Wanderlei César da Silva (
/ˈvændərleɪ/ VAN-dər-lay; Portuguese: [vɐ̃dɛɾˈlej ˈsɛzɐr dɐ ˈsiɫvɐ];[1] Japanese: [ba̠nda̠ɽe̞i ɕiü͍βa̠]; 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 holds the record for the most wins and knockouts in Pride FC history. He is currently ranked as #22 best middleweight fighter in the world by FightMatrix.com.[2]
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.[3] Silva was given the nickname "Cachorro Louco" ("Mad Dog") in Brazil because of his aggressive style and his pre-fight opponent "stare down".[4] He is the former IVC Light heavyweight Champion, former PRIDE Middleweight Champion, and the 2003 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix Tournament Winner.
After spending a majority of his career in Brazil and Japan, 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.[5] Silva currently trains there with his former Chute Boxe coach Rafael Cordeiro. In 2011 Silva trained at Reign Training Center, along side top middleweight contenders such as Mark Munoz.[6]
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.[7]
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.[8] The doctor observed the cut several times before the fight was ended.[8]
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.
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.
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, 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.[9] 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.[10] Silva never lost under pure Pride rules[attribution needed] at 205 pounds.
"I fight for my fans and they know I give my best. Every time I need to give a good show for them because tickets are so expensive and pay-per-view is so expensive. The fans know which fighters want to give a show. I love my fans and fight for my fans. It's so incredible that I'm from Brazil but when I fight American fighters the crowd is much more for me over the American fighters. They know I'm going to put on a show."
Wanderlei Silva talking about fighting in America and his motivation for fights.
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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.[12][13] 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.[14] 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"[15] 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.[16] 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 in Pride Fighting Championships.[17] Jackson avenged his previous defeats by knocking Silva out with a left hook in the first round.[18] 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.[19] 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 fight 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.[20] 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)[21] and his first victory in almost two years.[22] 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.”[23]
Wanderlei Silva was expected to face former K-1 HERO'S Light Heavyweight Champion Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 116.[24] Unfortunately, on June 22, Wanderlei had to pull out due to breaking three ribs during training.[25] 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.[26] "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."[27]
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.[28]
Silva was scheduled to face Brian Stann at UFC 130.[29] However, after Silva voiced his reluctance to face Stann, he was replaced on the card by returning UFC veteran Jorge Santiago.[30] 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.[31] 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.[32][33] 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 whether Wanderlei himself would like to fight again.
Silva faced Cung Le on November 19, 2011 at UFC 139. Silva defeated Le via second round TKO after a flurry of knees and punches, earning his third Fight of the Night award in the UFC.
Silva and Vitor Belfort will be the coaches for The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil A rematch with Belfort was expected to take place on June 23, 2012 at UFC 147 but due to a broken hand Vitor Belfort had to withdraw from the match.[34] Silva is now scheduled to face Rich Franklin in a 190 lb catchweight at the event.[35] Franklin and Silva fought once before at UFC 99, where Franklin won via unanimous decision.
Wanderlei and his wife Tea have a son named Thor. He also has a daughter named Rafaela from a previous relationship.[36][37]
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| Professional record breakdown |
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| 47 matches |
34 wins |
11 losses |
| By knockout |
24 |
6 |
| By submission |
3 |
0 |
| By decision |
7 |
5 |
| Draws |
1 |
| No contests |
1 |
| Result |
Record |
Opponent |
Method |
Event |
Date |
Round |
Time |
Location |
Notes |
|
|
 Rich Franklin |
|
UFC 147 |
02012-06-23June 23, 2012 |
|
|
 Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
Catchweight of 190 lbs. |
| Win |
34–11–1 (1) |
 Cung Le |
TKO (knees and punches) |
UFC 139 |
02011-11-19November 19, 2011 |
2 |
4:49 |
San Jose, California, United States |
Fight of the Night. |
| Loss |
33–11–1 (1) |
Chris Leben |
KO (punches) |
UFC 132 |
02011-07-02July 2, 2011 |
1 |
0:27 |
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
|
| Win |
33–10–1 (1) |
 Michael Bisping |
Decision (unanimous) |
UFC 110 |
02010-02-21February 21, 2010 |
3 |
5:00 |
 Sydney, Australia |
Middleweight Debut. |
| Loss |
32–10–1 (1) |
Rich Franklin |
Decision (unanimous) |
UFC 99 |
02009-06-13June 13, 2009 |
3 |
5:00 |
 Cologne, Germany |
Catchweight of 195 lbs. Fight of the Night. |
| Loss |
32–9–1 (1) |
Quinton Jackson |
KO (punch) |
UFC 92 |
02008-12-27December 27, 2008 |
1 |
3:21 |
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
|
| Win |
32–8–1 (1) |
Keith Jardine |
KO (punches) |
UFC 84 |
02008-05-24May 24, 2008 |
1 |
0:36 |
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Knockout of the Night. Knockout of the Year (2008). |
| Loss |
31–8–1 (1) |
Chuck Liddell |
Decision (unanimous) |
UFC 79 |
02007-12-29December 29, 2007 |
3 |
5:00 |
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Fight of the Night. Fight of the Year (2007). |
| Loss |
31–7–1 (1) |
Dan Henderson |
KO (punch) |
Pride 33 |
02007-02-24February 24, 2007 |
3 |
2:08 |
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Lost Pride Middleweight Championship. |
| Loss |
31–6–1 (1) |
 Mirko Filipović |
KO (head kick) |
Pride Final Conflict Absolute |
02006-09-10September 10, 2006 |
1 |
5:26 |
 Saitama, Japan |
Pride 2006 Openweight Grand Prix Semifinal. |
| Win |
31–5–1 (1) |
Kazuyuki Fujita |
TKO (punches and soccer kicks) |
Pride Critical Countdown Absolute |
02006-07-01July 1, 2006 |
1 |
9:21 |
Saitama, Japan |
Pride 2006 Openweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal. was replacement for Fedor Emelianenko. |
| Win |
30–5–1 (1) |
Ricardo Arona |
Decision (split) |
Pride Shockwave 2005 |
02005-12-31December 31, 2005 |
3 |
5:00 |
Saitama, Japan |
Defended Pride Middleweight Championship. |
| Loss |
29–5–1 (1) |
Ricardo Arona |
Decision (unanimous) |
Pride Final Conflict 2005 |
02005-08-28August 28, 2005 |
2 |
5:00 |
Saitama, Japan |
Pride 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix Semifinal. |
| Win |
29–4–1 (1) |
Kazuhiro Nakamura |
TKO (punches) |
Pride Critical Countdown 2005 |
02005-06-24June 24, 2005 |
1 |
5:24 |
Saitama, Japan |
Pride 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal. |
| Win |
28–4–1 (1) |
Hidehiko Yoshida |
Decision (split) |
Pride Total Elimination 2005 |
02005-04-23April 23, 2005 |
3 |
5:00 |
Osaka, Japan |
Pride 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix Opening Round. |
| Loss |
27–4–1 (1) |
 Mark Hunt |
Decision (split) |
Pride Shockwave 2004 |
02004-12-31December 31, 2004 |
3 |
5:00 |
Saitama, Japan |
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| Win |
27–3–1 (1) |
Quinton Jackson |
KO (knees) |
Pride 28 |
02004-10-31October 31, 2004 |
2 |
3:26 |
Saitama, Japan |
Defended Pride Middleweight Championship. Fight of the Year (2004). |
| Win |
26–3–1 (1) |
Yuki Kondo |
KO (stomps) |
Pride Final Conflict 2004 |
02004-08-15August 15, 2004 |
1 |
2:46 |
Saitama, Japan |
|
| Win |
25–3–1 (1) |
Ikuhisa Minowa |
KO (punches) |
Pride Bushido 2 |
02004-02-15February 15, 2004 |
1 |
1:09 |
Yokohama, Japan |
|
| Win |
24–3–1 (1) |
Quinton Jackson |
KO (knees) |
Pride Final Conflict 2003 |
02003-11-09November 9, 2003 |
1 |
6:28 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Won the Pride 2003 Middleweight Grand Prix. |
| Win |
23–3–1 (1) |
Hidehiko Yoshida |
Decision (unanimous) |
Pride Final Conflict 2003 |
02003-11-09November 9, 2003 |
2 |
5:00 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Pride 2003 Middleweight Grand Prix Semifinal. Fight of the Year (2003). |
| Win |
22–3–1 (1) |
Kazushi Sakuraba |
KO (punch) |
Pride Total Elimination 2003 |
02003-08-10August 10, 2003 |
1 |
5:01 |
Saitama, Japan |
Pride 2003 Middleweight Grand Prix Opening Round. |
| Win |
21–3–1 (1) |
Hiromitsu Kanehara |
TKO (corner stoppage) |
Pride 23 |
02002-11-24November 24, 2002 |
1 |
3:40 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Defended Pride Middleweight Championship. |
| Win |
20–3–1 (1) |
Tatsuya Iwasaki |
KO (head kick and punches) |
Pride Shockwave |
02002-08-28August 28, 2002 |
1 |
1:16 |
Tokyo, Japan |
|
| vDraw |
19–3–1 (1) |
Mirko Filipović |
Draw |
Pride 20 |
02002-04-28April 28, 2002 |
5 |
3:00 |
Yokohama, Japan |
Match fought under special rules. |
| Win |
19–3 (1) |
Kiyoshi Tamura |
KO (punch) |
Pride 19 |
02002-02-24February 24, 2002 |
2 |
2:28 |
Saitama, Japan |
Defended Pride Middleweight Championship. |
| Win |
18–3 (1) |
Alexander Otsuka |
TKO (doctor stoppage) |
Pride 18 |
02001-12-23December 23, 2001 |
3 |
2:02 |
Fukuoka, Japan |
|
| Win |
17–3 (1) |
Kazushi Sakuraba |
TKO (doctor stoppage) |
Pride 17 |
02001-11-03November 3, 2001 |
1 |
10:00 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Won Pride Middleweight Championship. |
| Win |
16–3 (1) |
Shungo Oyama |
TKO (punches) |
Pride 14 |
02001-05-27May 27, 2001 |
1 |
0:30 |
Yokohama, Japan |
|
| Win |
15–3 (1) |
Kazushi Sakuraba |
TKO (knees and soccer kick) |
Pride 13 |
02001-03-25March 25, 2001 |
1 |
1:38 |
Saitama, Japan |
|
| Win |
14–3 (1) |
Dan Henderson |
Decision (unanimous) |
Pride 12 |
02000-12-09December 9, 2000 |
2 |
10:00 |
Saitama, Japan |
|
| NC |
13–3 (1) |
 Gilbert Yvel |
No Contest |
Pride 11 |
02000-10-31October 31, 2000 |
1 |
0:21 |
Osaka, Japan |
Yvel was kicked in the groin. |
| Win |
13–3 |
Guy Mezger |
KO (punch) |
Pride 10 |
02000-08-27August 27, 2000 |
1 |
3:45 |
Saitama, Japan |
|
| Win |
12–3 |
Todd Medina |
KO (knees) |
Meca World Vale Tudo 2 |
02000-08-12August 12, 2000 |
1 |
0:39 |
Curitiba, Brazil |
|
| Loss |
11–3 |
Tito Ortiz |
Decision (unanimous) |
UFC 25 |
02000-04-14April 14, 2000 |
5 |
5:00 |
Tokyo, Japan |
For UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win |
11–2 |
Bob Schrijber |
Submission (rear naked choke) |
Pride Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round |
02000-01-30January 30, 2000 |
1 |
2:42 |
Tokyo, Japan |
|
| Win |
10–2 |
Daijiro Matsui |
Decision (unanimous) |
Pride 8 |
01999-11-21November 21, 1999 |
2 |
10:00 |
Tokyo, Japan |
|
| Win |
9–2 |
Carl Malenko |
Decision (unanimous) |
Pride 7 |
01999-09-12September 12, 1999 |
2 |
10:00 |
Yokohama, Japan |
|
| Win |
8–2 |
Tony Petarra |
KO (knees) |
UFC 20 |
01999-05-07May 7, 1999 |
1 |
2:53 |
Birmingham, Alabama, United States |
|
| Win |
7–2 |
Eugene Jackson |
Submission (punches) |
IVC 10: World Class Champions |
01999-04-27April 27, 1999 |
1 |
0:32 |
Brazil |
Won IVC Light-Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win |
6–2 |
Adrian Serrano |
KO (punches and soccer kick) |
IVC 9: The Revenge |
01999-01-20January 20, 1999 |
1 |
0:22 |
Aracaju, Brazil |
|
| Loss |
5–2 |
Vitor Belfort |
TKO (punches) |
UFC Brazil |
01998-10-16October 16, 1998 |
1 |
0:44 |
São Paulo, Brazil |
UFC Debut. |
| Win |
5–1 |
Mike van Arsdale |
KO (punch and soccer kick) |
IVC 6: The Challenge |
01998-08-23August 23, 1998 |
1 |
4:00 |
São Paulo, Brazil |
|
| Loss |
4–1 |
Artur Mariano |
TKO (cut) |
IVC 2: A Question of Pride |
01997-09-15September 15, 1997 |
1 |
13:10 |
São Paulo, Brazil |
|
| Win |
4–0 |
Egidio da Costa |
Submission (punches) |
IVC 2: A Question of Pride |
01997-09-15September 15, 1997 |
1 |
2:27 |
São Paulo, Brazil |
|
| Win |
3–0 |
Sean Bormet |
KO (head kick) |
IVC 2: A Question of Pride |
01997-09-15September 15, 1997 |
1 |
1:19 |
São Paulo, Brazil |
|
| Win |
2–0 |
Marcelao Barbosa |
TKO (shoulder injury) |
Brazilian Vale Tudo 10 |
01997-07-01July 1, 1997 |
1 |
0:20 |
Brazil |
|
| Win |
1–0 |
Dilson Filho |
KO (elbow) |
Brazilian Vale Tudo 6 |
01996-11-01November 1, 1996 |
1 |
3:35 |
Brazil |
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