Anderson Silva (martial artist)

Anderson Silva
Anderson Silva
Data
Fight name	The Spider
size	188 cm
Weight	84 kg
nationality	Brazil
Date of birth	April 14, 1975
place of birth	São Paulo , Brazil
team	Chute Boxe Academy Muay Thai Dream Team Black House Team Nogueira
Fighting style	Boxing , Muay Thai , Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu , Taekwondo , Capoeira
MMA statistics
Victories	34
Knockout	22nd
task	4th
Points	8th
Defeats	10
Knockout	3
task	2
Points	4th
Other	1
draw	1

Anderson Silva (* 14. April 1975 in São Paulo full name Anderson da Silva ) is a Brazilian MMA fighter and former UFC -Mittelgewichtschampion. He holds the UFC records for most consecutive wins as well as most premature wins, making him one of the best MMA fighters of all time.

Career

Silva is proficient in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu , Capoeira , Judo and Muay Thai . He began his MMA competition career in 1997 and completed shooto matches in Japan , among other things . He then switched to the Japanese organizer Pride FC . After further fighting in smaller leagues, Anderson Silva denied his first fight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship in June 2006 , in which Chris Leben went KO in the first round. In October 2006, he defeated Rich Franklin also in the first round by knockout and was UFC middleweight champion . In February 2007 he was supposed to defend his title for the first time, but because his opponent Travis Lutter could not keep the weight limit for the middleweight division, the encounter was not classified as a title fight. In the second round, Lutter tapped because Silva could land a number of elbows in the triangle choke.

In July 2007, he defended his UFC 73 title against Nate Marquardt by beating him in the first round by technical knockout. This was followed by a rematch against Rich Franklin in October 2007, which Silva was able to win again in a dominant way by knocking out. In March 2008, he defeated the Pride middleweight champion Dan Henderson .

In July 2008, Silva completed his first light heavyweight fight. After less than a minute he was able to knock out James Irvin . After the excursion into the higher weight class, he defended his UFC middleweight title in October 2008 against Patrick Côté . Côté injured his leg in the third round and could not continue fighting. In April 2009, Silva went into the cage to defend his title against Thales Leites and was declared the winner by the judges after five rounds. Silva moved again in August 2009 for a fight in the light heavyweight division, where he met the former UFC light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin . Silva showed his opponent standing by fighting over long distances without any cover and finally knocking Griffin out after almost three minutes. He then had to undergo an operation on his elbow, which is why a UFC middleweight title fight against Vitor Belfort had to be canceled.

Instead, Silva fought Demian Maia at UFC 112 in April 2010. Once again the title holder was dominant and demonstrated his superiority in the standing fight in the first two rounds. In the following three rounds, Silva lowered the pace and at the end was even warned by the referee for lack of activity. After five rounds, the judges unanimously declared Silva the winner.

In August 2010 Silva defended his title against Chael Sonnen . The challenger presented himself loudly in the run-up and was very disrespectful to Silva. Contrary to all expectations, Sonnen was able to dominate the champion for long stretches of the fight by repeatedly bringing him to the ground and punching him there. Almost two minutes before the end of the very one-sided fight, Silva was able to set a triangle choke and force Sonnen to give up. In the fight against Sonnen, Silva took more hits than in his eleven previous UFC fights combined. As it turned out later, Silva went into battle injured and Sonnen doped.

In February 2011, Silva met Vitor Belfort . After a short sampling phase, Silva landed a precise front kick that immediately knocked Belfort out. Also Yushin Okami prepared Silva in August 2011, no problems and went in the second round TKO. Silva was able to make up for his disqualification defeat against Okami in 2006.

On July 7th, Silva faced Chael Sonnen again. This fight was advertised as the most anticipated rematch of all time. Silva won the fight by TKO in the second round and broke his own record of nine consecutive title defenses.

Since the program of UFC 153 was on the brink due to injuries of some fighters, Silva decided at short notice for another fight in the light heavyweight division. Against Stephan Bonnar , Silva was able to prove his superiority while standing. He effortlessly knocked Bonnar down on one knee in the first round, dropped a hail of blows on his opponent and was the first fighter to defeat Bonnar prematurely.

On July 6, 2013, he lost his title to Chris Weidman by knockout in the second round at UFC 162 . At UFC 168 on December 28, 2013, a rematch between Silva and Weidman was scheduled. Silva lost this fight again because he broke his shin and fibula during the second round.

On January 31, 2015, Anderson Silva made his comeback after the injury break in the fight against Nick Diaz at UFC 183. Silva won the fight after five rounds by unanimous judge decision, but became positive on the consumption of both before and after the fight anabolic steroids tested. The victory was then withdrawn from Silva because of doping and he was banned for a year. In 2016, the now 41-year-old Silva competed against the Englishman Michael Bisping and surprisingly lost on points. He was equally unsuccessful against Daniel Cormier before defeating Derek Brunson in his last fight in 2017 by an unanimous decision.

Silva faced the American Jared Cannonier at UFC 237 on May 11, 2019. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round after a kick from Connonier against the inside of Silva's right leg injured the Brazilian and he could no longer fight.

Mixed martial arts

Result	Professional record	opponent	date	event	method	round	time
victory	1-0	Raimundo Pinheiro	June 25, 1997	BFC - Brazilian Freestyle Circuit 1	Task (arm triangle choke)	1	1:53
victory	2-0	Fabricio "Morango" camoes	June 25, 1997	BFC - Brazilian Freestyle Circuit 1	TKO (task)	1	25:14
defeat	2-1	"The Joker" Luiz Azeredo	May 27, 2000	Meca 1 - World Vale Tudo 1	Point decision (unanimous)	2	10:00
victory	3-1	Fabricio "Morango" camoes	August 12, 2000	Meca 2 - World Vale Tudo 2	TKO (kick to head & punches)	1	1:06
victory	4-1	"Demolition Man" Claudionor da Silva Fontinelle	December 16, 2000	Meca - World Vale Tudo 4	TKO (knees & punches)	1	4:35
victory	5-1	Tetsuji Kato	March 2, 2001	Shooto - To the Top 2	Point decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
victory	6-1	Israel Albuquerque	June 9, 2001	Meca - World Vale Tudo 5	TKO (task after blows)	1	6:17
victory	7-1	Hayato "do" Sakurai	August 26, 2001	Shooto: To The Top 7	Point decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
victory	8-1	Roan "Jucao" Carneiro	January 31, 2002	Meca - World Vale Tudo 6	TKO (task after blows)	1	5:32
victory	9-1	"The Brazilian Killer" Alex Stiebling	June 23, 2002	Pride 21 - Demolition	TKO (doctor stop)	1	1:23
victory	10-1	"The Diet Butcher" Alexander Otsuka	September 29, 2002	Pride 22 - Beasts from the East 2	Point decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
victory	11-1	"The Ronin" Carlos Isaac	March 16, 2003	Pride 25 - Body Blow	KO (Flying Knee & Punches)	1	6:27
defeat	11-2	Daiju Takase	June 8, 2003	Pride 26 - Bad to the Bone	Task (triangle choke)	1	8:33
victory	12-2	"Diamante Negro" Waldir dos Anjos	December 20, 2003	CF - Conquista Fight 1	TKO (task by the team)	1	5:00
victory	13-2	Jeremy "Gumby" Horn	June 27, 2004	Gladiator FC - Day 2	Point decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
victory	14-2	Lee "Lightning" Murray	September 11, 2004	Cage Rage 8 - Knights of the Octagon	Point decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
defeat	14-3	Ryo "Piranha" Chonan	December 31, 2004	Pride Shockwave 2004	Task (Flying Scissor Heel Hook)	3	3:08
victory	15-3	"El Conquistador" Jorge Rivera	April 30, 2005	Cage Rage 11 - Face off	TKO (knees & punches)	2	3:53
victory	16-3	Curtis Stout	December 3, 2005	Cage Rage 14 - Punishment	KO (knees & punches)	1	4:59
defeat	16-4	Yushin "Thunder" 'Okami	January 20, 2006	ROTR - Rumble on the Rock 8	Disqualification (illegal kick)	1	2:33
victory	17-4	"The Freak" Tony Fryklund	April 22, 2006	Cage Rage 16 - Critical Condition	KO (elbow)	1	2:02
victory	18-4	"The Crippler" Chris Life	June 28, 2006	UFC Fight Night 5 - Life vs. Silva	KO (knee)	1	0:49
victory	19-4	Rich "Ace" Franklin	October 14, 2006	UFC 64 - Unstoppable	KO (knee)	1	2:59
victory	20-4	"The Serial Killer" Travis Lutter	February 3, 2007	UFC 67 - All or nothing	Task (elbow)	2	2:11
victory	21-4	"The Great" Nate Marquardt	July 7, 2007	UFC 73 - Stacked	TKO (blows)	1	4:50
victory	22-4	Rich "Ace" Franklin	October 20, 2007	UFC 77 - Hostile Territory	TKO (knee)	2	1:07
victory	23-4	Dan "Hendo" Henderson	March 1, 2008	UFC 82 - Pride of a Champion	TKO (knee)	2	4:50
victory	24-4	"The Sandman" James Irvin	July 19, 2008	UFC Fight Night 14 - Silva vs. Irvin	KO (blows)	1	1:01
victory	25-4	"The Predator" Patrick Côté	October 25, 2008	UFC 90 - Silva vs. Côté	TKO (knee injury)	3	0:39
victory	26-4	Thales Leites	April 18, 2009	UFC 97 - Redemption	Point decision (unanimous)	5	5:00
victory	27-4	Forrest Griffin	August 8, 2009	UFC 101 - Declaration	KO (blows)	1	3:23
victory	28-4	Demian Maia	April 10, 2010	UFC 112 - Invincible	Point decision (unanimous)	5	5:00
victory	29-4	Chael Sonnen	August 7, 2010	UFC 117 - Silva vs. to sunbathe	Task (Triangle Armbar)	5	3:10
victory	30-4	"The Phenom" Vitor Belfort	February 5, 2011	UFC 126 - Silva vs. Belfort	KO (front kick & punches)	1	3:25
victory	31-4	Yushin "Thunder" Okami	August 27, 2011	UFC 134 - Silva vs. Okami	TKO (blows)	2	2:04
victory	32-4	Chael Sonnen	July 7, 2012	UFC 148 - Silva vs. Suns 2	TKO (knee to body & punches)	2	1:55
victory	33-4	"The American Psycho" Stephan Bonnar	October 13, 2012	UFC 153 - Silva vs. Bonnar	TKO (knee to body & punches)	1	4:40
defeat	33-5	Chris "All-American" Weidman	July 6, 2013	UFC 162 - Silva vs. Weidman	KO (blows)	2	1:18
defeat	33-6	Chris "All-American" Weidman	December 28, 2013	UFC 168 - Silva vs. Weidman 2	TKO (leg injury)	2	1:16
No contest	33-6-1	Nick Diaz	January 31, 2015	UFC 183 - Silva vs. Diaz	Without evaluation (change by the commission) 1	2	1:16
defeat	33-7-1	"The Count" Michael Bisping	February 28, 2016	UFC Fight Night 84 - Silva vs. Bisping	Point decision (unanimous)	5	5:00
defeat	33-8-1	Daniel "DC" Cormier	July 9, 2016	UFC 200 - Tate vs. Nunes	Point decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
victory	34-8-1	Derek Brunson	February 11, 2017	UFC 208 - Holm vs. De Randamie	Point decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
defeat	34-9-1	Israel Adesanya	February 10, 2019	UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva	Point decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
defeat	34-10-1	Jared Cannonier	May 11, 2019	UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade	TKO (Leg Kick)	1	4:47

1) Silva won the fight, afterwards he tested positive for prohibited substances, which is why the decision was changed to a no contest.

Professional boxes

Result	Fight record	opponent	Siegart	round	date	place
victory	1-1	Julio Cesar De Jesus	KO	2	August 5, 2005	Salvador da Bahia , Brazil
defeat	0-1	Osmar Luiz Teixeira	TKO	2	May 22, 1998	União da Vitória , Brazil

marketing

The sporting goods manufacturer Nike signed him up in 2012 and launched its own collection bearing his name. The collection includes a. Shoes, shirts and pants. There are also action figures by Anderson Silva.

TV

In the meantime, Anderson Silva has also become an advertising figure. He was featured in a commercial for the fast food chain Burger King , the automaker Ford and with Steven Seagal in a Budweiser commercial . There is also a spot for Nike, but so far this has only been broadcast in Brazil.

Promotional clips:

• 2011 - Ford
• 2011 - Burger King
• 2012 - Budweiser
• 2012 - Nike

Movies

• 2011 - Anderson Silva - Like Water

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "Aranha Negra (Black Spider)" - Interview in Portuguese ( Memento from July 23, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ STATE OF NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY ATHLETIC COMMISSION - MIXED MARTIAL ARTS SHOW RESULTS, DATE: JULY 19, 2008 LOCATION: PALMS RESORT & CASINO, LAS VEGAS ( Memento of May 21, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ Anderson 'The Spider' Silva - Official UFC® Fighter Profile
4. ↑ SHERDOG.COM'S POUND-FOR-POUND TOP 10 - as of October 16, 2012
5. ↑ Power Rankings: Pound-for-pound - As of October 16, 2012
6. ↑ Yahoo Sports - Sensational Silva on verge of history
7. ↑ ^{a b c} Anderson Silva in the Sherdog database (English)
8. ↑ UFC 67: Silva, “Rampage” and “Cro Cop” Triumphant , Sherdog
9. ↑ UFC 90: Strange night
10. ↑ UFC 101 Results: Anderson Silva Dismantles Forrest Griffin
11. ↑ Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort not happening at UFC 108 in January ( Memento from November 1, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
12. ↑ UFC 112 recap: Anderson Silva keeps belt, loose fans; Frankie Edgar scores massive upset ( Memento from April 13, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
13. ↑ Anderson Silva stuns Chael Sonnen
14. ↑ Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen II? It's a possibility, but Dana White noncommittal ( Memento from August 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
15. ^ UFC 117 Medical Report Confirms Anderson Silva's Rib Injury
16. ^ Greg Savage: CSAC: SUNS POSITIVE FOR PEDS AT UFC 117. In: Sherdog.com. September 19, 2010, accessed April 27, 2020 . 
17. ↑ Another knockout highlight for Anderson Silva
18. ↑ The brief results for UFC 134
19. ↑ http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/Dana_White_says_UFC_148_already_top_U_S_MMA_gate_trending_as_biggest_ever_fight_printer.shtml
20. ↑ Anderson Silva and Stephan Bonnar cite UFC 153
21. ↑ UFC 153: Anderson Silva defeated Stephan Bonnar with ease
22. ↑ Anderson Silva banned for one year, victory over Diaz revoked. In: GNP1 magazine. Retrieved April 4, 2016 . 
23. ↑ Anderson Silva vs. Jared Cannonier booked for UFC 237 in Brazil. In: MMA Junkie. February 21, 2019, accessed on May 13, 2019 . 
24. ↑ Dan Doherty: UFC 237 Results: Jared Cannonier Chops Anderson Silva Down with Leg Kicks. In: Cageside Press. May 12, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2019 (American English).