Record & Stats
Record35-14-1, 1 NC (28 finishes)Born
Jul 3, 1976
Age
50Y, 2M
Stance
Orthodox
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stoppages
28 (55%)
KO/TKO
27 (53%)
Submissions
1 (2%)
Analytics
Championships
Wins2Record5-2 (4 finishes)Pride×2Middleweight
Wanderlei Silva MMA record
Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva retired with a professional MMA record of 35-14-1, 1 NC (28 finishes). The complete fight record below covers all 51 bouts, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date. Silva's most recent fight was a loss to Quinton Jackson on Sep 29, 2018.
Silva won championships at middleweight, with two title captures in Pride. He went 5-2 in major title fights, with four wins by stoppage.
Complete Fight Record
| No | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via | Rd | Technique | Title | Weight | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Sep 29, 2018 | 42 | Quinton Jackson | L | TKO | 2 | Punches | — | Heavyweight | Bellator |
| 50 | Jun 24, 2017 | 40 | Chael Sonnen | L | UD | 3 | — | — | Light Heavyweight | Bellator |
| 49 | Mar 3, 2013 | 36 | Brian Stann | W | KO | 2 | Punches | — | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 48 | Jun 23, 2012 | 35 | Rich Franklin | L | UD | 5 | — | — | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 47 | Nov 20, 2011 | 35 | Cung Le | W | TKO | 2 | Knees and punches | — | Middleweight | UFC |
| 46 | Jul 2, 2011 | 34 | Chris Leben | L | KO | 1 | Punches | — | Middleweight | UFC |
| 45 | Feb 21, 2010 | 33 | Michael Bisping | W | UD | 3 | — | — | Middleweight | UFC |
| 44 | Jun 13, 2009 | 32 | Rich Franklin | L | UD | 3 | — | — | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 43 | Dec 27, 2008 | 32 | Quinton Jackson | L | KO | 1 | Punch | — | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 42 | May 24, 2008 | 31 | Keith Jardine | W | KO | 1 | Punches | — | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 41 | Dec 29, 2007 | 31 | Chuck Liddell | L | UD | 3 | — | — | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 40 | Feb 24, 2007 | 30 | Dan Henderson | L | KO | 3 | Punches | − Pride Championship | Middleweight | PRIDE |
| 39 | Sep 10, 2006 | 30 | Mirko Cro Cop | L | KO | 1 | Head kick | — | Heavyweight | PRIDE |
| 38 | Jul 1, 2006 | 29 | Kazuyuki Fujita | W | TKO | 1 | Punches and soccer kicks | — | Heavyweight | PRIDE |
| 37 | Dec 31, 2005 | 29 | Ricardo Arona | W | SD | 3 | — | ! Pride Championship | Middleweight | PRIDE |
| 36 | Aug 28, 2005 | 29 | Ricardo Arona | L | UD | 2 | — | — | Middleweight | PRIDE |
| 35 | Jun 26, 2005 | 28 | Kazuhiro Nakamura | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | — | Middleweight | PRIDE |
| 34 | Apr 23, 2005 | 28 | Hidehiko Yoshida | W | SD | 3 | — | — | Middleweight | PRIDE |
| 33 | Dec 31, 2004 | 28 | Mark Hunt | L | SD | 3 | — | — | Middleweight | PRIDE |
| 32 | Oct 31, 2004 | 28 | Quinton Jackson | W | KO | 2 | Knees | ! Pride Championship | Middleweight | PRIDE |
| 31 | Aug 15, 2004 | 28 | Yuki Kondo | W | KO | 1 | Stomps | — | Middleweight | PRIDE |
| 30 | Feb 15, 2004 | 27 | Ikuhisa Minowa | W | KO | 1 | Punches | — | Light Heavyweight | PRIDE |
| 29 | Nov 9, 2003 | 27 | Quinton Jackson | W | TKO | 1 | Knees | + 2003 Pride Grand Prix | Middleweight | PRIDE |
| 28 | Nov 9, 2003 | 27 | Hidehiko Yoshida | W | UD | 2 | — | — | Middleweight | PRIDE |
| 27 | Aug 10, 2003 | 27 | Kazushi Sakuraba | W | KO | 1 | Punch | — | Middleweight | PRIDE |
| 26 | Nov 24, 2002 | 26 | Hiromitsu Kanehara | W | TKO | 1 | Corner stoppage | ! Pride Championship | Middleweight | PRIDE |
| 25 | Aug 28, 2002 | 26 | Tatsuya Iwasaki | W | TKO | 1 | Head kick and punches | — | Heavyweight | PRIDE |
| 24 | Apr 28, 2002 | 25 | Mirko Cro Cop | D | UD | 5 | Time limit | — | Heavyweight | PRIDE |
| 23 | Feb 24, 2002 | 25 | Kiyoshi Tamura | W | KO | 2 | Punch | ! Pride Championship | Middleweight | PRIDE |
| 22 | Dec 23, 2001 | 25 | Alexander Otsuka | W | TKO | 3 | Doctor stoppage | — | Middleweight | PRIDE |
| 21 | Nov 3, 2001 | 25 | Kazushi Sakuraba | W | TKO | 1 | Doctor stoppage | + Pride Championship | Middleweight | PRIDE |
| 20 | May 27, 2001 | 24 | Shungo Oyama | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | — | Heavyweight | PRIDE |
| 19 | Mar 25, 2001 | 24 | Kazushi Sakuraba | W | TKO | 1 | Knees and soccer kicks | — | Heavyweight | PRIDE |
| 18 | Dec 23, 2000 | 24 | Dan Henderson | W | UD | 2 | — | — | Middleweight | PRIDE |
| 17 | Oct 31, 2000 | 24 | Gilbert Yvel | NC | NC | 1 | Kick to groin | — | Light Heavyweight | PRIDE |
| 16 | Aug 27, 2000 | 24 | Guy Mezger | W | KO | 1 | Punches | — | Lightweight | PRIDE |
| 15 | Aug 12, 2000 | 24 | Todd Medina | W | KO | 1 | Knees | — | Light Heavyweight | Meca |
| 14 | Apr 14, 2000 | 23 | Tito Ortiz | L | UD | 5 | — | ~ UFC Championship | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 13 | Jan 30, 2000 | 23 | Bob Schrijber | W | SUB | 1 | Rear-naked choke | — | Light Heavyweight | PRIDE |
| 12 | Nov 21, 1999 | 23 | Daijiro Matsui | W | UD | 2 | — | — | Light Heavyweight | PRIDE |
| 11 | Sep 12, 1999 | 23 | Carl Malenko | W | UD | 2 | — | — | Light Heavyweight | PRIDE |
| 10 | May 7, 1999 | 22 | Tony Petarra | W | KO | 1 | Knee | — | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 9 | Apr 27, 1999 | 22 | Eugene Jackson | W | TKO | 1 | Submission to punches | + IVC Championship | Cruiserweight | IVC |
| 8 | Jan 20, 1999 | 22 | Adrian Serrano | W | KO | 1 | Punches and soccer kick | — | — | IVC |
| 7 | Oct 16, 1998 | 22 | Vitor Belfort | L | TKO | 1 | Punches | — | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 6 | Aug 23, 1998 | 22 | Mike van Arsdale | W | KO | 1 | Punch and kick | — | Heavyweight | IVC |
| 5 | Sep 15, 1997 | 21 | Artur Mariano | L | TKO | 1 | Doctor stoppage | — | — | IVC |
| 4 | Sep 15, 1997 | 21 | Egidio da Costa | W | TKO | 1 | Submission to punches | — | — | IVC |
| 3 | Sep 15, 1997 | 21 | Sean Bormet | W | KO | 1 | Kick | — | — | IVC |
| 2 | Jul 1, 1997 | 20 | Marcelao Barbosa | W | TKO | 1 | Shoulder injury | — | — | — |
| 1 | Nov 1, 1996 | 20 | Dilson Filho | W | KO | 1 | Punch | — | — | — |