Erick Silva (20-11, 16) was born in Vila Velha, EspĂrito Santo, Brazil on June 21, 1984. At the age of 20 years on June 4, 2005, he made his professional MMA debut against Fabiano Mastodonte, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On August 27, 2011, 27-year old Erick Silva made his UFC debut on his 15th professional MMA fight at UFC 134 against Luis Ramos, winning the fight in the 1st round via TKO.
Silva's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Paul Daley at Bellator 223 at age 35 on June 22, 2019. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought 15 times in the UFC, and has a record of 7 wins and 8 losses in the promotion.
Some of Erick Silva's best fights have been against Takenori Sato, Charlie Brenneman, Jason High, Josh Koscheck, Mike Rhodes, Luan Chagas and Luis Ramos. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Erick Silva".
Silva has 11 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Erick Silva Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
32  | Jun 22, 2019 35 years 20-11 (16) | 36 years, 4 months 39-17-2 (32) | Bellator | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
31  | Feb 16, 2019 34 years, 7 months 20-10 (16) | 25 years, 5 months 20-0 (17) | Bellator | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
30 | Jul 20, 2018 34 years 20-9 (16) | Nick Barnes | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
29  | Dec 16, 2017 33 years, 5 months 19-9 (15) | 28 years, 2 months 29-12 (22) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
28  | Jun 3, 2017 32 years, 11 months 19-8 (15) | 29 years, 8 months 13-4 (10) | UFC | WL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
27  | Sep 24, 2016 32 years, 3 months 19-7 (15) | 23 years, 3 months 14-1-1 (14) | UFC | WL | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
26  | Mar 5, 2016 31 years, 8 months 18-7 (14) | 34 years, 8 months 11-3 (5) | UFC | WL | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch |
25  | Aug 23, 2015 31 years, 2 months 18-6 (14) | 28 years 15-4 (8) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
24  | Mar 21, 2015 30 years, 9 months 18-5 (14) | 37 years, 3 months 17-9 (10) | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
23  | Dec 20, 2014 30 years, 5 months 17-5 (13) | 25 years 6-3 (4) | UFC | WL | 1 | CKO | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
22  | May 10, 2014 29 years, 10 months 16-5 (13) | 33 years, 4 months 18-11 (16) | UFC | WL | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
21  | Feb 15, 2014 29 years, 7 months 16-4 (13) | 28 years, 8 months 17-8-7 (8) | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
20  | Oct 9, 2013 29 years, 3 months 15-4 (12) | 31 years, 10 months 17-2-1 (7) | UFC | WL | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch |
19  | Jun 8, 2013 28 years, 11 months 15-3 (12) | 31 years, 7 months 16-3 (9) | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Reverse triangle armbar |
18  | Oct 13, 2012 28 years, 3 months 14-3 (11) | 34 years, 7 months 24-4-1 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
17  | Jun 8, 2012 27 years, 11 months 14-2 (11) | 31 years, 3 months 15-3 (7) | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
16  | Jan 14, 2012 27 years, 6 months 13-2 (10) | 30 years, 6 months 29-10-1 (17) | UFC | WL | 1 | DQ | LOSS Punches to back of head |
15 | Aug 27, 2011 27 years, 2 months 13-1 (10) | Luis Ramos | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
14 | Oct 30, 2010 26 years, 4 months 12-1 (9) | Francisco Ayon | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke Won Jungle Fight welterweight title | |
13 | Oct 30, 2010 26 years, 4 months 11-1 (8) | Gil de Freitas | WL | 3 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
12 | Jul 31, 2010 26 years, 1 months 10-1 (7) | Jose de Ribamar | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Knee and punches | |
11 | Feb 27, 2010 25 years, 8 months 9-1 (6) | Henrique Oliveira | WL | 2 | NC | NC Illegal knee | |
10 | Sep 19, 2009 25 years, 2 months 9-1 (6) | Jorge Luis Bezerra | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
9 | May 9, 2009 24 years, 10 months 8-1 (6) | Carlos Villamor | 2 | SUB | WIN Kneebar | ||
8 | Sep 13, 2008 24 years, 2 months 7-1 (5) | Igor Fernandes | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
7 | May 31, 2008 23 years, 11 months 6-1 (5) | Carlos Eduardo Santos | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
6 | Aug 4, 2007 23 years, 1 months 5-1 (4) | Fabio Issa | 2 | UD | WIN | ||
5 | Dec 10, 2006 22 years, 5 months 4-1 (4) | Mario Neto | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
4 | Nov 25, 2006 22 years, 5 months 4-0 (4) | Leandro Zumbi | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | ||
3 | Aug 12, 2006 22 years, 1 months 3-0 (3) | Henrique Lango | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
2 | Jan 7, 2006 21 years, 6 months 2-0 (2) | Julian Soares | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
1 | Jun 4, 2005 20 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | Fabiano Mastodonte | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
