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Born Anderson da Silva
April 14, 1975
Curitiba, Brazil
Other names The Spider
Residence Curitiba, Brazil
Nationality Brazil, Brazilian
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Division 185, 205, & 170 (pre-2003)
Reach 77.6 in (197 cm)
Style Muay Thai, Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Tae Kwon Do, Judo, Capoeira
Stance Southpaw
Team Black House
Trainer Boxing: Josuel Distak
Jiu-Jitsu: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Rank Black belt in Tae Kwon Do
Black belt in Judo
Black belt in BJJ
Yellow rope in Capoeira
Years active 2000–present MMA
Professional boxing record
Total 2
Wins 1
By knockout 1
Losses 1
By knockout 1
MMA record
Total 32
Wins 28
By knockout 16
By submission 5
By decision 7
Losses 4
By submission 2
By decision 1
By disqualification 1
Anderson da Silva (born April 14, 1975) is a Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter. He is the current UFC Middleweight Champion as well as the promotion’s longest reigning champion. With 12 consecutive wins, Silva holds the longest active winning streak in the UFC and the record for the longest winning streak in UFC history. Silva holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira. He currently trains with Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira and Lyoto Machida at Black House.
Silva is currently ranked as the number one Middleweight in the world by multiple MMA publications; Sherdog and Yahoo! rank Silva as the top pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Since 2006 he has been the UFC Middleweight Champion,and he is also the last Cage Rage Middleweight Champion and former Shooto Middleweight Champion. Besides the UFC and Cage Rage, Silva has fought for a number of other MMA promotions including the Pride Fighting Championships, Shooto and Rumble on the Rock
Although known primarily for his skills in Muay Thai, Silva is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, which he earned in 2006 from Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira who follows Gracie Lineage through Carlson Gracie, ergo Murilo Bustamante and the Brazilian Top Team. He first started martial arts at age 14 doing Tae kwon do and earned a black belt by the age of 18. He is also a black belt in Judo and a yellow rope in Capoeira.
Once a member of the Chute Boxe Academy, Silva left to form the Muay Thai Dream Team. In late November 2006, he joined new team Black House with Lyoto Machida, Vitor Belfort, Assuerio Silva, and the Nogueira brothers. On May 16, 2008 Silva and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira opened the Team Nogueira MMA Academy in Miami, Florida. Silva is an Afro-Brazilian who is married and has four children.
Anderson Silva Fight Videos and MMA Record
Win Vitor Belfort, KO (front kick and punches), UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort, February 5, 2011, Rd 1 at 3:25 Las Vegas, Nevada, Defended UFC Middleweight Championship. Knockout of the Night
Win Chael Sonnen Submission (Triangle Armbar) UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen 8/07/2010 5 3:10 Defended UFC Middleweight Championship; Won Submission and Fight of the Night Honors
Win Demian Maia Decision (Unanimous) UFC 112: Invincible 4/10/2010 5 5:00 Defended UFC Middleweight Championship
Win Forrest Griffin KO (Punch) UFC 101: Declaration 8/08/2009 1 3:23 Light Heavyweight bout; Won Fight of the Night Honors; Won Knockout of the Night Honors
Win Thales Leites Decision (Unanimous) UFC 97: Redemption 4/18/2009 5 5:00 Defended UFC Middleweight Championship
Win Patrick Cote TKO (Injured Knee) UFC 90: Silva vs. Cote 10/25/2008 3 0:39 Defended UFC Middleweight Championship
Win James Irvin KO (Punches) UFC Fight Night 14 7/19/2008 1 1:01 Tested the waters at Light Heavyweight
Win Dan Henderson Submission (Rear Naked Choke) UFC 82: Pride of a Champion 3/01/2008 2 4:52 Defended UFC Middleweight Championship; Merged UFC and PRIDE titles
Win Rich Franklin 2 TKO (Knees) UFC 77: Hostile Territory 10/20/2007 2 1:07 Defended UFC Middleweight Championship; Won Knockout of the Night Honors
Win Nate Marquardt TKO (Punches) UFC 73: Stacked 7/07/2007 1 4:50 Defended UFC Middleweight Championship
Win Travis Lutter Submission (Elbows) UFC 67: All or Nothing 2/03/2007 2 2:11 Non-title fight (Lutter did not make weight)
Win Rich Franklin KO (Knee) UFC 64: Unstoppable 10/14/2006 1 2:59 Won UFC Middleweight Championshi
Win Chris Leben KO (Knee) UFC Ultimate Fight Night 5 6/28/2006 1 0:49 UFC debut
Win Tony Fryklund KO (Elbow) CR 16: Critical Condition 4/22/2006 1 2:02 Defended Cage Rage World Middleweight Championship
Loss Yushin Okami DQ (Illegal Kick) ROTR 8: Rumble on the Rock 8 1/20/2006 1 2:33 ROTR 2006 Welterweight (175 lbs.) Tournament Opening Round
Win Curtis Stout KO (Punches) CR 14: Punishment 12/03/2005 1 4:59 Defended Cage Rage World Middleweight Championship
Win Jorge Rivera TKO (Knees and Punches) CR 11: Face Off 4/30/2005 2 3:52 Defended Cage Rage World Middleweight Championship
Loss Ryo Chonan Submission (Flying Scissor Heel Hook) PRIDE: Shockwave 2004 12/31/2004 3 3:08
Win Lee Murray Decision (Unanimous) CR 8: Knights of the Octagon 9/11/2004 3 5:00 Cage Rage debut; Won Cage Rage World Middleweight Championship
Win Jeremy Horn Decision (Unanimous) Gladiator FC: Day 2 6/27/2004 3 5:00
Win Waldir dos Anjos TKO (Corner Stoppage) CF 1: Conquista Fight 1 12/20/2003 1 5:00
Loss Daiju Takase Submission (Triangle Choke) PRIDE 26: Bad to the Bone 6/08/2003 1 8:33
Win Carlos Newton KO (Flying Knee and Punches) PRIDE 25: Body Blow 3/16/2003 1 6:27
Win Alexander Otsuka Decision (Unanimous) PRIDE 22: Beasts From the East 9/29/2002 3 5:00
Win Alex Stiebling TKO (Doctor Stoppage) PRIDE 21: Demolition 6/23/2002 1 1:23
Win Roan Carneiro Submission (Punches) Meca 6: Meca World Vale Tudo 6 1/31/2002 1 N/A
Win Hayato Sakurai Decision (Unanimous) Shooto: To the Top 7 8/26/2001 3 5:00 Won the Shooto Middleweight Championship
Win Israel Albuquerque Submission (Strikes) Meca 5: Meca World Vale Tudo 5 6/09/2001 1 6:17
Win Tetsuji Kato Decision (Unanimous) Shooto: To the Top 2 3/02/2001 3 5:00
Win Claudionor Fontinelle TKO (Strikes) Meca 4: Meca Worle Vale Tudo 4 12/16/2000 1 4:35
Win Jose Barreto TKO (Strikes) Meca 2: Meca World Vale Tudo 2 8/12/2000 1 1:06
Loss Luiz Azeredo Decision Meca 1: Meca World Vale Tudo 1 5/27/2000 2 10:00
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