Bruno Silva

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Bruno Silva

Nickname“Blindado”

Record

23-13

Streak

L5

Age

37

Date of birth

Jul 13, 1989

Fighting out of: Cajazeiras, Paraiba
Born: Brazil
Camp: Brazilian TKO
Weight class: Light Heavyweight
Height: 6'0" · 183 cm
Reach: 65" · 165 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Last fight: May 10, 2025
Cut risk: 78%

UFC fight history

ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent

Marc-Andre Barriault

Marc-Andre Barriault

Middleweight · KO/TKO · Elbows to Head In Clinch · R1 · 1:27

UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena · May 10, 2025

Elbows to Head In Clinch

UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena

Ismail Naurdiev

Ismail Naurdiev

Middleweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway · Oct 26, 2024

UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway

Chris Weidman

#14Chris Weidman

Middleweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 2:18

UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot · Mar 30, 2024

UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot

Shara Magomedov

Shara Magomedov

Middleweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 · Oct 21, 2023

UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2

Brendan Allen

#13Brendan Allen

Middleweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R1 · 4:39

UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria · Jun 24, 2023

Rear Naked Choke

UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria

Brad Tavares

#15Brad Tavares

Middleweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 3:35

UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes · Apr 22, 2023

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes

Gerald Meerschaert

Gerald Meerschaert

Middleweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke On Ground · R3 · 1:39

UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz · Aug 13, 2022

Guillotine Choke On Ground

UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz

Alex Pereira

Middleweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev · Mar 12, 2022

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev

Jordan Wright

Middleweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R1 · 1:28

UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier · Dec 11, 2021

Punches to Head At Distance

UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier

Andrew Sanchez

Middleweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R3 · 2:35

UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont · Oct 16, 2021

Punches to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont

Wellington Turman

Wellington Turman

Middleweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Guard · R1 · 4:45

UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige · Jun 19, 2021

Punches to Head From Guard

UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige

Outside the UFC

19-6across 25 bouts · 19 promotions · wins by 16 KO · 3 decDF · M-1 · CF · CSF · CFC +14

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Artem Frolov21-7	KO/TKO	Punches	R4	3:36	M-1	Nov 2, 2018
W	Alexander Shlemenko68-17-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:54	M-1	Jun 1, 2018
W	Gennadiy Kovalev18-9	KO/TKO	Knee	R1	4:10	RCC	Feb 24, 2018
W	Matheus Mussato6-2	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:10	Katana Fight	Nov 25, 2017
L	Moise Rimbon25-14-3	Submission	Kimura	R2	4:12	Phoenix Fighting Championship	Dec 10, 2016
W	Tiago Varejao Lacerda28-8-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Imortal FC 4	May 21, 2016
W	Flavio Rodrigo Magon24-20	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Imortal FC 2	Dec 13, 2015
W	Rodrigo Carlos35-29	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:56	AFC	Sep 12, 2015
W	Fabio Aguiar20-6	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	3:09	IFC	Jun 6, 2015
W	Alex Junius14-41	KO/TKO	—	R1	4:59	CFP 3	Mar 7, 2015
W	Jose de Batista Neto8-4	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:29	THF	Sep 20, 2014
W	Cassio Oliveira22-20-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	3:16	CF	Jul 6, 2013
W	Douglas Almeida Silva1-13	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:39	CF	Jul 6, 2013
W	Janio da Silva Dantas0-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:50	Crajubar Fight	Mar 30, 2013
W	Savio Montenegro6-2	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	3:27	Xoperia Fight 2	Sep 22, 2012
L	Cassio Oliveira22-20-1	Submission	Heel Hook	R1	3:52	Carpina FC 2	Jun 2, 2012
L	Felipe Diego Dantas de Oliveira9-1	Submission	Arm-Triangle Choke	R1	1:36	PFRN	Mar 10, 2012
W	Thiago Buarque Silva11-20	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	4:12	CSF	Oct 27, 2011
W	Felipe Kezen1-1	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	CFC	Aug 23, 2011
L	Savio Montenegro6-2	DQ	Illegal Upkick	R3	2:39	CFC	Jul 8, 2011
W	Eduardo Mahal2-5	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	2:13	CSF	Apr 1, 2011
L	Isac Almeida14-6	Submission	Arm-Triangle Choke	R1	2:51	DF	Feb 25, 2011
W	Alisson Moura0-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	4:02	DF	Dec 11, 2010
L	Rodrigo Carlos35-29	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	2:50	DF	Jul 24, 2010
W	Junior Eladio2-7	KO/TKO	Knee Injury	R2	2:55	CN	Jun 5, 2010

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Career striking

OverallC51st

48%376 / 783

Striking accuracy

41%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min-1.49 differential

Landed3.86

Absorbed5.35

58%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

-11%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head76%72nd284
Body15%54th58
Leg9%47th34

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

73%Standing

Standing73%274
Clinch12%44
Ground15%58

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Bruno Silva

Bruno Silva

Landed per 15

Head

A

79th

43.7

79th

Body

C

53rd

8.9

53rd

Leg

D

38th

5.2

38th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

F

21st

47.9

21st

Body

F

8th

20.0

8th

Leg

F

21st

12.3

21st

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	43.7	284	650	44%
Body	8.9	58	89	65%
Leg	5.2	34	44	77%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	47.9	311	647	48%
Body	20.0	130	163	80%
Leg	12.3	80	88	91%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Bruno Silva

Bruno Silva

11 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 97 min

240%

R3 pace · 6 bouts

Silva builds (+28% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Silva lifts to 240% of round-1 output by round 3 (6 bouts).

Bruno Silva

Silva ▲ BUILDSOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Bruno Silva

Silvalanded / min

Takedown attempts

Bruno Silva

Silvaattempts / min

Control time

Bruno Silva

Silva% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	4.2	3.6	4.4	0.13	6%	11
R2	4.7	3.6	5.6	0.20	12%	6
R3	7.2	4.7	7.1	0.46	27%	6

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Bruno Silva

Bruno Silva

11 resolved UFC bouts · 3 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

38/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

B

67th

40%

67th

Win quality

F

24th

31%

24th

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

2

1

2

1

2

3

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Ranked 6–15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Established5+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.500
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Champion	2	0-2	0%
Top-5	1	0-1	0%
Ranked 6–15	2	1-1	50%
Established	1	1-0	100%
Building	2	0-2	0%
Unproven	3	2-1	67%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Marc-Andre Barriault	Unproven	8	May 10, 2025
L	Ismail Naurdiev	Building	18	Oct 26, 2024
L	Chris Weidman#14	Champion	87	Mar 30, 2024
L	Shara Magomedov	Ranked 6–15	43	Oct 21, 2023
L	Brendan Allen#13	Top-5	75	Jun 24, 2023
W	Brad Tavares#15	Ranked 6–15	68	Apr 22, 2023
L	Gerald Meerschaert	Building	28	Aug 13, 2022
L	Alex Pereira	Champion	68	Mar 12, 2022
W	Jordan Wright	Unproven	12	Dec 11, 2021
W	Andrew Sanchez	Established	30	Oct 16, 2021
W	Wellington Turman	Unproven	8	Jun 19, 2021

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.