Thiago Silva
- Height
- 6'2"
- Reach
- 74"
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Born
- Fri, Nov 12, 1982, age 43
- First UFC fight
- Sat, May 26, 2007
- Latest UFC fight
- Wed, Oct 9, 2013
01/How he wins
6 KO/TKO (punch to head at distance 2, punches to head at distance, punches to head from mount, punches to head from mount submission to strikes, to knee injury), 1 decision in 7 wins
| How the fight ended | His wins | His losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 6 | 1 |
| Decision | 1 | 2 |
| All | 7 | 3 |
02/Career rates
2 fights were overturned or ruled a no contest. Their minutes and attempts count in every rate above; the result counts in neither column of the record.
03/By division
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Heavyweight | 12 | 7-3-0, 2 NC | 99.1 | 412 of 849 | 4.16 | 6 of 13 | 20:10 of 99:06 | 4 | 6 in 7 |
| All | 12 | 7-3-0, 2 NC | 99.1 | 412 of 849 | 4.16 | 6 of 13 | 20:10 of 99:06 | 4 | 6 in 7 |
04/By year
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 19.5 | 133 of 280 | 6.83 | 0 of 0 | 0:49 of 19:29 | 2 | 1 in 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0-1-0, 1 NC | 26.8 | 100 of 203 | 3.74 | 1 of 1 | 0:58 of 26:45 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0-0-0, 1 NC | 15.0 | 51 of 100 | 3.40 | 3 of 3 | 12:55 of 15:00 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 15.0 | 31 of 84 | 2.07 | 0 of 0 | 0:14 of 15:00 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 6.6 | 7 of 18 | 1.07 | 0 of 2 | 0:51 of 6:34 | 1 | 1 in 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 2.4 | 19 of 23 | 7.92 | 0 of 0 | 1:26 of 2:24 | 0 | 1 in 1 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3-0-0 | 13.9 | 71 of 141 | 5.11 | 2 of 7 | 2:57 of 13:54 | 1 | 3 in 3 |
| All | 12 | 7-3-0, 2 NC | 99.1 | 412 of 849 | 4.16 | 6 of 13 | 20:10 of 99:06 | 4 | 6 in 7 |
A career line lumps every year together, and a fighter’s 2014 does not describe his 2026. Each year here is the same count over that year’s fights alone, with its own minutes, so it can be read against the career line beneath it.
05/By round
| Fights reached | Min in it | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sub att | Ended here | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 12 of 12 | 48.0 | 184 of 385 | 3.84 | 3 of 10 | 9:26 of 47:58 | 2 | 3 | 6, won 5 |
| Round 2 | 6 of 12 | 29.4 | 124 of 267 | 4.22 | 1 of 1 | 4:54 of 29:23 | 2 | 0 | 1, won 1 |
| Round 3 | 5 of 12 | 21.8 | 104 of 197 | 4.78 | 2 of 2 | 5:50 of 21:45 | 0 | 1 | 5, won 1 |
Round length is read from each fight’s round format, so a 12-minute opening round from 1995 counts its twelve minutes. A round is counted only for the fights that reached it; the first column is the denominator for the rest of the row.
06/Fight log
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Oct 9, 2013UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields | Matt HamillLight Heavyweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Richard Bertrand 27 - 30. Sal D'amato 27 - 30. Brian Puccillo 27 - 29. | 96 of 205 | 0 of 0 | 0:46 | 1 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 8, 2013UFC on FUEL TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum | Rafael CavalcanteLight Heavyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 4:29Punch to Head At Distance | 37 of 75 | 0 of 0 | 0:03 | 1 | 4:29 | Rounds |
| Sat, Nov 10, 2012UFC Macao: Franklin vs Le | Stanislav NedkovLight Heavyweight | NCOverturned, R3 1:45Failed Drug Test by Silva | 62 of 95 | 1 of 1 | 0:58 | 0 | 11:45 | Rounds |
| Sat, Apr 14, 2012UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs Silva | Alexander GustafssonLight Heavyweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Mark Collett 27 - 30. Howard Hughes 27 - 30. Chris Watts 28 - 29. | 38 of 108 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jan 1, 2011UFC 125: Resolution | Brandon VeraLight Heavyweight | NCOverturned, R3 5:00Failed Drug Test by Silva Junichiro Kamijo 30 - 26. Glenn Trowbridge 30 - 27. Tony Weeks 30 - 27. | 51 of 100 | 3 of 3 | 12:55 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jan 2, 2010UFC 108: Evans vs Silva | Rashad EvansLight Heavyweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Adalaide Byrd 28 - 29. Tony Weeks 28 - 29. Roy Silbert 28 - 29. | 31 of 84 | 0 of 0 | 0:14 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Aug 29, 2009UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira | Keith JardineLight Heavyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 1:35Punch to Head At Distance | 5 of 8 | 0 of 0 | 0:27 | 1 | 1:35 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jan 31, 2009UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2 | Lyoto MachidaLight Heavyweight | LKO/TKO, R1 4:59Punch to Head On Ground | 2 of 10 | 0 of 2 | 0:24 | 0 | 4:59 | Rounds |
| Sat, May 24, 2008UFC 84: Ill Will | Antonio MendesLight Heavyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 2:24Punches to Head From Mount Submission to Strikes | 19 of 23 | 0 of 0 | 1:26 | 0 | 2:24 | Rounds |
| Sat, Nov 17, 2007UFC 78: Validation | Houston AlexanderLight Heavyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 3:25Punches to Head From Mount | 22 of 35 | 1 of 1 | 1:56 | 0 | 3:25 | Rounds |
| Sat, Sep 8, 2007UFC 75: Champion vs Champion | Tomasz DrwalLight Heavyweight | WKO/TKO, R2 4:23Punches to Head At Distance | 48 of 105 | 0 of 4 | 0:25 | 1 | 9:23 | Rounds |
| Sat, May 26, 2007UFC 71: Liddell vs Jackson | James IrvinLight Heavyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 1:06to Knee Injury | 1 of 1 | 1 of 2 | 0:36 | 0 | 1:06 | Rounds |
UFC bouts only, counted from the fight rows; the promotion’s listed pro record above covers every promotion and is a different denominator. Volume is per minute of cage time and accuracy per attempt; how he finishes is counted in his wins, the one place a fight is the unit. Significant strikes only. Control time the source did not record is absent, never 0:00.