Middleweight Division

Retired

"The Spider"

Anderson Silva

Middleweight Division

34-11-0 (W-L-D)

Wins by Knockout

Wins by Submission

Title Defenses

Last fight

UFC Fight Night

Win

Hall vs Silva

Oct. 31, 2020

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UFC Middleweight contender Anderson Silva of Brazil holds an open training session at Barra Shopping Mall on May 8, 2019 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Bruna Prado/Zuffa LLC)

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Wins by Knockout

Wins by Submission

Title Defenses

Striking accuracy

Sig. Strikes Landed: 1282

Sig. Strikes Attempted: 2084

Takedown Accuracy

Takedowns Landed: 3

Takedowns Attempted: 18

3.05

Sig. Str. Landed

Per Min

2.05

Sig. Str. Absorbed

Per Min

0.50

Takedown avg

Per 15 Min

0.79

Submission avg

Per 15 Min

Sig. Str. Defense

Takedown Defense

0.86

Knockdown Avg

10:15

Average fight time

Sig. Str. By Position

Standing

839 (65%)

Clinch

202 (16%)

Ground

241 (19%)

Sig. Str. by target

Win by Method

KO/TKO

22 (65%)

DEC

8 (24%)

SUB

4 (12%)

athlete record

Event Results

Win

Hall vs Silva

Oct. 31, 2020

Round

4

Time

01:25

Method

KO/TKO

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Win

Cannonier vs Silva

May. 11, 2019

Round

1

Time

04:48

Method

KO/TKO

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Win

Adesanya vs Silva

Feb. 9, 2019

Round

3

Time

5:00

Method

DEC

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Status

Retired

Place of Birth

State of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Age

Height

74.00

Weight

184.00

Octagon Debut

Jun. 28, 2006

Reach

77.00

Leg reach

42.50

Anderson Silva of Brazil prepares to fight Uriah Hall in a middleweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on October 31, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)