Assuério Silva (16-8, 14) was born in Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil on June 18, 1974. At the age of 23 years on July 7, 1997, he made his professional MMA debut against Charles Gracie, losing the fight via 1st-round submission.
On January 16, 2006, 31-year old Assuério Silva made his UFC debut on his 16th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night 3 against a 29-year old Tim Sylvia but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Silva's last fight was a 1st-round KO loss to Geronimo dos Santos at age 35 on October 17, 2009. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought three times in the UFC, and has a record of 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Assuério Silva's best fights have been against Tatsuya Mizuno, Yoshihisa Yamamoto, Valentijn Overeem, Fabiano Scherner, Eduardo Maiorino, Alessio Sakara and Igor Pokrajac.
Silva has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 | Oct 17, 2009 35 years, 3 months 16-8 (14) | Geronimo dos Santos | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
24 | Aug 30, 2009 35 years, 2 months 16-7 (14) | Dave Anderton | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
23  | Sep 13, 2008 34 years, 2 months 15-7 (13) | 22 years, 9 months 4-0 (4) | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
22 | Jul 12, 2008 34 years 15-6 (13) | Terroll Dees | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Kneebar | |
21  | May 30, 2007 32 years, 11 months 14-6 (12) | 25 years, 11 months 2-1 (1) | Pancrase | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches Won Pancrase heavyweight title |
20  | Apr 21, 2007 32 years, 10 months 13-6 (11) | 31 years, 11 months 9-3-1 (8) | UFC | 3 | MD | LOSS | |
19  | Dec 17, 2006 32 years, 5 months 13-5 (11) | 27 years, 11 months 10-3 (8) | 3 | SD | WIN | ||
18  | Nov 9, 2006 32 years, 4 months 12-5 (11) | 27 years, 2 months 2-4 (1) | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
17  | May 27, 2006 31 years, 11 months 11-5 (10) | 28 years, 7 months 6-0 (5) | UFC | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
16  | Jan 16, 2006 31 years, 6 months 11-4 (10) | 29 years, 10 months 19-2 (17) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
15  | Oct 23, 2004 30 years, 4 months 11-3 (10) | 23 years, 1 months 8-2 (7) | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
14  | May 15, 2004 29 years, 10 months 10-3 (10) | 31 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
13  | Oct 5, 2003 29 years, 3 months 9-3 (9) | 22 years, 2 months | Pride | 2 | SD | LOSS | |
12 | Aug 1, 2003 29 years, 1 months 9-2 (9) | 31 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | 3 | NC | NC Injury | ||
11  | Sep 24, 2001 27 years, 3 months 9-2 (9) | 31 years, 2 months 12-13-1 (11) | Pride | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
10  | Jul 29, 2001 27 years, 1 months 8-2 (8) | 24 years, 11 months 20-11 (17) | Pride | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | |
9 | Jun 9, 2001 26 years, 11 months 7-2 (7) | Walter Farias | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick | ||
8 | Dec 16, 2000 26 years, 5 months 6-2 (6) | Pedro Otavio | 2 | SUB | WIN Strikes | ||
7 | Aug 12, 2000 26 years, 1 months 5-2 (5) | Rodrigo Mamute | 1 | SUB | WIN Punches and stomp | ||
6 | Nov 20, 1999 25 years, 5 months 4-2 (4) | Luis Alberto | 2 | SUB | WIN | ||
5 | Nov 20, 1999 25 years, 5 months 3-2 (3) | Leopoldo Serao | 2 | KO | WIN | ||
4 | Mar 25, 1999 24 years, 9 months 2-2 (2) | Romildo Romialdo | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
3 | Feb 2, 1999 24 years, 7 months 1-2 (1) | Mikhail Avetisyan | 1 | TKO | LOSS Cut | ||
2 | Nov 18, 1998 24 years, 5 months 1-1 (1) | Waldir dos Anjos | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear naked choke | ||
1 | Jul 7, 1997 23 years 0-1 (0) | Charles Gracie | 1 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke |
