Cláudio Silva (14-4, 11) was born in Rondonópolis, Brazil on September 6, 1982. At the age of 25 years on November 10, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut against Matt Thorpe, losing the fight via 1-round disqualification.
On March 8, 2014, 31-year old Cláudio Silva made his UFC debut on his 11th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa against a 24-year old Brad Scott, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Silva's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Nicolas Dalby at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall at age 39 on July 23, 2022. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
He has fought eight times in the UFC, and has a record of 5 wins and 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Cláudio Silva's best fights have been against Nordine Taleb, Danny Roberts, Cole Williams, Brad Scott and Leon Edwards. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Cláudio Silva".
Silva has 4 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Cláudio Silva Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18  | Jul 23, 2022 39 years, 10 months 14-4 (11) | 37 years, 8 months 19-4-1 (9) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
17  | May 22, 2021 38 years, 8 months 14-3 (11) | 36 years, 5 months 19-10 (10) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
16  | Oct 18, 2020 38 years, 1 months 14-2 (11) | 34 years, 4 months 27-8 (21) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
15 | Aug 3, 2019 36 years, 10 months 14-1 (11) | Cole Williams | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
14  | Mar 16, 2019 36 years, 6 months 13-1 (10) | 31 years, 8 months 16-3 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
13  | May 27, 2018 35 years, 8 months 12-1 (9) | 36 years, 11 months 14-4 (7) | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
12  | Nov 8, 2014 32 years, 2 months 11-1 (8) | 23 years, 2 months 8-1 (6) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
11  | Mar 8, 2014 31 years, 6 months 10-1 (8) | 24 years, 8 months 9-2 (9) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
10 | Oct 26, 2012 30 years, 1 months 9-1 (8) | Xavier Foupa-Pokam | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
9 | Jul 9, 2011 28 years, 10 months 8-1 (8) | Matt Erwin | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Injury | |
8 | Feb 26, 2011 28 years, 5 months 7-1 (7) | Jean-Francois Lenogue | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
7 | Aug 10, 2012 29 years, 11 months 6-1 (6) | Aurelijus Kerpe | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
6 | Sep 12, 2010 28 years 5-1 (5) | Denniston Sutherland | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
5 | Sep 12, 2010 28 years 4-1 (4) | Earl Brown | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
4 | Sep 12, 2010 28 years 3-1 (3) | Aurelijus Kerpe | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
3 | May 16, 2010 27 years, 8 months 2-1 (2) | Shaun Lomas | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
2 | Dec 9, 2007 25 years, 3 months 1-1 (1) | Paul Jenkins | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Nov 10, 2007 25 years, 2 months 0-1 (0) | Matt Thorpe | 1 | DQ | LOSS Illegal elbow |
