Thiago Silva
12 UFC Fights | 58% Win Rate | 6 Finishes (86%)
Thiago Silva UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Thiago Silva is 7-3 in the UFC across 12 fights (2 no contests), with 6 wins by knockout and 1 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 21-9 (3 NC), 14-6 of it outside the UFC. Silva competes at light heavyweight as an orthodox striker, standing 6'2" with a 74" reach at 43 years old. The last bout was a no contest against Hector Lombard in May 2022.
Best attribute: knockdown power (knockdowns scored per fight) — 76th percentile among 140 light heavyweight fighters (0.40/fight).
Thiago Silva's UFC win rate is 58% (7 of 12 fights), and 86% of those wins came by finish. Silva averages 0.2 takedowns per fight at 22% accuracy and stops 56% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 21-9 (3 NC)
- UFC Record
- 7-3 (2 NC)
- Height
- 6'2"
- Reach
- 74"
- Age
- 43
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- NC vs Hector Lombard · No Contest (Illegal Knee) · May 2022
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Thiago Silva's Last 5 Fights
Silva is 2-1, with two no contests, in the last five UFC fights.
- Win vs Matt Hamill · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields · Oct 2013
- Win vs Rafael Cavalcante · KO/TKO · R1 4:29 · UFC on FUEL TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum · Jun 2013
- No contest vs Stanislav Nedkov · Other · R3 1:45 · UFC Macao: Franklin vs Le · Nov 2012
- Loss vs Alexander Gustafsson · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs Silva · Apr 2012
- No contest vs Brandon Vera · Other · R3 5:00 · UFC 125: Resolution · Jan 2011
Striking
Fighter Profile
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Round-by-Round Output
Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Thiago Silva vs Average
Thiago Silva lands 14.4 strikes in R1 but 23.0 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.
Thiago Silva's UFC Fight History
12 UFC fights on record (7-3 (2 NC)), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Matt Hamill | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields | 2013-10-09 |
| W | Rafael Cavalcante | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:29 | UFC on FUEL TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum | 2013-06-08 |
| D/NC | Stanislav Nedkov | Other | R3 · 1:45 | UFC Macao: Franklin vs Le | 2012-11-10 |
| L | Alexander Gustafsson | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs Silva | 2012-04-14 |
| D/NC | Brandon Vera | Other | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 125: Resolution | 2011-01-01 |
| L | Rashad Evans | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 108: Evans vs Silva | 2010-01-02 |
| W | Keith Jardine | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:35 | UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira | 2009-08-29 |
| L | Lyoto Machida | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:59 | UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2 | 2009-01-31 |
| W | Antonio Mendes | KO/TKO | R1 · 2:24 | UFC 84: Ill Will | 2008-05-24 |
| W | Houston Alexander | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:25 | UFC 78: Validation | 2007-11-17 |
| W | Tomasz Drwal | KO/TKO | R2 · 4:23 | UFC 75: Champion vs Champion | 2007-09-08 |
| W | James Irvin | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:06 | UFC 71: Liddell vs Jackson | 2007-05-26 |
How Silva Ranks at Light Heavyweight
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