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Anderson Silva

“The Spider”

MiddleweightInactive
Career record
34–11–0
wins–losses–draws
UFC record
17–7–0
as stored in the database
Wins by
11KO3SUB3DEC
knockout · submission · decision
Losses by
4KO0SUB3DEC
knockout · submission · decision

Bio & physicals

Date of birth
1975-04-14 · age 51
Height
6′ 2″ (74 in)
Reach
77 in
Leg reach
43 in
Stance
Southpaw
Country
Brazil
Hometown
State of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Gym / team
Team Nogueira
Octagon debut
2006-06-28

Striking & grappling

Strikes landed per minute
3.05
Striking accuracy
61%
Strikes absorbed per minute
2.05
Striking defence
60%
Takedown average
0.50
Takedown accuracy
77%
Takedown defence
69%
Submission average
0.80

Career averages as stored. A dash is a value the database does not hold; a zero is a recorded zero. Nothing on this page is computed from the bouts below.

Bout history

25 recorded · newest first
DateOpponentResultMethodWeight classEvent
2020-10-31Uriah HallLossTKO · R4 · 1:24MiddleweightUFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva
2019-05-11Jared CannonierLossTKO · R1 · 4:47MiddleweightUFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade
2019-02-09Israel AdesanyaLossUnanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00MiddleweightUFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva
2017-02-11Derek BrunsonWinUnanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00MiddleweightUFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie
2016-07-09Daniel CormierLossUnanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00Light HeavyweightUFC 200: Tate vs Nunes
2016-02-27Michael BispingLossUnanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00MiddleweightUFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping
2015-01-31Nick DiazNo winner recordedOverturned · R5 · 5:00MiddleweightUFC 183: Silva vs Diaz
2013-12-28Chris WeidmantitleLossTKO · R2 · 1:16MiddleweightUFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2
2013-07-06Chris WeidmantitleLossTKO · R2 · 1:18MiddleweightUFC 162: Silva vs Weidman
2012-10-13Stephan BonnarWinTKO · R1 · 4:40Light HeavyweightUFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar
2012-07-07Chael SonnentitleWinTKO · R2 · 1:55MiddleweightUFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 2
2011-08-27Yushin OkamititleWinTKO · R2 · 2:04MiddleweightUFC 134: Silva vs Okami
2011-02-05Vitor BelforttitleWinTKO · R1 · 3:25MiddleweightUFC 126: Silva vs Belfort
2010-08-07Chael SonnentitleWinSubmission · R5 · 3:10MiddleweightUFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen
2010-04-10Demian MaiatitleWinUnanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00MiddleweightUFC 112: Invincible
2009-08-08Forrest GriffinWinTKO · R1 · 3:23Light HeavyweightUFC 101: Declaration
2009-04-18Thales LeitesWinUnanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00MiddleweightUFC 97: Redemption
2008-10-25Patrick CoteWinTKO · R3 · 0:39MiddleweightUFC 90: Silva vs Cote
2008-07-19James IrvinWinTKO · R1 · 1:01Light HeavyweightUFC: Silva vs Irvin
2008-03-01Dan HendersonWinSubmission · R2 · 4:52MiddleweightUFC 82: Pride of a Champion
2007-10-20Rich FranklinWinTKO · R2 · 1:07MiddleweightUFC 77: Hostile Territory
2007-07-07Nate MarquardtWinTKO · R1 · 4:50MiddleweightUFC 73: Stacked
2007-02-03Travis LutterWinSubmission · R2 · 2:11MiddleweightUFC 67: All or Nothing
2006-10-14Rich FranklinWinTKO · R1 · 2:59MiddleweightUFC 64: Unstoppable
2006-06-28Chris LebenWinTKO · R1 · 0:49MiddleweightUFC Fight Night 5

Bouts are matched to this fighter on ID, never on name — 25 rows in the archive list Anderson Silva as one of the two fighters. One of them does not record a winner that resolves to either fighter, so it is shown as such rather than being assigned a result. The bout count here is a count of rows in this archive and will not always equal the career record above, which is a separate stored field. The database also holds an Elo rating for each fighter; it is a current rating that already contains the results below, so it is not published on this page.

Roster data only — no prediction for this fighter is implied. Analysis and entertainment only. Not betting advice.
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