Anderson da Silva[1] (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɐ̃deʁsõ ˈsiwvɐ]; born April 14, 1975) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is the current UFC Middleweight Champion[5] and the promotion's longest reigning champion.[6] With 14 consecutive wins and 9 title defenses, Silva holds the longest winning streak and title defense streak in UFC history.[7]
Silva is ranked as the number one Middleweight in the world by multiple publications,[8][9][10] and is the consensus No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world according to ESPN, Sherdog, Yahoo! Sports, MMAFighting.com and other publications.[11][12][13] UFC president Dana White has proclaimed Silva as "the greatest mixed martial artist ever."[14][undue weight? – discuss] 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.
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, like 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.[15] He is also a black belt in Judo[15] and a yellow rope in Capoeira.[16]
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. [17][18][19]
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.[3] 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.[3] 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.[3]
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.[3]
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.[20] 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.
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.[3] That year, Silva returned to Pride on December 31 to face Ryo Chonan. Silva was in control with a take down and body triangle in the first round. Chonan was able to counter Silva's knees from the clinch, with knees, and takedowns. Chonan was perceived by some to be winning up until the finish, as during the third round, Bas Rutten, who was commentating alongside Mauro Ranallo, stated that he believed Anderson must obtain a knockout or strong finish or he would lose the fight. Despite being the underdog, Chonan ended the fight in the third round with a flying scissor heel hook, forcing Silva to submit.[3] 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.[21]
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."[22] 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."[23]
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.[24]
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%.
In response to the victory, the UFC tallied a poll on their main page, asking viewers to select Silva's next opponent. The majority of voters selected the UFC Middleweight Champion Rich Franklin. 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.[25] Unable to strike back, Franklin dodged the last of Silva's strikes before falling to the ground, where referee "Big" John McCarthy ended the fight. Silva was crowned the new UFC Middleweight Champion, becoming the second man to defeat Franklin, after Black House-teammate Lyoto Machida.
- UFC 67
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 185 pounds (84 kg) weight limit and the match was changed to a non-title bout.[26] 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.
- UFC 73
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.
- UFC 77
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.[27] Silva defended his belt by defeating Franklin via TKO in the 2nd round.
- UFC 82
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.
- UFC Fight Night 14
At UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin on July 19, 2008, Silva made his debut at Light Heavyweight (205 lb (93 kg)) in a bout against James Irvin. Silva won via KO due to strikes in 1:01 of the first round after catching Irvin's attempted leg kick with his left arm and delivering a straight right that dropped Irvin to the mat, Silva then finished a prone Irvin with a blitz of punches to the head.[28][29][30][31]
- UFC 90
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.[32][33] 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."[34] Silva said in the post-fight news conference:[35]
"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."
- UFC 97
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".[36]
- UFC 101
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.[37] 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.[38] 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.[39]
- UFC 112
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.[40] Silva was then set to face Belfort on February 6, 2010 at UFC 109.[41] The fight, however, was dependent on Silva's healing, which he described as "not going as planned."[42] The fight was canceled because of Silva's slow recovery.[43] Silva was once again scheduled to face Belfort on April 10, 2010 at UFC 112.[44] The fight was later canceled again due to an injury to Belfort.[45] Demian Maia was selected to fill the spot and take on Silva for the belt.
In the first two rounds fighting Maia, Silva appeared to mock his opponent while employing quick, precise striking. In the third round, however, Silva's tempo seemed to change. He looked to Maia to be the aggressor while he largely circled and taunted his opponent. In the fifth round, Silva's lack of action prompted referee Dan Miragliotta to warn Silva for his conduct. The crowd began to side with Maia, who was the only fighter attempting to engage.[46] 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.[47] 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.[48] It was also claimed that Silva verbally taunted Maia saying "Come on, hit me in the face playboy."[49]
In the immediate post-fight interview, Silva apologized and said that he wasn't himself and that he would need to go back and reevaluate the humility that got him to where he is. In the post-fight interview, Silva made multiple references about how Demian insulted him before the bout.
- UFC 117
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 after being tagged by Sonnen's left hook and the challenger took advantage by once again establishing a top position and delivering strikes to Silva. With about two minutes left in the round, Silva was able to lock up a triangle armbar on Sonnen, forcing Sonnen to submit at 3:10 of Round 5.
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.[50] 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.[51]
Silva allegedly went into the fight with injured ribs and his doctor advised him not to fight. During the first round, Sonnen cracked his rib and Silva was out until 2011 because of the injury.[52] Following the fight the California State Athletic Commission confirmed that Chael Sonnen tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs (PED's).[53][54] Doping tests revealed Sonnen had an elevated testosterone to epitestosterone ratio which fell outside of the normal range prior to his fight with Silva (a result that is consistent with testosterone replacement therapy).[55] The California State Athletic Commission confirmed, however, that his actual testosterone levels were normal.[56] Dana White announced that Sonnen would get a rematch when Silva returns. This was revoked after the issue with PEDs came to light, but Dana White had a change of heart, after Sonnen came back and won two straight, and scheduled the rematch.
- UFC 126
Silva faced Vitor Belfort on February 5, 2011 at UFC 126.[57] Belfort was expected to face Yushin Okami on November 13, 2010 at UFC 122, but was replaced by Nate Marquardt.[58] 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.[59] With the win Silva handed Belfort his first KO loss in 28 career fights & extended his record streak of title defenses to eight.
- UFC 134
Silva then faced Yushin Okami on August 27, 2011 at UFC 134. He defeated the Japanese middleweight by TKO at 2:04 of round 2, displaying skilled head movement and accurate striking, somewhat comparable to his win over Forrest Griffin. His record then went to 31–4, avenging his DQ loss to Okami back in 2006.
- Rematch with Sonnen
A rematch with Chael Sonnen was expected to take place on June 23, 2012 at UFC 147.[60] However, on April 20, according to a published report from Sherdog.com, the bout is now expected to take place on July 7, 2012 at UFC 148, while the expected co-feature of the Brazilian event, a rematch between Vitor Belfort and Wanderlei Silva would headline that event. The changes are due to a scheduling conflict with the UN Conference, Rio+20, which will be occurring during the same time frame as the UFC event.[61]
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."[62] 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.[63] 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.[64] According to Anderson Silva's manager, Ed Soares, he is not retiring after his contract is over in 2010 and what he supposedly wants is to stay in the 185 division.
Silva has three sons and two daughters with his wife, Dayane.[65][66] Silva appeared in Never Surrender in 2009.[67]
Silva is a well rounded fighter whose striking ability is considered to be one of the best in MMA.[68][69] Silva's striking accuracy, knockout power, technically vicious Muay Thai and ability to counterstrike makes him a danger to his opponents.[70][71][72] Silva's striking uses three major strengths: technical precision, the jab and transitions and movement.[73] Silva switches from southpaw to orthodox with little drop-off in effectiveness.[74] Although it has been claimed that his ground game is not as good as his stand-up,[75] Silva has submitted notable grapplers, including Olympic wrestler Dan Henderson, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blackbelt Travis Lutter and Olympic alternate Chael Sonnen.
Silva holds several statistical records in the UFC including: Most all-time knockdowns in UFC history (15), No. 1 in significant strike accuracy (68.5%), Longest all-time UFC win streak (14), Best all-time UFC win percentage (1.000), Most title fight victories (10), Most UFC title defenses (9) and Longest reign by days (2,082).[76]
Anderson Silva is marketed by 9INE, a sports marketing company co-owned by former Brazilian footballer Ronaldo.[77][78] Since August 2011, Anderson has been sponsored by Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, his favorite football club.[79] He is also sponsored by fast food chain Burger King and sportswear and equipment supplier Nike.[80]
| Professional record breakdown |
|
| 35 matches |
31 wins |
4 losses |
| By knockout |
18 |
0 |
| By submission |
6 |
2 |
| By decision |
7 |
1 |
| By disqualification |
0 |
1 |
| Result |
Record |
Opponent |
Method |
Event |
Date |
Round |
Time |
Location |
Notes |
| N/A |
N/A |
Chael Sonnen |
N/A |
UFC 148 |
02012-07-07July 7, 2012 |
N/A |
N/A |
Las Vegas, United States |
Defending UFC Middleweight Championship. |
| Win |
31–4 |
Yushin Okami |
TKO (punches) |
UFC 134 |
02011-08-27August 27, 2011 |
2 |
2:04 |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Defended UFC Middleweight Championship Extended record for most consecutive title defenses (9). |
| Win |
30–4 |
Vitor Belfort |
KO (front kick and punches) |
UFC 126 |
02011-02-05February 5, 2011 |
1 |
3:25 |
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Defended UFC Middleweight Championship Knockout of the Night. |
| Win |
29–4 |
Chael Sonnen |
Submission (triangle armbar) |
UFC 117 |
02010-08-07August 7, 2010 |
5 |
3:10 |
Oakland, California, United States |
Defended UFC Middleweight Championship; Broke record for most consecutive wins (12); Fight & Submission of the Night. World MMA Awards Fight of the Year (2007) |
| Win |
28–4 |
Demian Maia |
Decision (unanimous) |
UFC 112 |
02010-04-10April 10, 2010 |
5 |
5:00 |
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
Defended UFC Middleweight Championship; Broke record for most consecutive title defenses (6). |
| Win |
27–4 |
Forrest Griffin |
KO (punch) |
UFC 101 |
02009-08-08August 8, 2009 |
1 |
3:23 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Light Heavyweight bout; Fight of the Night & Knockout of the Night. |
| Win |
26–4 |
Thales Leites |
Decision (unanimous) |
UFC 97 |
02009-04-18April 18, 2009 |
5 |
5:00 |
Montreal, Canada |
Defended UFC Middleweight Championship. |
| Win |
25–4 |
Patrick Côté |
TKO (knee injury) |
UFC 90 |
02008-10-25October 25, 2008 |
3 |
0:39 |
Rosemont, Illinois, United States |
Defended UFC Middleweight Championship. |
| Win |
24–4 |
James Irvin |
KO (punches) |
UFC: Silva vs Irvin |
02008-07-19July 19, 2008 |
1 |
1:01 |
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Light Heavyweight bout; Irvin later tested positive for banned substances in the post fight drug test. |
| Win |
23–4 |
Dan Henderson |
Submission (rear-naked choke) |
UFC 82 |
02008-03-01March 1, 2008 |
2 |
4:50 |
Columbus, Ohio, United States |
Defended UFC Middleweight Championship; Fight & Submission of the Night; Unified PRIDE Welterweight & UFC Middleweight titles. |
| Win |
22–4 |
Rich Franklin |
TKO (knees) |
UFC 77 |
02007-10-20October 20, 2007 |
2 |
1:07 |
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States |
Defended UFC Middleweight Championship; Knockout of the Night. |
| Win |
21–4 |
Nate Marquardt |
TKO (punches) |
UFC 73 |
02007-07-07July 7, 2007 |
1 |
4:50 |
Sacramento, California, United States |
Defended UFC Middleweight Championship. |
| Win |
20–4 |
Travis Lutter |
Submission (triangle choke & elbows) |
UFC 67 |
02007-02-03February 3, 2007 |
2 |
2:11 |
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Non-title fight (Lutter did not make weight). |
| Win |
19–4 |
Rich Franklin |
KO (knee) |
UFC 64 |
02006-10-14October 14, 2006 |
1 |
2:59 |
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Won UFC Middleweight Championship. |
| Win |
18–4 |
Chris Leben |
KO (knee) |
UFC Ultimate Fight Night 5 |
02006-06-28June 28, 2006 |
1 |
0:49 |
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
UFC Debut |
| Win |
17–4 |
Tony Fryklund |
KO (elbow) |
Cage Rage 16 |
02006-04-22April 22, 2006 |
1 |
2:02 |
London, England |
Defended Cage Rage World Middleweight Championship. |
| Loss |
16–4 |
Yushin Okami |
DQ (illegal kick) |
Rumble on the Rock 8 |
02006-01-20January 20, 2006 |
1 |
2:33 |
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
ROTR WW Tournament Opening Round; Silva was disqualified for using an illegal upkick that rendered Okami unable to continue. |
| Win |
16–3 |
Curtis Stout |
KO (punches) |
Cage Rage 14 |
02005-12-03December 3, 2005 |
1 |
4:59 |
London, England |
Defended Cage Rage World Middleweight Championship. |
| Win |
15–3 |
Jorge Rivera |
TKO (knees and punches) |
Cage Rage 11 |
02005-04-30April 30, 2005 |
2 |
3:53 |
London, England |
Defended Cage Rage World Middleweight Championship. |
| Loss |
14–3 |
Ryo Chonan |
Submission (flying scissor heel hook) |
Pride Shockwave 2004 |
02004-12-31December 31, 2004 |
3 |
3:08 |
Saitama, Saitama, Japan |
|
| Win |
14–2 |
Lee Murray |
Decision (unanimous) |
Cage Rage 8 |
02004-09-11September 11, 2004 |
3 |
5:00 |
London, England |
Won Cage Rage World Middleweight Championship. |
| Win |
13–2 |
Jeremy Horn |
Decision (unanimous) |
Gladiator FC: Day 2 |
02004-06-27June 27, 2004 |
3 |
5:00 |
Seoul, South Korea |
|
| Win |
12–2 |
Waldir dos Anjos |
TKO (corner stoppage) |
Conquista Fight 1 |
02003-12-20December 20, 2003 |
1 |
5:00 |
Vitória da Conquista, Brazil |
|
| Loss |
11–2 |
Daiju Takase |
Submission (triangle choke) |
Pride 26 |
02003-06-08June 8, 2003 |
1 |
8:33 |
Yokohama, Japan |
|
| Win |
11–1 |
Carlos Newton |
KO (flying knee and punches) |
Pride 25 |
02003-03-16March 16, 2003 |
1 |
6:27 |
Yokohama, Japan |
|
| Win |
10–1 |
Alexander Otsuka |
Decision (unanimous) |
Pride 22 |
02002-09-29September 29, 2002 |
3 |
5:00 |
Nagoya, Japan |
|
| Win |
9–1 |
Alex Stiebling |
TKO (doctor stoppage) |
Pride 21 |
02002-06-23June 23, 2002 |
1 |
1:23 |
Saitama, Saitama, Japan |
|
| Win |
8–1 |
Roan Carneiro |
Submission (punches) |
Mecca: World Vale Tudo 6 |
02002-01-31January 31, 2002 |
1 |
5:32 |
Curitiba, Brazil |
|
| Win |
7–1 |
Hayato Sakurai |
Decision (unanimous) |
Shooto: To The Top 7 |
02001-08-26August 26, 2001 |
3 |
5:00 |
Osaka, Japan |
Won Shooto Middleweight (168 pounds) Championship. |
| Win |
6–1 |
Israel Albuquerque |
Submission (punches) |
Mecca: World Vale Tudo 5 |
02001-06-09June 9, 2001 |
1 |
6:17 |
Curitiba, Brazil |
|
| Win |
5–1 |
Tetsuji Kato |
Decision (unanimous) |
Shooto: To The Top 2 |
02001-03-02March 2, 2001 |
3 |
5:00 |
Tokyo, Japan |
|
| Win |
4–1 |
Claudionor Fontinelle |
TKO (punches and knees) |
Mecca: World Vale Tudo 4 |
02000-12-16December 16, 2000 |
1 |
4:35 |
Curitiba, Brazil |
|
| Win |
3–1 |
Jose Barreto |
TKO (head kick and punches) |
Mecca: World Vale Tudo 2 |
02000-08-12August 12, 2000 |
1 |
1:06 |
Curitiba, Brazil |
|
| Loss |
2–1 |
Luiz Azeredo |
Decision (unanimous) |
Mecca: World Vale Tudo 1 |
02000-05-27May 27, 2000 |
2 |
10:00 |
Curitiba, Brazil |
|
| Win |
2–0 |
Fabrício Camões |
TKO (retirement) |
Brazilian Freestyle Circuit 1 |
01997-06-25June 25, 1997 |
1 |
25:14 |
Campo Grande, Brazil |
|
| Win |
1–0 |
Raimundo Pinheiro |
Submission (rear-naked choke) |
Brazilian Freestyle Circuit 1 |
01997-06-25June 25, 1997 |
1 |
1:53 |
Campo Grande, Brazil |
|
| 1 Win (1 Knockout), 1 Loss (1 Knockout) |
| Result |
Record |
Opponent |
Method |
Round |
Date |
Location |
Notes |
| Win |
1–1 |
Julio Cesar De Jesus |
KO |
2 (6) |
2005-08-05 |
Ginasio Antonio Balbino, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil |
|
| Loss |
0–1 |
Osmar Luiz Teixeira |
TKO |
2 (6) |
1998-05-22 |
Uniao da Vitoria, Parana, Brazil |
|
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Silva, Anderson |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Brazilian martial artist |
| Date of birth |
April 14, 1975 |
| Place of birth |
São Paulo, Brazil |
| Date of death |
January 2, 2010 |
| Place of death |
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