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Adele Silva
Adele Silva (born 19 November 1980) is an English actress and television personality. Silva was born in Norbury, Greater London, was educated at the Sylvia Young Theatre School, and has been on stage and television since she was a girl.
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Adhemar da Silva
Adhemar Ferreira da Silva (September 29, 1927 – January 12, 2001) is a former Brazilian athlete who competed in the triple jump. He won two Olympic gold medals and set four world records in athletics, the last being 16.56 metres in 1955 Pan American Games.
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Adrien Silva
Adrien Sébastien Perruchet Silva (born March 15, 1989 in Angoulême, Charente, France) is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays for Maccabi Haifa FC, mainly as a central midfielder.
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Alan Silva
Alan Silva (born Alan Treadwell da Silva, Bermuda, January 22, 1939) is an American free jazz double bassist and keyboard player.
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Amancio D'Silva
'''Amancio D'Silva''' (March 19, 1936 - July 17, 1996) was an Indian-born jazz guitarist and composer, known for his own recordings and his collaborations with other musicians in Britain, notably Joe Harriott and Stan Tracey.
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Anderson Silva
Anderson da Silva (; born April 14, 1975) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is the current UFC Middleweight Champion as well as the promotion's longest reigning champion. With 13 consecutive wins, Silva holds the longest active winning streak in the UFC and the record for the longest winning streak in UFC history. Silva holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira. He trains at Black House.
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André Luiz Silva
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Anthony da Silva
:For other people named Toni Silva/Antonio Silva, See Antonio da Silva.
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Anthony Silva
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António Silva
António Maria da Silva (March 3, 1886 – August 15, 1971) was a Portuguese actor. He accumulated over 40 credits over his more than 50 years in acting.
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Aníbal Cavaco Silva
Aníbal Cavaco Silva, GCC (; born in Boliqueime, Loulé, Algarve on 15 July 1939), is the 19th and current President of the Portuguese Republic, having won the Portuguese presidential election on 22 January 2006. Cavaco Silva was sworn in on 9 March 2006.
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Anísio Silva
Anísio Souza Silva (born 18 June 1969 in São Paulo) is a retired triple jumper from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the men's triple jump at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.
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Aravinda de Silva
Pinnaduwage Aravinda de Silva (born 17 October 1965 in Colombo) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who is considered one of the finest batsmen produced by the country. He is currently the head of the national selection committee.
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Ayrton Senna
Ayrton Senna da Silva, (pronounced ; São Paulo, March 21, 1960, – Bologna Italy May 1, 1994) was a Brazilian racing driver and three-time Formula One world champion. He died in a crash while leading the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, and remains the last Grand Prix driver to die at the wheel of a Formula One car.
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Beatification
Beatification (from Latin beatus, blessed, via Greek μακάριος, makarios and Latin facere, make) is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a dead person's ascension to Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in his or her name (intercession of saints). Beatification is the third of the four steps in the canonization process. A person who is beatified is given the title "Blessed".
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Beatrix da Silva
Saint Beatrice of Silva Menezes (Ceuta, Portugal, 1424 – Toledo, Spain, August 9, 1492) was a noble of Portugal, founder of the Congregation of the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady and saint of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Benedita da Silva
Benedita Souza da Silva Sampaio, (born in Rio de Janeiro, April 26, 1943) is a Brazilian politician. During her life she faced a lot of prejudice for her humble origin, but she overcame the adversities and was Governor of the State of Rio de Janeiro and, later, Minister of State in the Government of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
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Bruno Silva
Bruno Ramón Silva Barone (born March 29, 1980 in Cerro Largo, Uruguay), is a Uruguayan footballer who currently plays as a right back for Internacional on loan from AFC Ajax.
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Carlos Da Silva
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Chamara Silva
Lindamlilage Prageeth Chamara Silva (born December 14, 1979 in Panadura, commonly known as Chamara Silva) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler.
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Cristiane
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Danilo Clementino
Emmanuel Danilo Clementino Silva (born March 5, 1982), also known as Danilo, is a naturalized Equatoguinean football goalkeeper, who recently played for Timbaúba in the Campeonato Pernambucano Série A2 (Brazil).
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Darío Silva
Darío Debray Silva Pereira (born 2 November 1972 in Treinta y Tres), commonly known as Darío Silva, is a footballer and monoped who played as a striker and has recently come out of retirement following serious injury.
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David Silva
David Josué Jiménez Silva (; born 8 January 1986) is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for Manchester City and the Spanish national team.
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Dawn Silva
Dawn Silva is an American funk vocalist of epic proportion.
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Dida (goalkeeper)
Nélson de Jesus Silva (born 7 October 1973), best known as Dida (), is a Brazilian goalkeeper who is currently a free agent. He first rose to prominence in Brazilian club football in the 1990s with Cruzeiro EC and SC Corinthians, where he gained a reputation as a penalty-saving specialist. However, Dida is probably best remembered for his successful and often tumultuous ten-year stint with Italian Serie A club A.C. Milan from 2000 to 2010. During his tenure with the Rossoneri, he became equally known for mistakes as well as excellent gameplay, from a notorious error during a UEFA Champions League match against Leeds United in September 2000, to suffering a lengthy decline in form after being hit with a lit flare in a Champions League quarterfinal match against crosstown rival F.C. Internazionale in April 2005, and feigning injury following an October 2007 run-in with a Celtic F.C. supporter.
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Donato Gama da Silva
Donato Gama da Silva (born December 30, 1962), simply Donato, is a former Brazilian-born Spanish footballer, best known for his spell at Deportivo de La Coruña, during the 1990s and early 2000s.
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Douglas Silva
Douglas Silva (born 1988) is a Brazilian Emmy-nominated actor whose most famous role is that of Dadinho (Li'l Dice) in the 2002 Brazilian film, City of God. He also played Acerola in the spin-off series City of Men and the 2007 film based on it.
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Edinanci Silva
Edinanci Fernandes da Silva (born August 23, 1976 in Sousa, Paraíba) is a judoka from Brazil, who won the gold medal in the half heavyweight division (– 78 kg) at the Pan American Games. A resident of São Paulo, she represented the country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Eduardo da Silva
Eduardo Alves da Silva (born 25 February 1983 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), commonly known simply as Eduardo, is a Brazilian-born Croatian footballer who plays for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk and the Croatia national team.
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Emanuel Silva
Emanuel Eduardo Pimenta Vieira Silva (born December 4, 1985) is a Portuguese sprint canoer. He was born in Braga. A finalist at the 2004 Olympics, he is Portugal's most successful kayak sprinter since the 1980s.
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Eurico Rosa da Silva
Eurico Rosa da Silva (born June 29, 1975 in Buri, São Paulo, Brazil) is a jockey based in Canada who competes in North American Thoroughbred horse racing.
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Eusébio
For the Spanish football manager, see Eusebio Sacristán.
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Fabiola da Silva
Fabiola da Silva (born June 18, 1979 in São Paulo), nicknamed Fabby, is a Brazilian inline skater who competes on the LG Action Sports World Tour. She has received over fifty medals in the LG Action Sports World Tour events. She has received seven X Games gold medals and one silver, making her the most decorated female athlete in X Games history. In a seven-year stretch, she only lost one X Games event, finishing second in 1999.
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Filipe da Silva
Filipe da Silva (born November 30, 1979, Guimarães) is a Portuguese basketball player, currently playing for Spanish side CB Villa de los Barrios.
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Frank Silva
Frank Silva (31 October 1949-13 September 1995) was a Native American set dresser and sometime actor best known for his disturbing performance as the evil spirit Killer BOB in the TV series Twin Peaks.
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Fred Silva
Fred Silva (October 18, 1927 – December 3, 2004, born in Oakland, California) was an American football official in the National Football League (NFL) for 21 seasons from 1968 to 1988. Silva was widely known for his coolness under fire on the football field and clapping his hand together when signaling a first down. The pinnacle of Silva's officiating career in the NFL was being assigned to Super Bowl XIV in 1980. On the field, Silva wore three different uniform numbers. From the 1968 to 1970 seasons, Silva wore uniform number 49, but changed to number 81 in 1971, which he wore until 1978. Finally, from 1979 until the end of his career in 1988, he wore the number 7.
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Fábio da Silva Alves
Fábio da Silva Alves or simply Fabinho (born June 11, 1986 in Vitória), is a Brazilian striker.
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Fábio Gomes da Silva
Fábio Gomes da Silva (born 4 August 1983 in Campinas) is a Brazilian pole vaulter.
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Garth da Silva
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Giant Silva
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Gilberto Silva
Gilberto Aparecido da Silva, (; born 7 October 1976) commonly known as Gilberto Silva, is a Brazilian footballer. He currently plays in Panathinaikos F.C. as a defensive midfielder.
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Henry Silva
Henry Silva (born September 23, 1928) is an American actor who has played a wide variety of movie roles.
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Hezekiah da Silva
Hezekiah da Silva (also Hezekiah Silva) (1659-1698) (Hebrew: חזקיה בן דוד די סילוא) was a Jewish author born at Livorno, son-in-law of the dayan Mordecai Befael Malachi. About 1679 he left his native city for Jerusalem, where he attended the yeshibah of Moses Galante, and ten years later he was sent to Europe to collect funds for Jerusalem. In 1691 he was in Amsterdam and began the printing of his work Peri Hadash (פרי חדש), a commentary on the ''Yoreh De'ah''. He remained in that city for a year. Five years later he was again at Jerusalem, his movements in the interim being unknown. He took a decided interest in the controversy of Moses Hagiz against Judah Vega, but his death in Jerusalem in 1698 cut short his activity in behalf of the former.
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Horace Silver
Horace Silver (born September 2, 1928), born Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silva in Norwalk, Connecticut, is an American jazz pianist and composer.
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Howard Da Silva
Howard Da Silva (May 4, 1909 – February 16, 1986) was an American actor.
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Jackie Silva
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Jackson Coelho Silva
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Jamie Silva
James J. Silva (born December 14, 1984 in ) is an American football safety of Portuguese descent (his family comes from Azores) for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was signed by the Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Boston College.
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Jay Silva
Jay Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, who has competed for the UFC and more recently Bellator. He regularly fights at middleweight.
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Jim Silva
James Wayne Silva (born January 15, 1944) is a Republican United States politician who represents the 67th Assembly District in the California State Assembly.
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Joan Coromines
Joan Coromines i Vigneaux () (sometimes also referred to as Joan Corominas) (Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain 1905 - Pineda de Mar, Catalonia, Spain, 1997) was a linguist who made important contributions to the study of Catalan, Spanish and other Romance languages. His main works are the Diccionari etimològic i complementari de la llengua catalana, which investigates the origin of most words in the Catalan language (9 volumes), the Onomasticon Cataloniae, documenting place and person names, old and new, in all the Catalan speaking territories (8 volumes), and the Diccionario Crítico Etimológico Castellano e Hispánico.
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Joaquim Silva
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John Silva
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José Fábio da Silva
José Fábio da Silva or simply Fábio (born October 8, 1984 in Ribeirão-PE), is a Brazilian right back. He currently plays for Ituano on loan from Flamengo.
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João Marques Silva
João Paulo Marques Silva is a Portuguese researcher working on SAT. He developed the SAT solver GRASP during his PhD.
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João Mendes de Silva
Blessed João Mendes de Silva (1420–1482), better known as Amadeus of Portugal, was the founder of a former Franciscan branch named after him.
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Jô
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Kátia
Kátia Cilene Teixeira da Silva (born February 18, 1977 in Rio de Janeiro), known simply as Kátia is a female Brazilian footballer.
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Leslie Silva
Leslie Silva (born in Schenectady, New York, USA) is an American actress who is best known for her role in Odyssey 5 as Sarah Forbes. She was also a regular on the Providence (TV series) as Dr. Helen Reynolds.
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Leônidas da Silva
Leônidas da Silva (; born Rio de Janeiro, September 6, 1913 – died, Cotia, January 24, 2004) was a Brazilian football player and commentator. He is regarded to be one of the most important players of the first half of the 20th century. He played for Brazil in two World Cups, and was the top scorer of the 1938 World Cup.
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Lourenço da Silva
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Luís Filipe Silva
Luís Filipe Silva (born December 6, 1969) is a Portuguese writer of science fiction.
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Luís Mena e Silva
Luís Mena e Silva (born January 24, 1902, date of death unknown) was a Portuguese horse rider who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics and in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Lynn de Silva
Lynn Alton de Silva (16 June 1919 – 22 May 1982) was a Sri Lankan theologian and Methodist minister. He was the founder and editor of one of the first theological journals on Buddhist-Christian encounter called Dialogue (1961–1981), chief translator for the revision of the Old Testament of the Sinhalese Bible published as New Sinhala Bible (1973–1982), and director of the Ecumenical Institute for Study and Dialogue (EISD) in Sri Lanka (1962–1982). Lynn de Silva is widely regarded as one of the foremost Christian practitioners of Buddhist-Christian dialogue in Sri Lanka, and also as one of the pioneers in this dialogue.
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Marcus Lima Silva
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Maria Paula Silva
Maria Paula Gonçalves da Silva, also known as Magic Paula (reference to Magic Johnson) (born March 11, 1962 in Osvaldo Cruz, São Paulo), is a retired Brazilian basketball player. She is considered one of the greatest players in her country, along with Hortência Marcari and Janeth Arcain. For Brazil women's national basketball team, Paula is the second biggest scorer with 723 points (behind Hortência) and holds the record for caps with 45 games, being in two Olympic Games and six World Championships.
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Marina Silva
Maria Osmarina Marina Silva Vaz de Lima (born in Bagasso, near Rio Branco on February 8, 1958) is a Brazilian environmentalist and politician. Ms. Silva was a colleague of Chico Mendes, who was assassinated for defending the Amazon environment. She was a member of the Partido dos Trabalhadores until August 19, 2009 and served as a senator before becoming environmental minister in 2003. In 1996, Ms. Silva won the Goldman Environmental Prize for South & Central America. In 2007, the United Nations Environment Program named her one of the Champions of the Earth and the 2009 Sophie Prize.
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Mario Silva
Mario Silva, MP (born June 11, 1966) is a Canadian politician and is one of two MPs of Portuguese descent in the Canadian Parliament. Silva is a former a Toronto City Councillor (1994–2003) and acting mayor He moved to federal politics, being elected for the Liberal Party of Canada in the 2004 election in the riding of Davenport. He is the current Official Opposition Critic for Foreign Affairs (Americas) after having served as Critic for the Treasury Board and Liberal Critic for Labour Issues. In 2007, the President of the French Republic bestowed him the title of Knight of the Order of the Legion of Honour (Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), the premier order of France and an award of great distinction.
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Martin Silva
Martin Silva (born September 4, 1952) is a politician and radio personality in Toronto, Ontario.
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Martín Silva
Martín Andrés Silva (born March 25, 1983) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Primera División Uruguaya side Defensor Sporting and the Uruguay national football team. He is currently Defensor Sporting's first choice goalkeeper.
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Mauro Silva
Mauro da Silva Gomes (born January 12, 1968 in São Bernardo do Campo), simply Silva, is a former Brazilian footballer, who played as a defensive midfielder.
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Mervyn Silva
Hewa Koparage Mervyn Silva (born March 25, 1944) is a controversial Sri Lankan politician, Member of Parliament and government minister.
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Moisés Silva
Moisés Silva (born September 4, 1945) is a Cuban-born American biblical scholar and translator.
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Neuza Silva
Neuza Silva (born May 4, 1983) is a retired Portuguese professional tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking was 133, which she reached on July 6, 2009; her career high doubles ranking is 185, set at July 6, 2008. Silva regularly competed for the Portugal Fed Cup team, and had a total win–loss record of 16–6.
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Nicole da Silva
Nicole da Silva (born 18 September 1981, Sydney) is an Australian actress, who is best known for her television roles on Dangerous, Carla Cametti PD, East West 101, All Saints and Rush (as Constable Stella Dagostino).
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Néstor Silva
Néstor Fabián Silva (born January 17, 1982 in Tacuarembó) is a Uruguayan football forward who plays for CD Olimpia in the Liga Nacional de Honduras.
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Ollie Silva
Ollie Silva (died August 15, 2004) was an American Modified and Supermodified auto racing driver. He raced in the Northeast United States, winning many races, track championships, and touring-series championships. Silva drove in modifieds, supermodifieds, pro-stocks, late models and sprint cars. He was the first inductee in the New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame when it was instituted in 1998.
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Oscarino Costa Silva
Oscarino Costa Silva, best known as Oscarino (January 17, 1907 –September 16, 1990) was a Brazilian football (soccer) player in offensive midfielder role. He was born in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro State.
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Osmiro Silva
Osmiro de Souza Silva (born October 9, 1961 in Itapaci) is a retired long-distance runner from Brazil, who represented his native country in the men's marathon at the 1992 and at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He won the 1991 edition of the Marrakesh Marathon.
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Ozires Silva
Ozires Silva (Bauru–São Paulo state, January, 8 1931) is the founder of Embraer and a famous Brazilian entrepreneur.
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Paulo da Silva
Paulo César da Silva Barrios (born February 1, 1980 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan football defender, who has played for the Paraguay national football team since 2000. He currently plays for Sunderland in the Premier League.
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Paulo Emilio Silva
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Paulo Monteiro
Paulo Armando da Sillva Monteiro (born 21 January 1985 in Guimarães) is a Portuguese footballer who is currently a free agent after being released by English side Charlton Athletic. In his career, he has also played for Farul Constanţa, Sporting Braga and Istres, as well as being a former member of the Portugal U16, Portugal U19 and Portugal U21 teams.
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Pedro da Silva
For the Brazilian decathlete with the same name see Pedro da Silva (athlete)
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Raquel Silva
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Raúl Silva Henríquez
Raúl Silva Henríquez, SDB (September 27, 1907—April 9, 1999) was a Chilean Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Santiago from 1961 to 1983, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1962.
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Ron Goulart
Ron Goulart (born January 13, 1933) is an American popular culture historian and mystery, fantasy and science fiction author.
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Rui Silva
Rui Silva (born August 3, 1977) is a Portuguese athlete, who represents Sporting Clube de Portugal. As a distance runner, he specializes at the 1500 and 3000 m events, although he has at times run the 800 metres as well. He is the national champion at 1500 m. He was the Olympic bronze medalist at Athens in 2004, where he managed to go from last place to third place in less than 400 meters, his last lap being a blazing 51.3. His last 800 meters of that race was run in 1:46.3, believed to be the second fastest final 800 metres of any 1500 meter race in history (behind Abdi Bile's 1:46.0 at the 1987 World Championships). Recent injuries prevented him from participating in various international competitions, including the World Track & Field Championships in Osaka in 2007.
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Santiago Silva
Santiago Martín Silva Olivera (born December 9, 1980) is a Uruguayan football forward who plays for Vélez Sársfield of the Argentine Primera División.
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Sara Douglass
Sara Warneke (born 2 June 1957), better known by her pen name Sara Douglass, is an Australian fantasy writer who lives in Hobart, Tasmania.
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Steven Silva
Steven J Silva (born on November 27, 1986 in Sacramento, California) is a Filipino Actor, Chef
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Thaís
Thaís Helena da Silva or simply Thaís (born June 19, 1987), is a football (soccer) goalkeeper who currently plays for Brazilian club Corinthians and the Brazilian National Team.
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Tom Silva
Tom Silva is a contractor notable for his long running participation in the PBS show This Old House. He is co-owner of Silva Brothers' Construction, based in Lexington, Massachusetts.
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Tomás Silva
Tomás Silva (born February 2, 1966) is an ex-Uruguayan football former player.
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Vanderlei Luxemburgo
Vanderlei Luxemburgo da Silva (born May 10, 1952, in Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro state), better known as Vanderlei Luxemburgo, is a Brazilian football manager and former football player. He holds the distinction of being the most successful manager in the history of Brazil's Série A, with 5 wins. He currently manages Flamengo.
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Vânia Silva
Vânia Sofia de Sousa Silva (born 8 June 1980 in Leiria, Pinhal Litoral) is a female hammer thrower from Portugal. Her personal best throw is 68.82 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Lisbon. She competed at the World Championships in 2001, 2003 and 2007 as well as the Olympic Games in 2004 and 2008 without reaching the final.
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Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei César da Silva (; , ; born July 3, 1976), nicknamed "The Axe Murderer", is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, who has competed in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships and the American based Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Silva is known for his aggressive fighting style with the majority of his fights ending in knockout or referee stoppage due to strikes. His style includes engaging opponents with punches and knees from the Muay Thai clinch.
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Zé Roberto
José Roberto da Silva Jr. (born 6 July 1974 in Ipiranga), commonly known as Zé Roberto, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Hamburger SV in the German Bundesliga.
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Brazil
Brazil (; , ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (, ), is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population. It is the only Portuguese-speaking country in the Americas and the largest lusophone country in the world.
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India
India (), officially the Republic of India ( ; see also official names of India), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.18 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world. Mainland India is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal on the east; and it is bordered by Pakistan to the west; Bhutan, the People's Republic of China and Nepal to the north; and Bangladesh and Burma to the east. In the Indian Ocean, mainland India and the Lakshadweep Islands are in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives, while India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands share maritime border with Thailand and the Indonesian island of Sumatra in the Andaman Sea. India has a coastline of .
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Jim Silva
James Wayne Silva (born January 15, 1944) is a Republican United States politician who represents the 67th Assembly District in the California State Assembly.
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Portugal
Portugal (, ), officially the Portuguese Republic (; ), is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east. The Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira are also part of Portugal.
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Portuguese Empire
The Portuguese Empire (), also known as the Portuguese Overseas Empire (Ultramar Português) or the Portuguese Colonial Empire (Império Colonial Português), was the first global empire in history. In addition, it was the longest-lived of the modern European colonial empires, spanning almost six centuries, from the capture of Ceuta in 1415 to the handover of Macau in 1999.
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Sri Lanka
The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (commonly known as Sri Lanka (, , or ); ; , ) is a country and a sovereign state off souther coast of the Indian subcontinent. A island nation in South Asia, it was till 1972 known as Ceylon (, , or ). Sri Lanka is surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait.
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- Adhemar da Silva
- Adrien Silva
- Agostinho da Silva
- Alan Silva
- Alves da Silva
- Amancio D'Silva
- Anderson Silva
- André Luiz Silva
- Anthony da Silva
- Anthony Silva
- António Silva
- Aníbal Cavaco Silva
- Anísio Silva
- Aravinda de Silva
- Asia
- Assuerio Silva
- Ayrton Senna
- Beatification
- Beatrix da Silva
- Benedita da Silva
- Brazil
- Bruno Silva
- Carlos Da Silva
- Carlos Silva Valente
- Chamara Silva
- Cristiane
- Danilo Clementino
- Darkwitch Rising
- Darío Silva
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Anderson Silva vs Yushin Okami Rumble on the Rock
From the Rumble on the Rock tournament from 1/20/2006. Hopefully they can have a rematch in the UFC. Anderson Silva ROTR MMA NHB UFC Okami Japan cage fight
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Anderson Silva Highlights
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- Duration: 10:28
- Published: 07 Feb 2010
- Uploaded: 10 Jan 2012
- Author: crazylatin619
tinyurl.com Anderson Silva Highlight Video its very awesome subscribe Anderson Silva Highlight 2 www.youtube.com No copy right is intended parts of this video do belong to Zuffa Inc.
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David Silva 21 ll The GoldenBoy Of Manchester City ll 2012 HD
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- Duration: 5:40
- Published: 22 Oct 2011
- Uploaded: 10 Jan 2012
- Author: badboyng22
David Silva • Manchester City • 2012 • HD Subscribe, Rate & make a Comment.
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Anderson Silva Tribute 2011
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- Duration: 14:47
- Published: 29 Aug 2011
- Uploaded: 10 Jan 2012
- Author: LeGuardian1
A tribute to the best fighter around and one of the coolest guys you can meet. Go spider were all on your side! Compiled by me LeGuardian One of Anderson's Long Time fans , this ones for you guys. Songs: 0:00 = Super Man intro with Jorel 0:42 = FWM - Quest for Freedom 3:18 = DMX - Ain't No Sunshine 8:10 = Styles Of Beyond - Journey 10:12 = Mike Shinoda feat. Styles Of Beyond - Second To None 13:20 = Eminem - Lighters ft. Bruno Mars & Royce Da 5'9 Credit to all audio and visual artists, this is a non profit Video.
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Best of Anderson "The Spider" Silva (Highlight)
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- Duration: 3:50
- Published: 21 Nov 2008
- Uploaded: 09 Jan 2012
- Author: xTheInstantClassicx
a tribute to the best of Anderson Silva Highlight of MMA career..Anderson "The Spider" Silva (born April 14, 1975) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and mixed martial artist. Since October 14, 2006 he has been the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion. He has also competed in PRIDE Fighting Championships, Cage Rage, Shooto, and Rumble on the Rock. Once a member of Chute Boxe Academy, he left to form the Muay Thai Dream Team. In late November 2006, he joined a new team called Black House with Lyoto Machida, Vitor Belfort, Assuerio Silva, and the Nogueira brothers. On May 16, 2008, Silva and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira opened the Team Nogueira MMA Academy in Miami, Florida. MMAWeekly, Sherdog and Nokaut currently rank Anderson Silva as the number one middleweight in the world, while both Sherdog and Yahoo! Sports rank Silva as the top pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Silva has announced his intentions to retire by mid 2009, as soon as his current contract with the UFC is complete. 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, one of these fights believed to be for the middleweight title. It was not long before the UFC started promoting Silva, releasing an interview segment almost immediately after announcing his arrival. Silva made his anticipated debut at Ultimate Fight Night 5 on June 28, 2006. His opponent was Chris Leben, a contestant from <b>...</b>
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Cormier vs. Silva
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- Duration: 7:05
- Published: 11 Sep 2011
- Uploaded: 10 Jan 2012
- Author: Zee2tehPee
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WANDERLEI SILVA'S SECRET WEAPON
With eight weeks notice for his upcoming bout against Cung Le, Wanderlei Silva has pulled out all the stops in his training camp and even enlisted the help of a champ, in the form of fellow Brazilian and pound-for-pound great Anderson Silva. Wanderlei talks about working with "The Spider" and how he's helping with strategies in his upcoming bout with Cung Le. Catch this highly anticipated co-main event at UFC® 139: Shogun vs Henderson, Saturday, November 19, 9E/6P, live on Pay-Per-View.
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UFC RIO: Silva vs Okami
The birthplace of MMA will be host to one of the biggest events in history as the UFC returns to Brazil for UFC RIO: Silva vs Okami - Live on Pay-Per-View and www.UFC.tv on Saturday, August 27th at 6/9pm PT/ET
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WANDERLEI SILVA: DREAMERS
In a much-anticipated co-main event, the legendary Wanderlei Silva goes toe-to-toe with former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Cung Le. We go into Silva's camp where he trains with Mark Munoz, Brendan Schaub, Krzysztof Soszynski, and Jake Ellenberger. In this segment, Silva discusses how hard work, focus, and holding on to your dreams can result in success. Watch The Axe Murderer face Cung Le at UFC® 139: Shogun vs Henderson, live from the HPPavilion in San Jose, California live on Pay-Per-View, Saturday November 19, 9e/6p.
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Anderson Silva Highlights - Tribute to The Spider
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- Duration: 4:30
- Published: 14 Jun 2011
- Uploaded: 10 Jan 2012
- Author: ThiagoSilva187
The spider. I do not own any of this footage nor am I making profit off of this video. this is simply fanmade
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Sandro Silva & Quintino - Epic (Original Mix)
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- Duration: 5:47
- Published: 23 Jul 2011
- Uploaded: 10 Jan 2012
- Author: musicalfreedomrecs
Out now on Beatport! www.beatport.com Musical Freedom is proud to present Sandro Silva & Quintino's "Epic". Premiering in Tiësto's set at EDC Las Vegas, Sandro Silva & Quintino's "Epic" is quickly carving out a unique space for itself. The track has already made its way to Laidback Luke's highly regarded live mix on Radio FG, earlier this month. Created by two of dance music's most promising new talents, this moody track does not fall short of its title's promise. "Epic" features an ethereal classical chord progression followed by a haunting yet simple, tasteful melody. The song offers a unique blend of classic dance progressions and textures mixed with contemporary hands in the air simplicity. Sandro Silva and Quintino are receiving recognition and support from today's biggest DJ's; the fresh and innovative sound of "Epic" is guaranteed to floor more than a few crowds this summer. Sandro Silva's 2010 release "Prom Night" was featured as an Essential Choice on Pete Tong's show and in June, Quintino collaborated with one of the biggest producers of the moment, Afrojack, bringing music fans the killer tune "Selecta."
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UFC RIO: Silva vs Okami Breakdown by Chael Sonnen
Having faced both of these fighters, Chael gives his expert opinion on tomorrow night's fight. Watch UFC RIO: Silva vs Okami Live on Pay-Per-View or www.UFC.tv at 6/9pm PT/ET on Saturday August 27th.
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Anderson Silva Tribute
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- Duration: 7:07
- Published: 25 Jul 2011
- Uploaded: 09 Jan 2012
- Author: xxAhurazoRxx
This is a fan video for Anderson silva. Tribute/Highlight. Note - I only wanted to use UFC fights in this. ( i understand the Chris Leben fight is missing I wont lie this was a rushed project and I was unable to locate the chris leben fight quick enough. Please appreciate the fighter rather than nit pick and hate on stupid crap. I understand a lot of people find him cocky but you cant deny his skill or dominance in the UFC along with his will to win Music in order Tool - Parabol A Perfect circle - The outsider For MMA Chat visit www.facebook.com
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UFC Undisputed 3 - Anderson Silva
One of five fighters nominated for the UFC Undisputed 3 cover, Anderson Silva's record-breaking championship reign surely makes him a suitable candidate. Vote at www.ufc.com
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Wanderlei Silva Training Camp for UFC 139 Week 1 - Huntington Beach
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- Duration: 3:32
- Published: 09 Oct 2011
- Uploaded: 06 Jan 2012
- Author: wandfightteam
Wanderlei Silva preparing for Cung Le at Kings MMA, Huntington Beach. Train with Wanderlei Silva October 15 at Kings MMA gym in Huntington Beach, California. Visit www.kingsmma.com for more info.
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Sandro Silva & Quintino - Epic (Radio Mix)
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- Duration: 2:53
- Published: 07 Dec 2011
- Uploaded: 10 Jan 2012
- Author: SpinninRec
Join us on Facebook: facebook.com Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com Join us on G+ : gplus.to Download on iTunes: itun.es More Sandro Silva & Quintino on Spinnin' Facebook: facebook.com
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WANDERLEI SILVA: EMOTIONAL VICTORY REACTION
Exclusive video of Wanderlei Silva after his UFC® 139 victory against Cung Le. Wondered what you missed? Watch the replay at www.ufc.tv
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Thiago Silva Goal on Barcelona 13-09-2011
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- Duration: 1:38
- Published: 14 Sep 2011
- Uploaded: 30 Dec 2011
- Author: Maestr021Channel
UCL 2011/2012
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Merry Christmas from David Silva
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- Duration: 2:05
- Published: 23 Dec 2011
- Uploaded: 08 Jan 2012
- Author: mcfcofficial
Watch the full video featuring all the players here: youtu.be www.mcfc.co.uk http www.twitter.com
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Anderson Silva and Lyoto Machida Sparring at Black House
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- Duration: 3:29
- Published: 23 Feb 2011
- Uploaded: 09 Jan 2012
- Author: TeamBlackhouseMMA
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UFC 139's Wanderlei Silva Says He Did Cung Le A Favor + Gave Him A Better Nose For Movies
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- Duration: 3:50
- Published: 20 Nov 2011
- Uploaded: 09 Jan 2012
- Author: KarynBryant
MMA HEAT's Karyn Bryant talks with Wanderlei Silva backstage at UFC 139 and hears what he has to say about sticking to the game plan and getting the win over Cung Le. Wand talks about the intensity of Cung's kicks, what he thinks of Cung as a fighter and opponent and how he feels about continuing to fight vs retiring. Wand also lets us know about the plans he and his gym have to help underpriviliged kids. Be sure to visit www.MMAheat.com for more interviews and archived episodes of our 1 hour TV show. Nós falamos Português! * We're on Facebook: www.facebook.com * Follow MMAheat on Twitter: www.twitter.com * Follow Karyn on Twitter: www.twitter.com
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UFC Cribs: Anderson Silva
Get an inside look into Anderson Silva's home life. Silva will be defending his middleweight belt versus Vitor Belfort on Saturday Feb. 5th at UFC 126. Watch the event Live on Pay-Per-View at 7pm PT/ 10pm ET.
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Daniel Cormier vs Antonio Bigfoot Silva Full Fight HD 720p
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- Duration: 11:16
- Published: 11 Sep 2011
- Uploaded: 10 Jan 2012
- Author: RandomCoolStuffHD
Daniel Cormier vs Antonio Silva at Strikeforce World Grand Prix: Barnett vs. Kharitonov
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| name | Anderson Silva |
| other names | The Spider |
| birth name | Anderson da Silva |
| nationality | Brazilian |
| birth date | April 14, 1975 |
| birth place | São Paulo, Brazil |
| other names | The Spider |
| residence | Curitiba, Brazil |
| fighting out of | Torrance, California, United States |
| height | |
| weight lb | 184 |
| weight class | Welterweight (pre-2003) Middleweight Light Heavyweight |
| reach in | 77.6 |
| style | Muay Thai, Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Taekwondo, Judo, Capoeira |
| trainer | Boxing: Josuel Distak Jiu-Jitsu: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Sylvio Behring and Ramon Lemos |
| team | Black House |
| stance | Southpaw |
| rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-JitsuBlack belt in JudoBlack belt in TaekwondoYellow rope in Capoeira |
| years active | 1997 – present (MMA) |
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Anderson da Silva (; 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 active winning streak in the UFC and the record for the longest winning streak in UFC history. In a press conference for UFC 134, UFC president Dana White 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; he is also the consensus #1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world according to multiple 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.
Biography
Although known primarily for his mastery of Muay Thai 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. On May 16, 2008 Silva and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira opened the Team Nogueira MMA Academy in Miami, Florida.
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Silva initially fought in his native Brazil in the welterweight 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.
Pride Fighting Championships
In 2002, Silva began fighting in Pride. In his first fight with the promotion, he stopped Alex Stiebling with a cut resulting from a high kick. In his next match, he won via decision against the "Diet Butcher" Alexander Otsuka. 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.
Cage Rage
Three months later, Silva made his debut in the Cage Rage promotion in England. At ''Cage Rage 8'' Silva fought and defeated noted striker Lee Murray 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. 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.
Silva vs. Okami
Silva competed in Hawaii's Rumble on the Rock promotion, where he fought Yushin Okami 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."
Arrival in the UFC
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 vs. Leben
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 vs. Franklin and Winning the Belt
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 Franklin.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.
Title defenses and Light Heavyweight bouts
Silva vs. Lutter
On February 3, 2007 at ''UFC 67'', 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 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.
Silva vs. Marquardt
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.
Silva vs. Franklin II
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.
Silva vs. Henderson
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.
Silva vs. Irvin
At ''UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin'' on July 19, 2008, Silva made his debut at Light Heavyweight () in a bout against James Irvin. Silva won via KO due to strikes in 1:01 of the first round after catching Irvin's attempted leg kick with his left arm and delivering a straight right that dropped Irvin to the mat, Silva then finished a prone Irvin with a blitz of punches to the head.
Silva vs. Cote
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:
"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."
Silva vs. Leites
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".
Silva vs. Griffin
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 vs. Maia
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 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 [stuff]", and said he would make it up to them.
Silva vs. Sonnen
Dana White went on to say, on April 14 (Anderson's 35th birthday) in an appearance on ESPN's Jim Rome is Burning, that Anderson's next title defense would be against Chael Sonnen at UFC 117 in Oakland, California, and that "If he [Silva] ever acts like that again in the ring, I will cut him."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 had announced that Sonnen would get a rematch when Silva returns, but this was revoked after the issue with PEDs came to light.
Silva vs. Belfort
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 vs. Okami II
Silva faced Yushin Okami on August 27, 2011 at UFC 134. The fight was a rematch from the 2006 Rumble on the Rock tournament where Okami defeated Silva via disqualification, thus making Okami the last fighter to defeat Silva. Silva defeated Okami, avenging his most recent loss, in a manner similar to when he fought Griffin. Silva dropped his hands and used effective counter-striking and head movement to knock Okami down twice, finishing him off with ground-and-pound. Several fighters including Forrest Griffin stated after the fight, "A healthy Silva is simply unbeatable. The 185 pound division is not weak and contains amazing fighters except none of them can come close to Anderson."
Personal life
In an interview with MMA Weekly, Anderson Silva's manager stated: "Anderson would love to fight Roy Jones Jr. 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 is Afro-Brazilian and has three sons and two daughters with his wife. Silva appeared in ''Never Surrender'' 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 Thai 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.
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts record
|- | 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; Extends UFC record for most consecutive title defenses (9) & wins (14). |- | 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; Fight & Submission of the Night; Sonnen later tested positive for elevated testosterone. |- | 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; Broke UFC record for most consecutive wins (9); Tied record for most title defenses (5) |- |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; after the fight Irvin tested positive for illegal substances |- |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. | |- |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: Face Off | | 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, 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, 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 |
Boxing record
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| align="center" xWin | Julio Cesar De Jesus | KO | Ginasio Antonio Balbino, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | |||||
| align="center" xLoss | Osmar Luiz Teixeira | TKO | Uniao da Vitoria, Parana, Brazil |
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| name | Yushin Okami |
| native name | 岡見 勇信 |
| other names | Thunder |
| birth date | July 21, 1981 |
| birth place | Kanagawa, Japan |
| nationality | Japanese |
| height | |
| weight lb | 185 |
| weight class | Middleweight |
| reach in | 72 |
| style | Judo, Freestyle wrestling |
| stance | Southpaw |
| fighting out of | Kanagawa, Japan |
| team | Wajyutsu KeisyukaiTeam Quest |
| rank | ''black belt in Judo'' |
| years active | 2002 – present |
| mma win | 26 |
| mma kowin | 9 |
| mma subwin | 4 |
| mma decwin | 12 |
| mma dqwin | 1 |
| mma loss | 6 |
| mma koloss | 2 |
| mma decloss | 4 |
is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He currently fights at middleweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Okami is currently ranked the #3 best middleweight in the world by Sherdog and the #2 best middleweight by MMAWeekly.
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
As an amateur, Okami fought in the pre-''Pride 4'' tournament, defeating two opponents before submitting Yuuki Tsutsui in the finals via triangle choke to win the tournament. He began his professional career in 2002, fighting in the GCM promotion and Pancrase as well as making an appearance at ''Pride The Best Vol.3'', amassing a professional record of 6–0. In 2003 he competed in the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship, but was defeated by Matt Lindland. Also in 2003, he suffered his first professional MMA loss to Amar Suloev.Okami continued fighting in multiple promotions before arriving at Rumble on the Rock, where he entered a 175 lb tournament. Anderson Silva, Frank Trigg, Renato Verissimo, and Jake Shields also competed in the tournament. In the opening round, Okami fought the future UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva. Silva controlled the fight on the feet before Okami secured a takedown. Okami landed a few blows from top position before Silva landed an illegal upkick to Okami's chin while both fighters were grounded, and Silva was in 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." Referee Troy Mandaloniz separated the fighters immediately and gave Okami a chance to recover, but Okami opted for the disqualification victory. 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." Moving on to the next round, he faced the future EliteXC welterweight and Strikeforce Middleweight champion Jake Shields, a tournament favorite. Okami lost a hard-fought majority decision to Shields, who went on to win the tournament.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
By 2006, Okami had amassed a record of 16–3 and was the third-ranked Pancrase middleweight fighter. He signed with the UFC and made his debut in the organization on the undercard of ''UFC 62'', defeating Alan Belcher by unanimous decision. He followed up less than two months later with a bout against Kalib Starnes at ''UFC 64''. He defeated Starnes by TKO due to strikes in the third round. Okami then signed on to make his third appearance in four months at ''UFC 66''. He original opponent was to be David Terrell, but Terrell withdrew due to an elbow injury and was replaced by Rory Singer. Okami defeated Singer due to submission from strikes.After three victories in the UFC, Okami made his main card and broadcast debut at ''UFC 69'' against Mike Swick, who was riding a five-fight win streak in the UFC at the time. Okami won the bout by unanimous decision. Okami then participated in the 2007 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship in the 87 kg (191 lb) division, but lost to eventual division winner Demian Maia. In the UFC, however, Okami was riding a four-fight win streak. In his next bout, he faced former UFC Middleweight Champion Rich Franklin at UFC 72 for the position of #1 title contender. Franklin controlled the first two rounds, but Okami nearly sunk in a kimura in the third. Ultimately all three judges scored the bout 29–28 in Franklin's favor.
Okami next faced Jason MacDonald at ''UFC 77''. MacDonald had also defeated Singer and lost to Franklin in his two previous bouts. Though Dana White said that the winner might earn a title shot, the fight was placed on the undercard, possibly due to the fighters' lack of fan support. Okami dominated the fight with superior stand-up, takedown defense, and ground control, en route to unanimous decision victory.
Okami was scheduled for a rematch with Anderson Silva for the middleweight title at ''UFC 90'', but he was forced to drop out of the bout due to a broken hand. Patrick Côté was chosen to replace him. After his recovery, Okami faced 2003 ADCC Absolute Division gold medalist Dean Lister at ''UFC 92''. Despite previously being scheduled for a main event, Okami fought on the undercard and earned a Unanimous Decision. Lister made frequent attempts to pull guard and take Okami down to the ground, but was not able to secure any submissions. The bout was considered tedious by spectators, but Okami was victorious.
Okami was next scheduled to return at ''UFC 98'' against Dan Miller, but suffered a torn ligament and was not able to compete.
He was scheduled to return at UFC 104 against Chael Sonnen. Okami lost to Sonnen via Unanimous Decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27). After the fight, Okami trained at Team Quest with Sonnen for one month before returning to Japan. Sonnen stated in an interview that he was honored to fight and train with Okami, and he sees Okami as a brother and after watching the learning potential in Okami, he says he'd be careful to fight him again.
Sonnen's admirable words were “I want to say hello to my brother, Yushin through this interview. I am saddened that he returned to Japan – it feels like I parted with a close friend. Though Yushin lost against me, he came forward and asked to train with me: Is this a Japanese thing? It is admirable that he tried to learn from an opponent who defeated him. While at Team Quest in Portland, he thoroughly handled me during training. I was lucky that I managed to defeat him in our fight. I probably won’t agree to a rematch with him (laughs). The one fighter whom I never want to fight again – that is Yushin Okami.”
Okami defeated Lucio Linhares via TKO doctor stoppage at UFC Fight Night 21. In Okami's fight with Linhares, many spectators praised Okami for his improved striking.
On August 1, Okami defeated Mark Munoz via split decision in the co-main event at UFC Live on Versus: 2. Okami was able to stuff most of Munoz's takedowns and kept the fight standing where he showed superior striking, stunning Munoz in the third round with a straight right counter.
Okami was expected to face Vitor Belfort on November 13, 2010 at UFC 122, with the winner facing Anderson Silva for the UFC Middleweight Championship. Belfort was then pulled from the fight, and Nate Marquardt was tapped to make a quick return to the Octagon to face Okami at UFC 122. Okami was able to control the center of the octagon and dictate the pace of the fight en route to a Unanimous Decision victory in what was a closely contested bout.
Okami faced Anderson Silva for the UFC Middleweight Championship at UFC 134 on August 27, 2011. In this rematch, Okami was defeated by TKO punches at 2:04 of round 2.
Mixed martial arts record
|- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 26-6 | Anderson Silva | TKO (punches) | UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 2:02 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | For the UFC Middleweight Championship |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 26–5 | Nate Marquardt | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 122 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Oberhausen, Germany | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 25–5 | Mark Muñoz | Decision (split) | UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | San Diego, California, United States | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 24–5 | Lucio Linhares | TKO (doctor stoppage) | UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 2:47 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 23–5 | Chael Sonnen | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 104 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Los Angeles, California, United States | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 23–4 | Dean Lister | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 92 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 22–4 | Evan Tanner | KO (knee) | UFC 82 | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 3:00 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 21–4 | Jason MacDonald | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 77 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Cincinatti, Ohio, United States | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 20–4 | Rich Franklin | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 72 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 20–3 | Mike Swick | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 69 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Houston, Texas, United States | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 19–3 | Rory Singer | Submission (punches) | UFC 66 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 4:03 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 18–3 | Kalib Starnes | TKO (punches) | UFC 64 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 1:40 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 17–3 | Alan Belcher | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 62 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 16–3 | Izuru Takeuchi | TKO (punches) | GCM: D.O.G. 6 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 3:39 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 15–3 | Ji Won Bang | TKO (punches) | MARS: World Grand Prix | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 4:38 | Chiba, Japan | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 14–3 | Jake Shields | Decision (majority) | Rumble On The Rock 9 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | ROTR WW Tournament Second Round |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 14–2 | Anderson Silva | DQ (Illegal Upkick) | Rumble On The Rock 8 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 2:33 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | ROTR WW Tournament Opening Round |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 13–2 | Myun Joo Lee | TKO (corner stoppage) | Hero's 2005 in Seoul | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 4:14 | Seoul, South Korea | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 12–2 | Damien Riccio | TKO (punches) | GCM: D.O.G. 3 | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 2:44 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 11–2 | Nick Thompson | Submission (elbow injury) | GCM: D.O.G. 2 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 0:29 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 10–2 | Brian Foster | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | GCM: D.O.G. 1 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 2:53 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 9–2 | Eiji Ishikawa | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase: Brave 9 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 8–2 | Falaniko Vitale | Decision (split) | SuperBrawl 36 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 8–1 | Ryuta Sakurai | Decision (unanimous) | Pride Bushido 2 | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 7–1 | Kousei Kubota | TKO (punches) | GCM: Demolition 13 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1:47 | Japan | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 6–1 | Amar Suloev | TKO (punches) | M-1 Global: Russia vs. the World | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 4:44 | Moscow, Russia | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 6–0 | Kazuhiro Hanada | TKO (punches) | GCM: Demolition 9 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 4:47 | Yokohama, Japan | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 5–0 | Hidehiko Hasegawa | Decision (unanimous) | GCM: Demolition 7 | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 4–0 | Hikaru Sato | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase: Hybrid 1 | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 3–0 | Sen Nakadai | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase: Spirit 8 | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 2–0 | Steve White | Submission (punches) | Pride The Best Vol.3 | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 3:25 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 | Kyosuke Sasaki | Decision (unanimous) | GCM: Demolition 1 | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Japan |
References
External links
Category:Japanese mixed martial artists Category:Middleweight mixed martial artists Category:Living people Category:1981 births Category:People from Kanagawa Prefecture Category:Wajitsu Keishukai
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state_name Orissa | district Koraput | leader_title | leader_name | altitude 597.71 | population_as_of 2001 | population_total 76560| population_density | area_magnitude sq. km | area_total | area_telephone 91 6854 | postal_code 764001 | vehicle_code_range OR 10 | sex_ratio | unlocode | website | footnotes | }}″N |
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| playername | David Silva |
| fullname | David Josué Jiménez Silva |
| dateofbirth | January 08, 1986 |
| cityofbirth | Arguineguín |
| countryofbirth | Spain |
| height | |
| position | Attacking midfielder |
| currentclub | Manchester City |
| clubnumber | 21 |
| youthyears1 | | youthclubs1 UD San Fernando |
| youthyears2 | 2000–2003 | youthclubs2 Valencia |
| years1 | 2003–2004 | clubs1 Valencia B | caps1 14 | goals1 1 |
| years2 | 2004–2010 | clubs2 Valencia | caps2 119 | goals2 21 |
| years3 | 2004–2005 | clubs3 → Eibar (loan) | caps3 35 | goals3 5 |
| years4 | 2005–2006 | clubs4 → Celta Vigo (loan) | caps4 34 | goals4 4 |
| years5 | 2010– | clubs5 Manchester City | caps5 37 | goals5 6 |
| nationalyears1 | 2001–2002 | nationalteam1 Spain U16 | nationalcaps1 6 | nationalgoals1 2 |
| nationalyears2 | 2002–2003 | nationalteam2 Spain U17 | nationalcaps2 20 | nationalgoals2 5 |
| nationalyears3 | 2004–2005 | nationalteam3 Spain U19 | nationalcaps3 14 | nationalgoals3 5 |
| nationalyears4 | 2005 | nationalteam4 Spain U20 | nationalcaps4 5 | nationalgoals4 4 |
| nationalyears5 | 2004–2006 | nationalteam5 Spain U21 | nationalcaps5 9 | nationalgoals5 7 |
| nationalyears6 | 2006– | nationalteam6 Spain |nationalcaps6 49 | nationalgoals6 11 |
| pcupdate | 16:22, 23 August 2011 (UTC) |
| ntupdate | 16:00, 12 June 2011 (UTC) }} |
David Josué Jiménez Silva () (born 8 January 1986) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Manchester City and the Spanish national team.
Silva is capable of playing on the wing, as a traditional number 10 and sometimes as a supporting striker. He spent six years of his professional career with La Liga side Valencia CF, appearing in more than 150 official games and winning one Copa del Rey, before moving in 2010. Roberto Mancini has mainly deployed Silva in a trequartista role in his first season but is utilised in a playmaker role with Samir Nasri behind Sergio Aguero and Edin Dzeko.
A Spanish international since the age of 20, he was a member of the squads that won both the Euro 2008 and 2010 World Cup.
Childhood and early career
Silva was born in Arguineguín, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands to Fernando Jiménez, a former municipal police officer who eventually was responsible for the safety of the Valencia CF stadium, and Eva Silva. His father is Canarian. Contrary to popular belief, David Silva's family is not of Asian descent. He has two younger siblings, sister Natalia and brother Nando.Silva began playing football in the youth team of UD San Fernando, near Maspalomas. When he was 14, he received an offer to become a youth player at Valencia CF, which he accepted. He stayed in Valencia's youth set-up until he was 17.
Club career
Valencia
Silva made his professional début in 2004–05, with ''Segunda División'''s SD Eibar, while on loan from Valencia, playing 35 league games and scoring on five occasions. In the following season, he was again out on loan, this time to Celta de Vigo, where he played 34 matches, scoring four goals. After two late substitute appearances, the first in a 2–0 home win over Málaga CF on 28 August 2005, Silva finished as an undisputed starter as the Galician side reached the UEFA Cup straight from the second-tier.Silva returned to Valencia in the summer of 2006, becoming an automatic first-choice despite his young age (20). In two seasons combined, he only missed six matches and netted 14 goals (his first coming on 5 November 2006 in a 1–1 draw at RCD Espanyol). In August 2008, he extended his contract by five years, amidst interest of several Premier League teams.
After not appearing in the first three months of 2008–09 due to a chronic ankle ailment, Silva returned to the call-ups in mid-December. On 3 January 2009, he scored twice in a 3–1 home win over Atlético Madrid, still contributing with 19 matches (four goals) as the ''Che'' qualified for the Europa League.
In the 2009–10 season, Silva scored a career-best eight goals, as Valencia finished in third position and returned to the UEFA Champions League. On 15 April 2010, he scored a brace against Athletic Bilbao for a 2–0 home win, adding three assists in the 4–4 thriller at SV Werder Bremen, for the Europa League's round of 16.
Manchester City
On 30 June 2010, Manchester City announced that they had reached an agreement with Valencia CF over the transfer of Silva and that he would join the club on a four-year deal, prior to the start of the 2010–11 season. On 14 July, the Premier League side completed the signing and Silva was awarded the number 21 shirt, the same number he wore for Valencia and when playing for Spain. Manchester City had previously tried to sign Silva and his Valencia team-mate David Villa in 2008, but were put off when Valencia put a £135m combined price tag on both players.Silva made his Premier League début on 14 August 2010, in a 0–0 draw against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. He scored his first goal for the club on 16 September, eight minutes into the Europa League group match against FC Red Bull Salzburg. On 17 October, he scored his first league goal in a game against Blackpool, netting City's third goal in a 3–2 away win. In a 3-1 home win in the Europa League against Lech Poznań, he set up two goals for Emmanuel Adebayor. He made another assist slipping through Adam Johnson for Manchester City's third in a 3–1 away win against West Ham United. His performances have seen him win three Player of the Month awards from Manchester City in a row for October, November and December.
On 12 February 2011, he was credited for the equalising goal in the 2–1 loss to rivals Manchester United when an Edin Dzeko shot deflected off his back and into the net. On 2 March, he scored from twenty yards out in an FA Cup win (3–0) against Aston Villa. Three days later, he scored the only goal in Manchester City's win against Wigan Athletic. Silva netted the third goal in City's 5–0 rout of Sunderland on 3 April. On 25 April 2011, he started the game against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park and was replaced on 90 minutes by Dedryck Boyata in the 1-0 win for City. His assist to Yaya Toure against Everton F.C. at Goodison Park took Silva to 15 assists in all competitions for the season. Following his debut season in the Barclays Premier League, Silva has emerged as one of the leagues finest playmakers. Fellow City and former Manchester United player Carlos Tevez, lauded him as "The best signing we have made" and former Manchester United legend Gary Neville called him "one of the best players in the league".
Silva began the 2011-12 season in fine form, scoring the third goal in City's 4-0 thrashing of Swansea. Silva also scored the following week against Bolton, and was named named man of the match.
International career
Silva first represented Spain in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland, scoring three goals. In 2006, he became an under-21 international and scored four goals during the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship; this was enough to earn him joint-fourth place in the goal ranking, alongside Italian striker Graziano Pellè.Silva made his senior international début in the 1–0 friendly home defeat to Romania on 15 November 2006, and continued to receive call-ups to the side after good contributions in his first games. On 22 August 2007, he scored his first two goals for Spain, netting twice in a 3–2 friendly win versus Greece, and was then called-up to the squad of 23 for UEFA Euro 2008.
In the semi-finals game versus Russia, Silva scored the third goal for Spain after a quick counter-attack in which Fàbregas delivered a low cross, and he sent the ball into Igor Akinfeev's goal with his left foot. In the final, he was involved in an incident with Germany's Lukas Podolski. After he pulled Podolski to the ground, the German approached Silva, which resulted in an angry exchange of words and a coming together of heads that the referee decided not to punish. Shortly afterward, Spanish coach Luis Aragonés substituted Silva for Santi Cazorla in an attempt to calm the tensions.
After appearing regularly during the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification stages – Spain won all ten fixtures – Silva was also picked for the squad for the finals in South Africa. His participation would be however a small one, as the national team won the tournament: he started in the first match, a 0–1 group stage defeat against Switzerland, then played the last four minutes of the 1–0 win against Germany in the semifinals.
On 11 August 2010, during an international friendly with Mexico, Silva scored two minutes into second-half injury time, ending the game with a 1–1 draw.
In an Euro 2012 qualifier against Liechtenstein on 3 September 2010, Silva scored after 62 minutes, in a 4–0 away win. The following month, in the same competition, he scored through a rare header, as the national team downed Lithuania in Salamanca (3–1).
In Spain's first match for 2011, an international friendly against Colombia on Feb 9, he came off the bench to score the game's only goal with just four minutes remaining, helping Spain to a hard-fought 1-0 win.
Statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||
| !Apps | !Goals | !Assists | !Apps | !Goals | !Assists | !Apps | !Goals | !Assists | !Apps | !Goals | !Assists | ||
| rowspan="3" align=center valign=center | Eibar | ||||||||||||
| !colspan="2" | 35 | 5| | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0||||||||
| !Total | !35!!5!!7!!0!!0!!0!!-!!-!!-!!35!!5!!7 | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="3" align=center valign=center | Celta | ||||||||||||
| !colspan="2" | 34 | 4| | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0||||||||
| !Total | !34!!4!!4!!0!!0!!0!!-!!-!!-!!34!!4!!4 | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="6" align=center valign=center | Valencia | ||||||||||||
| !colspan="2" | 36 | 4| | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 8 | 8 | |
| !colspan="2" | 2007–08 | 34 | 5| | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 6 | 10 |
| !colspan="2" | 2008–09 | 19 | 4| | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 9 |
| !colspan="2" | 2009–10 | 30 | 8| | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 10 | 13 |
| !Total | !119!!21!!24!!10!!2!!6!!25!!6!!10!!155!!29!!40 | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="4" align=center valign=center | Manchester City | ||||||||||||
| !colspan="2" | 35 | 4| | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 6 | 15 | |
| !colspan="2" | 2011–12 | 2 | 2| | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| !Total | !37!!6!!9!!8!!1!!5!!10!!1!!2!!56!!8!!16 | ||||||||||||
| Career total | !218!!34!!49!!18!!3!!11!!35!!7!!12!!272!!46!!67 |
International goals
{{Ig match | n = 1 | d=22 August 2007 | st=Toumba Stadium| ci=Thessaloniki | co=Greece | o=Greece | sc=2–2 | fr=2–3 | comp=Friendly}} {{Ig match | n = 2 | d=22 August 2007 | st=Toumba Stadium| ci=Thessaloniki | co=Greece | o=Greece | sc=2–3 | fr=2–3 | comp=Friendly}} {{Ig match | n = 3 | d=26 June 2008 | st=Ernst Happel Stadion| ci=Wien | co=Austria | o=Russia | sc=0–3 | fr=0–3 | comp=UEFA Euro 2008}} {{Ig match | n = 4 | d=5 September 2009 | st=Riazor | ci= A Coruña | co= Spain | o=Belgium | sc=1–0 | fr=5–0 | comp=2010 World Cup qualification}} {{Ig match | n = 5 | d=5 September 2009 | st=Riazor | ci= A Coruña | co= Spain | o=Belgium | sc=4–0 | fr=5–0 | comp=2010 World Cup qualification}} {{Ig match | n = 6 | d=14 October 2009 | st= Bilino Polje | ci=Zenica | co=Bosnia and Herzegovina | o= BIH | sc= 0–2 | fr= 2–5 | comp=2010 World Cup qualification}} {{Ig match | n = 7 | d=8 June 2010 | st= Estadio Nueva Condomina | ci=Murcia | co=Spain | o= POL | sc= 2–0 | fr= 6–0 | comp=Friendly}} {{Ig match | n = 8 | d=11 August 2010 | st= Estadio Azteca | ci=Mexico City | co=Mexico | o= MEX | sc= 1–1 | fr= 1–1 | comp=Friendly}} {{Ig match | n = 9 | d=3 September 2010 | st= Rheinpark Stadion | ci=Vaduz | co=Liechtenstein | o=LIE | sc= 0–4 | fr= 0–4 | comp=Euro 2012 qualifying}} {{Ig match | n = 10 | d=8 October 2010 | st= Estadio El Helmántico | ci=Salamanca | co=Spain | o=LTU | sc= 3–1 | fr= 3–1 | comp=Euro 2012 qualifying}} {{Ig match | n = 11 | d=9 February 2011 | st= Santiago Bernabeu | ci=Madrid | co=Spain | o=COL | sc= 1–0 | fr= 1-0 | comp=Friendly}}
Honours
Club
; Valencia; Manchester City
Country
; Spain
Individual
References
External links
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| Coordinates | 18°51′55″N82°34′23|
state_name Orissa | district Koraput | leader_title | leader_name | altitude 597.71 | population_as_of 2001 | population_total 76560| population_density | area_magnitude sq. km | area_total | area_telephone 91 6854 | postal_code 764001 | vehicle_code_range OR 10 | sex_ratio | unlocode | website | footnotes | }}″N |
|---|---|
| name | Wanderlei Silva |
| other names | The Axe Murderer |
| birth name | Wanderlei César da Silva |
| birth date | July 03, 1976 |
| birth place | Curitiba, Brazil |
| nationality | Brazilian |
| height | |
| weight lb | 185 |
| weight class | Middleweight ''(2010 – present)'' Light Heavyweight ''(1996 - 2009)'' Heavyweight ''(2006)'' |
| reach in | 74 |
| style | Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu| stance |
| fighting out of | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| team | Wand Fight Team |
| rank | ''black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| years active | 1996 - present |
| mma win | 33 |
| mma kowin | 23 |
| mma subwin | 3 |
| mma decwin | 7 |
| mma loss | 11 |
| mma koloss | 6 |
| mma subloss | 0 |
| mma decloss | 5 |
| mma draw | 1 |
| mma nc | 1 |
| occupation | Professional MMA fighter |
| url | http://www.wandfightteam.com/ |
| sherdog | 209 |
| updated | February 25, 2010 }} |
Wanderlei César da Silva ( , ; born July 3, 1976), nicknamed "''The Axe Murderer''", is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, who has competed in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships and the American based Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Silva is known for his aggressive fighting style with the majority of his fights ending in knockout or referee stoppage due to strikes. His style includes engaging opponents with punches and knees from the Muay Thai clinch. He is currently ranked as #21 best middleweight fighter in the world by FightMatrix.com.
Silva began his training under Rudimar Fedrigo at the Chute Boxe Academy in his hometown of Curitiba, Brazil. Although he specializes in Muay Thai, he has also trained and received his black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from trainer Cristiano Marcello. Silva was given the nickname "Cachorro Louco" ("Mad Dog") in Brazil because of his aggressive style and his pre-fight opponent "stare down". He is the former IVC light heavyweight champion, former Pride middleweight (205 lb) champion, and the Pride 2003 Middleweight Grand Prix champion.
He holds notable wins over Guy Mezger, Dan Henderson, Kazushi Sakuraba (3 times), Kiyoshi Tamura, Hidehiko Yoshida (twice), Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (twice), Ikuhisa Minowa, Yuki Kondo, Kazuhiro Nakamura, Kazuyuki Fujita, Ricardo Arona, Keith Jardine, and Michael Bisping.
After spending a majority of his career in Brazil, Silva moved to the United States in 2007 and he trained at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas. Preferring a more aggressive gym atmosphere, like he had at Chute Boxe, he opened his own gym, The Wand Fight Team Training & Conditioning Center, in Las Vegas. Silva currently trains there with his former Chute Boxe coach Rafael Cordeiro.
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Silva's aggressive style is rooted in street brawling, refined with elements of Muay Thai and kickboxing. As a late teen he joined the military and was quickly recognized for his fighting talents and rose up in the ranks. Silva enlisted after already winning fight tournaments in his age group in Brazil.Silva's first professional match was on November 1, 1996, in the Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting organization (BVF), where he knocked out Dilson Filho via strikes at ''BVF 6''. He fought in one other match in BVF, ''BVF 10'' on July 1, 1997, against Marcelo Barbosa, who submitted due to a shoulder injury.
Silva fought six matches in four different IVC events, ''IVC 2'', ''IVC 6'', ''IVC 9'' and ''IVC 10'', from 1997 to 1999. He won five of these matches by KO/TKO, with his one loss being the result of a cut stoppage against Artur Mariano in the IVC 2 show on September 15, 1997. The cut was above his left eyelid and opened back up several times, partially because Silva continued to use the cut side of his head to inflict many headbutts on Mariano over the course of the match. The doctor observed the cut several times before the fight was ended.
Silva culminated his IVC career by winning the promotion's light heavyweight belt with a submission win over Eugene Jackson in the IVC 10 show on April 27, 1999. It was after this fight that Silva earned the nickname "The Axe Murderer".
Silva participated in one Meca World Vale Tudo event, ''Meca 2'' on August 12, 2000, where he knocked out Todd Medina with muay thai knees.
UFC
Silva entered the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 16, 1998, at ''UFC Brazil: Ultimate Brazil'', in a match against Vitor Belfort. The match has arguably been Silva's worst defeat in his career, lasting only 44 seconds and ending with Silva being knocked down by Belfort's punches then being stopped by the referee. Silva won his next UFC match on May 7, 1999, at ''UFC 20'' where he knocked out Tony Petarra with knees. On April 14, 2000, Silva was given a chance to fight for the UFC light heavyweight championship, but lost via decision to Tito Ortiz at UFC 25.
Pride Fighting Championships
Silva debuted in Pride at the ''Pride 7'' event on September 12, 1999, winning against Carl Malenko by decision. From 1999 to 2004, Silva won eighteen-straight fights in Pride, excluding a draw against Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic (under slightly modified rules in which if the match would go the distance, the bout would be declared a draw) and a no contest against Gilbert Yvel (Silva accidentally kicked Yvel in the groin), giving him a twenty-fight unbeaten streak. Silva's reputation as a formidable MMA fighter grew as he developed a successful 5 year win record in the middle weight division (205 lb) of Pride.Silva fought Japanese superstar Kazushi Sakuraba for the first time at ''Pride 13: Collision Course'' on March 25, 2001. Silva won via TKO (knees and soccer kick) at 1:38 into the first round. At ''Pride 17: Championship Chaos'' on November 3, 2001, Silva won the inaugural Pride middleweight (205 lb) championship when he defeated Sakuraba for the second time. Sakuraba suffered a broken clavicle and was forced to withdraw after the first round, giving Silva a TKO win via doctor's stoppage. The two fought for a third time on August 10, 2003 at ''Pride Total Elimination 2003'', part of Pride's middleweight tournament. Silva knocked out Sakuraba with a two punch combination at 5:01 into the first round. Silva faced Quinton "Rampage" Jackson at ''Pride Final Conflict 2003'' on November 9, 2003. Silva won by TKO after delivering seventeen consecutive knees to Jackson. Silva became Pride's 2003 tournament champion with the win. The two fought again on October 31, 2004 at ''Pride 28: High Octane''. Jackson knocked Silva down near the end of the first round and mounted him as the bell rang. In round two Silva caught Jackson with a counter right hand and followed up with knees from the thai clinch knocking Jackson out, successfully defending the Pride middleweight championship with the win. In Japan, Silva additionally gained his reputation as a fighter who has never been defeated by any Japanese opponent, resulting in a trend of various Japanese fighters being arranged by Pride to face him.
Silva's undefeated 5-year streak (18 wins, 13 knockouts) in Pride was broken by heavy weight Mark Hunt, a K-1 champion on December 31, 2004 at the ''Pride Shockwave 2004'' event. Hunt won the non-title match by split decision. The decision was controversial because some who felt that Hunt's weight of 280 lb (125 kg), over 80 lb more than Silva, as well as Silva's performance in rounds two and three, had not been sufficiently considered by the judges in their decision; Randy Couture and Bas Rutten, both being commentators at the event, expressed disagreement with the judges decision. Silva also took this fight on two days notice. Nonetheless, Silva's 2004 campaign earned him Fighter of the Year honors from both Sherdog and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
Silva's former status as Pride's middleweight champion first came under debate and criticism with his loss to Ricardo Arona (who subsequently lost the tournament to Silva's team-mate, Mauricio "Shogun" Rua) on August 28, 2005 at ''Pride Final Conflict 2005''. The loss, by unanimous decision in the tournament's semi-finals, was Silva's first defeat in a middleweight match in Pride; however, since it was not a title fight and held under special rules due to the grand prix format (2 rounds instead of 3), Silva was still recognized as the middleweight champion. A rematch between Arona and Silva took place at the ''Pride Shockwave 2005'' event on December 31, 2005, with Silva winning by split decision.
On May 18, 2006, Pride's parent company, Dream Stage Entertainment (DSE), announced that Silva would replace Pride heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko in the Open Weight Grand Prix. Emelianenko's doctors stated that his hand, which had recently undergone surgery, would not be in good enough shape to fight because the metal implant would still be present. Because Silva was also a champion, he received a first round bye and fought in the second round at ''Pride Critical Countdown Absolute'', which took place on July 1, 2006. Silva moved to the semi-finals of the Open Weight Grand Prix after defeating Kazuyuki Fujita by TKO (punches and soccer kicks) at 9:21 of round one.
On July 8, 2006, at ''UFC 61: Bitter Rivals'', UFC president Dana White announced Silva would face Chuck Liddell in a UFC event held in November, provided Liddell beat Renato "Babalu" Sobral at ''UFC 62''. Liddell did end up winning that fight. However, talks dwindled and the fight as advertised did not happen.
On September 10, 2006, at ''Pride Final Conflict Absolute'', Wanderlei Silva was knocked out by Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic in their rematch during the Open Weight Grand Prix semi-finals. After a brief stoppage to tend to a swollen eye on Silva, "Cro Cop" struck Silva in the head with a left kick, knocking him out. On October 21, 2006 at ''Pride 32: The Real Deal'', Wanderlei issued his challenge to Chuck Liddell to a fight inside a Pride ring in February, when the promotion returned to Las Vegas, Nevada, however Dana White stated that the fight would not be happening, citing Silva's recent KO loss to Mirko Filipovic which would have not allowed the NSAC to clear him medically for the fight that soon after being knocked out.
Silva put his Pride middleweight title on the line against Dan Henderson, Pride's welterweight (183 lb) champion at ''Pride 33: The Second Coming'', held on February 24, 2007, in Las Vegas, Nevada. In a night of upsets, Henderson knocked out Silva in the third round with a left hook to become the new middleweight champion. This fight was held under unified rules which prevent knees and kicks to the head of a downed opponent as well as having five 5 minute rounds. Many believe this hindered Silva's ability to fully utilize his offensive arsenal. Silva was denied the ability to participate in Pride 34 due to medical suspension by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) which made this his last Pride appearance. Silva never lost under pure Pride rules at 205 pounds.
Return to the UFC
}} On August 17, 2007, the UFC announced that they had signed Wanderlei Silva to compete in the organization and that he would return to the Octagon on December 29, 2007 at UFC 79. After months of speculation about Silva's opponent, UFC President Dana White announced that Chuck Liddell would be Silva's opponent for his return match. The long-awaited match happened on December 29, with Wanderlei Silva losing to Chuck Liddell by unanimous decision. After the fight Silva said, "Win or lose I like to give the emotion for my fans" He also added that he gave his best and promised that next time he will deliver a win.Keeping to his promise, on May 24, 2008 at UFC 84 in Las Vegas, he earned a decisive knockout win against Keith Jardine at the 36-second mark of the very first round by referee stoppage, earning him Knockout of the Night honors. When Jardine threw a kick, Silva countered with a right-left-right combo that dropped him. Silva then finished the fight with ground strikes to earn the brutal knockout.
At UFC 92, Wanderlei fought Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, who he beat twice previously. Jackson avenged his previous defeats by knocking Silva out with a left hook in the first round. Following the fight, Silva stated that he would like to fight Jackson again, for the 4th, and possibly in the future, even the 5th time, knowing he already has two knockouts of Jackson. The two fighters also buried the hatchet after this fight.
Wanderlei met Rich Franklin at ''UFC 99'' in Germany at a catchweight bout of 195 lb. After a hard fought match on both sides, Silva lost via unanimous decision to Franklin. During the second round, Silva rocked Franklin hard with punches and almost finished the match during that moment. This was counterbalanced by Franklin dropping Silva three times in that round, each time with singular strikes. Silva then announced he would be out of action until 2010, as he underwent facial surgery to repair his nose (which was broken during Silva's second fight with Cro Cop, and then repeatedly broken again in later matches) and remove some scar tissue from above his eyes to avoid bleeding and being easily cut open during future fights. The surgery allowed him to breathe through a once completely blocked nose thus increasing his oxygen intake by 30% by doctor's estimates. At UFC 110, announcer Joe Rogan emphatically stated that Wanderlei looked like a totally different person in the wake of his recent facial reconstructive surgery.
Silva made his middleweight (185 lb) debut during UFC 110 against British striker Michael Bisping on February 21, 2010. During the fight Bisping was able to take Silva down several times during the first round, however Wanderlei came back with a flurry of punches at the end of the first round, a tight guillotine choke in the second, and a right hook that dropped Bisping in the third. After three rounds of fighting, Silva was awarded the unanimous decision victory (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)and his first victory in almost two years. Although winning only one of his previous 6 bouts, he was slightly favored going into the fight as it was widely speculated that Bisping was apprehensive to fight toe-to-toe after being viciously knocked out by Dan Henderson on July 11, 2009 in UFC 100. After the fight Silva said, “In your life you have bad moments. Everybody has bad moments, but if you believe in God and working hard, good moments they’ll come,” an emotional Silva told the audience. Silva attributed his success to working with his previous trainer Raphael Cordeiro. Bisping added, “Wanderlei’s a great opponent...I felt the reason he got the decision was the knockdown right at the end.”
Wanderlei Silva was expected to face former K-1 HERO'S Light Heavyweight Champion Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 116. Unfortunately, on June 22, Wanderlei had to pull out due to breaking three ribs during training. Akiyama would instead be fighting on the card, against Chris Leben. After Leben defeated Akiyama with a triangle choke in the third round Leben verbally called out Silva saying "Come on Wanderlei, I'll take you out too" in his post fight interview. "He represented very well, he's a good opponent," said Silva of "The Crippler." "I think if he's gonna wait that I'm gonna fight him next however Dana White has not considered a Silva/Leben fight happening anytime soon."
Silva underwent knee surgery in late July 2010 and his doctors have stated that he will need to wait at least 4 months before returning to training. This means that he will not be seen fighting in the octagon again until early 2011.
Silva was scheduled to face Brian Stann at UFC 130. However, after Silva voiced his reluctance to face Stann, he was replaced on the card by returning UFC veteran Jorge Santiago. On April 4, 2011, the UFC announced that Silva's next opponent would be Chris Leben with the two scheduled to meet at UFC 132. on July 2, 2011. During the fight's first round Leben won by KO with several uppercuts before following Silva to the ground for a referees stoppage at the 27 second mark. Silva is now 4-6 in his last ten fights, after a 29-5-1 Record to start his career and 3-6 overall in the UFC. When Dana White was asked about his thoughts on Wanderlei's possible retirement, he said he felt it would be the best time for Wanderlei to retire but in the end it is up to wether Wanderlei himself would like to fight again.
Personal life
Wanderlei and his wife Tea have a son named Thor. He also has a daughter named Rafaela from a previous relationship.
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts record
| Loss |align=center| 33–11–1(1) | Chris Leben | KO (punches) | UFC 132 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:27 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 33–10–1(1) | Michael Bisping | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 110 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Sydney, Australia | |- | Loss |align=center| 32–10–1(1) | Rich Franklin | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 99 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Cologne, Germany | |- |Loss |align=center| 32–9–1 (1) | Quinton Jackson | KO (punch) | UFC 92 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 3:21 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Win |align=center| 32–8–1 (1) | Keith Jardine | KO (punches) | UFC 84 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:36 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Loss |align=center| 31–8–1 (1) | Chuck Liddell | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 79 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Loss |align=center| 31–7–1 (1) | Dan Henderson | KO (punch) | Pride 33 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 2:08 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Loss |align=center| 31–6–1 (1) | Mirko Filipović | KO (head kick) | Pride Final Conflict Absolute | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 5:26 | Saitama, Japan | |- |Win |align=center| 31–5–1 (1) | Kazuyuki Fujita | TKO (punches and soccer kicks) | Pride Critical Countdown Absolute | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 9:21 | Saitama, Japan | |- |Win |align=center| 30–5–1 (1) | Ricardo Arona | Decision (split) | Pride Shockwave 2005 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | |- |Loss |align=center| 29–5–1 (1) | Ricardo Arona | Decision (unanimous) | Pride Final Conflict 2005 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | |- |Win |align=center| 29–4–1 (1) | Kazuhiro Nakamura | TKO (punches) | Pride Critical Countdown 2005 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 5:24 | Saitama, Japan | |- |Win |align=center| 28–4–1 (1) | Hidehiko Yoshida | Decision (split) | Pride Total Elimination 2005 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Osaka, Japan | |- |Loss |align=center| 27–4–1 (1) | Mark Hunt | Decision (split) | Pride Shockwave 2004 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | |- |Win |align=center| 27–3–1 (1) | Quinton Jackson | KO (knees) | Pride 28 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 3:26 | Saitama, Japan | |- |Win |align=center| 26–3–1 (1) | Yuki Kondo | KO (stomps) | Pride Final Conflict 2004 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 2:46 | Saitama, Japan | |- |Win |align=center| 25–3–1 (1) | Ikuhisa Minowa | KO (punches) | Pride Bushido 2 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:09 | Yokohama, Japan | |- |Win |align=center| 24–3–1 (1) | Quinton Jackson | TKO (knees) | Pride Final Conflict 2003 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 6:28 | Tokyo, Japan | |- |Win |align=center| 23–3–1 (1) | Hidehiko Yoshida | Decision (unanimous) | Pride Final Conflict 2003 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- |Win |align=center| 22–3–1 (1) | Kazushi Sakuraba | KO (punch) | Pride Total Elimination 2003 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 5:01 | Saitama, Japan | |- |Win |align=center| 21–3–1 (1) | Hiromitsu Kanehara | TKO (corner stoppage) | Pride 23 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 3:40 | Tokyo, Japan | |- |Win |align=center| 20–3–1 (1) | Tatsuya Iwasaki | TKO (head kick and punches) | Pride Shockwave | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:16 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Draw |align=center| 19–3–1 (1) | Mirko Filipović | Draw | Pride 20 | |align=center| 5 |align=center| 3:00 | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | |- |Win |align=center| 19–3 (1) | Kiyoshi Tamura | KO (punch) | Pride 19 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 2:28 | Saitama, Japan | |- |Win |align=center| 18–3 (1) | Alexander Otsuka | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Pride 18 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 2:02 | Fukuoka, Japan | |- |Win |align=center| 17–3 (1) | Kazushi Sakuraba | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Pride 17 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 10:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- |Win |align=center| 16–3 (1) | Shungo Oyama | TKO (punches) | Pride 14 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:30 | Yokohama, Japan | |- |Win |align=center| 15–3 (1) | Kazushi Sakuraba | TKO (knees and soccer kick) | Pride 13 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:38 | Saitama, Japan | |- |Win |align=center| 14–3 (1) | Dan Henderson | Decision (unanimous) | Pride 12 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 10:00 | Saitama, Japan | |- | NC |align=center| 13–3 (1) | Gilbert Yvel | No Contest (groin strike) | Pride 11 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:21 | Osaka, Japan | |- |Win |align=center| 13–3 | Guy Mezger | KO (punch) | Pride 10 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 3:45 | Saitama, Japan | |- |Win |align=center| 12–3 | Todd Medina | KO (knees) | Meca World Vale Tudo 2 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:39 | Curitiba, Brazil | |- |Loss |align=center| 11–3 | Tito Ortiz | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 25 | |align=center| 5 |align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- |Win |align=center| 11–2 | Bob Schrijber | Submission (rear naked choke) | Pride Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 2:42 | Tokyo, Japan | |- |Win |align=center| 10–2 | Daijiro Matsui | Decision (unanimous) | Pride 8 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 10:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- |Win |align=center| 9–2 | Carl Malenko | Decision (unanimous) | Pride 7 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 10:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |- |Win |align=center| 8–2 | Tony Petarra | KO (knees) | UFC 20 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 2:53 | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | |- |Win |align=center| 7–2 | Eugene Jackson | Submission (punches) | IVC 10: World Class Champions | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:32 | Brazil | |- |Win |align=center| 6–2 | Adrian Serrano | KO (punches and soccer kick) | IVC 9: The Revenge | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:22 | Aracaju, Brazil | |- |Loss |align=center| 5–2 | Vitor Belfort | TKO (punches) | UFC Brazil | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:44 | São Paulo, Brazil | |- |Win |align=center| 5–1 | Mike Van Arsdale | KO (punch and soccer kick) | IVC 6: The Challenge | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 4:00 | São Paulo, Brazil | |- |Loss |align=center| 4–1 | Artur Mariano | TKO (cut) | IVC 2: A Question of Pride | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 13:10 | São Paulo, Brazil | |- |Win |align=center| 4–0 | Egidio da Costa | Submission (punches) | IVC 2: A Question of Pride | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 2:27 | São Paulo, Brazil | |- |Win |align=center| 3–0 | Sean Bormet | KO (head kick) | IVC 2: A Question of Pride | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:19 | São Paulo, Brazil | |- |Win |align=center| 2–0 | Marcelao Barbosa | TKO (shoulder injury) | Brazilian Vale Tudo 10 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:20 | Brazil | |- |Win |align=center| 1–0 | Dilson Filho | KO (elbow) | Brazilian Vale Tudo 6 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 3:35 | Brazil |
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