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Welterweight · “Hannibal”

Claudio Silva

14-4-0 UFC 5-3-0
Chain Wrestling Granite Chin
5'11"Height
71"Reach
SouthpawStance
44Age
0KO wins
3Sub wins
60.0%Finish rate
11:50Avg fight

Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Weak, rated 18.4 of 100 Accuracy — Below avg, rated 33.0 of 100 Striking D — Below avg, rated 31.0 of 100 Durability — Above avg, rated 83.7 of 100 Wrestling — Strong, rated 84.7 of 100 TD Defense — Below avg, rated 41.5 of 100 Grappling — Above avg, rated 82.0 of 100 Control — Above avg, rated 82.7 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Wrestling Strong 85
  2. Durability Above avg 84
  3. Control Above avg 83
  4. Grappling Above avg 82
  5. TD Defense Below avg 42
  6. Accuracy Below avg 33
  7. Striking D Below avg 31
  8. Striking Weak 18
Chain Wrestling 18 takedowns from 67 attempts · 2.9 landed per 15 min
Granite Chin never dropped in 94 minutes of cage time · 0 losses by knockout
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.48
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.0
Striking accuracy42.0%
Striking defense46.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min2.85
Takedown accuracy26.9%
Takedown defense44.4%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.11
Control time33.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
March 8, 2014 vs Brad Scott — 2.4/min (W) Mar '14 November 8, 2014 vs Leon Edwards — 2.27/min (W) Nov '14 May 27, 2018 vs Nordine Taleb — 3.99/min (W) — only 4.5 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought May '18 March 16, 2019 vs Danny Roberts — 1.51/min (W) Mar '19 August 3, 2019 vs Cole Williams — 12.39/min (W) — only 2.6 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Aug '19 October 17, 2020 vs James Krause — 4.27/min (L) Oct '20 May 22, 2021 vs Court McGee — 1.4/min (L) May '21 July 23, 2022 vs Nicolas Dalby — 0.73/min (L) Jul '22

Fight history

8 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Nicolas Dalby 19-4-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall · July 23, 2022
11/21Sig. strikes
45/94Absorbed
4/12Takedowns
7:17Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Court McGee 19-10 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt · May 22, 2021
21/56Sig. strikes
37/74Absorbed
1/10Takedowns
1:48Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L James Krause 27-8 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie · October 17, 2020
64/214Sig. strikes
94/159Absorbed
2/12Takedowns
0:58Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Cole Williams 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 2:35 — UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler · August 3, 2019
32/37Sig. strikes
2/6Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:24Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Danny Roberts 15-3 walk-in Submission · R3 2:37 — UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal · March 16, 2019
19/38Sig. strikes
26/45Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
6:14Control
0Knockdowns
4Sub attempts
W Nordine Taleb 14-4 walk-in Submission · R1 4:31 — UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till · May 27, 2018
18/39Sig. strikes
6/12Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
1:48Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Leon Edwards 8-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night 56: Shogun vs Saint Preux · November 8, 2014
34/81Sig. strikes
33/61Absorbed
3/9Takedowns
7:09Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Brad Scott 9-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa · March 8, 2014
36/73Sig. strikes
41/75Absorbed
3/15Takedowns
5:22Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts

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)
14-4-0Pro record
Nova União (formerly), London Shootfighters (2007–present), American Top TeamGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 9
Decision 3
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 0
Decision 3
Other 1

Fights by organization

UFC 8
EFC 5
SFL 1
WFC 1
BAMMA 1
AM 1
UWC 1
Full career — 18 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Nicolas Dalby Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall
July 23, 2022
UFC 3 5:00
L Court McGee Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt
May 22, 2021
UFC 3 5:00
L James Krause Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie
October 18, 2020
UFC 3 5:00
W Cole Williams Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Lawler
August 3, 2019
UFC 1 2:35
W Danny Roberts Submission (armbar) UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal
March 16, 2019
UFC 3 2:37
W Nordine Taleb Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till
May 27, 2018
UFC 1 4:31
W Leon Edwards Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Saint Preux
November 8, 2014
UFC 3 5:00
W Brad Scott Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa
March 8, 2014
UFC 3 5:00
W Xavier Foupa-Pokam Decision (unanimous) SFL 6
October 26, 2012
SFL 3 5:00
W Aurelijus Kerpe Submission (armbar) EFC: Fight for the Fallen
August 10, 2012
EFC 1 3:02
W Matt Erwin TKO (injury) WFC 2
July 9, 2011
WFC 2 1:34
W Jean-Francois Lenogue Submission (rear-naked choke) BAMMA 5
February 26, 2011
BAMMA 1 2:51
W Denniston Sutherland Submission (rear-naked choke) EFC: The Ultimate Battle
September 12, 2010
EFC 1 0:44
W Earl Brown Submission (armbar) EFC: The Ultimate Battle
September 12, 2010
EFC 1 1:41
W Aurelijus Kerpe Submission (armbar) EFC: The Ultimate Battle
September 12, 2010
EFC 1 —
W Shaun Lomas Submission (rear-naked choke) EFC: Collision Course
May 16, 2010
EFC 1 2:02
W Paul Jenkins TKO (punches) AM 14: Ready for War
December 9, 2007
AM 1 —
L Matt Thorpe DQ (illegal elbow) UWC 5
November 10, 2007
UWC 1 —

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

Division context

vs. 190 qualified Welterweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.5 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 3.0 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 42.0% avg 45.1%
Striking defense 46.0% avg 55.2%
Takedowns /15 min 2.9 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 26.9% avg 40.2%
Takedown defense 44.4% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.1 avg 0.6
Control time 33.8% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 60.0% avg 54.1%