Jay Silva (12-12-1, 7) was born in Luanda, Angola on May 25, 1981. At the age of 27 years on June 27, 2008, he made his professional MMA debut against Mark DaPolito, winning the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On September 16, 2009, 28-year old Jay Silva made his UFC debut on his 7th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard against CB Dollaway but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Silva's last fight was a 3rd-round choke-out win against Oscar Cota at age 37 on November 24, 2018. He retired with a 2-fight winning streak.
He has fought twice in the UFC, and has a record of 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Jay Silva's best fights have been against Michał Materla and Gemiyale Adkins.
Silva has 12 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 | Nov 24, 2018 37 years, 5 months 12-12-1 (7) | Oscar Cota | HW | 3 | CKO | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
24 | Apr 28, 2018 36 years, 11 months 11-12-1 (7) | Zsolta Balla | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
23  | Oct 22, 2017 36 years, 4 months 10-12-1 (7) | 40 years, 8 months 11-5 (7) | KSW | HW | 3 | MD | LOSS |
22 | Feb 18, 2017 35 years, 8 months 10-11-1 (7) | Tim Williams | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
21 | Mar 4, 2016 34 years, 9 months 10-10-1 (7) | Guram Mestvirishvili | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
20 | May 23, 2015 33 years, 11 months 9-10-1 (7) | Aziz Karaoglu | KSW | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
19 | Dec 6, 2014 33 years, 6 months 9-9-1 (7) | Piotr Strus | KSW | MD | 3 | UD | DRAW Unanimous |
18  | Mar 22, 2014 32 years, 9 months 9-9 (7) | 29 years, 11 months 18-4 (11) | KSW | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS For KSW middleweight title |
17 | Sep 28, 2013 32 years, 4 months 9-8 (7) | 29 years, 5 months 18-3 (11) | KSW | MD | 2 | KO | WIN Punches |
16  | May 10, 2013 31 years, 11 months 8-8 (6) | 27 years 19-5 (13) | MD | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
15 | Feb 15, 2013 31 years, 8 months 8-7 (6) | Wes Swofford | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Elbow & punches | |
14 | May 12, 2012 30 years, 11 months 8-6 (6) | 28 years, 1 months 15-3 (10) | KSW | MD | 3 | MD | LOSS For KSW middleweight title |
13  | Feb 16, 2012 30 years, 8 months 8-5 (6) | 29 years, 3 months 14-9 (10) | MD | 2 | CKO | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
12  | Nov 4, 2011 30 years, 5 months 7-5 (6) | 29 years, 6 months 11-6 (8) | MD | 5 | UD | LOSS | |
11 | May 14, 2011 29 years, 11 months 7-4 (6) | Gemiyale Adkins | Bellator | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
10 | Dec 2, 2010 29 years, 6 months 6-4 (6) | Jaime Jara | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
9  | May 13, 2010 28 years, 11 months 5-4 (5) | 32 years, 3 months 24-2-1 (18) | Bellator | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch |
8  | Jan 11, 2010 28 years, 7 months 5-3 (5) | 29 years, 5 months 18-7 (14) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
7 | Sep 16, 2009 28 years, 3 months 5-2 (5) | CB Dollaway | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
6 | Aug 15, 2009 28 years, 2 months 5-1 (5) | Ray Lizama | 3 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
5 | May 16, 2009 27 years, 11 months 4-1 (4) | Reggie Orr | 2 | KO | WIN Flying knee | ||
4 | Mar 28, 2009 27 years, 10 months 3-1 (3) | Mike Johnson | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
3 | Feb 7, 2009 27 years, 8 months 2-1 (2) | Plinio Cruz | 3 | SD | LOSS | ||
2 | Jul 25, 2008 27 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | Ozzy Avalos | 3 | KO | WIN Knee | ||
1 | Jun 27, 2008 27 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | Mark DaPolito | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear naked choke |
