shape of a triangle...
late in the first round. After his loss to Takase, Silva fought in other promotions around the world. On June 27, 2004, Silva fought Jeremy Horn
Jeremy Horn
Jeremy Graham Horn is an American mixed martial artist. He is one of the most experienced fighters in the sport with a professional record of 88–21–5...
and earned a decision victory.
Cage Rage
Three months later, Silva made his debut in the Cage RageCage Rage
Cage Rage Championships, also known as Cage Rage, was a United Kingdom-based, mixed martial arts promotion that premiered on 7 September 2002 in London. Cage Rage went bankrupt and is now no longer trading...
promotion in England. At Cage Rage 8 Silva fought and defeated noted striker Lee Murray
Lee Murray
Lee Lamrani Ibrahim "Lightning" Murray is an English-Moroccan mixed martial artist and convicted bank robber. He was sentenced to 10 years in jail in June 2010 for masterminding a 2006 £53 million armed raid in Kent, UK...
by decision. That year, Silva returned to Pride on December 31 to face Ryo Chonan
Ryo Chonan
is a Japanese mixed martial artist, currently fighting in DEEP where he was the 3rd DEEP middleweight champion. He has previously competed in PRIDE Fighting Championships and the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is noted for being one of two fighters to finish Anderson Silva in an MMA fight at...
. 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, as during the third round, Bas Rutten, who was commentating alongside Mauro Ranallo, 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 flying scissor heel hook, forcing Silva to submit. After the loss to Chonan, 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
Matt Lindland
Matthew James Lindland is an American mixed martial artist, Olympic wrestler and politician. He won the Oregon Republican Party's nomination for the Oregon House of Representatives, District 52 seat on May 20, 2008....
at Cage Rage 16, Lindland's decision to fight Mike Van Arsdale
Mike van Arsdale
Mike van Arsdale is an American mixed martial artist who has competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
at Raze Fight Night put an end to the highly-anticipated match up. Instead, Silva defended his championship against Tony Fryklund, winning the fight with a reverse elbow, knocking out Fryklund early in the first round.
Silva vs. Okami
Silva competed in Hawaii's Rumble on the Rock promotion, where he fought Yushin OkamiYushin Okami
is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He currently fights at middleweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship . Okami is currently ranked the #3 best middleweight in the world by Sherdog and the #2 best middleweight by MMAWeekly....
in the first round of the 175 lb tournament. Although he was labeled as the favorite to win the tournament, Silva lost his fight 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
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
UFC Ultimate Fight Night 5
Ultimate Fight Night 5 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 28, 2006. The event took place at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada and was broadcast live on Spike TV in the United States and Canada....
on June 28, 2006. His opponent was The Ultimate Fighter 1
The Ultimate Fighter 1
The debut season of The Ultimate Fighter premiered on January 17, 2005. Sixteen mixed martial arts fighters were invited to participate in the show where they would reside together and train in two separate teams...
contestant Chris Leben
Chris Leben
Christian Cyrus Leben is an American mixed martial artist currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he fights as a middleweight....
who had gone undefeated in the UFC with five consecutive victories. Leben, confident of victory, had predicted he would KO
Ko
Ko or KO may refer to:* Ko , a Tamil action movie directed by K.V. Anand released in April 2011* Ko , the romanization of the Japanese kana こ and コ* Ko Mountain, the second highest peak in Sikhote-Alin*Ko, Lamphun, Thailand...
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 100%.
Winning the title
In response to the victory, the UFC quickly 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 FranklinRich Franklin
Rich Jay Franklin II is an American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion.-Background:...
.
Silva fought Franklin at UFC 64
UFC 64
UFC 64: Unstoppable was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday, October 14, 2006. The event took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada and was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States and...
on October 14, 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
John McCarthy (referee)
John Michael McCarthy, the 'Octagon's ninth side', is the first head referee for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, a retired Los Angeles Police Officer, and a Tactical Self-Defense Instructor at the Los Angeles Police Academy. He formerly provided commentary and analysis for The Fight Network's...
ended the fight. Silva was then crowned the new UFC Middleweight Champion, becoming the second man to defeat Franklin, after Black House-teammate Lyoto Machida.
Title defenses and light heavyweight bouts
On February 3, 2007 at UFC 67UFC 67
UFC 67: All or Nothing was a mixed martial arts event held by Ultimate Fighting Championship. The event was held Saturday, February 3, 2007 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada...
, Silva was scheduled to fight The Ultimate Fighter 4
The Ultimate Fighter 4
The Ultimate Fighter 4: The Comeback 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 November 11, 2006.This series featured a change from...
winner Travis Lutter
Travis Lutter
Travis S. Lutter is an American mixed martial artist who won the The Ultimate Fighter 4 reality show. His UFC record, not including his exhibition wins on The Ultimate Fighter 4, is 2–4...
in what would be his first title defense since defeating Rich Franklin in October 2006. However, Lutter failed to make the 185 pounds (83.9 kg) 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 combination of a triangle choke and elbow strikes in the second round.
In his next fight at UFC 73
UFC 73
UFC 73: Stacked was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship . 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 card and five on the main card. In the main event, Anderson Silva put...
on July 7, 2007, Silva successfully defended his title against Nate Marquardt, winning by TKO at 4:50 in the first round.
Three months later, on October 20, 2007 at UFC 77
UFC 77
UFC 77: Hostile Territory was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship . The event took place on Saturday, October 20, 2007 at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio...
, Silva fought a title defense rematch against Rich Franklin, in Franklin's hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio at the U.S. Bank Arena
U.S. Bank Arena
U.S. Bank Arena is an indoor arena, located in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, along the banks of the Ohio River, next to the Great American Ball Park. Completed in September 1975, the arena seats 17,556 people...
. Silva defended his belt by defeating Franklin via TKO in the 2nd round.
On March 1, 2008 at UFC 82
UFC 82
UFC 82: Pride of a Champion was a mixed martial arts event that took place on 1st March, 2008 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio....
Silva fought Pride Middleweight champion Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson
Daniel Jeffery Henderson, is an American mixed martial artist and former Olympic wrestler, who competes as a middleweight and light heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion and was the last Welterweight and Middleweight champion...
, in a title unification bout (UFC and Pride titles on the line). Again, many thought that Henderson had the edge on the ground, having competed in the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics in Greco-Roman wrestling
Greco-Roman wrestling
Greco-Roman wrestling is a style of wrestling that is practised worldwide. It was contested at the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and has been included in every edition of the summer Olympics held since 1908. Two wrestlers are scored for their performance in three two-minute periods, which can...
. Silva defended his title by defeating Henderson via rear naked choke in the 2nd round.
At UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin
UFC: Silva vs. Irvin
UFC Live: Silva vs. Irvin referred to by the media as UFC Fight Night 14 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 19, 2008 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event marked Anderson "The Spider" Silva's first foray into the Light...
on July 19, 2008, Silva made his debut at Light Heavyweight (205 lb (93 kg)) in a bout against James Irvin
James Irvin (fighter)
James Lee Irvin is an American mixed martial artist who has competed as a Middleweight, Light Heavyweight, and currently as a Heavyweight. He is a former World Extreme Cagefighting heavyweight champion...
. 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.
Silva's next fight was on October 25, 2008 at UFC 90
UFC 90
UFC 90: Silva vs. Côté was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 25, 2008 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. The main event featured UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva vs Patrick Côté....
in Rosemont
Rosemont, Illinois
Rosemont is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States located immediately northwest of Chicago. The village was incorporated in 1956, though it had been settled long before that...
, Illinois, Silva defended his Middleweight title against Patrick Côté
Patrick Côté (fighter)
Patrick Côté is a French-Canadian mixed martial artist. He currently fights as a middleweight, most recently in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and was the TKO Major League MMA middleweight champion...
. 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 White
Dana White is the current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship , a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States.- Biography :...
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 Cote, 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 April 18, 2009 at UFC 97
UFC 97
UFC 97: Redemption was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 18, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It broke the UFC attendance record that was set 364 days earlier in Montreal at UFC 83, by 61 people.-Preliminary card:*Light Heavyweight bout: Vinicius...
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Canada, Anderson Silva defeated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blackbelt Thales Leites
Thales Leites
Thales Leites Lourenço is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is the current Superior Challenge middleweight champion.-Mixed martial arts:A relative newcomer to the sport, Leites made his mixed martial arts debut at Shooto Brazil in 2003, defeating Felipe Arinelli by arm-triangle choke submission...
by Unanimous Decision, and recorded his UFC record 9th consecutive win in the octagon. Thales 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 White
Dana White is the current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship , a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States.- Biography :...
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
UFC 101: Declaration was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 8, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
which took place on August 8, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Silva again fought at 205 pounds against former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin is an American mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC light heavyweight champion....
. Griffin was knocked down three times in the first round. The bout earned Silva Beatdown of the Year honors from Sherdog
Sherdog
Sherdog is an American website devoted to the sport of mixed martial arts . The site is a member of the Crave Online network and provides MMA related content for ESPN.com.- History :...
. The bout shared those honors with the second bout between Brock Lesnar
Brock Lesnar
Brock Edward Lesnar is an American mixed martial artist, actor and a former professional and amateur wrestler. He is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion and is ranked the No.5 Heavyweight in the world by Sherdog...
and Frank Mir
Frank Mir
Francisco Santos Miranda is an American mixed martial artist, as well as a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Kenpō Karate, who competes in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion and a former UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion...
. 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
Ed Soares is a Brazilian American born in 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 and Lyoto Machida.-Career:...
, 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 against Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort
Vítor Vieira Belfort is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Belfort was born in Rio de Janeiro and studied jiu-jitsu with the Gracie family, namely Carlson Gracie. He received a black belt under Carlson and currently trains with Xtreme Couture, fighting in...
on January 2, 2010 at UFC 108
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 :...
. 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 February 6, 2010 at UFC 109
UFC 109
UFC 109: Relentless was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 6, 2010 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...
. 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 April 10, 2010 at UFC 112
UFC 112
UFC 112: Invincible was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 10, 2010, on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates...
. The fight was later canceled again due to an injury to Belfort. Demian Maia
Demian Maia
Demian Maia Baptista is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. He currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Maia is currently ranked the #6 middleweight in the world by Sherdog and Yahoo! Sports., and the #8 middleweight fighter in the world by...
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 White
Dana White is the current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship , a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States.- Biography :...
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
Ed Soares is a Brazilian American born in 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 and Lyoto Machida.-Career:...
. 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 insulted Maia multiple times during the fight.
In the immediate post-fight interview, Silva apologized and said he did not know what got into him and said he should have been more humble. However, in the official post-fight press conference, he said he "owed nobody an apology" and that "he couldn't please everyone". He also made multiple references about how Demian insulted him. In the same conference, Dana White apologized to the fans that "bought this shit", and said he would make it up to them.
On August 7, 2010, Silva faced Chael Sonnen for the UFC Middleweight Title at UFC 117
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:...
. 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 while ducking under 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.
Silva was hit more in the fight than in his entire career. According to CompuStrike, in his first 11 UFC fights, Silva was hit 208 times. Sonnen hit him a total of 289 times. 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 allegedly went into the fight with injured ribs and his doctor advised him not to fight. During the first round, he cracked his rib and was out until 2011 because of the injury. Following the fight the California State Athletic Commission confirmed that Chael Sonnen tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs
Performance-enhancing drugs
Performance-enhancing drugs are substances used by athletes to improve their performances in the sports in which they engage.- Types of performance-enhancing drugs :...
(PED's). Doping tests revealed Sonnen had an elevated testosterone level which fell outside of the normal range prior to his fight with Silva. Dana White announced that Sonnen would get a rematch when Silva returns. This was revoked after the issue with PEDs came to light, but Dana White had a change of heart and scheduled the rematch.
Silva faced Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort
Vítor Vieira Belfort is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Belfort was born in Rio de Janeiro and studied jiu-jitsu with the Gracie family, namely Carlson Gracie. He received a black belt under Carlson and currently trains with Xtreme Couture, fighting in...
on February 5, 2011 at UFC 126
UFC 126
UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 5, 2011 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...
. Belfort was expected to face Yushin Okami
Yushin Okami
is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He currently fights at middleweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship . Okami is currently ranked the #3 best middleweight in the world by Sherdog and the #2 best middleweight by MMAWeekly....
on November 13, 2010 at UFC 122
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 U.S....
, but was replaced by Nate Marquardt. 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 brutal front kick to Belfort's jaw and followed up with punches to the grounded challenger. Referee Mario Yamasaki stopped the fight at 3:25 minutes into the first round. Silva extended his record streak of title defenses to eight and his overall record to 30–4.
Silva then faced Yushin Okami
Yushin Okami
is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He currently fights at middleweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship . Okami is currently ranked the #3 best middleweight in the world by Sherdog and the #2 best middleweight by MMAWeekly....
on August 27, 2011 at UFC 134
UFC 134
UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 27, 2011 at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...
. He defeated the Japanese middleweight by TKO at 2:04 of round 2, displaying fantastic head movement and pinpoint striking, comparable to his destruction over Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin is an American mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC light heavyweight champion....
. His record then went to 31-4, avenging his DQ loss to Okami back in 2006.
Dana White has confirmed a rematch with Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen
Chael Patrick Sonnen is an American mixed martial artist who competes as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was an NCAA Division I All-American wrestler at the University of Oregon, a two-time University Greco national champion as well as the 85.0 kg silver medalist at...
will be Silva's next fight.
Personal life
In an interview with MMA Weekly, Anderson Silva's manager stated: "Anderson would love to fight Roy Jones Jr.Roy Jones Jr.
Roy Jones, Jr. is an American boxer. As a professional he has captured numerous world titles in the middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight, and heavyweight divisions...
in a boxing match up under boxing rules to prove that MMA fighters are technical, too." UFC president, Dana White, later expressed that he would use his veto power to stop such a match from taking place because he does not need his fighters getting themselves injured while fighting outside of the octagon. Silva, however, has commented: "After my contract with the UFC is finished, I will set up the fight with Jones Jr. The fight has already been permitted by Jones himself." In April 2009, Jones himself confirmed he is still interested in fighting Silva: "I'm going to try and make it happen. He's saying he wants to fight me, so, OK, I'm ready. Let's brawl." Roy Jones Jr. was in attendance at UFC 101
UFC 101
UFC 101: Declaration was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 8, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
.
In an interview with Brazilian TV station SporTV
SporTV
SporTV is a Brazilian cable television network that has its programming based on all sports, launched in 1991 by Globosat. It's the most watched sports channel in Brazil.- Auto Racing :*Formula One *Stock Car Brasil...
in September 2008, Silva stated that he was interested in retiring within the next year. However, Anderson's manager, Ed Soares
Ed Soares
Ed Soares is a Brazilian American born in 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 and Lyoto Machida.-Career:...
and co-manager Nicholas Gansen, responded to the talk of retirement by saying that Anderson was contractually obligated to fight six more fights (his sixth was against Vitor Belfort) and would do so before retiring. Soares further stated that Silva desires to retire when he is 35 which he turned on April 14, 2010. According to Anderson Silva's manager, Ed Soares
Ed Soares
Ed Soares is a Brazilian American born in 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 and Lyoto Machida.-Career:...
, he is not retiring after his contract is over in 2010 and what he supposedly wants is to stay in the 185 division.
Silva has three sons and two daughters with his wife, Dayane. Silva appeared in Never Surrender
Never Surrender (film)
Never Surrender is a 2009 film about an MMA champion who finds himself fighting in illegal underground cage fights. The film's cast features a number of real MMA fighters. It was filmed in Los Angeles, California and was produced by Destiny Entertainment Productions...
in 2009.
Fighting style
Silva is an extremely well rounded fighter whose striking ability is considered to be one of the best in MMA. Silva's striking accuracy, knockout power, technically vicious Muay ThaiMuay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
and ability to counterstrike
Counterpunch (boxing)
A counterpunch is a boxing punch that immediately follows an attack launched by an opponent. It exploits the opening created by an opponent's guard.-Technique:...
makes him a danger to his opponents. Silva's striking uses three major strengths: technical precision, the jab
Jab
A jab is a type of punch used in the martial arts.Several variations of the jab exist, but every jab shares these characteristics: while in a fighting stance, the lead fist is thrown straight ahead and the arm is fully extended...
and transitions and movement. Silva switches from southpaw to orthodox
Orthodox stance
An orthodox stance is a way of positioning both the feet and hands in combat sports such as boxing, karate, kick boxing, and mixed martial arts. A traditional orthodox stance is one in which the boxer places his left foot farther in front of the right foot, thus having his weaker side closer to the...
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
Dan Henderson
Daniel Jeffery Henderson, is an American mixed martial artist and former Olympic wrestler, who competes as a middleweight and light heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion and was the last Welterweight and Middleweight champion...
, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blackbelt Travis Lutter
Travis Lutter
Travis S. Lutter is an American mixed martial artist who won the The Ultimate Fighter 4 reality show. His UFC record, not including his exhibition wins on The Ultimate Fighter 4, is 2–4...
and Olympic alternate Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen
Chael Patrick Sonnen is an American mixed martial artist who competes as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was an NCAA Division I All-American wrestler at the University of Oregon, a two-time University Greco national champion as well as the 85.0 kg silver medalist at...
.
Silva holds several statistical records in the UFC including: Most all-time knockdowns in UFC history (15), No. 1 in significant strike accuracy (68.5%), Longest all-time UFC win streak (14), Best all-time UFC win percentage (1.000), Most title fight victories (10), Most UFC title defenses (9) and Longest reign by days .
Sponsors
Anderson Silva is marketed by 9INE, a sports marketing company co-owned by former Brazilian soccer player RonaldoRonaldo
Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima , commonly known as Ronaldo, is a retired Brazilian footballer who last played for Corinthians. Ronaldo is widely considered to be the greatest 'pure' striker in the history of the modern game, and by some accounts, in the history of football. Ronaldo was one of the...
. Since August 2011, Anderson has been sponsored by Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, commonly just known as Corinthians , is a Brazilian football club based in the city of São Paulo. They play in the São Paulo state league, as well as the Brasileirão, Brazil's top national league...
, his favorite soccer team. He is also sponsored by fast food chain Burger King
Burger King
Burger King, often abbreviated as BK, is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants headquartered in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The company began in 1953 as Insta-Burger King, a Jacksonville, Florida-based restaurant chain...
and sportswear and equipment supplier Nike
Nike, Inc.
Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...
.
Mixed martial artsMixed martial artsMixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
- ShootoShootoShooto is a mixed martial arts organization that is governed by the Shooto Association and the International Shooto Commission. Shooto was originally formed in 1985, as an organization and as a particular fighting system derived from shoot wrestling. Practitioners are referred to as shooters,...
- Shooto Middleweight Championship (One time)
- Cage Rage Championships
- Cage Rage Middleweight Championship (One time, final)
- Three successful title defenses
- Ultimate Fighting ChampionshipUltimate Fighting ChampionshipThe Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
- UFC Middleweight Championship (One time, current)
- Unified UFC Middleweight and Pride FC Welterweight Championship
- Fight of the Night (Three times)
- Knockout of the Night (Three times)
- Submission of the Night (Two times)
- Most consecutive title defenses (Nine)
- Most successful title defenses (Nine)
- Most consecutive wins in the UFC (Fourteen)
- Longest UFC title reign
- Cover Athlete for UFC Undisputed 3UFC Undisputed 3UFC Undisputed 3 is an upcoming mixed martial arts video game featuring Ultimate Fighting Championship properties and fighters developed by Yuke's and published by THQ. It will be released February 14, 2012 in North America and February 17, 2012 in Europe for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It is...
- ESPY Award
- Best Fighter nomination (2009)
- SherdogSherdogSherdog is an American website devoted to the sport of mixed martial arts . The site is a member of the Crave Online network and provides MMA related content for ESPN.com.- History :...
- Sherdog Beatdown of the Year for 2009 win over Forrest GriffinForrest GriffinForrest Griffin is an American mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC light heavyweight champion....
- Sherdog Beatdown of the Year for 2009 win over Forrest Griffin
- MMA LiveMMA LiveMMA Live is a sports show about mixed martial arts. It is seen on ESPN2. The show features analysts such as Franklin McNeil, Pat Miletich, Kenny Florian and Rashad Evans. MMA Live was originally an Internet show, but made the move to television after positive reception...
- MMA Live Fight of the Year for 2010 win over Chael SonnenChael SonnenChael Patrick Sonnen is an American mixed martial artist who competes as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was an NCAA Division I All-American wrestler at the University of Oregon, a two-time University Greco national champion as well as the 85.0 kg silver medalist at...
- MMA Live Fight of the Year for 2010 win over Chael Sonnen
- World MMA Awards
- World MMA Awards Fight of the Year for 2010 win over Chael Sonnen
- World MMA Awards Knockout of the Year for 2011 win over Vitor BelfortVitor BelfortVítor Vieira Belfort is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Belfort was born in Rio de Janeiro and studied jiu-jitsu with the Gracie family, namely Carlson Gracie. He received a black belt under Carlson and currently trains with Xtreme Couture, fighting in...
Mixed martial arts record
|-| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 31-4
| Yushin Okami
Yushin Okami
is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He currently fights at middleweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship . Okami is currently ranked the #3 best middleweight in the world by Sherdog and the #2 best middleweight by MMAWeekly....
| TKO (punches)
| UFC 134
UFC 134
UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 27, 2011 at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 2:04
| Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, Brazil
|Defended UFC Middleweight Championship Extended record for most consecutive title defenses (9).
|-
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 30–4
| Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort
Vítor Vieira Belfort is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Belfort was born in Rio de Janeiro and studied jiu-jitsu with the Gracie family, namely Carlson Gracie. He received a black belt under Carlson and currently trains with Xtreme Couture, fighting in...
| KO (front kick and punches)
| UFC 126
UFC 126
UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 5, 2011 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 3:25
| Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, U.S.
|Defended UFC Middleweight Championship Knockout of the Night.
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 29–4
| Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen
Chael Patrick Sonnen is an American mixed martial artist who competes as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was an NCAA Division I All-American wrestler at the University of Oregon, a two-time University Greco national champion as well as the 85.0 kg silver medalist at...
| Submission (triangle armbar)
| UFC 117
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:...
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 5
| style="text-align:center;"| 3:10
| Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
, U.S.
|Defended UFC Middleweight Championship; Broke record for most consecutive wins (12); Fight & Submission of the Night.
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 28–4
| Demian Maia
Demian Maia
Demian Maia Baptista is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. He currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Maia is currently ranked the #6 middleweight in the world by Sherdog and Yahoo! Sports., and the #8 middleweight fighter in the world by...
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 112
UFC 112
UFC 112: Invincible was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 10, 2010, on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates...
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 5
| style="text-align:center;"| 5:00
| Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western...
, U.A.E.
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
| Defended UFC Middleweight Championship; Broke record for most consecutive title defenses (6).
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 27–4
| Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin is an American mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC light heavyweight champion....
| KO (punch)
| UFC 101
UFC 101
UFC 101: Declaration was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 8, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 3:23
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, U.S.
| Light Heavyweight bout; Fight of the Night & Knockout of the Night.
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 26–4
| Thales Leites
Thales Leites
Thales Leites Lourenço is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is the current Superior Challenge middleweight champion.-Mixed martial arts:A relative newcomer to the sport, Leites made his mixed martial arts debut at Shooto Brazil in 2003, defeating Felipe Arinelli by arm-triangle choke submission...
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 97
UFC 97
UFC 97: Redemption was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 18, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It broke the UFC attendance record that was set 364 days earlier in Montreal at UFC 83, by 61 people.-Preliminary card:*Light Heavyweight bout: Vinicius...
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 5
| style="text-align:center;"| 5:00
| Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Canada
| Defended UFC Middleweight Championship.
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 25–4
| Patrick Côté
Patrick Côté (fighter)
Patrick Côté is a French-Canadian mixed martial artist. He currently fights as a middleweight, most recently in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and was the TKO Major League MMA middleweight champion...
| TKO (knee injury)
| UFC 90
UFC 90
UFC 90: Silva vs. Côté was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 25, 2008 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. The main event featured UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva vs Patrick Côté....
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 0:39
| Rosemont, Illinois
Rosemont, Illinois
Rosemont is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States located immediately northwest of Chicago. The village was incorporated in 1956, though it had been settled long before that...
, U.S.
| Defended UFC Middleweight Championship.
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 24–4
| James Irvin
James Irvin (fighter)
James Lee Irvin is an American mixed martial artist who has competed as a Middleweight, Light Heavyweight, and currently as a Heavyweight. He is a former World Extreme Cagefighting heavyweight champion...
| KO (punches)
| UFC: Silva vs Irvin
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1:01
| Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, U.S.
| Light Heavyweight bout; Irvin later tested positive for banned substances in the post fight drug test.
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 23–4
| Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson
Daniel Jeffery Henderson, is an American mixed martial artist and former Olympic wrestler, who competes as a middleweight and light heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion and was the last Welterweight and Middleweight champion...
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| UFC 82
UFC 82
UFC 82: Pride of a Champion was a mixed martial arts event that took place on 1st March, 2008 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio....
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 4:50
| Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
, U.S.
| Defended UFC Middleweight Championship; Fight & Submission of the Night; Unified PRIDE Welterweight & UFC Middleweight titles.
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 22–4
| Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin
Rich Jay Franklin II is an American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion.-Background:...
| TKO (knees)
| UFC 77
UFC 77
UFC 77: Hostile Territory was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship . The event took place on Saturday, October 20, 2007 at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio...
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 1:07
| Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
, U.S.
| Defended UFC Middleweight Championship; Knockout of the Night.
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 21–4
| Nate Marquardt
| TKO (punches)
| UFC 73
UFC 73
UFC 73: Stacked was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship . 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 card and five on the main card. In the main event, Anderson Silva put...
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 4:50
| Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
, U.S.
| Defended UFC Middleweight Championship.
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 20–4
| Travis Lutter
Travis Lutter
Travis S. Lutter is an American mixed martial artist who won the The Ultimate Fighter 4 reality show. His UFC record, not including his exhibition wins on The Ultimate Fighter 4, is 2–4...
| Submission (elbows)
| UFC 67
UFC 67
UFC 67: All or Nothing was a mixed martial arts event held by Ultimate Fighting Championship. The event was held Saturday, February 3, 2007 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada...
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 2:11
| Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, U.S.
| Non-title fight (Lutter did not make weight).
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 19–4
| Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin
Rich Jay Franklin II is an American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion.-Background:...
| KO (knee)
| UFC 64
UFC 64
UFC 64: Unstoppable was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday, October 14, 2006. The event took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada and was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States and...
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 2:59
| Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, U.S.
| Won UFC Middleweight Championship.
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 18–4
| Chris Leben
Chris Leben
Christian Cyrus Leben is an American mixed martial artist currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he fights as a middleweight....
| KO (knee)
| UFC Ultimate Fight Night 5
UFC Ultimate Fight Night 5
Ultimate Fight Night 5 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 28, 2006. The event took place at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada and was broadcast live on Spike TV in the United States and Canada....
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0:49
| Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, U.S.
| UFC Debut
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 17–4
| Tony Fryklund
| KO (elbow)
| Cage Rage 16
Cage Rage 16
Cage Rage 16: Critical Condition was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on April 22, 2006 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England...
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 2:02
| London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
| Defended Cage Rage World Middleweight Championship.
|-
|Loss
| style="text-align:center;"| 16–4
| Yushin Okami
Yushin Okami
is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He currently fights at middleweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship . Okami is currently ranked the #3 best middleweight in the world by Sherdog and the #2 best middleweight by MMAWeekly....
| DQ (illegal kick)
| Rumble on the Rock 8
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 2:33
| Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and...
, U.S.
| ROTR WW Tournament Opening Round; Silva was disqualified for delivering an illegal upkick that rendered Okami unable to continue.
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 16–3
| Curtis Stout
| KO (punches)
| Cage Rage 14
Cage Rage 14
Cage Rage 14: Punishment was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on December 3, 2005 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. The event was televised on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom....
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 4:59
| London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
| Defended Cage Rage World Middleweight Championship.
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 15–3
| Jorge Rivera
Jorge Rivera (fighter)
Jorge Luis Rivera is an American mixed martial artist who was featured on The Ultimate Fighter 4. He holds victories over five former or future UFC title contenders; Travis Lutter, David Loiseau, Kendall Grove, Dennis Hallman and Nate Quarry.-Military career:19k Tank with A/1-70 Armor at Fort...
| TKO (knees and punches)
| Cage Rage 11
Cage Rage 11
Cage Rage 11: Face Off was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on April 30, 2005 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England.-Results:*Light Heavyweight bout: Richard Bowkett vs. Atilla Kubilay...
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 3:53
| London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
| Defended Cage Rage World Middleweight Championship.
|-
|Loss
| style="text-align:center;"| 14–3
| Ryo Chonan
Ryo Chonan
is a Japanese mixed martial artist, currently fighting in DEEP where he was the 3rd DEEP middleweight champion. He has previously competed in PRIDE Fighting Championships and the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is noted for being one of two fighters to finish Anderson Silva in an MMA fight at...
| Submission (flying heel hook)
| Pride Shockwave 2004
PRIDE Shockwave 2004
Pride Shockwave 2004 was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships. The event took place at the Saitama Super Arena on December 31st, 2004...
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| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 3:08
| Saitama, Saitama
Saitama, Saitama
' is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan, situated in the south-east of the prefecture. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance...
, Japan
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 14–2
| Lee Murray
Lee Murray
Lee Lamrani Ibrahim "Lightning" Murray is an English-Moroccan mixed martial artist and convicted bank robber. He was sentenced to 10 years in jail in June 2010 for masterminding a 2006 £53 million armed raid in Kent, UK...
| Decision (unanimous)
| Cage Rage 8
Cage Rage 8
Cage Rage 8: Knights of the Octagon was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on September 11, 2004 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England.-Results:...
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| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 5:00
|London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
| Won Cage Rage World Middleweight Championship.
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 13–2
| Jeremy Horn
Jeremy Horn
Jeremy Graham Horn is an American mixed martial artist. He is one of the most experienced fighters in the sport with a professional record of 88–21–5...
| Decision (unanimous)
| Gladiator FC: Day 2
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| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 5:00
|Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
, South Korea
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 12–2
| Waldir dos Anjos
| TKO (corner stoppage)
| Conquista Fight 1
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| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 5:00
| Vitória da Conquista
Vitória da Conquista
Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, in English: Victory of Conquest, is a city in Bahia, Brazil which serves as a regional center for the smaller cities Barra do Choça, Planalto and Poções...
, Brazil
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|Loss
| style="text-align:center;"| 11–2
| Daiju Takase
Daiju Takase
Daiju Takase is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He has fought as a middleweight and welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and PRIDE Fighting Championship...
| Submission (triangle choke)
| Pride 26
PRIDE 26
Pride 26: Bad to the Bone was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan on June 8, 2003....
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| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 8:33
| Yokohama
Yokohama
is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
, Japan
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 11–1
| Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton is a Canadian mixed martial artist and former UFC Welterweight Champion. He is considered one of the true pioneers in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts. Known as the "The Ronin", he competed worldwide in the biggest MMA organizations including UFC, Pride FC, IFL, K-1, Shooto and most...
| KO (flying knee and punches)
| Pride 25
PRIDE 25
Pride 25: Body Blow was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan on March 16, 2003.- Kazuhiro Nakamura vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira:...
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| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 6:27
| Yokohama
Yokohama
is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
, Japan
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 10–1
| Alexander Otsuka
Alexander Otsuka
, better known by his ring name Alexander Otsuka, is a Japanese mixed martial arts fighter and professional wrestler. He competes in the Light Heavyweight division. He won his last fight at VFX - Vale Tudo Fighters Mexico against Masada Masada on May 27, 2006...
| Decision (unanimous)
| Pride 22
PRIDE 22
Pride 22: Beasts From The East 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan on September 29, 2002.- Michiyoshi Ohara vs. Kevin Randleman:...
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| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 5:00
| Nagoya, Japan
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 9–1
| Alex Stiebling
Alex Stiebling
Alex Stiebling is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He previously fought in Pride Fighting Championships, World Extreme Cagefighting, and Ultimate Fighting Championship...
| TKO (doctor stoppage)
| Pride 21
PRIDE 21
Pride 21: Demolition was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on June 23, 2002.-Results:...
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| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1:23
| Saitama, Saitama
Saitama, Saitama
' is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan, situated in the south-east of the prefecture. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance...
, Japan
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 8–1
| Roan Carneiro
Roan Carneiro
Roan Carneiro is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division. He holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and is a Pan-Am BJJ champion. On January 14, 2008, he joined American Top Team....
| Submission (punches)
| Mecca: World Vale Tudo 6
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| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 5:32
| Curitiba
Curitiba
Curitiba is the capital of the Brazilian state of Paraná. It is the largest city with the biggest economy of both Paraná and southern Brazil. The population of Curitiba numbers approximately 1.75 million people and the latest GDP figures for the city surpass US$61 billion according to...
, Brazil
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 7–1
| Hayato Sakurai
Hayato Sakurai
is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He was born in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. He has a professional MMA record of 35-11-2 as of April 5, 2009. Sakurai has been fighting in mixed martial arts since October 1996 and was at one time considered pound for pound one of the greatest fighters...
| Decision (unanimous)
| Shooto: To The Top 7
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| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 5:00
| Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
, Japan
| Won Shooto Middleweight (168 pounds) Championship.
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 6–1
| Israel Albuquerque
| Submission (punches)
| Mecca: World Vale Tudo 5
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| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 6:17
| Curitiba
Curitiba
Curitiba is the capital of the Brazilian state of Paraná. It is the largest city with the biggest economy of both Paraná and southern Brazil. The population of Curitiba numbers approximately 1.75 million people and the latest GDP figures for the city surpass US$61 billion according to...
, Brazil
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 5–1
| Tetsuji Kato
| Decision (unanimous)
| Shooto: To The Top 2
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| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 5:00
| Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 4–1
| Claudionor Fontinelle
| TKO (punches and knees)
| Mecca: World Vale Tudo 4
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| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 4:35
| Curitiba
Curitiba
Curitiba is the capital of the Brazilian state of Paraná. It is the largest city with the biggest economy of both Paraná and southern Brazil. The population of Curitiba numbers approximately 1.75 million people and the latest GDP figures for the city surpass US$61 billion according to...
, Brazil
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–1
| Jose Barreto
| TKO (head kick and punches)
| Mecca: World Vale Tudo 2
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| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1:06
| Curitiba
Curitiba
Curitiba is the capital of the Brazilian state of Paraná. It is the largest city with the biggest economy of both Paraná and southern Brazil. The population of Curitiba numbers approximately 1.75 million people and the latest GDP figures for the city surpass US$61 billion according to...
, Brazil
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|Loss
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
| Luiz Azeredo
Luiz Azeredo
Luiz Azeredo is a Brazilian Welterweight mixed martial artist, fighting out of the Chute Boxe Academy, Curitiba, Brazil. He has fought in the PRIDE and Cage Rage....
| Decision (unanimous)
| Mecca: World Vale Tudo 1
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| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 10:00
| Curitiba
Curitiba
Curitiba is the capital of the Brazilian state of Paraná. It is the largest city with the biggest economy of both Paraná and southern Brazil. The population of Curitiba numbers approximately 1.75 million people and the latest GDP figures for the city surpass US$61 billion according to...
, Brazil
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
| Fabricio Camoes
Fabrício Camões
Fabrício "Morango" Camões is an Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. Camões holds notable wins over former Cage Rage lightweight champion Jean Silva and veteran Brazilian fighter Luciano Azevedo in the same night...
| TKO (retirement)
| Brazilian Freestyle Circuit 1
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| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 25:14
| Campo Grande
Campo Grande
-Climate:Campo Grande has a highland tropical climate, semi-humid, hot, and notably seasonal, with a dry winter season from May through September or October. Under the Koppen climate classification Campo Grande features a tropical wet and dry climate, albeit a noticeably cooler version of the...
, Brazil
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
| Raimundo Pinheiro
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| Brazilian Freestyle Circuit 1
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| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1:53
| Campo Grande
Campo Grande
-Climate:Campo Grande has a highland tropical climate, semi-humid, hot, and notably seasonal, with a dry winter season from May through September or October. Under the Koppen climate classification Campo Grande features a tropical wet and dry climate, albeit a noticeably cooler version of the...
, Brazil
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Professional boxing record
|align="center" colspan=8|1 Win (1 Knockout), 1 Loss (1 Knockout)|-
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Result
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Method
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Round
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes
|-align=center
|||1-1 || align=left| Julio Cesar De Jesus
|KO || 2 ||
| Ginasio Antonio Balbino, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil||
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|||0-1 || align=left| Osmar Luiz Teixeira
|TKO || 2 ||
| Uniao da Vitoria, Parana, Brazil||
|-align=center
See also
- List of current mixed martial arts champions
- List of current UFC fighters
- List of male mixed martial artists
External links
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