Welterweight

Erick Silva

Last fought: Dec 2017

RECORD

Pro

19-9-0 (1 NC)

UFC

7-8-0

Age

Height

6'0"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

74"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	7:04
Fight Completion Rate	45.1%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.41
% Fights Inside the Distance	80.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	69-35 (66.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	19-14 (57.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	50-21 (70.4%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	51.6%
% Time in Control	15.7%
% Time Controlled	32.7%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	32.5%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.10
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.89
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.79
Distance Strike Accuracy	41.7%
Distance Strike Defense	59.1%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.86
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.95
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.55
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	4.66
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	9.00
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.82

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Welterweight field

Erick Silva League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Erick Silva
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	48.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.2
Strike Differential	-1.7/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	35.3%
Takedown Defense	56.9%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.8
Submission Attempts/15min	1.4
Control Time/15min	2:21
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	28.6%
Submission % of Wins	71.4%
Decision % of Wins	0.0%
Avg Fight Time	7:04
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.4
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	44.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.8
Takedown Accuracy	33.3%
Takedown Defense	50.0%
Control Time/Fight	1:19

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Jordan Mein

UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos • Dec 2017Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Erick Silva13/4827%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:41

Jordan Mein51/12740%TD 3/4Ctrl 7:52

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Erick Silva	8/32	25%	0/3	0:41	—
	Jordan Mein	20/48	42%	1/2	0:05	—

R2	Erick Silva	1/7	14%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jordan Mein	19/47	40%	1/1	3:56	—

R3	Erick Silva	4/9	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jordan Mein	12/32	38%	1/1	3:51	—

LOSS

vs. Yancy Medeiros

UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway • Jun 2017Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 2:01

Erick Silva29/5652%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Yancy Medeiros33/9435%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:11KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Erick Silva	15/28	54%	0/1	0:00	—
	Yancy Medeiros	18/59	31%	0/0	0:06	—

R2	Erick Silva	14/28	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Yancy Medeiros	15/35	43%	0/0	0:05	1

WIN

vs. Luan Chagas

UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg • Sep 2016Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 3:57

Erick Silva55/11647%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:11KD 1

Luan Chagas41/10141%TD 1/4Ctrl 2:32KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Erick Silva	21/57	37%	0/0	0:22	1
	Luan Chagas	20/47	43%	0/1	0:33	1

R2	Erick Silva	13/21	62%	0/0	2:45	—
	Luan Chagas	14/27	52%	1/1	1:37	1

R3	Erick Silva	21/38	55%	0/0	0:04	—
	Luan Chagas	7/27	26%	0/2	0:22	—

LOSS

vs. Nordine Taleb

UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz • Mar 2016Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 1:34

Erick Silva11/3234%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Nordine Taleb26/5052%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:05KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Erick Silva	6/22	27%	0/1	0:00	—
	Nordine Taleb	17/37	46%	1/1	0:04	—

R2	Erick Silva	5/10	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nordine Taleb	9/13	69%	0/0	0:01	1

LOSS

vs. Neil Magny

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira • Aug 2015Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Erick Silva29/5949%TD 3/4Ctrl 2:45

Neil Magny68/13152%TD 4/9Ctrl 4:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Erick Silva	1/5	20%	1/2	0:37	—
	Neil Magny	18/28	64%	3/6	1:03	—

R2	Erick Silva	8/25	32%	1/1	1:40	—
	Neil Magny	14/39	36%	0/0	2:20	—

R3	Erick Silva	20/29	69%	1/1	0:28	—
	Neil Magny	36/64	56%	1/3	0:40	—

WIN

vs. Josh Koscheck

UFC Fight Night: Maia vs LaFlare • Mar 2015Welterweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 4:21

Erick Silva14/3244%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:50

Josh Koscheck4/2119%TD 0/3Ctrl 1:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Erick Silva	14/32	44%	0/1	0:50	—
	Josh Koscheck	4/21	19%	0/3	1:05	—

WIN

vs. Mike Rhodes

UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway • Dec 2014Welterweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 1, 1:15

Erick Silva2/2100%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:05

Mike Rhodes2/367%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Erick Silva	2/2	100%	1/1	1:05	—
	Mike Rhodes	2/3	67%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Matt Brown

UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva • May 2014Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 2:11

Erick Silva25/5446%TD 0/3Ctrl 3:47KD 1

Matt Brown118/16671%TD 5/5Ctrl 3:48

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Erick Silva	17/29	59%	0/1	2:32	1
	Matt Brown	40/56	71%	3/3	0:48	—

R2	Erick Silva	7/19	37%	0/2	1:15	—
	Matt Brown	54/75	72%	1/1	1:34	—

R3	Erick Silva	1/6	17%	0/0	0:00	—
	Matt Brown	24/35	69%	1/1	1:26	—

WIN

vs. Takenori Sato

UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Mousasi • Feb 2014Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:52

Erick Silva18/18100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

Takenori Sato0/0—TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Erick Silva	18/18	100%	0/0	0:01	—
	Takenori Sato	0/0	—	0/2	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Dong Hyun Kim

UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields • Oct 2013Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 3:01

Erick Silva28/6047%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:22

Dong Hyun Kim11/3135%TD 1/4Ctrl 4:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Erick Silva	10/23	43%	0/0	0:02	—
	Dong Hyun Kim	5/17	29%	1/3	3:38	—

R2	Erick Silva	18/37	49%	0/0	0:20	—
	Dong Hyun Kim	6/14	43%	0/1	0:22	1

WIN

vs. Jason High

UFC on FUEL TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum • Jun 2013Welterweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 1:11

Erick Silva0/10%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:18

Jason High0/60%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Erick Silva	0/1	0%	0/0	0:18	—
	Jason High	0/6	0%	0/1	0:13	—

LOSS

vs. Jon Fitch

UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar • Oct 2012Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Erick Silva19/3358%TD 2/3Ctrl 2:58

Jon Fitch82/13163%TD 6/9Ctrl 8:50

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Erick Silva	8/15	53%	0/0	0:27	—
	Jon Fitch	13/22	59%	4/6	2:46	—

R2	Erick Silva	11/18	61%	2/3	2:24	—
	Jon Fitch	11/24	46%	0/1	1:27	—

R3	Erick Silva	0/0	—	0/0	0:07	—
	Jon Fitch	58/85	68%	2/2	4:37	—

WIN

vs. Charlie Brenneman

UFC on FX: Johnson vs McCall • Jun 2012Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 4:33

Erick Silva10/1471%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:33

Charlie Brenneman3/1225%TD 1/7Ctrl 2:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Erick Silva	10/14	71%	0/0	0:33	—
	Charlie Brenneman	3/12	25%	1/7	2:01	—

LOSS

vs. Carlo Prater

UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes • Jan 2012Welterweight

DQ • Rd 1, 0:29

Erick Silva8/1080%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04

Carlo Prater0/0—TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Erick Silva	8/10	80%	0/0	0:04	—
	Carlo Prater	0/0	—	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Luis Ramos

UFC 134: Silva vs Okami • Aug 2011Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:40

Erick Silva4/944%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05KD 1

Luis Ramos4/757%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Erick Silva	4/9	44%	0/0	0:05	1
	Luis Ramos	4/7	57%	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com