Anderson Silva

Anderson"The Spider"Silva is a former UFC Middleweight Fighter who retired from MMA with a professional record of 34-wins, 11-losses, and 1-N/C. Silva has a 3rd-degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and 5th dan Black Belt in Taekwon-do.

1. Anderson Silva UFC
2. Anderson Silva Boxing
3. Anderson Silva Career Stats
4. Anderson Silva Last Fight
5. Anderson Silva Record

Early Life and Career

Anderson Silva's combat sports journey started as a child when he started training in BJJ. He later in his teen years started learning Capoeira, Muay Thai, and Taekwondo.

Silva started competing in boxing in 1998 and amassed a record 1-1 before focusing on MMA. Silva made his MMA debut at BFC: Brazilian Freestyle Circuit 1 where he defeated Raimundo Pinheiro via first-round rear-naked choke submission and defeated Fabricio Camoes via TKO(retirement) in the same night. After this, he went on a 3-year hiatus and returned to MMA in 2000 at Mecca 1 against Luiz Azeredo. He lost the fight via unanimous decision before bouncing back and going on a 4-fight win streak to get a title shot at the Shooto Middleweight Championship against Hayato Sakurai.

Silva won the fight via unanimous decision to become the new champion and won his next fought against Roan Carneiro at Mecca 6 before signing up with Pride FC.

Anderson had an impressive 3-1 record at Pride FC before he left the promotion in 2003. Following Pride, Silva won his next 2-fights in the independent circuit before signing up with Cage Rage in 2004.

Silva made his Cage Rage debut at Cage Rae 8 against Lee Murray for the Cage Rage Middleweight Championship. He won the bout via a unanimous decision to become the champion.

He lost his next fight at Pride Shockwave 2004 against Ryo Chonan via 3rd round flying scissor heel hook submission. Silva returned to Cage Rage where he defended his title twice against Jorge Rivera and Curtis Stout.

He then fought in the Welterweight tournament held by Rumble on The Rock 8. Silva fought Yushin Okami in the opening round and lost via DQ(illegal kick) as he struck Okami with an up-kick while Okami was on his knees.

Silva defended his Cage Rage Championship for the third time against Tony Fryklund at Cage Rage 16. He defeated Tony via first-round KO(elbow). Following this victory, Silva signed with the UFC in 2008.

Anderson Silva UFC

Anderson Silva made his UFC debut against Chris Leben at Ultimate Fight Night 5. Silva dominated Leben in the fight and finished him in 49 seconds via KO(knee). Following the victory, Silva fought Rich Franklin at UFC 64 for the UFC Middleweight Championship. Anderson outclassed Franklin and KO'ed him in the first round via KO(knee) to become the new UFC Middleweight Champion.

Anderson next fought Travis Lutter at UFC 67 in a non-title bout as Lutter missed weight. Silva defeated Lutter in the 2nd round via TKO. Silva followed it up by winning his next 3-title defenses against Nate Marquardt, Rich Franklin, and Dan Henderson before making his UFC Light Heavyweight debut against James Irvin at Ufc Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin.

Andeson KO'ed Irvin in 61 seconds via punches and, Irvin tested positive for Methadone and Oxymorphone after the fight. Silva went back to Middleweight after the fight to defend his title against Thales Leites at UFC 97. Anderson defeated Leites via unanimous decision. He then went back to Light Heavyweight to fight UFC Legend Forrest Griffin at UFC 101. Silva KO'ed Griffin in the first round and went back to Middleweight to defend his title.

Silva successfully defended his title against Demian Maia at UFC 112, followed by a hard-fought 5th round submission victory over Chael Sonnen and a dominating defense against Vitor Belfort at UFC 126, wherein he landed his iconic Front Kick KO followed by punches.

Anderson continued his Middleweight dominance as he defeated Yushin Okami and Chael Sonnen(second time) in a dominating fashion. Silva then moved to Light Heavyweight to fight Stephan Bonnar at UFC 153. He defeated Bonnar in the last minute of the fight with a TKO(knee to the body and punches).

Anderson next fought Chris Weidman at UFC 162 for the Middleweight Championship. Weidman knocked out Silva in the second round when Silva started being cocky and didn't have his hands up. Weidman remained calm in the fight and connected with a left hook to knock Silva out cold.

Anderson lost his rematch against Weidman at UFC 168 as his left leg's fibula and tibia broke after Weidman checked his kick. Silva's career went downhill after his return from injury. Anderson Silva returned to competition in 2015 fought Nick Diaz at UFC 183. Silva won the fight but, the decision got overturned to a No-Contest by the Nevada State Athletic Commission as Silva tested positive for anabolic steroids. Due to this, Silva got a 1-year suspension from the commission.

Silva made his post-suspension return to the UFC at UFC Fight Night 84 against Michael Bisping. Silva lost the back-and-forth encounter via a close unanimous decision. He next moved to Light Heavyweight to fight Daniel Cormier at UFC 200 and lost via unanimous decision. Silva got into the winning column in his next fight as he defeated Derek Brunson at UFC 208.

Silva was scheduled to fight Kelvin Gastelum next at UFC Fight Night 122 however, he got pulled from the fight as he failed the USADA drug test. Due to this, Silva was given a 1-year suspension from November 2017 to November 2018.

Anderson returned to the UFC in 2019 to fight Israel Adesanya at UFC 234. Anderson lost the fight but got a Fight of the Night bonus. Silva next lost to Jared Cannonier and Uriah Hall.

On 19 November 2020, Anderson Silva was released by the UFC.

Anderson Silva Boxing

Anderson Silva transitioned to boxing after his UFC release. In his first boxing match post-UFC, he fought Julio Cesar Chavez Jr in June 2021. Silva used his experience to outwork and outclass Chavez with his shoot style and Wing Chun chain boxing skills to earn a split decision victory. He next fought Tito Ortiz in September 2021. Silva brutally knocked out Ortiz inside 90-seconds.

Anderson Silva Career Stats

Current Status:

Anderson Silva's current boxing record stands at 3-1 and MMA record stands at 34-11 (1). He is currently on a 2-fight win streak in boxing

Win-Loss-Draw:

Boxing

Matches	Wins	Losses	Draws
4	3	1	0

Wins by KO/TKO:

1. 2

Wins by Decision:

1. 1

MMA

Matches	Wins	Losses	N/C
46	34	11	1

Wins by KO/TKO:

1. 23

Wins by Submission:

1. 3

Wins by Decision:

1. 8

Current Titles:

1. None

Reach:

1. 77.5 in (197cm)

Weight:

1. 165 lb / 84kg

Weight Class:

1. Middleweight
2. Light Heavyweight

Anderson Silva Last Fight

Anderson Silva's last fight was against Tito Ortiz in a boxing match on 11 Septermber 2021. Silva won the fight via 1st-round KO.

Anderson Silva Record

Below is the professional Boxing and MMA record of Anderson Silva:

Boxing

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Date
Win	3-1	Tito Ortiz	KO	11/09/2021
Win	2-1	Julio César Chávez Jr.	Decision(Split)	19/06/2021
Win	1-1	Julio Cesar De Jesus	KO	05/05/2005
Loss	0-1	Osmar Luiz Teixeira	Corner Retirement	22/05/1998

MMA

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date
Loss	34-11 (1)	Uriah Hall	TKO (punches)	UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva	31/10/2020
Loss	34-10 (1)	Jared Cannonier	TKO (leg kick)	UFC 237	11/05/2019
Loss	34-9 (1)	Israel Adesanya	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 234	10/02/2019
Win	34-8 (1)	Derek Brunson	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 208	11/02/2017
Loss	33-8 (1)	Daniel Cormier	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 200	09/07/2016
Loss	33-7 (1)	Michael Bisping	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping	27/02/2016
NC	33-6 (1)	Nick Diaz	NC (overturned by NSAC)	UFC 183	31/01/2015
Loss	33-6	Chris Weidman	TKO (leg injury)	UFC 168	28/12/2013
Loss	33-5	Chris Weidman	KO (punches)	UFC 162	06/07/2013
Win	33-4	Stephan Bonnar	TKO (knee to the body and punches)	UFC 153	13/10/2012
Win	32-4	Chael Sonnen	TKO (knee to the body and punches)	UFC 148	07/07/2012
Win	31-4	Yushin Okami	TKO (punches)	UFC 134	27/08/2011
Win	30-4	Vitor Belfort	KO (front kick and punches)	UFC 126	05/02/2011
Win	29-4	Chael Sonnen	Submission (triangle armbar)	UFC 117	07/08/2010
Win	28-4	Demian Maia	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 112	10/04/1010
Win	27-4	Forrest Griffin	KO (punch)	UFC 101	08/08/2009
Win	26-4	Thales Leites	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 97	18/04/2009
Win	25-4	Patrick Côté	TKO (knee injury)	UFC 90	25/10/2008
Win	24-4	James Irvin	KO (punches)	UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin	19/07/2008
Win	23-4	Dan Henderson	Submission (rear-naked choke)	UFC 82	01/03/2008
Win	22-4	Rich Franklin	TKO (knees)	UFC 77	20/10/2007
Win	21-4	Nate Marquardt	TKO (punches)	UFC 73	07/07/2007
Win	20-4	Travis Lutter	TKO (submission to elbows)	UFC 67	03/02/2007
Win	19-4	Rich Franklin	KO (knee)	UFC 64	14/10/2006
Win	18-4	Chris Leben	KO (knee)	UFC Fight Night 5	28/06/2006
Win	17-4	Tony Fryklund	KO (elbow)	Cage Rage 16	22/04/2006
Loss	16-4	Yushin Okami	DQ (illegal kick)	Rumble on the Rock 8	20/01/2006
Win	16-3	Curtis Stout	KO (punches)	Cage Rage 14	03/12/2005
Win	15-3	Jorge Rivera	TKO (knees and punches)	Cage Rage 11	30/04/2005
Loss	14-3	Ryo Chonan	Submission (flying scissor heel hook)	Pride Shockwave 2004	31/12/2004
Win	14-2	Lee Murray	Decision (unanimous)	Cage Rage 8	11/09/2004
Win	13-2	Jeremy Horn	Decision (unanimous)	Gladiator 2	27/06/2004
Win	12-2	Waldir dos Anjos	TKO (corner stoppage)	Conquista Fight 1	20/12/2003
Loss	11-2	Daiju Takase	Submission (triangle choke)	Pride 26	08/06/2003
Win	11-1	Carlos Newton	KO (flying knee and punches)	Pride 25	16/03/2003
Win	10-1	Alexander Otsuka	Decision (unanimous)	Pride 22	29/09/2002
Win	9-1	Alex Stiebling	TKO (doctor stoppage)	Pride 21	23/06/2002
Win	8-1	Roan Carneiro	TKO (submission to punches)	Mecca 6	31/01/2002
Win	7-1	Hayato Sakurai	Decision (unanimous)	Shooto 7	26/08/2001
Win	6-1	Israel Albuquerque	TKO (submission to punches)	Mecca 5	09/06/2001
Win	5-1	Tetsuji Kato	Decision (unanimous)	Shooto 2	02/03/2001
Win	4-1	Claudionor Fontinelle	TKO (punches and knees)	Mecca 4	16/12/2000
Win	3-1	Jose Barreto	TKO (head kick and punches)	Mecca 2	12/08/2000
Loss	2-1	Luiz Azeredo	Decision (unanimous)	Mecca 1	27/05/2000
Win	2-0	Fabrício Camões	TKO (retirement)	BFC 1	25/06/1997
Win	1-0	Raimundo Pinheiro	Submission (rear-naked choke)	BFC 1	25/06/199