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For the kickboxer, see Anderson Silva (kickboxer).

Anderson Silva
BornAnderson da Silva[1]
(1975-04-14) April 14, 1975 (age 49)
São Paulo, Brazil[2]
Other namesThe Spider[3]
ResidenceCuritiba, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[4]
Weight184+1⁄2 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
DivisionWelterweight (pre-2003)
Middleweight
Light Heavyweight
Reach77.6 in (197 cm)
StyleMuay Thai, Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Taekwondo, Judo, Capoeira
StanceSouthpaw
Fighting out ofTorrance, California, United States
TeamBlack House
TrainerBoxing: Josuel Distak
Jiu-Jitsu: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Sylvio Behring and Ramon Lemos
Rank  Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
  Black belt in Judo
  Black belt in Taekwondo
  Yellow rope in Capoeira
Years active1997 – present (MMA)
Professional boxing record
Total2
Wins1
By knockout1
Losses1
By knockout1
Mixed martial arts record
Total34
Wins30
By knockout17
By submission6
By decision7
Losses4
By submission2
By decision1
By disqualification1
Other information
Children5
Websitehttp://www.spidersilva.com/
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: February 5, 2011

Anderson da Silva[1] (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɐ̃deʁsõ ˈsiwvɐ]; born April 14, 1975) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is the current UFC Middleweight Champion[5] as well as the promotion's longest reigning champion.[6] With 13 consecutive wins, Silva holds the longest active winning streak in the UFC and the record for the longest winning streak in UFC history.[7] Silva holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira. On June 16th, Dana White president of the UFC in a press confrence for UFC 134 proclaimed Silva as the greatest fighter in the history of the Mixed Martial Arts.[8]

Silva is currently ranked as the number one Middleweight in the world by multiple MMA publications;[9][10][11][12] ESPN Sports ranks Silva as the #1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world.[13] Yahoo! Sports also has Silva ranked as the No.1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world,[14] while Sherdog ranks him as the world's No.2 pound-for-pound fighter.[15] The UFC considers him to be the greatest fighter in the world as of UFC 126.[16] Since 2006 he has been the UFC Middleweight Champion,[17] and he is also the last Cage Rage Middleweight Champion and former Shooto Middleweight Champion. Besides the UFC and Cage Rage, Silva has fought for a number of other MMA promotions including the Pride Fighting Championships, Shooto and Rumble on the Rock.

Biography

Although known primarily for his mastery of Muay Thai striking, Silva is also a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blackbelt, a rank he earned in 2006 from Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira who follows Gracie Lineage through Carlson Gracie, likewise Murilo Bustamante and the Brazilian Top Team. He began martial arts training at the age of 14, training Tae kwon do and earning a black belt by the age of 18.[18] He is also a black belt in Judo[18] and a yellow rope in Capoeira.[19]

Once a member of the Chute Boxe Academy, Silva left to form the Muay Thai Dream Team. In late November 2006, he joined new team Black House with Lyoto Machida, Vitor Belfort, Assuerio Silva, and the Nogueira brothers. On May 16, 2008 Silva and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira opened the Team Nogueira MMA Academy in Miami, Florida.[20][21][22]

Mixed martial arts career

Silva initially fought in his native Brazil in the welterweight category. According to Sherdog.com, Silva made his professional debut in 1997 with a pair of wins.[3] Silva recorded his first loss in 2000 to Luiz Azeredo by decision. After that fight, he went on a nine-fight winning streak, winning six of those fights by either submission or TKO.[3] After winning his first match in Japan he was put up against Shooto champion Hayato Sakurai on August 26, 2001. Silva beat Sakurai by unanimous decision after three rounds and became the new Shooto Middleweight Champion (at 167 lb) and the first man to defeat Sakurai who was undefeated in his first 20 fights.[3]

Pride Fighting Championships

In 2002, Silva began fighting in Pride. In his first fight with the promotion, he stopped Alex Stiebling with a cut resulting from a high kick. In his next match, he won via decision against the "Diet Butcher" Alexander Otsuka. At Pride 25, Silva faced former UFC welterweight champion Carlos Newton. Newton tried to shoot in on Silva, but was hit with a flying knee. Newton collapsed and Silva finished the fight with strikes, winning by technical knockout.[3]

At Pride 26, Silva faced Daiju Takase. Considering his record at the time – with only four wins to seven losses – Takase was a big underdog. Surprisingly, after dominating most of the fight with takedowns, top position, and effective ground and pound, Takase submitted Silva with a triangle choke late in the first round.[23]

After his loss to Takase, Silva fought in other promotions around the world. On June 27, 2004, Silva fought Jeremy Horn and earned a decision victory.

Cage Rage

Three months later, Silva made his debut in the Cage Rage promotion in England. At Cage Rage 8 Silva fought and defeated noted striker Lee Murray by decision.[3] That year, Silva returned to Pride on December 31 to face Ryo Chonan. Silva was in control with a take down and body triangle in the first round. Chonan was able to counter Silva's knees from the clinch, with knees, and takedowns. Despite being the underdog, Chonan ended the fight in the third round with a flying scissor heel hook, forcing Silva to submit.[3] After the loss to Chonan, Silva continued fighting in the Cage Rage promotion, as well as other promotions around the world. Silva defended his Cage Rage title against Curtis Stout.

Silva vs. Okami

Silva competed in Hawaii's Rumble on the Rock promotion, where he fought Yushin Okami in the first round of the 175 lb tournament. Although he was labeled as the favorite to win the tournament, Silva lost his fight when he kicked Okami in the face from the guard position. Okami's knees were on the ground at the time, making the attack an illegal strike to the head of a downed opponent. Silva later said that the rule had not been properly explained to him before the bout. "When I fought Okami the rules really weren't explained to me properly in the event I was fighting in," said Silva. "You could kick a downed opponent to the groin or to the head when your back's on the ground. So the rules weren’t explained to me properly."[24] While Okami was given the opportunity to recover and continue fighting, Okami opted for the disqualification win. Silva responded by saying he "felt it was a cheap, cowardly way of winning," and that "people that were there saw that he was in the condition to come back and keep fighting, and he didn't."[25]

Silva vs. Lindland

Although he was slated to fight Matt Lindland at Cage Rage 16, Lindland's decision to fight Mike Van Arsdale at Raze Fight Night put an end to the highly-anticipated match up. Instead, Silva defended his championship against Tony Fryklund, winning the fight with a reverse elbow, knocking out Fryklund early in the first round.[26]

Rise to prominence

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Although speculation ran rampant about where Silva would sign next, the UFC announced in late April 2006 that they had signed him to a multi-fight contract. It was not long before the UFC started promoting Silva, releasing an interview segment almost immediately after announcing his arrival.[27]

Silva vs. Leben

Silva made his debut at Ultimate Fight Night 5 on June 28, 2006. His opponent was The Ultimate Fighter 1 contestant Chris Leben who had gone undefeated in the UFC with five consecutive victories. Leben, confident of victory, had predicted he would KO Silva in a pre-fight interview. A relatively unknown fighter in the United States, Silva made an emphatic debut when he knocked out Leben with a flurry of pinpoint strikes, followed by a final knee strike at 49 seconds into the first round. Silva's striking accuracy was 100%.

Silva vs. Franklin and winning the belt

In response to the victory, the UFC quickly tallied a poll on their main page, asking viewers to select Silva's next opponent; the majority of voters selected the UFC Middleweight Champion, Rich Franklin.

Silva fought Franklin at UFC 64 on October 14, 2006, and defeated him by TKO (strikes) at 2:59 in the first round. Silva hit Franklin with knees to the body from the Muay Thai-clinch, then badly broke Franklin's nose with a knee to the face.[28] Unable to strike back, Franklin dodged the last of Silva's strikes before falling to the ground, where referee "Big" John McCarthy ended the fight. Silva was then crowned the new UFC Middleweight Champion, becoming the second man to defeat Franklin, after Black House-teammate Lyoto Machida.

Title defenses and light heavyweight bouts

Silva vs. Lutter

On February 3, 2007 at UFC 67, Silva was scheduled to fight The Ultimate Fighter 4 winner Travis Lutter in what would be his first title defense since defeating Rich Franklin in October 2006. However, Lutter failed to make the 185 pounds (84 kg) weight limit and the match was changed to a non-title bout.[29] Many felt that Lutter's best chance to win was to take the fight to the ground, with Lutter being an accomplished Jiu-Jitsu blackbelt. Silva won via submission with combination of a triangle choke and elbow strikes in the second round.

Silva vs. Marquardt

In his next fight at UFC 73 on July 7, 2007, Silva successfully defended his title against Nate Marquardt, winning by TKO at 4:50 in the first round.

Silva vs. Franklin II

Three months later, on October 20, 2007 at UFC 77, Silva fought a title defense rematch against Rich Franklin, in Franklin's hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio at the U.S. Bank Arena.[30] Silva defended his belt by defeating Franklin via TKO in the 2nd round.

Silva vs. Henderson

On March 1, 2008 at UFC 82 Silva fought Pride Middleweight champion Dan Henderson, in a title unification bout (UFC and Pride titles on the line). Again, many thought that Henderson had the edge on the ground, having competed in the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics in Greco-Roman wrestling. Silva defended his title by defeating Henderson via rear naked choke in the 2nd round.

Move to light heavyweight and Silva vs. Irvin

At UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin on July 19, 2008, Silva made his debut at Light Heavyweight (205 lb (93 kg)) in a bout against James Irvin. Silva won via KO due to strikes in 1:01 of the first round after catching Irvin's attempted leg kick with his left arm and delivering a straight right knock-out punch.[31]

Silva vs. Cote

Silva's next fight was on October 25, 2008 at UFC 90 in Rosemont, Illinois, Silva defended his Middleweight title against Patrick Côté. In the third round, Côté landed awkwardly on his right leg while throwing a kick and fell to the mat grasping his right knee in pain. Referee Herb Dean declared the fight over when Côté could not continue, ruling the bout a TKO victory for Silva. Côté, however, became the first of Silva's UFC opponents to make it past the 2nd round.

After his fight with Côté, Silva was criticized for seemingly avoiding contact during the bout.[32][33] Dana White criticized Silva, saying: "I didn't understand Silva's tactics... It wasn't the Anderson Silva I've been watching the last two years."[34] Silva said in the post-fight news conference:[35]

"There are many people saying I was disrespecting Cote, but this is absolutely not true. My game plan since the beginning was fight five rounds, inducing him to commit mistakes and capitalize on that during the first three rounds and look for the knockout during the fourth and fifth rounds. It was working, and the biggest proof of that is that I almost didn’t waste any blows. I connected with a couple of good punches and knees, but unfortunately he got hurt and the fight was over. This is not my fault."

Silva vs. Leites

On April 18, 2009 at UFC 97 in Montreal, Canada, Anderson Silva defeated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blackbelt Thales Leites by Unanimous Decision, and recorded his UFC record 9th consecutive win in the octagon. Thales Leites is credited with being the first man in UFC history to take Silva through 5 rounds to a judges' decision. The crowd repeatedly booed his lackluster performance, bored expression, and frustrated attempts to goad his opponent into fighting, and in the 4th and 5th rounds took to dancing, lowering his guard and slapping his opponent without retaliation. Following the fight, Dana White has stated that he was "embarrassed" by Silva's performance, but still said that he believes him to be "the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world".[36]

Return to light heavyweight and Silva vs. Griffin

At UFC 101 which took place on August 8, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Silva again fought at 205 pounds against former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin. Griffin was knocked down three times in the first round. The bout earned Silva Beatdown of the Year honors from Sherdog. The bout shared those honors with the second bout between Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir.[37] Both fighters were awarded $60,000 as Fight of the Night bonuses and Silva received $60,000 in bonus money for Knockout of the Night.

After defeating Griffin, a Yahoo! Sports reporter allegedly claimed that Silva's manager, Ed Soares, had confirmed that Silva would abandon his Middleweight belt to fight at Light Heavyweight.[38] However, Soares and a UFC spokesperson confirmed that a conversation agreeing Silva would permanently move up to Light Heavyweight never took place. Silva did not relinquish his title to fight exclusively at Light Heavyweight. Soares stated his attorney plans to speak to Yahoo! Sports about the matter.[39]

Silva vs. Maia

Silva was expected to defend the UFC Middleweight Championship against Vitor Belfort on January 2, 2010 at UFC 108. However, Ed Soares announced that the bout would not take place as Silva would not be fully recovered from surgery.[40] Silva was then set to face Belfort on February 6, 2010 at UFC 109.[41] The fight, however, was dependent on Silva's healing, which he described as "not going as planned."[42] The fight was canceled because of Silva's slow recovery.[43] Silva was once again scheduled to face Belfort on April 10, 2010 at UFC 112.[44] The fight was later canceled again due to an injury to Belfort.[45] Demian Maia was selected to fill the spot and take on Silva for the belt.

In the first two rounds Silva appeared to mock his opponent while employing quick, precise striking. In the third round, however, Silva's tempo seemed to change. He looked to Maia to be the aggressor while he largely circled and taunted his opponent. In the fifth round, Silva's lack of action prompted referee Dan Miragliotta to warn Silva for his conduct. The crowd began to side with Maia, who was the only fighter attempting to engage.[46] After 5 rounds, Silva was declared the winner via unanimous decision.

Silva was widely criticized for his performance. Dana White said it was the most embarrassed he had ever been since becoming UFC president.[47] Midway through the fourth round, White walked away from the fight and gave the championship belt to Silva's manager, Ed Soares. White was so annoyed that he declined to personally place the belt around Silva's waist, claiming it was the first time he had done so after a title match.[48] It was also claimed that Silva verbally insulted Maia multiple times during the fight.[49]

In the immediate post-fight interview, Silva apologized and said he did not know what got into him and said he should have been more humble. However, in the official post-fight press conference, he said he "owed nobody an apology" and that "he couldn't please everyone". He also made multiple references about how Demian insulted him. In the same conference, Dana White apologized to the fans that "bought this [stuff]", and said he would make it up to them.

Silva vs. Sonnen

Dana White went on to say, on April 14 (Anderson's 35th birthday) in an appearance on ESPN's Jim Rome is Burning, that Anderson's next title defense would be against Chael Sonnen at UFC 117 in Oakland, California, and that "If he [Silva] ever acts like that again in the ring, I will cut him."[50]

On August 7, 2010, Silva faced Chael Sonnen for the UFC Middleweight Title at UFC 117. In the first round, Sonnen stunned Silva with a punch before taking him down and dominating from the top position, landing multiple blows. The following three rounds played out in a similar fashion, going to the ground early with Sonnen dominating from inside Silva's guard. In the fifth round, Silva slipped while ducking under Sonnen's left hook and the challenger took advantage by once again establishing a top position and delivering strikes to Silva. With about two minutes left in the round, Silva was able to lock up a triangle armbar on Sonnen, forcing Sonnen to submit at 3:10 of Round 5.

Silva was hit more in the fight than in his entire career. According to CompuStrike, in his first 11 UFC fights, Silva was hit 208 times. Sonnen hit him a total of 289 times.[51] After the bout it was revealed that Sonnen would have won a judges' decision. All three judges had Sonnen marked as the winner of all four rounds, judges Nelson Hamilton and Dan Stell had Sonnen taking Round 1 10–8, as well as Hamilton awarding the challenger another 10–8 total in Round 3.[52]

Silva allegedly went into the fight with injured ribs and his doctor advised him not to fight. During the first round, he cracked his rib and was out until 2011 because of the injury.[53] Following the fight the California State Athletic Commission confirmed that Chael Sonnen tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs (PED's).[54][55] Doping tests revealed Sonnen had an elevated testosterone level which fell outside of the normal range prior to his fight with Silva.[56] Dana White had announced that Sonnen would get a rematch when Silva returns, but this was revoked after the PED's issue came to light.

Silva vs. Belfort

Silva faced Vitor Belfort on February 5, 2011 at UFC 126.[57] Belfort was expected to face Yushin Okami on November 13, 2010 at UFC 122, but was replaced by Nate Marquardt.[58] After a "feeling out" period of about two and a half minutes in the first round, Silva and Belfort started to trade strikes. Silva landed a brutal front kick to Belfort's jaw and Silva followed up with punches to the grounded challenger. Referee Mario Yamasaki stopped the fight at 3:25 minutes into the first round.[59] Silva extended his record streak of title defenses to eight and his overall record to 30–4.

Silva vs. Okami II

Silva is expected to face Yushin Okami on August 27, 2011 at UFC 134.[60] The fight is a rematch from the 2006 Rumble on the Rock tournament where Okami defeated Silva via disqualification, thus making Okami the last fighter to defeat Silva.

Personal life

In an interview with MMA Weekly, Anderson Silva's manager stated: "Anderson would love to fight Roy Jones Jr. in a boxing match up under boxing rules to prove that MMA fighters are technical, too."[61] UFC president, Dana White, later expressed that he would use his veto power to stop such a match from taking place because he does not need his fighters getting themselves injured while fighting outside of the octagon.[62] Silva, however, has commented: "After my contract with the UFC is finished, I will set up the fight with Jones Jr. The fight has already been permitted by Jones himself." In April 2009, Jones himself confirmed he is still interested in fighting Silva: "I'm going to try and make it happen. He's saying he wants to fight me, so, OK, I'm ready. Let's brawl." Roy Jones Jr. was in attendance at UFC 101.

In an interview with Brazilian TV station SporTV in September 2008, Silva stated that he was interested in retiring within the next year. However, Anderson's manager, Ed Soares and co-manager Nicholas Gansen, responded to the talk of retirement by saying that Anderson was contractually obligated to fight six more fights (his sixth was against Vitor Belfort) and would do so before retiring. Soares further stated that Silva desires to retire when he is 35 which he turned on April 14, 2010.[63] According to Anderson Silva's manager, Ed Soares, he is not retiring after his contract is over in 2010 and what he supposedly wants is to stay in the 185 division.

Silva is Afro-Brazilian[64][65] and has three sons and two daughters with his wife.[66][67] Silva appeared in Never Surrender in 2009.[68]

Fighting style

Silva is an extremely well rounded fighter whose striking ability is considered to be one of the best in MMA.[69][70] Silva's striking accuracy, knockout power, technically vicious Muay Thai and ability to counterstrike makes him a danger to his opponents.[71][72][73] Silva's striking uses three major strengths: technical precision, the jab and transitions and movement.[74] Silva switches from Southpaw to Orthodox with little drop-off in effectiveness.[75] Although it has been claimed that his ground game is not as good as his stand-up,[76] Silva has submitted notable grapplers, including Olympic wrestler Dan Henderson, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blackbelt Travis Lutter and Olympic alternate Chael Sonnen.

Championships and accomplishments

  • Ultimate Fighting Championship
    • Current UFC Middleweight Champion
    • Won Fight of the Night (3 times)
    • Won Knockout of the Night (3 times)
    • Won Submission of the Night (2 times)
    • Unified UFC Middleweight and Pride FC Welterweight Championships
    • Most consecutive title defenses (Eight)
    • Most successful title defenses (Eight)
    • Most consecutive wins in the UFC (Thirteen)
    • Longest UFC title reign

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
34 matches 30 wins 4 losses
By knockout 17 0
By submission 6 2
By decision 7 1
By disqualification 0 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 30–4 Vitor Belfort KO (front kick and punches) UFC 126 February 5, 2011 1 3:25 Las Vegas, U.S. Defended UFC Middleweight Championship; Knockout of the night; Extends UFC record for most consecutive title defenses (8) & most consecutive victories (13).
Win 29–4 Chael Sonnen Submission (triangle/armbar) UFC 117 August 7, 2010 5 3:10 Oakland, U.S. Defended UFC Middleweight Championship. Fight & Submission of the Night. Post-fight, Sonnen tested positive for elevated testosterone.
Win 28–4 Demian Maia Decision (unanimous) UFC 112 April 10, 2010 5 5:00 Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. Defended UFC Middleweight Championship. Broke record for most consecutive title defenses (6).
Win 27–4 Forrest Griffin KO (punch) UFC 101 August 8, 2009 1 3:23 Philadelphia, U.S. Light Heavyweight bout, Fight of the Night and Knockout of the Night.
Win 26–4 Thales Leites Decision (unanimous) UFC 97 April 18, 2009 5 5:00 Montreal, Canada Defended UFC Middleweight Championship. Broke UFC record for most consecutive wins (9) and Tied the record for most title defenses (5)
Win 25–4 Patrick Côté TKO (knee injury) UFC 90 October 25, 2008 3 0:39 Rosemont, U.S. Defended UFC Middleweight Championship. Côté injured his knee.
Win 24–4 James Irvin KO (punches) UFC: Silva vs Irvin July 19, 2008 1 1:01 Las Vegas, U.S. Light Heavyweight bout; after the fight Irvin tested positive for illegal substances
Win 23–4 Dan Henderson Submission (rear naked choke) UFC 82 March 1, 2008 2 4:50 Columbus, U.S. Defended UFC Middleweight Championship, Fight & Submission of the Night. Unified PRIDE Welterweight & UFC Middleweight titles.[81]
Win 22–4 Rich Franklin TKO (knees) UFC 77 October 20, 2007 2 1:07 Cincinnati, U.S. Defended UFC Middleweight Championship, Knockout of the Night
Win 21–4 Nate Marquardt TKO (punches) UFC 73 July 7, 2007 1 4:50 Sacramento, U.S. Defended UFC Middleweight Championship
Win 20–4 Travis Lutter Submission (elbows) UFC 67 February 3, 2007 2 2:11 Las Vegas, U.S. Non-title fight (Lutter did not make weight)
Win 19–4 Rich Franklin KO (knee) UFC 64 October 14, 2006 1 2:59 Las Vegas, U.S. Won UFC Middleweight Championship
Win 18–4 Chris Leben KO (knee) Ultimate Fight Night 5 June 28, 2006 1 0:49 Las Vegas, U.S.
Win 17–4 Tony Fryklund KO (elbow) Cage Rage 16 April 22, 2006 1 2:02 London, England Defended Cage Rage World Middleweight Championship
Loss 16–4 Yushin Okami Disqualification (illegal kick) Rumble on the Rock 8 January 20, 2006 1 2:33 Honolulu, Hawaii ROTR WW Tournament Opening Round; Silva was disqualified for delivering an illegal upkick that rendered Okami unable to continue.
Win 16–3 Curtis Stout KO (punches) Cage Rage 14 December 3, 2005 1 4:59 London, England Defended Cage Rage World Middleweight Championship
Win 15–3 Jorge Rivera TKO (knees and punches) Cage Rage 11: Face Off April 30, 2005 2 3:53 London, England Defended Cage Rage World Middleweight Championship
Loss 14–3 Ryo Chonan Submission (flying heel hook) Pride Shockwave 2004 December 31, 2004 3 3:08 Saitama, Japan
Win 14–2 Lee Murray Decision (unanimous) Cage Rage 8 September 11, 2004 3 5:00 London, England Won Cage Rage World Middleweight Championship
Win 13–2 Jeremy Horn Decision (unanimous) Gladiator FC: Day 2 June 27, 2004 3 5:00 Seoul, South Korea
Win 12–2 Waldir dos Anjos TKO (corner stoppage) Conquista Fight 1 December 20, 2003 1 5:00 Vitória da Conquista, Brazil
Loss 11–2 Daiju Takase Submission (triangle choke) Pride 26 June 8, 2003 1 8:33 Yokohama, Japan
Win 11–1 Carlos Newton KO (flying knee and punches) Pride 25 March 16, 2003 1 6:27 Yokohama, Japan
Win 10–1 Alexander Otsuka Decision (unanimous) Pride 22 September 29, 2002 3 5:00 Nagoya, Japan
Win 9–1 Alex Stiebling TKO (doctor stoppage) Pride 21 June 23, 2002 1 1:23 Saitama, Japan
Win 8–1 Roan Carneiro Submission (punches) Mecca: World Vale Tudo 6 January 31, 2002 1 5:32 Curitiba, Brazil
Win 7–1 Hayato Sakurai Decision (unanimous) Shooto: To The Top 7 August 26, 2001 3 5:00 Osaka, Japan Won Shooto Middleweight (168 pounds) Championship
Win 6–1 Israel Albuquerque Submission (punches) Mecca: World Vale Tudo 5 June 9, 2001 1 6:17 Curitiba, Brazil
Win 5–1 Tetsuji Kato Decision (unanimous) Shooto: To The Top 2 March 2, 2001 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 4–1 Claudionor Fontinelle TKO (punches and knees) Mecca: World Vale Tudo 4 December 16, 2000 1 4:35 Curitiba, Brazil
Win 3–1 Jose Barreto TKO (head kick and punches) Mecca: World Vale Tudo 2 August 12, 2000 1 1:06 Curitiba, Brazil
Loss 2–1 Luiz Azeredo Decision (unanimous) Mecca: World Vale Tudo 1 May 27, 2000 2 10:00 Curitiba, Brazil
Win 2–0 Fabricio Camoes TKO (retirement) Brazilian Freestyle Circuit 1 June 25, 1997 1 25:14 Campo Grande, Brazil
Win 1–0 Raimundo Pinheiro Submission (rear-naked choke) Brazilian Freestyle Circuit 1 June 25, 1997 1 1:53 Campo Grande, Brazil

Boxing record

Result Record Opponent Method Date Round Time Location Notes
xWin 1–1 Brazil Julio Cesar De Jesus KO August 6, 2005 2 2:01 Brazil Ginasio Antonio Balbino, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
xLoss 0–1 Brazil Osmar Luiz Teixeira TKO May 22, 1998 2 1:31 Brazil Uniao da Vitoria, Parana, Brazil

See also

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  81. ^ Unified Pride Welterweight & UFC Middleweight Championship
Achievements
Preceded by 5th UFC Middleweight Champion
October 14, 2006 – present 		Current holder
Preceded by 2nd Pride FC Welterweight Champion
March 1, 2008 		Title Unified with UFC Middleweight Championship
Vacant
Title last held by
Paul Jenkins 		2nd Cage Rage Middleweight Champion
September 11, 2004 – October 20, 2008 		Parent promotion EliteXC folded

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