Anderson Silva (34-11, 26) was born in São Paulo, Brazil on April 14, 1975. At the age of 22 years on June 25, 1997, he made his professional MMA debut against Raimundo Pinheiro, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On June 28, 2006, 31-year old Anderson Silva made his UFC debut on his 22nd professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night 5 against a 25-year old Chris Leben, winning the fight in the 1st round via KO.
He became the UFC middleweight champion on October 14, 2006 at age 31 on his 23rd professional MMA fight at UFC 64 after defeating a 32-year old Rich Franklin via 1st-round KO.
Silva's last fight was a 4th-round TKO loss to Uriah Hall at UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva at age 45 on October 31, 2020. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
He has fought 25 times in the UFC, and has a record of 17 wins, 7 losses and 1 no-contest in the promotion.
Some of Anderson Silva's best fights have been against Rich Franklin, Nate Marquardt, Vitor Belfort, Chael Sonnen, Yushin Okami, Dan Henderson and Patrick Côté.
Silva has 11 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
46  | Oct 31, 2020 45 years, 6 months 34-11 (26) | 36 years, 3 months 15-9 (12) | UFC | LHW | 4 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
45  | May 11, 2019 44 years 34-10 (26) | 35 years, 1 months 11-4 (9) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Leg kick |
44  | Feb 10, 2019 43 years, 9 months 34-9 (26) | 29 years, 6 months 15-0 (13) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
43  | Feb 11, 2017 41 years, 9 months 34-8 (26) | 33 years, 1 months 16-4 (12) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
42  | Jul 9, 2016 41 years, 2 months 33-8 (26) | 37 years, 3 months 17-1 (10) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
41  | Feb 27, 2016 40 years, 10 months 33-7 (26) | 36 years, 11 months 27-7 (19) | UFC | MD | 5 | UD | LOSS |
40  | Jan 31, 2015 39 years, 9 months 33-6 (26) | 31 years, 5 months 26-9 (21) | UFC | MD | 5 | NC | NC Overturned by nsac |
39  | Dec 28, 2013 38 years, 8 months 33-6 (26) | 29 years, 6 months 10-0 (6) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Leg injury For UFC middleweight title |
38 | Jul 6, 2013 38 years, 2 months 33-5 (26) | 29 years 9-0 (5) | UFC | MD | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches Lost UFC middleweight title |
37  | Oct 13, 2012 37 years, 5 months 33-4 (26) | 35 years, 6 months 15-7 (10) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee to the body and punches |
36  | Jul 7, 2012 37 years, 2 months 32-4 (25) | 35 years, 3 months 28-11-1 (11) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Knee to the body and punches Defended UFC middleweight title |
35  | Aug 27, 2011 36 years, 4 months 31-4 (24) | 30 years, 1 months 27-5 (14) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended UFC middleweight title |
34  | Feb 5, 2011 35 years, 9 months 30-4 (23) | 33 years, 10 months 19-8 (15) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Front kick and punches Defended UFC middleweight title |
33 | Aug 7, 2010 35 years, 3 months 29-4 (22) | 33 years, 4 months 26-10-1 (10) | UFC | MD | 5 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke Defended UFC middleweight title |
32  | Apr 10, 2010 34 years, 11 months 28-4 (21) | 32 years, 5 months 12-1 (9) | UFC | MD | 5 | UD | WIN Defended UFC middleweight title |
31  | Aug 8, 2009 34 years, 3 months 27-4 (21) | 30 years, 1 months 16-5 (10) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
30  | Apr 18, 2009 34 years 26-4 (20) | 27 years, 7 months 14-1 (10) | UFC | MD | 5 | UD | WIN Defended UFC middleweight title |
29  | Oct 25, 2008 33 years, 6 months 25-4 (20) | 28 years, 7 months 13-4 (9) | UFC | MD | 3 | TKO | WIN Knee injury Defended UFC middleweight title |
28  | Jul 19, 2008 33 years, 3 months 24-4 (19) | 29 years, 10 months 14-4 (12) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
27  | Mar 1, 2008 32 years, 10 months 23-4 (18) | 37 years, 6 months 22-6 (10) | UFC | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Defended UFC middleweight title |
26  | Oct 20, 2007 32 years, 6 months 22-4 (17) | 33 years 24-2 (22) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Knees Defended UFC middleweight title |
25  | Jul 7, 2007 32 years, 2 months 21-4 (16) | 28 years, 2 months 25-6-2 (17) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended UFC middleweight title |
24  | Feb 3, 2007 31 years, 9 months 20-4 (15) | 33 years, 8 months 9-3 (8) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Submission to elbows |
23 | Oct 14, 2006 31 years, 6 months 19-4 (14) | 32 years 22-1 (21) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Knee Won UFC middleweight title |
22  | Jun 28, 2006 31 years, 2 months 18-4 (13) | 25 years, 11 months 15-2 (11) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Knee |
21  | Apr 22, 2006 31 years 17-4 (12) | 35 years 11-5 (10) | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Elbow | |
20 | Jan 20, 2006 30 years, 9 months 16-4 (11) | 24 years, 5 months 14-2 (8) | WL | 1 | DQ | LOSS Illegal kick | |
19 | Dec 3, 2005 30 years, 7 months 16-3 (11) | Curtis Stout | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
18  | Apr 30, 2005 30 years 15-3 (10) | 33 years, 2 months 10-3 (9) | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Knees and punches | |
17  | Dec 31, 2004 29 years, 8 months 14-3 (9) | 28 years, 2 months 7-4 (3) | Pride | MD | 3 | SUB | LOSS Flying scissor heel hook |
16  | Sep 11, 2004 29 years, 4 months 14-2 (9) | 26 years, 9 months 8-1-1 (8) | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
15  | Jun 27, 2004 29 years, 2 months 13-2 (9) | 28 years, 10 months 70-12-5 (60) | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
14 | Dec 20, 2003 28 years, 8 months 12-2 (9) | Waldir dos Anjos | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage | |
13  | Jun 8, 2003 28 years, 1 months 11-2 (8) | 25 years, 1 months 4-7-1 (2) | Pride | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke |
12  | Mar 16, 2003 27 years, 11 months 11-1 (8) | 26 years, 6 months 12-6 (10) | Pride | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Flying knee and punches |
11  | Sep 29, 2002 27 years, 5 months 10-1 (7) | 31 years, 2 months 2-10 (2) | Pride | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
10  | Jun 23, 2002 27 years, 2 months 9-1 (7) | 25 years, 5 months 12-1-1 (10) | Pride | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
9  | Jan 31, 2002 26 years, 9 months 8-1 (6) | 23 years, 7 months 0-1 (0) | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
8  | Aug 26, 2001 26 years, 4 months 7-1 (5) | 26 years 18-0-2 (11) | MD | 3 | UD | WIN Won Shooto | |
7 | Jun 9, 2001 26 years, 1 months 6-1 (5) | Israel Albuquerque | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
6 | Mar 2, 2001 25 years, 10 months 5-1 (4) | Tetsuji Kato | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
5 | Dec 16, 2000 25 years, 8 months 4-1 (4) | Claudionor Fontinelle | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches and knees | ||
4 | Aug 12, 2000 25 years, 3 months 3-1 (3) | Jose Barreto | 1 | TKO | WIN Head kick and punches | ||
3  | May 27, 2000 25 years, 1 months 2-1 (2) | 23 years, 11 months 2-1 (2) | 2 | UD | LOSS | ||
2  | Jun 25, 1997 22 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | 18 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | 1 | TKO | WIN Retirement | ||
1 | Jun 25, 1997 22 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Raimundo Pinheiro | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
