Anderson Silva

MiddleweightComplete Fighter
17 - 71 NC

25 UFC Fights | 68% Win Rate | 14 Finishes (82%)

Height
6' 2"
Reach
77"
Weight
185 lbs.
Age
51
Southpaw

Anderson Silva UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Anderson Silva is 17-7 in the UFC across 25 fights (1 no contest), with 11 wins by knockout, 3 by submission and 3 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 34-11 (1 NC), 17-4 of it outside the UFC. Silva competes at middleweight as a southpaw complete fighter, standing 6'2" with a 77" reach at 51 years old. The last bout was a loss to Uriah Hall by knockout in Oct 2020.

Best attribute: knockdown power (knockdowns scored per fight) — 97th percentile among 238 middleweight fighters (0.75/fight).

Anderson Silva's UFC win rate is 68% (17 of 25 fights), and 82% of those wins came by finish. Silva averages 0.1 takedowns per fight at 75% accuracy and stops 76% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
34-11 (1 NC)
UFC Record
17-7 (1 NC)
Height
6'2"
Reach
77"
Age
51
Stance
Southpaw
Last Fight
L vs Uriah Hall · KO/TKO · Oct 2020

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Anderson Silva's Last 5 Fights

Silva is 1-4 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Uriah Hall · KO/TKO · R4 1:24 · UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva · Oct 2020
  2. Loss vs Jared Cannonier · KO/TKO · R1 4:47 · UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade · May 2019
  3. Loss vs Israel Adesanya · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva · Feb 2019
  4. Win vs Derek Brunson · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie · Feb 2017
  5. Loss vs Daniel Cormier · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes · Jul 2016

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
3.0
Accuracy
61%
above avg
Knockdowns / Fight
0.75

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
2.5
0.7x avg
Strike Differential
+0.4
Opp. Accuracy Against
41%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
0.1
Takedown Accuracy
75%
Takedown Defense
76%
Control Time / Fight
0:34
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.3

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
29% KO
0% Sub
R2
13% KO
8% Sub
R3+
4% KO
4% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Anderson Silva vs Average

Anderson Silva lands 11.0 strikes in R1 but 13.7 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.

Anderson Silva's UFC Fight History

25 UFC fights on record (17-7 (1 NC)), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LUriah HallKO/TKOR4 · 1:24UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva2020-10-31
LJared CannonierKO/TKOR1 · 4:47UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade2019-05-11
LIsrael AdesanyaDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva2019-02-09
WDerek BrunsonDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie2017-02-11
LDaniel CormierDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes2016-07-09
LMichael BispingDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping2016-02-27
D/NCNick DiazOtherR5 · 5:00UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz2015-01-31
L★Chris WeidmanKO/TKOR2 · 1:16UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 22013-12-28
L★Chris WeidmanKO/TKOR2 · 1:18UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman2013-07-06
WStephan BonnarKO/TKOR1 · 4:40UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar2012-10-13
W★Chael SonnenKO/TKOR2 · 1:55UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 22012-07-07
W★Yushin OkamiKO/TKOR2 · 2:04UFC 134: Silva vs Okami2011-08-27
W★Vitor BelfortKO/TKOR1 · 3:25UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort2011-02-05
W★Chael SonnenSubmissionR5 · 3:10UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen2010-08-07
W★Demian MaiaDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 112: Invincible2010-04-10
WForrest GriffinKO/TKOR1 · 3:23UFC 101: Declaration2009-08-08
W★Thales LeitesDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 97: Redemption2009-04-18
W★Patrick CoteKO/TKOR3 · 0:39UFC 90: Silva vs Cote2008-10-25
WJames IrvinKO/TKOR1 · 1:01UFC: Silva vs Irvin2008-07-19
W★Dan HendersonSubmissionR2 · 4:52UFC 82: Pride of a Champion2008-03-01
W★Rich FranklinKO/TKOR2 · 1:07UFC 77: Hostile Territory2007-10-20
W★Nate MarquardtKO/TKOR1 · 4:50UFC 73: Stacked2007-07-07
WTravis LutterSubmissionR2 · 2:11UFC 67: All or Nothing2007-02-03
W★Rich FranklinKO/TKOR1 · 2:59UFC 64: Unstoppable2006-10-14
WChris LebenKO/TKOR1 · 0:49UFC Fight Night 52006-06-28

How Silva Ranks at Middleweight

Percentile among the 238 middleweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume3.0 sig. strikes/min
45th percentile
Striking accuracy61%
92nd percentile
Strikes absorbed2.5/min
71st percentile
Takedowns0.1/fight
13th percentile
Takedown defense76%
78th percentile
Knockdown power0.75/fight
97th percentile

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