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Antonio Silva

19-15-1 UFC 3-7-1
One-Punch Power Precision Striker KO-Prone Gets Dropped
6'4"Height
82"Reach
OrthodoxStance
47Age
3KO wins
0Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
6:06Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Average, rated 49.5 of 100 Accuracy — Above avg, rated 74.4 of 100 Striking D — Weak, rated 7.6 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 1.5 of 100 Wrestling — Weak, rated 15.2 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 51.8 of 100 Grappling — Weak, rated 17.5 of 100 Control — Weak, rated 19.8 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Accuracy Above avg 74
  2. TD Defense Average 52
  3. Striking Average 50
  4. Control Weak 20
  5. Grappling Weak 18
  6. Wrestling Weak 15
  7. Striking D Weak 8
  8. Durability Weak 2

Built on 67 minutes of tracked cage time across 11 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

One-Punch Power 4 knockdowns · 0.89 per 15 min
Precision Striker above avg accuracy — rates 74 of 100 among UFC veterans
KO-Prone 7 of 7 losses came by knockout
Gets Dropped knocked down 7 times in 67 minutes of cage time
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.88
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.62
Striking accuracy50.8%
Striking defense41.2%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.89
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy0.0%
Takedown defense61.5%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time8.0%
Record vs .500+ opponents3-6

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
May 25, 2013 vs Cain Velasquez — 0.74/min (L) — only 1.4 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought May '13 December 6, 2013 vs Mark Hunt — 3.88/min (D) Dec '13 September 13, 2014 vs Andrei Arlovski — 2.01/min (L) — only 3.0 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Sep '14 February 22, 2015 vs Frank Mir — 0.6/min (L) — only 1.7 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Feb '15 August 1, 2015 vs Soa Palelei — 2.82/min (W) Aug '15 November 14, 2015 vs Mark Hunt — 2.44/min (L) — only 3.7 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Nov '15 May 8, 2016 vs Stefan Struve — 0.0/min (L) — only 0.3 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought May '16 September 24, 2016 vs Roy Nelson — 2.95/min (L) Sep '16

Fight history

11 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Roy Nelson 20-13 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:10 — UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg · September 24, 2016
27/61Sig. strikes
36/66Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:19Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Stefan Struve 25-8 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:16 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski · May 8, 2016
0/1Sig. strikes
13/16Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Mark Hunt 10-10-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:41 — UFC 193: Rousey vs Holm · November 14, 2015
9/17Sig. strikes
12/18Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Soa Palelei 22-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:41 — UFC 190: Rousey vs Correia · August 1, 2015
16/28Sig. strikes
19/35Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:31Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Frank Mir 16-9 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:40 — UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir · February 22, 2015
1/3Sig. strikes
10/18Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Andrei Arlovski 21-10 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:59 — UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski · September 13, 2014
6/13Sig. strikes
13/33Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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D Mark Hunt 9-8 walk-in Decision - Majority · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Bigfoot · December 6, 2013
97/186Sig. strikes
103/175Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
2:38Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Cain Velasquez 11-1 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 1:21 — UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 · May 25, 2013
1/3Sig. strikes
18/28Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Alistair Overeem 35-11 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 0:25 — UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar · February 2, 2013
21/48Sig. strikes
51/71Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Travis Browne 13-0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:27 — UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot · October 5, 2012
15/20Sig. strikes
8/19Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:54Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Cain Velasquez 9-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:36 — UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir · May 26, 2012
1/2Sig. strikes
28/50Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
19-15-1Pro record
Wolfslair MMA (2005–2006), American Top Team (2006–2009, 2012–present), Blackzilians (2011–2012), Team Nogueira (2011–present)Gym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 14
Submission 3
Decision 2
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 12
Submission 0
Decision 3
Other 0

Draws: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 11
Strikeforce 5
EliteXC 4
Cage Warriors 3
World Victory Road Presents 2
Hero's 2
Kingdom Fighting 1
MMA Series 1

+ 6 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 35 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Salim El Ouassaidi Decision (unanimous) Kingdom Fighting 1
June 10, 2023
 Kingdom Fighting 3 5:00
L Oleg Popov KO (punch) MMA Series 53
June 24, 2022
 MMA Series 2 0:15
L Quentin Domingos TKO (punches) Megdan Fighting 9
June 13, 2021
 Megdan Fighting 2 0:30
L Vitaly Minakov KO (punches) Fight Nights Global 68
June 2, 2017
 Fight Nights Global 2 1:37
L Ivan Shtyrkov Decision (unanimous) Titov Boxing Promotion: Shtyrkov vs. Silva
November 18, 2016
 Titov Boxing Promotion 3 5:00
L Roy Nelson KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg
September 24, 2016
 UFC 2 4:10
L Stefan Struve KO (elbows) UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski
May 8, 2016
 UFC 1 0:16
L Mark Hunt TKO (punches) UFC 193
November 15, 2015
 UFC 1 3:41
W Soa Palelei TKO (punches) UFC 190
August 1, 2015
 UFC 2 0:41
L Frank Mir KO (elbows) UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir
February 22, 2015
 UFC 1 1:40
L Andrei Arlovski KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski
September 13, 2014
 UFC 1 2:59
D Mark Hunt Draw (majority) UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot
December 7, 2013
 UFC 5 5:00
L Cain Velasquez TKO (punches) UFC 160
May 25, 2013
 UFC 1 1:21
W Alistair Overeem KO (punches) UFC 156
February 2, 2013
 UFC 3 0:25
W Travis Browne TKO (punches) UFC on FX: Browne vs. Bigfoot
October 5, 2012
 UFC 1 3:27
L Cain Velasquez TKO (punches) UFC 146
May 26, 2012
 UFC 1 3:36
L Daniel Cormier KO (punches) Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov
September 10, 2011
 Strikeforce 1 3:56
W Fedor Emelianenko TKO (doctor stoppage) Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva
February 12, 2011
 Strikeforce 2 5:00
W Mike Kyle TKO (punches) Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu II
December 4, 2010
 Strikeforce 2 2:49
W Andrei Arlovski Decision (unanimous) Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery
May 15, 2010
 Strikeforce 3 5:00
L Fabrício Werdum Decision (unanimous) Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers
November 7, 2009
 Strikeforce 3 5:00
W Jim York Submission (arm-triangle choke) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 10
September 23, 2009
 World Victory Road Presents 1 3:51
W Yoshihiro Nakao TKO (knee injury) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku no Ran 2009
January 4, 2009
 World Victory Road Presents 1 1:42
W Justin Eilers TKO (knees and punches) EliteXC: Unfinished Business
July 26, 2008
 EliteXC 2 0:19
W Ricco Rodriguez Decision (split) EliteXC: Street Certified
February 16, 2008
 EliteXC 3 5:00
W Jonathan Wiezorek Submission (rear-naked choke) EliteXC: Renegade
November 10, 2007
 EliteXC 1 3:12
W Wesley Correira TKO (punches) EliteXC: Destiny
February 10, 2007
 EliteXC 1 3:49
L Eric Pele TKO (punches) BodogFight: USA vs. Russia
December 2, 2006
 BodogFight 1 2:40
W Georgy Kaysinov KO (punch) Hero's 7
October 9, 2006
 Hero's 1 1:08
W Tom Erikson TKO (punches) Hero's 5
May 3, 2006
 Hero's 1 2:49
W Tadas Rimkevicius TKO (punches) Cage Warriors 21
March 25, 2006
 Cage Warriors 1 3:22
W Ruben Villareal TKO (punches) Cage Warriors 17
November 26, 2005
 Cage Warriors 1 3:07
W Rafael Carino TKO (corner stoppage) Cage Rage 12
July 2, 2005
 Cage Rage 1 2:55
W Marcus Tchinda TKO (submission to punches) Cage Warriors 12
May 21, 2005
 Cage Warriors 1 3:03
W Tengiz Tedoradze TKO (punches) UKMMAC 10
March 6, 2005
 UKMMAC 1 0:48

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Antônio Silva (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 100 qualified Heavyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.9 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 4.6 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 50.8% avg 49.5%
Striking defense 41.2% avg 52.1%
Takedowns /15 min 0.0 avg 1.2
Takedown accuracy 0.0% avg 37.6%
Takedown defense 61.5% avg 61.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.4
Control time 8.0% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 100.0% avg 63.7%