Thiago Silva
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| Thiago Silva | |
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| Statistics | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 inch (185 cm) |
| Weight | 204lbs (93kg) |
| Born | November 12, 1982 |
| Fighting out of | Curitiba, Brazil |
| Town of birth | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Team/Association | American Top Team |
| Fighting style | Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai, Boxing |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Wins | 12 |
| By knockout | 10 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
Thiago Anderson Ramos Da Silva (born November 12, 1982) is a professional mixed martial arts fighter who trains with the team American Top Team out of Florida. Silva is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and as is typical of Chute Boxe (having originally trained there) fighters a strong Muay Thai fighter. He fights as a Light Heavyweight with the UFC.
[edit] Mixed martial arts career
Thiago made his UFC debut against another fighter James Irvin at UFC 71 on May 26, 2007, which he won by TKO (due to a knee injury) in the first round. Silva then won his next fight against UFC newcomer Tomasz Drwal at UFC 75. [1]
In his most recent MMA fight, Silva beat Houston Alexander at UFC 78 by technical knockout due to (strikes from mount) in round one. Silva took Houston down to side control and eventually got a mount. While mounted Silva landed punches to Alexander's head until the referee finally called a stop to the fight.
Thiago is scheduled to fight Antonio Mendes at UFC 84 on May 24, 2008 in Las Vegas.[1]
[edit] MMA record
| 12 Wins (10 (T)KOs, 1 submissions, 1 decisions), 0 Losses 0 T)KOs 0 decisions, 0 Draw . | |||||||
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | |
| Win | Houston Alexander | TKO (Punches) | UFC 78: Validation | 11/17/2007 | 1 | 3:25 | |
| Win | Tomasz Drwal | TKO (Strikes) | UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion | 9/8/2007 | 2 | 4:23 | |
| Win | James Irvin | TKO (Knee injury) | UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson | 5/26/2007 | 1 | 1:06 | |
| Win | Tatsuya Mizuno | KO (Soccer Kick) | Pancrase-Rising 2 | 2/28/2007 | 1 | 4:29 | |
| Win | Vitor Vianna | TKO | Fury FC 2-93 KG GP | 11/30/2006 | 1 | 1:50 | |
| Win | Claudio Godoi | KO | Fury FC 2-93 KG GP | 11/30/2006 | 1 | 2:06 | |
| Win | Dino Pezao | TKO | SF 5-Show Fight 5 | 11/9/2006 | 1 | ||
| Win | Dave Dalgliesh | Submission (Heel-Hook) | Fury FC 1-Fury Fighting Championship 1 | 9/27/2006 | 1 | ||
| Win | Claudio Godoi | Decision (Unanimous) | SF 4-Show Fight 4 | 4/6/2006 | 3 | ||
| Win | Rodrigo Gripp de Sousa | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | Shooto-Brazil 9 | 12/3/2005 | 2 | 1:14 | |
| Win | Flavio Polones | KO | ACC 2-Arena Combat Cup 2 | 11/5/2005 | 1 | ||
| Win | Rubens Macula | TKO | PFC 1-Predador FC 1 | 9/10/2005 | 2 | 4:17 | |
[edit] External links
- Professional MMA record for Thiago Silva from Sherdog
- Thiago Silva's UFC profile
- Chute Boxe Official site
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