Anderson da Silva, ɐ̃deʁsõ ˈsiwvi, born April 14, 1975 is a Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter. He is the current UFC Middleweight Champion as well as the promotion's longest reigning champion.With 12 consecutive wins, Silva holds the longest active winning streak in the UFC and the record for the longest winning streak in UFC history. Silva holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira. He currently trains with Nogueira and Lyoto Machida at Black House.Silva is currently ranked as the number one Middleweight in the world by multiple MMA publications;Sherdog and Yahoo! rank Silva as the top pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Since 2006 he has been the UFC Middleweight Champion, and he is also the last Cage Rage Middleweight Champion and former Shooto Middleweight Champion. Besides the UFC and Cage Rage, Silva has fought for a number of other MMA promotions including the Pride Fighting Championships, Shooto and Rumble on the Rock.
Anderson Silva vs Chael Sonnen fight video
Biography
Although known primarily for his mastery of Muay Thai elbow and knee strikes, in addition to surgically precise punches and kicks, Silva is also a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blackbelt, a rank he earned in 2006 from Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira who follows Gracie Lineage through Carlson Gracie, ergo Murilo Bustamante and the Brazilian Top Team. He began martial arts training at the age of 14, training Tae kwon do and earning a black belt by the age of 18. He is also a black belt in Judo and a yellow rope in Capoeira.
Once a member of the Chute Boxe Academy, Silva left to form the Muay Thai Dream Team. In late November 2006, he joined new team Black House with Lyoto Machida, Vitor Belfort, Assuerio Silva, and the Nogueira brothers. On May 16, 2008 Silva and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira opened the Team Nogueira MMA Academy in Miami, Florida.
Silva is Afro-Brazilian and is married with four children.
Professional boxing career
Anderson Silva is said to have had two professional boxing bouts. Allegedly on May 22, 1998 Silva took on the then 10-2, Osmar Luiz Teixeira and lost by second round TKO. He stepped back into the boxing ring in August 2005 to face Julio Cesar De Jesus. De Jesus had never boxed before as a professional and Silva won by KO in round two.
Mixed martial arts career
Silva initially fought in the Mecca organization in Brazil in the welterweight category. Silva lost his first fight to Luiz Azeredo by decision. After that fight, he went on a nine-fight winning streak, winning six of those fights by either submission or TKO. After winning his first match in Japan he was put up against Shooto champion Hayato Sakurai on August 26, 2001. Silva beat Sakurai by unanimous decision after three rounds and became the new Shooto Middleweight Champion (at 167 lb) and the first man to defeat Sakurai who was undefeated in his first 20 fights.
Pride Fighting Championships and Cage Rage
In 2002, Silva began fighting in Pride. In his first fight with the promotion, he stopped Alex Stiebling with a cut resulting from a high kick. In his next match, he won via decision against the "Diet Butcher" Alexander Otsuka. At Pride 25, Silva faced former UFC welterweight champion Carlos Newton. Newton tried to shoot in on Silva, but was hit with a flying knee. Newton collapsed and Silva finished the fight with strikes, winning by technical knockout.
At Pride 26, Silva faced Daiju Takase. Considering his record at the time – with only four wins to seven losses – Takase was a big underdog. Surprisingly, after dominating most of the fight with takedowns, top position, and effective ground and pound, Takase submitted Silva with a triangle choke late in the first round.
After his loss to Takase, Silva fought in other promotions around the world. On June 27, 2004, Silva fought Jeremy Horn and earned a decision victory. Three months later, Silva made his debut in the Cage Rage promotion in England. At Cage Rage 8 Silva fought and defeated noted striker Lee Murray by decision.
That year, Silva returned to Pride on December 31 to face Ryo Chonan. Silva was in control with a take down and body triangle in the first round. Chonan was able to counter Silva's knees from the clinch, with knees, and takedowns. Despite being the underdog, Chonan ended the fight in the third round with a flying scissor heel hook, forcing Silva to submit.
After the loss to Chonan, Silva continued fighting in the Cage Rage promotion, as well as other promotions around the world. Silva defended his Cage Rage title against Curtis Stout before fighting in Hawaii's Rumble on the Rock promotion, where he fought Yushin Okami in the first round of the 175 lb tournament. Although he was labeled as the favorite to win the tournament, Silva lost his fight when he kicked Okami in the face from the guard position. Okami's knees were on the ground at the time, making the attack an illegal strike to the head of a downed opponent. Silva later said that the rule had not been properly explained to him before the bout. "When I fought Okami the rules really weren't explained to me properly in the event I was fighting in," said Silva. "You could kick a downed opponent to the groin or to the head when your back's on the ground. So the rules weren’t explained to me properly." While Okami was given the opportunity to recover and continue fighting, Okami opted for the disqualification win. Silva responded by saying he "felt it was a cheap, cowardly way of winning," and that "people that were there saw that he was in the condition to come back and keep fighting, and he didn't."
Although he was slated to fight Matt Lindland at Cage Rage 16, Lindland's decision to fight Mike Van Arsdale at Raze Fight Night put an end to the highly-anticipated match up. Instead, Silva defended his championship against Tony Fryklund, winning the fight with a reverse elbow, knocking out Fryklund early in the first round.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Although speculation ran rampant about where Silva would sign next, the UFC announced in late April 2006 that they had signed him to a multi-fight contract. It was not long before the UFC started promoting Silva, releasing an interview segment almost immediately after announcing his arrival.
Silva made his debut at Ultimate Fight Night 5 on June 28, 2006. His opponent was The Ultimate Fighter 1 contestant Chris Leben who had gone undefeated in the UFC with five consecutive victories. Leben, confident of victory, had predicted he would KO Silva in a pre-fight interview. A relatively unknown fighter in the United States, Silva made an emphatic debut when he knocked out Leben with a flurry of pinpoint strikes, followed by a final knee strike at 49 seconds into the first round. Silva's striking accuracy was 100%. In response to the victory, the UFC quickly tallied a poll on their main page, asking viewers to select Silva's next opponent; the majority of voters selected the UFC Middleweight Champion, Rich Franklin.
Silva fought Franklin at UFC 64 on October 14, 2006, and defeated him by TKO (strikes) at 2:59 in the first round. Silva hit Franklin with knees to the body from the Muay Thai-clinch, then badly broke Franklin's nose with a knee to the face.[28] Unable to strike back, Franklin dodged the last of Silva's strikes before falling to the ground, where referee "Big" John McCarthy ended the fight. Silva was then crowned the new UFC Middleweight Champion, becoming the second man to defeat Franklin, after Black House-teammate Lyoto Machida.
Defending the belt
On February 3, 2007 at UFC 67, Silva was scheduled to fight The Ultimate Fighter 4 winner Travis Lutter in what would be his first title defense since defeating Rich Franklin in October 2006. However, Lutter failed to make the 185 pounds (84 kg) weight limit and the match was changed to a non-title bout.Many felt that Lutter's best chance to win was to take the fight to the ground, with Lutter being an accomplished Jiu-Jitsu blackbelt. Silva won via submission from a triangle choke in the second round.
In his next fight at UFC 73 on July 7, 2007, Silva successfully defended his title against Nate Marquardt, winning by TKO at 4:50 in the first round. Three months later, on October 20, 2007 at UFC 77, Silva fought a title defense rematch against Rich Franklin, in Franklin's hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio at the U.S. Bank Arena.[30] Silva defended his belt by defeating Franklin via TKO in the 2nd round.
On March 1, 2008 at UFC 82 Silva fought Pride Middleweight champion Dan Henderson, in a title unification bout (UFC and Pride titles on the line). Again, many thought that Henderson had the edge on the ground, having competed in the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics in Greco-Roman wrestling. Silva defended his title by defeating Henderson via rear naked choke in the 2nd round.
At UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin on July 19, 2008, Silva made his debut at Light Heavyweight (205 lb (93 kg)) in a bout against James Irvin. Silva won via KO due to strikes in 1:01 of the first round after catching Irvin's attempted leg kick with his left arm and delivering a straight right knock-out punch.
Silva's next fight was on October 25, 2008 at UFC 90 in Rosemont, Illinois, Silva defended his Middleweight title against Patrick Côté. In the third round, Côté landed awkwardly on his right leg while throwing a kick and fell to the mat grasping his right knee in pain. Referee Herb Dean declared the fight over when Côté could not continue, ruling the bout a TKO victory for Silva. Côté, however, became the first of Silva's UFC opponents to make it past the 2nd round.
After his fight with Côté, Silva was criticized for seemingly avoiding contact during the bout.Dana White criticized Silva, saying: "I didn't understand Silva's tactics... It wasn't the Anderson Silva I've been watching the last two years."[34] Silva said in the post-fight news conference:
"There are many people saying I was disrespecting Cote, but this is absolutely not true. My game plan since the beginning was fight five rounds, inducing him to commit mistakes and capitalize on that during the first three rounds and look for the knockout during the fourth and fifth rounds. It was working, and the biggest proof of that is that I almost didn’t waste any blows. I connected with a couple of good punches and knees, but unfortunately he got hurt and the fight was over. This is not my fault."
On April 18, 2009 at UFC 97 in Montreal, Canada, Anderson Silva defeated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blackbelt Thales Leites by Unanimous Decision, and recorded his UFC record 9th consecutive win in the octagon. Thales Leites is credited with being the first man in UFC history to take Silva through 5 rounds to a judges' decision, alongside Demian Maia. The crowd repeatedly booed his lackluster performance, bored expression, and frustrated attempts to goad his opponent into fighting, and in the 4th and 5th rounds took to dancing, lowering his guard and slapping his opponent without retaliation. Following the fight, Dana White has stated that he was "embarrassed" by Silva's performance, but still said that he believes him to be "the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world".
Return to Light Heavyweight
At UFC 101 which took place on August 8, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Silva again fought at 205 pounds against former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin. Griffin was knocked down three times in the first round. The bout earned Silva Beatdown of the Year honors from Sherdog. The bout shared those honors with the second bout between Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir. Both fighters were awarded $60,000 as Fight of the Night bonuses and Silva received $60,000 in bonus money for Knockout of the Night.
After defeating Griffin, a Yahoo! Sports reporter allegedly claimed that Silva's manager, Ed Soares, had confirmed that Silva would abandon his Middleweight belt to fight at Light Heavyweight. However, Soares and a UFC spokesperson confirmed that a conversation agreeing Silva would permanently move up to Light Heavyweight never took place. Silva did not relinquish his title to fight exclusively at Light Heavyweight. Soares stated his attorney plans to speak to Yahoo! Sports about the matter.
Middleweight title defense
Silva was expected to defend the UFC Middleweight Championship against Vitor Belfort on January 2, 2010 at UFC 108. However, Ed Soares announced that the bout would not take place as Silva would not be fully recovered from surgery. Silva was then set to face Belfort on February 6, 2010 at UFC 109.The fight, however, was dependent on Silva's healing, which he described as "not going as planned." The fight was canceled because of Silva's slow recovery.
Silva was once again scheduled to face Belfort on April 10, 2010 at UFC 112.The fight was later canceled again due to an injury to Belfort.Demian Maia was selected to fill the spot and take on Silva for the belt.
In the first two rounds Silva appeared to mock his opponent while employing quick, precise striking. In the third round, however, Silva's tempo seemed to change. He looked to Maia to be the aggressor while he largely circled and taunted his opponent. In the fifth round, Silva's lack of action prompted referee Dan Miragliotta to warn Silva for his conduct. The crowd began to side with Maia, who was the only fighter attempting to engage.After 5 rounds, Silva was declared the winner via unanimous decision.
Silva was widely criticized for his performance. Dana White said it was the most embarrassed he had ever been since becoming UFC president.Midway through the fourth round, White walked away from the fight and gave the championship belt to Silva's manager, Ed Soares. White was so annoyed that he declined to personally place the belt around Silva's waist, claiming it was the first time he had done so after a title match. It was also claimed that Silva verbally insulted Maia multiple times during the fight.
In the immediate post-fight interview, Silva apologized and said he didn't know what got into him and said he should have been more humble. However, in the official post-fight press conference, he said he "owed nobody an apology" and that "he couldn't please everyone". He also made multiple references about how Demian insulted him. In the same conference, Dana White apologized to the fans that "bought this shit", and said he would make it up to them. He also said that he preferred that the fans not buy the event because "Anderson Silva knocks out fighters in two minutes" rather than because "he runs like a jackass for five rounds".
Silva vs Sonnen and future
White went on to say, on April 14 (Anderson's 35th birthday) in an appearance on ESPN's Jim Rome is Burning, that Anderson's next title defense would be against Chael Sonnen at UFC 117 in Oakland, California, and that "If he [Silva] ever acts like that again in the ring, I will cut him." Silva defeated Sonnen in the fifth round via triangle choke, in a fight dominated by Sonnen. UFC commentator Joe Rogan said that Silva was hit more in the fight than in Silva's entire career.
Personal life
Following his win over Dan Henderson, in an interview with MMA Weekly, Anderson Silva's manager stated: "Anderson would love to fight Roy Jones Jr. in a boxing match up under boxing rules to prove that MMA fighters are technical, too."UFC president, Dana White, later expressed that he would use his veto power to stop such a match from taking place because he does not need his fighters getting themselves injured while fighting outside of the octogon. Silva, however, has commented: "After my contract with the UFC is finished, I will set up the fight with Jones Jr. The fight has already been permitted by Jones himself." In April 2009, Jones himself confirmed he is still interested in fighting Silva: "I'm going to try and make it happen. He's saying he wants to fight me, so, OK, I'm ready. Let's brawl." Roy Jones Jr. was in attendance at UFC 101.
In an interview with Brazilian TV station SporTV in September 2008, Silva stated that he was interested in retiring within the next year. However, Anderson's manager, Ed Soares and co- manager Nicholas Gansen, responded to the talk of retirement by saying that Anderson was contractually obligated to fight six more fights (his fourth was against Demian Maia) and would do so before retiring. Soares further stated that Silva desires to retire when he is 35 which he turned on April 14, 2010.According to Anderson Silva's manager, Ed Soares, he is not retiring after his contract is over in 2010 and what he supposedly wants is the biggest fights that the UFC offer, whether it is at light heavyweight, heavyweight or catch-weight.
Silva has five sons.
Film career
Silva appeared in Never Surrender in 2009.
Championships and accomplishments
Shooto
Shooto Middleweight Champion
Cage Rage Championships
Last Cage Rage Middleweight Champion
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Current UFC Middleweight Champion
Won Fight of the Night twice
Won Knockout of the Night twice
Won Submission of the Night
Unified UFC Middleweight and Pride FC Welterweight Championships
Most consecutive title defenses (Seven)
Most successful title defenses (Seven)
Most consecutive wins in the UFC (Twelve)
Longest UFC title reign
In June 2009, Anderson Silva was nominated for the 2009 ESPYS "Best Fighter" category, along with Lyoto Machida, Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley. The award was won by Manny Pacquiao.
Won Sherdog Beatdown of the Year for 2009 win over Forrest Griffin
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown [show]
Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location 'Notes
Win 27-4 Chael Sonnen Submission (Triangle Choke) UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen August 7, 2010 5 3:10 Oakland, California, US Defended the UFC Middleweight Championship, Fight of the Night and Submission of the Night.
Win 26–4 Demian Maia Decision (Unanimous) UFC 112: Invincible April 10, 2010 5 5:00 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Defended UFC Middleweight Championship. Broke the record for the most consecutive title defenses with 6.
Win 25–4 Forrest Griffin KO (Punch) UFC 101: Declaration August 8, 2009 1 3:23 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Light Heavyweight bout, Fight of the Night and Knockout of the Night. Got Sherdog Beatdown Of The Year.
Win 24–4 Thales Leites Decision (Unanimous) UFC 97: Redemption April 18, 2009 5 5:00 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Defended UFC Middleweight Championship. Broke the UFC record for most consecutive wins with 9.
Win 23–4 Patrick Côté TKO (Knee Injury) UFC 90: Silva vs. Côté October 25, 2008 3 0:39 Rosemont, Illinois, US Defended UFC Middleweight Championship. Cote blew out his knee while moving in the cage.
Win 22–4 James Irvin KO (Punches) UFC Fight Night 14: Silva vs Irvin July 19, 2008 1 1:01 Las Vegas, Nevada, US Light Heavyweight bout, after the fight Irvin tested positive illegal substances
Win 21–4 Dan Henderson Submission (Rear naked choke) UFC 82: Pride of a Champion March 1, 2008 2 4:50 Columbus, Ohio, US Defended UFC Middleweight Championship, Fight of the Night and Submission of the Night. Unified Pride Welterweight Championship into UFC Middleweight Championship
Win 20–4 Rich Franklin TKO (Knees) UFC 77: Hostile Territory October 20, 2007 2 1:07 Cincinnati, Ohio, US Defended UFC Middleweight Championship, Knockout of the Night
Win 19–4 Nate Marquardt TKO (Punches) UFC 73: Stacked July 7, 2007 1 4:50 Sacramento, California, US Defended UFC Middleweight Championship
Win 18–4 Travis Lutter Submission (Triangle Choke With Elbows) UFC 67: All or Nothing February 3, 2007 2 2:11 Las Vegas, Nevada, US Non-title fight (Lutter did not make weight)
Win 17–4 Rich Franklin TKO (Knee) UFC 64: Unstoppable October 14, 2006 1 2:59 Las Vegas, Nevada, US Won UFC Middleweight Championship
Win 16–4 Chris Leben KO (Knee) UFC Ultimate Fight Night 5 June 28, 2006 1 0:49 Las Vegas, Nevada, US UFC Debut
Win 15–4 Tony Fryklund KO (Elbow) Cage Rage 16: Critical Condition April 22, 2006 1 2:02 London, England Defended Cage Rage Middleweight Championship
Loss 14–4 Yushin Okami DQ (Illegal Kick) Rumble on the Rock 8 January 20, 2006 1 2:33 Honolulu, Hawaii, US ROTR WW Tournament Opening Round
Win 14–3 Curtis Stout KO (Punches) Cage Rage 14: Punishment December 3, 2005 1 4:59 London, England Defended Cage Rage Middleweight Championship
Win 13–3 Jorge Rivera TKO (Knees and Punches) Cage Rage 11: Face Off April 30, 2005 2 3:53 London, England Defended Cage Rage Middleweight Championship
Loss 12–3 Ryo Chonan Submission (Flying Scissor Heel Hook) Pride Shockwave 2004 December 31, 2004 3 3:08 Saitama, Japan
Win 12–2 Lee Murray Decision (Unanimous) Cage Rage 8: Knights of the Octagon September 11, 2004 3 5:00 London, England Won Cage Rage Middleweight Championship
Win 11–2 Jeremy Horn Decision (Unanimous) Gladiator FC: Day 2 June 27, 2004 3 5:00 Seoul, South Korea
Win 10–2 Waldir dos Anjos TKO (Corner Stoppage) Conquista Fight 1 December 20, 2003 1 5:00 Vitoria da Conquista, Brazil
Loss 9–2 Daiju Takase Submission (Triangle Choke) Pride 26: Bad to the Bone June 8, 2003 1 8:33 Yokohama, Japan
Win 9–1 Carlos Newton KO (Flying Knee and Punches) Pride 25: Body Blow March 16, 2003 1 6:27 Yokohama, Japan
Win 8–1 Alexander Otsuka Decision (Unanimous) Pride 22: Beasts From The East 2 September 29, 2002 3 5:00 Nagoya, Japan
Win 7–1 Alex Stiebling TKO (Doctor Stoppage) Pride 21: Demolition June 23, 2002 1 1:23 Saitama, Japan
Win 6–1 Roan Carneiro Submission (Punches) Mecca: World Vale Tudo 6 January 31, 2002 1 5:32 Curitiba, Brazil
Win 5–1 Hayato Sakurai Decision (Unanimous) Shooto: To The Top 7 August 26, 2001 3 5:00 Osaka, Japan Won Shooto Middleweight Championship (167 pounds)
Win 4–1 Israel Albuquerque Submission (Strikes) Mecca: World Vale Tudo 5 June 9, 2001 1 6:17 Curitiba, Brazil
Win 3–1 Tetsuji Kato Decision (Unanimous) Shooto: To The Top 2 March 2, 2001 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 2–1 Claudionor Fontinelle TKO (Strikes) Mecca: World Vale Tudo 4 December 16, 2000 1 4:35 Curitiba, Brazil
Win 1–1 Jose Barreto TKO (Strikes) Mecca: World Vale Tudo 2 August 12, 2000 1 1:06 Curitiba, Brazil
Loss 0–1 Luiz Azeredo Decision (Unanimous) Mecca: World Vale Tudo 1 May 27, 2000 2 10:00 Curitiba, Brazil
Boxing record
Result Record Opponent Method Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 1-1 Julio Cesar De Jesus KO August 6, 2005 2 2:01 Ginasio Antonio Balbino, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil Last appearance
Loss 0-1 Osmar Luiz Teixeira TKO May 22, 1998 2 1:31 Uniao da Vitoria, Parana, Brazil Debut
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