Giant Silva (2-6, 2) was born in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil on July 21, 1963. At the age of 40 years on December 31, 2003, he made his professional MMA debut against Heath Herring, losing the fight via 3rd-round submission.
Silva's last fight was a 1st-round submission win against Akebono Taro at K-1 PREMIUM 2006 Dynamite!! at age 43 on December 31, 2006. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
Some of Giant Silva's best fights have been against Henry Miller and Akebono Taro.
Silva has 6 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | Dec 31, 2006 43 years, 5 months 2-6 (2) | Akebono Taro | K-1 | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura | |
7  | Apr 2, 2006 42 years, 8 months 1-6 (1) | 30 years, 2 months 31-23-8 (24) | Pride | 1 | TKO | LOSS Knees | |
6  | Dec 31, 2005 42 years, 5 months 1-5 (1) | 27 years 11-2 (10) | 1 | TKO | LOSS Soccer kicks | ||
5  | Dec 31, 2004 41 years, 5 months 1-4 (1) | 34 years, 6 months 4-0 (3) | 1 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke | ||
4 | Jul 19, 2004 40 years, 11 months 1-3 (1) | Takashi Sugiura | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
3 | Jun 20, 2004 40 years, 10 months 1-2 (1) | Naoya Ogawa | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
2 | Apr 25, 2004 40 years, 9 months 1-1 (1) | Henry Miller | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura | ||
1 | Dec 31, 2003 40 years, 5 months 0-1 (0) | Heath Herring | 3 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
