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Light Heavyweight

Thiago Silva

7-3-0 (2 NC)
6'2"Height
74"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1982-11-12Born
6KO wins
0Sub wins
85.7%Finish rate
8:15Avg fight
Statistical profile

The shape of their game.

Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min4.16
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.02
Striking accuracy48.5%
Striking defense67.3%
Takedowns / 15 min0.91
Takedown accuracy46.2%
Takedown defense60.5%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.61
Control time20.3%
Record vs .500+ opponents3-3
Striking trend

Output, fight by fight.

Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.

2009-01-31 vs Lyoto Machida — 0.4/min (L) 09-01 2009-08-29 vs Keith Jardine — 3.16/min (W) 09-08 2010-01-02 vs Rashad Evans — 2.07/min (L) 10-01 2011-01-01 vs Brandon Vera — 3.4/min (NC) 11-01 2012-04-14 vs Alexander Gustafsson — 2.53/min (L) 12-04 2012-11-10 vs Stanislav Nedkov — 5.28/min (NC) 12-11 2013-06-08 vs Rafael Cavalcante — 8.25/min (W) 13-06 2013-10-09 vs Matt Hamill — 6.4/min (W) 13-10
Fight history

Every walk to the cage.

12 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.

W Matt Hamill 10-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields · 2013-10-09
96/205Sig. strikes
70/181Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:46Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rafael Cavalcante 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:29 — UFC on FUEL TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum · 2013-06-08
37/75Sig. strikes
24/61Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
NC Stanislav Nedkov 1-0 walk-in Overturned · R3 1:45 — UFC Macao: Franklin vs Le · 2012-11-10
62/95Sig. strikes
18/70Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:58Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Alexander Gustafsson 5-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs Silva · 2012-04-14
38/108Sig. strikes
76/283Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
NC Brandon Vera 7-5 walk-in Overturned · R3 5:00 — UFC 125: Resolution · 2011-01-01
51/100Sig. strikes
19/44Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
12:55Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Rashad Evans 8-1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 108: Evans vs Silva · 2010-01-02
31/84Sig. strikes
12/66Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:14Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Keith Jardine 6-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:35 — UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira · 2009-08-29
5/8Sig. strikes
3/17Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:27Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Lyoto Machida 5-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:59 — UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2 · 2009-01-31
2/10Sig. strikes
24/40Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:24Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Antonio Mendes 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:24 — UFC 84: Ill Will · 2008-05-24
19/23Sig. strikes
5/12Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:26Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Houston Alexander 2-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:25 — UFC 78: Validation · 2007-11-17
22/35Sig. strikes
2/8Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:56Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tomasz Drwal 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:23 — UFC 75: Champion vs Champion · 2007-09-08
48/105Sig. strikes
43/127Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
0:25Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W James Irvin 2-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:06 — UFC 71: Liddell vs Jackson · 2007-05-26
1/1Sig. strikes
3/4Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:36Control
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

How the record was built.

UFC bouts in this database — the full pre-UFC career fills in as the weekly career backfill reaches this fighter.

7-3-0 (2 NC)UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 6
Submission 0
Decision 1
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 0
Decision 2
Other 0

No contests: 2

Fights by organization

UFC 12

Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.

Division context

Measured against the division.

Versus the Light Heavyweight average, over 97 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.

Striking volume /min 4.2 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 3.0 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 48.5% avg 46.8%
Striking defense 67.3% avg 53.5%
Takedowns /15 min 0.9 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 46.2% avg 38.5%
Takedown defense 60.5% avg 61.2%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.6 avg 0.5
Control time 20.3% avg 20.8%
Finish rate 85.7% avg 64.1%