Anderson Silva
Brazilian mixed martial artist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other people named Anderson Silva, see Anderson Silva (disambiguation).
Anderson da Silva[1] (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɐ̃deʁsõ ˈsiwvɐ]; born 14 April 1975) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and professional boxer.[16] He is a former UFC Middleweight Champion and holds the record for the longest title reign in UFC history at 2,457 days. This started in 2006 and ended in 2013 and included a UFC record 16 consecutive victories in that span.[17][18] Silva left the UFC in November 2020 and returned to boxing.[19]
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Anderson Silva | |
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Born | Anderson da Silva[1] (1975-04-14) 14 April 1975 (age 49) São Paulo, Brazil[2] |
Other names | The Spider |
Residence | Los Angeles, California, United States[3] |
Nationality | Brazilian American[4] |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
Division | Welterweight Middleweight Light Heavyweight |
Reach | 77+1⁄2[5] in (197 cm) |
Fighting out of | Curitiba, Brazil |
Team | Chute Boxe Academy (1997–2003) Muay Thai Dream Team (2003–2006)[6] Brazilian Top Team (2003–2006) Black House (2007–2013) Team Nogueira[7] Killer Bees Muay Thai College (Founded/Current Team)[8] |
Trainer | Boxing: Josuel Distak and Luiz Dorea Jiu-Jitsu: Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, Sylvio Behring and Ramon Lemos Wrestling: Mark Muñoz Muay Thai: Rafael Cordeiro,[9] Pedro Rizzo, Israel Gomes[10] Panantukan: Dan Inosanto[11] |
Rank | Black prajied in Muay Thai[12] 3rd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Antônio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira[13] 5th dan black belt in Taekwondo[14] Yellow rope in Capoeira[15] |
Years active | 1997–2020 (MMA) 1998, 2005, 2021–present (Boxing) |
Professional boxing record | |
Total | 5 |
Wins | 3 |
By knockout | 2 |
Losses | 2 |
By knockout | 1 |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 46 |
Wins | 34 |
By knockout | 23 |
By submission | 3 |
By decision | 8 |
Losses | 11 |
By knockout | 4 |
By submission | 2 |
By decision | 4 |
By disqualification | 1 |
No contests | 1 |
Other information | |
Spouse | Dayane |
Children | 5 |
Website | www |
Boxing record from BoxRec | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
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UFC president Dana White, UFC commentator Joe Rogan and numerous mixed martial arts (MMA) pundits have named Silva as one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time.[20][21][22][23][24][25] Silva was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in July 2023.