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Anderson "The Spider" Silva (born April 14, 1975) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and mixed martial artist. Since October 14, 2006 he has been the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion.[1] He has also competed in PRIDE Fighting Championships, Cage Rage, Shooto, and Rumble on the Rock.

Once a member of Chute Boxe Academy, he left to form the Muay Thai Dream Team. In late November 2006, he joined a new team called 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.[2][3][4]

Multiple MMA websites currently rank Anderson Silva as the number one middleweight in the world, [5][6][7] while Yahoo! Sports and Sherdog rank Silva as the top pound-for-pound fighter in the world.Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).[8] Silva has announced his intentions to retire by mid 2009, as soon as his current contract with the UFC is complete.[9]

Biography

Although known primarily for his skills in Muay Thai, Silva is also a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, which he earned in 2006 from Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira.[10]

Early mixed martial arts

Silva initially fought in the Mecca organization in Brazil. Silva lost his first fight 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. After winning his first match in Japan he was put up against Shooto champion Hayato Sakurai. Silva beat Sakurai in a 3 round unanimous decision, and became the new Shooto middleweight (167 lb) champion on August 26, 2001 in Japan and the 1st man to beat Sakurai who was undefeated in his first 25 fights.

PRIDE Fighting Championships and Cage Rage

In 2002, Silva began fighting in PRIDE. In his first fight with the promotion, he stopped Alex Steibling 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.

At PRIDE 26, Silva faced Daiju Takase. Considering his record at the time – with only four wins to seven losses – Takase was a strong underdog. Surprisingly, Takase submitted Silva with a triangle choke late in the first round.[11]

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. 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.

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.

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 before fighting 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.[12] Silva was disqualified, and remains bitter about the incident. "I feel it was a cheap, cowardly way of winning.[13]. Silva went further and said that "People that were there saw that he was in the condition to come back and keep fighting, and he didn't." [13]

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.[14]

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, one of these fights believed to be for the middleweight title. It was not long before the UFC started promoting Silva, releasing an interview segment almost immediately after announcing his arrival.[15]

Silva made his anticipated debut at Ultimate Fight Night 5 on June 28, 2006. His opponent was Chris Leben, a contestant from The Ultimate Fighter 1 reality show who had since gone undefeated in the UFC with five consecutive victories. A relatively unknown fighter in the United States, Silva made an emphatic debut when he knocked out Leben with a flurry of strikes, followed by a final knee strike at 49 seconds into the first round. 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 UFC middleweight champion, Rich Franklin.

Although it is unknown whether the UFC voters had any bearing on the situation, Silva was given his chance at the title at UFC 64 on October 14, 2006.[16] Silva defeated Franklin by TKO (strikes) at 2:55 in the second round. Silva hit Franklin with knees to the body in the Muay Thai-clinch, then badly broke Franklin's nose with a knee to the face.[17] 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. Anderson Silva joined Black House-teammate Lyoto Machida as the only men to have beaten Franklin.

Defending The Belt

On February 3, 2007, Silva defeated The Ultimate Fighter 4 winner Travis Lutter by submission in the second round via triangle choke at UFC 67. What was to be Silva's first title defense since defeating Franklin in October 2006 was quickly changed to a non-title bout following Lutter's unsuccessful attempt to make the 185 pound weight limit for the title contest. [18]

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

On October 20, 2007 at UFC 77, Silva defeated Franklin in a rematch by TKO in the 2nd round. The fight was in Franklin's home town of Cincinnati, Ohio and took place at the U.S. Bank Arena[19]

Silva defended his UFC Middleweight Championship against Pride FC Welterweight champion Dan Henderson at UFC 82 on March 1, 2008 in a title unification bout, winning by submission via rear naked choke in the second round.

Silva won his UFC Light Heavyweight debut against James Irvin on July 19, 2008 at UFC: Silva vs. Irvin via KO due to strikes in 1:01 of the first round.[20]

On October 25, 2008, Silva fought Patrick Côté at UFC 90 in Rosemont, Illinois. In the third round, Côté landed awkwardly on his right leg while throwing a kick and fell to the mat grasping his right knee and in obvious 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 into the third round. Silva remains undefeated in the UFC.

After his fight with Côté, Silva was criticized for seemingly avoiding contact during the bout.[21][22] 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.".[23] Silva said in the post-fight news conference: "I came here to do my job, I wasn't playing around." and later explained that his gameplan for the fight was to "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." while commenting that he felt "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.".[24]

Dana White recently said in an interview that if Georges St.-Pierre is able to defeat B.J. Penn at UFC 94, he will then set up a fight between the number one welterweight GSP and number one middleweight Anderson Silva.[25]

Anderson Silva is now tied with welterweight fighters Royce Gracie and Jon Fitch for the most consecutive wins in UFC history with a record of 8-0.

Roy Jones Jr.

Following his win over Dan Henderson, in an interview with MMA Weekly, Anderson Silva's manager stated that "Anderson would love to fight Roy Jones in a boxing match under boxing rules to prove that MMA fighters are technical, too.":[26] UFC president, Dana White, later expressed that he would use his veto power to stop such a match from taking place.[27]

Retirement

In a recent interview with Brazilian SporTV, Anderson Silva has stated that he has already given it his all and has decided to retire in 2009. [28][29] However his manager has stated Anderson Silva still has 6 fights left on his contract and will not retire before then. Anderson Silva plans to retire when he is 35 and he is still 18 months away from that age.[30]


Film career

Anderson is set to star in Never Surrender, to be released Lions Gate Entertainment in 2009.

Championships

  • Current UFC Middleweight Champion
  • Current Cage Rage Middleweight Champion
  • Shooto Middleweight Championship in 2001

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
27 matches 23 wins 4 losses
By knockout 14 0
By submission 4 2
By decision 5 1
Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
xWin 23-4 Canada Patrick Côté TKO (Injury) UFC 90: Silva vs. Côté October 25, 2008 3 0:39 United States Chicago, United States Defended UFC Middleweight Championship
xWin 22-4 United States IrvinJames Irvin KO (Punches) UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Irvin July 19, 2008 1 1:01 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States UFC Light Heavyweight debut
xWin 21-4 United States HendersonDan Henderson Submission (Rear Naked Choke) UFC 82: Pride of a Champion March 1, 2008 2 4:52 United States Columbus, Ohio, United States Defended UFC Middleweight Championship
xWin 20-4 United States FranklinRich Franklin TKO (Knees) UFC 77: Hostile Territory October 20, 2007 2 1:07 United States Cincinnati, Ohio, United States Defended UFC Middleweight Championship
xWin 19-4 United States MarquardtNate Marquardt TKO (Punches) UFC 73: Stacked July 7, 2007 1 4:50 United States Sacramento, California, United States Defended UFC Middleweight Championship
xWin 18-4 United States LutterTravis Lutter Submission (Triangle Choke) UFC 67: All or Nothing February 3, 2007 2 2:11 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Non-title fight (Lutter did not make weight)
xWin 17-4 United States FranklinRich Franklin TKO (Strikes) UFC 64: Unstoppable October 14, 2006 1 2:59 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Won UFC Middleweight Championship
xWin 16-4 United States LebenChris Leben KO (Knee) UFC Ultimate Fight Night 5 June 28, 2006 1 0:49 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
xWin 15-4 United States FryklundTony Fryklund KO (Elbow) Cage Rage 16: Critical Condition April 22, 2006 1 2:02 United Kingdom London, England, United Kingdom
xLoss 14-4 Japan OkamiYushin Okami Disqualification (Illegal Kick) Rumble on the Rock 8 January 20, 2006 1 2:33 United States Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
xWin 14-3 United States StoutCurtis Stout KO (Punches) Cage Rage 14: Punishment December 3, 2005 1 4:59 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
xWin 13-3 United States RiveraJorge Rivera TKO (Knees and Punches) Cage Rage 11: Face Off April 30, 2005 2 3:53 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
xLoss 12-3 Japan ChonanRyo Chonan Submission (Flying Scissor Heel Hook) PRIDE Shockwave 2004 December 31, 2004 3 3:08 Japan Saitama, Japan
xWin 12-2 United Kingdom MurrayLee Murray Decision (Unanimous) Cage Rage 8: Knights of the Octagon September 11, 2004 3 5:00 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom Won Cage Rage Middleweight Championship
xWin 11-2 United States HornJeremy Horn Decision (Unanimous) Gladiator FC: Day 2 June 27, 2004 3 5:00 South Korea South Korea
xWin 10-2 Brazil dos AnjosWaldir dos Anjos TKO (Corner Stoppage) Conquista Fight 1 December 20, 2003 1 5:00 Brazil Brazil
xLoss 9-2 Japan TakaseDaiju Takase Submission (Triangle Choke) PRIDE 26: Bad to the Bone June 8, 2003 1 8:33 Japan Japan
xWin 9-1 Canada NewtonCarlos Newton TKO (Strikes) PRIDE 25: Body Blow March 16, 2003 1 6:27 Japan Japan
xWin 8-1 Japan OtsukaAlexander Otsuka Decision (Unanimous) PRIDE 22: Beasts From The East 2 September 29, 2002 3 5:00 Japan Japan
xWin 7-1 United States StiebingAlex Stiebling TKO (Doctor Stoppage) PRIDE 21: Demolition June 23, 2002 1 1:23 Japan Japan
xWin 6-1 Brazil CarneiroRoan Carneiro Submission (Punches) Mecca: World Vale Tudo 6 January 31, 2002 1 ? Brazil Curitiba, Brazil
xWin 5-1 Japan SakuraiHayato Sakurai Decision (Unanimous) Shooto: To The Top 7 August 26, 2001 3 5:00 Japan Japan Won Shooto Middleweight Championship
xWin 4-1 Brazil AlbuquerqueIsrael Albuquerque Submission (Strikes) Mecca: World Vale Tudo 5 June 9, 2001 1 6:17 Brazil Curitiba, Brazil
xWin 3-1 Japan KatoTetsuji Kato Decision (Unanimous) Shooto: To The Top 2 March 2, 2001 3 5:00 Japan Japan
xWin 2-1 Brazil FontinelleClaudionor Fontinelle TKO (Strikes) Mecca: World Vale Tudo 4 December 16, 2000 1 4:35 Brazil Curitiba, Brazil
xWin 1-1 Brazil BarretoJose Barreto TKO (Strikes) Mecca: World Vale Tudo 2 August 12, 2000 1 1:06 Brazil Curitiba, Brazil
xLoss 0-1 Brazil AzeredoLuiz Azeredo Decision (Split) Mecca: World Vale Tudo 1 May 27, 2000 2 10:00 Brazil Curitiba, Brazil

References

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  7. ^ "Nokaut's TOP 10 Fighter Rankings". Nokaut. August 18, 2007. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
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