Thiago Silva (21-9, 16) was born in São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil on November 12, 1982. At the age of 22 years on September 10, 2005, he made his professional MMA debut against Rubens Xavier, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On May 26, 2007, 24-year old Thiago Silva made his UFC debut on his 10th professional MMA fight at UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson against a 28-year old James Irvin, winning the fight in the 1st round via TKO.
Silva's last fight was a 2-round no contest against Héctor Lombard at age 39 on May 20, 2022. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought 12 times in the UFC, and has a record of 7 wins, 3 losses and 2 no-contests in the promotion.
Some of Thiago Silva's best fights have been against Rafael Cavalcante, James Irvin, Houston Alexander, Keith Jardine, Tomasz Drwal, Tatsuya Mizuno and Vitor Vianna.
Silva has 9 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
33  | May 20, 2022 39 years, 6 months 21-9 (16) | 44 years, 3 months 34-10-1 (26) | LHW | 2 | NC | NC Illegal knee | |
32 | May 18, 2019 36 years, 6 months 21-9 (16) | Martin Zawada | KSW | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
31 | Dec 15, 2018 36 years, 1 months 21-8 (16) | Ivan Shtyrkov | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
30  | Oct 6, 2018 35 years, 10 months 21-7 (16) | 37 years, 11 months 15-16 (15) | KSW | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
29 | Mar 9, 2018 35 years, 3 months 20-7 (16) | Mikhail Kolobegov | MD | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
28 | Nov 18, 2017 35 years 20-6 (16) | Daniel Toledo | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
27 | Jul 22, 2017 34 years, 8 months 19-6 (15) | Batraz Agnaev | LHW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches Lost ACB light-heavyweight title | |
26 | Jan 13, 2017 34 years, 2 months 19-5 (15) | Jared Torgeson | LHW | 5 | UD | WIN Won ACB light-heavyweight title | |
25 | Nov 4, 2016 33 years, 11 months 18-5 (15) | Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
24 | Apr 9, 2016 33 years, 4 months 17-5 (14) | Stav Economou | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
23 | Nov 21, 2015 33 years 16-5 (14) | Marcus Sursa | LHW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
22 | Mar 28, 2015 32 years, 4 months 16-4 (14) | Teddy Holder | WSOF | LHW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
21  | Oct 9, 2013 30 years, 10 months 16-3 (14) | 37 years 11-4 (6) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
20  | Jun 8, 2013 30 years, 6 months 15-3 (14) | 33 years, 2 months 11-3 (11) | UFC | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
19  | Nov 10, 2012 29 years, 11 months 14-3 (13) | 30 years, 11 months 12-0 (10) | UFC | 3 | NC | NC Overturned | |
18  | Apr 14, 2012 29 years, 5 months 14-3 (13) | 25 years, 2 months 13-1 (12) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
17  | Jan 1, 2011 28 years, 1 months 14-2 (13) | 33 years, 2 months 11-5 (8) | UFC | 3 | NC | NC Overturned | |
16  | Jan 2, 2010 27 years, 1 months 14-2 (13) | 30 years, 3 months 13-1-1 (7) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
15  | Aug 29, 2009 26 years, 9 months 14-1 (13) | 33 years, 9 months 15-5-1 (9) | UFC | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
14  | Jan 31, 2009 26 years, 2 months 13-1 (12) | 30 years, 8 months 13-0 (5) | UFC | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
13 | May 24, 2008 25 years, 6 months 13-0 (12) | Antonio Mendes | UFC | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
12  | Nov 17, 2007 25 years 12-0 (11) | 35 years, 7 months 8-1 (7) | UFC | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
11  | Sep 8, 2007 24 years, 9 months 11-0 (10) | 25 years, 7 months 14-1-1 (12) | UFC | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
10  | May 26, 2007 24 years, 6 months 10-0 (9) | 28 years, 8 months 12-3 (11) | UFC | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee injury | |
9  | Feb 28, 2007 24 years, 3 months 9-0 (8) | 25 years, 8 months 2-0 (1) | Pancrase | 1 | KO | WIN Soccer kick | |
8  | Nov 30, 2006 24 years 8-0 (7) | 27 years 7-0-1 (5) | 1 | TKO | WIN Arm injury | ||
7 | Nov 30, 2006 24 years 7-0 (6) | Claudio Godoi | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
6 | Nov 9, 2006 23 years, 11 months 6-0 (5) | Dino Pezao | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
5 | Sep 27, 2006 23 years, 10 months 5-0 (4) | Dave Dalgliesh | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | ||
4 | Apr 6, 2006 23 years, 4 months 4-0 (3) | Claudio Godoi | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
3 | Dec 3, 2005 23 years 3-0 (3) | Rodrigo Gripp de Sousa | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | ||
2 | Nov 5, 2005 22 years, 11 months 2-0 (2) | Flavio Polones | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
1 | Sep 10, 2005 22 years, 9 months 1-0 (1) | Rubens Xavier | 2 | TKO | WIN Head kick and punches |
