Joaquim Silva (14-5, 10) was born in Anápolis, Goiás, Brazil on February 5, 1989. At the age of 21 years on October 15, 2010, he made his professional MMA debut against Alan Lima, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On September 5, 2015, 26-year old Joaquim Silva made his UFC debut on his 8th professional MMA fight at UFC 191 against a 29-year old Nazareno Malegarie, winning the fight via 3-round split decision.
Silva's last fight was a 3-round split decision win against Claudio Puelles at UFC Fight Night: Lopes vs. Silva at age 36 on September 13, 2025. He is on a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought 11 times in the UFC, and has a record of 6 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Joaquim Silva's best fights have been against Jesse Ronson, Andrew Holbrook, Nazareno Malegarie, Jared Gordon, Clay Guida, Reza Madadi and Claudio Puelles. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Joaquim Silva".
Silva has 5 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Joaquim Silva Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19  | Sep 13, 2025 36 years, 7 months 14-5 (10) | 29 years, 4 months 12-4 (9) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | Win |
18  | May 4, 2024 35 years, 2 months 13-5 (10) | 36 years, 1 month 14-2-1 (6) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Loss |
17  | Dec 2, 2023 34 years, 9 months 13-4 (10) | 41 years, 11 months 38-23 (21) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Win |
16  | Jun 17, 2023 34 years, 4 months 12-4 (10) | 26 years, 8 months 19-3 (12) | UFC | LT | 3 | TKO | Loss Punches |
15  | Oct 1, 2022 33 years, 7 months 12-3 (10) | 36 years, 9 months 21-11 (17) | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | Win Knee and punches |
14  | Jun 19, 2021 32 years, 4 months 11-3 (9) | 32 years, 2 months 21-6-1 (15) | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | Loss Punches |
13  | Aug 3, 2019 30 years, 5 months 11-2 (9) | 23 years, 11 months 10-2 (8) | UFC | LT | 2 | KO | Loss Punches |
12  | Dec 15, 2018 29 years, 10 months 11-1 (9) | 30 years, 3 months 14-2 (8) | UFC | LT | 3 | KO | Win Punches |
11  | Jan 27, 2018 28 years, 11 months 10-1 (8) | 35 years, 2 months 10-1 (8) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Loss |
10  | May 28, 2017 28 years, 3 months 10-0 (8) | 38 years, 11 months 14-5 (11) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | Win |
9  | Jul 8, 2016 27 years, 5 months 9-0 (8) | 30 years, 5 months 11-0 (10) | TUF | LT | 1 | KO | Win Punches |
8  | Sep 5, 2015 26 years, 7 months 8-0 (7) | 29 years, 3 months 28-3 (25) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | Win |
7 | Sep 20, 2014 25 years, 7 months 7-0 (7) | Leandro Vasconcelos | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | ||
6 | Feb 14, 2014 25 years 6-0 (6) | Victor Rizzo | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | ||
5 | Nov 14, 2013 24 years, 9 months 5-0 (5) | Fabio Lima Ferreira | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | ||
4 | Jun 15, 2013 24 years, 4 months 4-0 (4) | Juilo Cezar Alves | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | ||
3 | Sep 29, 2012 23 years, 7 months 3-0 (3) | Adalton Fernandes | 1 | KO | Win Punch | ||
2 | May 19, 2012 23 years, 3 months 2-0 (2) | Lucas Blade | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | ||
1 | Oct 15, 2010 21 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | Alan Lima | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
