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Light Heavyweight · “The Axe Murderer”

Wanderlei Silva

5-7-0
5'11"Height
74"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1976-07-03Born
4KO wins
0Sub wins
80.0%Finish rate
10:09Avg 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 / min2.66
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.21
Striking accuracy33.6%
Striking defense62.8%
Takedowns / 15 min0.25
Takedown accuracy40.0%
Takedown defense48.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.12
Control time3.6%
Record vs .500+ opponents3-7
Striking trend

Output, fight by fight.

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

2008-05-24 vs Keith Jardine — 18.33/min (W) 08-05 2008-12-27 vs Quinton Jackson — 2.09/min (L) 08-12 2009-06-13 vs Rich Franklin — 2.53/min (L) 09-06 2010-02-20 vs Michael Bisping — 2.8/min (W) 10-02 2011-07-02 vs Chris Leben — 6.67/min (L) 11-07 2011-11-19 vs Cung Le — 4.38/min (W) 11-11 2012-06-23 vs Rich Franklin — 2.32/min (L) 12-06 2013-03-02 vs Brian Stann — 4.71/min (W) 13-03
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 Brian Stann 6-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:08 — UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann · 2013-03-02
43/83Sig. strikes
43/76Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:36Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Rich Franklin 13-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 147: Silva vs Franklin 2 · 2012-06-23
58/187Sig. strikes
122/336Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:39Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Cung Le 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:49 — UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson · 2011-11-19
43/104Sig. strikes
32/81Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:13Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Chris Leben 11-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:27 — UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber · 2011-07-02
3/8Sig. strikes
9/10Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Michael Bisping 8-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez · 2010-02-20
42/165Sig. strikes
32/137Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:00Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Rich Franklin 11-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 99: The Comeback · 2009-06-13
38/137Sig. strikes
52/150Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:33Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Quinton Jackson 3-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:21 — UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 · 2008-12-27
7/26Sig. strikes
11/20Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Keith Jardine 5-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:36 — UFC 84: Ill Will · 2008-05-24
11/18Sig. strikes
1/4Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:09Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Chuck Liddell 15-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 79: Nemesis · 2007-12-29
44/177Sig. strikes
58/175Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Tito Ortiz 3-2 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3 · 2000-04-14
10/27Sig. strikes
20/43Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tony Petarra 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:53 — UFC 20: Battle for the Gold · 1999-05-07
25/32Sig. strikes
4/5Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Vitor Belfort 4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:44 — UFC - Ultimate Brazil · 1998-10-16
1/2Sig. strikes
7/13Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
Control
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.

5-7-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 4
Submission 0
Decision 1
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 0
Decision 4
Other 0

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 2.7 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 3.2 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 33.6% avg 46.8%
Striking defense 62.8% avg 53.5%
Takedowns /15 min 0.2 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 40.0% avg 38.5%
Takedown defense 48.0% avg 61.2%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.1 avg 0.5
Control time 3.6% avg 20.8%
Finish rate 80.0% avg 64.1%