Erick Silva
15 UFC Fights | 47% Win Rate | 7 Finishes (100%)
Erick Silva UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Erick Silva is 7-8 in the UFC across 15 fights, with 2 wins by knockout and 5 by submission. The full pro MMA record is 20-11 (1 NC), 13-3 of it outside the UFC. Silva competes at welterweight as an orthodox submission artist, standing 6'0" with a 74" reach at 42 years old. The last bout was a loss to Paul Daley by unanimous decision in Jun 2019.
Best attribute: striking accuracy (share of significant strikes that land) — 65th percentile among 280 welterweight fighters (48%).
Erick Silva's UFC win rate is 47% (7 of 15 fights), and 100% of those wins came by finish. Silva averages 0.4 takedowns per fight at 35% accuracy and stops 55% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 20-11 (1 NC)
- UFC Record
- 7-8
- Height
- 6'0"
- Reach
- 74"
- Age
- 42
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- L vs Paul Daley · Decision (Unanimous) · Jun 2019
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Erick Silva's Last 5 Fights
Silva is 1-4 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Jordan Mein · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos · Dec 2017
- Loss vs Yancy Medeiros · KO/TKO · R2 2:01 · UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway · Jun 2017
- Win vs Luan Chagas · Submission · R3 3:57 · UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg · Sep 2016
- Loss vs Nordine Taleb · KO/TKO · R2 1:34 · UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz · Mar 2016
- Loss vs Neil Magny · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira · Aug 2015
Striking
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Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Erick Silva vs Average
Erick Silva's UFC Fight History
15 UFC fights on record (7-8), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Jordan Mein | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos | 2017-12-16 |
| L | Yancy Medeiros | KO/TKO | R2 · 2:01 | UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway | 2017-06-03 |
| W | Luan Chagas | Submission | R3 · 3:57 | UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg | 2016-09-24 |
| L | Nordine Taleb | KO/TKO | R2 · 1:34 | UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz | 2016-03-05 |
| L | Neil Magny | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira | 2015-08-23 |
| W | Josh Koscheck | Submission | R1 · 4:21 | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs LaFlare | 2015-03-21 |
| W | Mike Rhodes | Submission | R1 · 1:15 | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway | 2014-12-20 |
| L | Matt Brown | KO/TKO | R3 · 2:11 | UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva | 2014-05-10 |
| W | Takenori Sato | KO/TKO | R1 · 0:52 | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Mousasi | 2014-02-15 |
| L | Dong Hyun Kim | KO/TKO | R2 · 3:01 | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields | 2013-10-09 |
| W | Jason High | Submission | R1 · 1:11 | UFC on FUEL TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum | 2013-06-08 |
| L | Jon Fitch | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar | 2012-10-13 |
| W | Charlie Brenneman | Submission | R1 · 4:33 | UFC on FX: Johnson vs McCall | 2012-06-08 |
| L | Carlo Prater | DQ | R1 · 0:29 | UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes | 2012-01-14 |
| W | Luis Ramos | KO/TKO | R1 · 0:40 | UFC 134: Silva vs Okami | 2011-08-27 |
How Silva Ranks at Welterweight
Percentile among the 280 welterweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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