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Wanderlei Silva

Last fought: Mar 2013
RECORD
Pro
35-13-1 (1 NC)
UFC
5-7-0
Age
50
Height
5'11"
Weight
205 lbs
Reach
74"
Stance
Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced MetricCareer
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time10:09
Fight Completion Rate (xR%)
Expected Rounds (xR)
% Fights Inside the Distance58.3%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)69-30 (69.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)15-8 (65.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)54-22 (71.1%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)76.7%
% Time in Control3.5%
% Time Controlled19.8%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time15.2%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min2.45
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min3.52
Distance Striking Differential / Min-1.07
Distance Strike Accuracy28.2%
Distance Strike Defense64.7%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed3.75
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed1.57
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min0.27
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min1.34
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min3.48
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)0.72
All metrics are UFC fights only. Data coverage: xR uses 10 of 12 fights with known round format. 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 Light Heavyweight field
Wanderlei 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 Wanderlei Silva
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy33.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min2.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min3.2
Strike Differential-0.5/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy40.0%
Takedown Defense48.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min0.2
Submission Attempts/15min0.1
Control Time/15min0:31
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins80.0%
Submission % of Wins0.0%
Decision % of Wins20.0%
Avg Fight Time10:09
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min1.1
Reversals/15min0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy34.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min3.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min4.0
Takedown Accuracy33.3%
Takedown Defense50.0%
Control Time/Fight0:29

Fight History

WIN
vs. Brian Stann
KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 4:08
Wanderlei Silva43/8352%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:36
Brian Stann43/7657%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:54
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Rich Franklin
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00
Wanderlei Silva58/18731%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:39
Rich Franklin122/33636%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:48
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Cung Le
KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 2, 4:49
Wanderlei Silva43/10441%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:13
Cung Le32/8140%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Chris Leben
KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:27
Wanderlei Silva3/838%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Chris Leben9/1090%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Michael Bisping
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Wanderlei Silva42/16525%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:00
Michael Bisping32/13723%TD 5/9Ctrl 0:42
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Rich Franklin
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Wanderlei Silva38/13728%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:33
Rich Franklin52/15035%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:18
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Quinton Jackson
KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:21
Wanderlei Silva7/2627%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Quinton Jackson11/2055%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:02
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Keith Jardine
UFC 84: Ill Will • May 2008
KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:36
Wanderlei Silva11/1861%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09
Keith Jardine1/425%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Chuck Liddell
UFC 79: Nemesis • Dec 2007
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Wanderlei Silva44/17725%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02
Chuck Liddell58/17533%TD 2/2Ctrl 1:09
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Tito Ortiz
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00
Wanderlei Silva10/2737%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:07
Tito Ortiz20/4347%TD 4/6Ctrl 19:13
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Vitor Belfort
KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:44
Wanderlei Silva1/250%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Vitor Belfort7/1354%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Tony Petarra
KO/TKO (Knees) • Rd 1, 2:53
Wanderlei Silva25/3278%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Tony Petarra4/580%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds

Prior to UFC

PRIDE (28 fights)
LOSS
vs. Dan Henderson
KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 2:00
Wanderlei Silva22/5838%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00
Dan Henderson35/7944%TD 3/4Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Mirko Filipovic
KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 5:26
Wanderlei Silva5/3116%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00
Mirko Filipovic21/4151%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Kazuyuki Fujita
KO/TKO (Kicks) • Rd 1, 9:21
Wanderlei Silva34/6255%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Kazuyuki Fujita9/2536%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Ricardo Arona
Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00
Wanderlei Silva38/10038%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Ricardo Arona30/5159%TD 5/11Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Ricardo Arona
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00
Wanderlei Silva21/6433%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Ricardo Arona25/4852%TD 2/5Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura
KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 5:24
Wanderlei Silva29/6346%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00
Kazuhiro Nakamura8/4319%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Hidehiko Yoshida
Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00
Wanderlei Silva42/10839%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00
Hidehiko Yoshida7/4715%TD 2/7Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Mark Hunt
Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00
Wanderlei Silva31/7740%TD 7/10Ctrl 0:00
Mark Hunt76/14353%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Quinton Jackson
KO/TKO (Knees) • Rd 2, 3:26
Wanderlei Silva56/10454%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00
Quinton Jackson39/6857%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Yuki Kondo
KO/TKO (Stomps) • Rd 1, 2:46
Wanderlei Silva16/5629%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Yuki Kondo5/2124%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Ikuhisa Minowa
PRIDE Bushido 2 • Feb 2004
KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:09
Wanderlei Silva6/875%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Ikuhisa Minowa0/0TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Hidehiko Yoshida
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00
Wanderlei Silva29/6743%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Hidehiko Yoshida7/2528%TD 2/5Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Quinton Jackson
KO/TKO (Knees) • Rd 1, 6:28
Wanderlei Silva29/3485%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00
Quinton Jackson14/2361%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Kazushi Sakuraba
KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 5:01
Wanderlei Silva17/4340%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Kazushi Sakuraba10/3033%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Hiromitsu Kanehara
KO/TKO • Rd 1, 3:40
Wanderlei Silva26/4459%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00
Hiromitsu Kanehara3/1323%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Tatsuya Iwasaki
KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 1:16
Wanderlei Silva11/1861%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Tatsuya Iwasaki1/1100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
D
vs. Mirko Filipovic
Other • Rd 5, 3:00
Wanderlei Silva21/10320%TD 3/5Ctrl 0:00
Mirko Filipovic11/3333%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Kiyoshi Tamura
PRIDE 19: Bad Blood • Feb 2002
KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 2:28
Wanderlei Silva26/6043%TD 2/4Ctrl 0:00
Kiyoshi Tamura7/1741%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Alexander Otsuka
KO/TKO • Rd 3, 2:22
Wanderlei Silva47/8953%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:00
Alexander Otsuka13/2945%TD 1/8Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Kazushi Sakuraba
KO/TKO • Rd 1, 10:00
Wanderlei Silva16/2857%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00
Kazushi Sakuraba3/1421%TD 2/7Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Kazushi Sakuraba
KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 1:38
Wanderlei Silva25/3376%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00
Kazushi Sakuraba2/1020%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Dan Henderson
PRIDE 12: Cold Fury • Dec 2000
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 10:00
Wanderlei Silva70/11064%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00
Dan Henderson25/4556%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
NC
vs. Gilbert Yvel
CNC • Rd 1, 0:21
Wanderlei Silva1/250%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Gilbert Yvel1/333%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Guy Mezger
KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:45
Wanderlei Silva18/5235%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Guy Mezger9/3327%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Bob Schrijber
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 2:42
Wanderlei Silva12/2843%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00
Bob Schrijber2/1118%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Daijiro Matsui
PRIDE 8 • Nov 1999
Decision • Rd 2, 10:00
Wanderlei Silva42/8351%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Daijiro Matsui3/1817%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Carl Malenko
PRIDE 7 • Sep 1999
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 10:00
Wanderlei Silva25/3376%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Carl Malenko2/540%TD 4/7Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Shungo Oyama
KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:30
Wanderlei Silva5/1050%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00
Shungo Oyama3/933%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
Profile generated: 2026-07-06 08:59:11 | Data source: UFCStats.com