Francisco Silva
UFC DebutNickname“Chicao”
Record
Streak
L1
- Fighting out of
- Caico, Rio Grande do Norte
- Born
- Brazil
- Camp
- Fight Club - RN
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Francisco Silva makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
500-299-13
.626 win rate
Winning-record opponents
18 of 29
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
42
29 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 42 bouts · 33 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 7 sub · 7 decCF · MZI · CFC · RN · The Life Fighter +28
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | KO/TKO | Knee | R2 | 2:48 | The Life Fighter | Sep 28, 2014 | |
| W | Jose Eudes Tavares | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | CSMMA | May 31, 2014 |
| L | Reinaldo Ekson19-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | DFC | Feb 22, 2014 |
| W | Israelsson Severo3-6 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 0:00 | AC 3 | Jan 31, 2014 |
| W | Julez Loftus0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:40 | SF | Jun 1, 2013 |
| L | Valdines Silva15-8 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:00 | CF | May 23, 2013 |
| W | Juliano Dimas da Silva | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:00 | AC | Dec 27, 2012 |
| W | Eduardo Nascimento Andrade0-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:14 | CFN | Aug 16, 2012 |
| W | Sori Djalo5-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CF | May 13, 2012 |
| W | Andre Alecrim Pacheco Cavalcante | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 0:28 | CFC | Apr 19, 2012 |
| W | Alexandre Ferreira0-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 3:12 | Picos FC | Dec 10, 2011 |
| W | Luiz Carlos Gomes da Silva4-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CF | Aug 19, 2011 |
| W | Leonardo Oliveira | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CF | Aug 20, 2010 |
| W | Claudinho Claudinho | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:30 | LO | May 7, 2010 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | NF | Mar 24, 2010 | |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CFC | Jan 15, 2010 | |
| L | Iuri Alcantara35-11 | KO/TKO | Knee Injury | R1 | 2:42 | Leal Combat | Nov 5, 2009 |
| L | Kelles Albuquerque25-20 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | NFC 1 | Jul 23, 2009 |
| L | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:11 | JF | Nov 27, 2008 | |
| L | Gleristone Santos35-13 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 2:55 | RB Fighting | Oct 30, 2008 |
| W | Junior Escorpiao | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | MZI | Oct 11, 2008 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | NCVT | May 23, 2008 | |
| L | Giovanni Diniz23-10 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | — | Shooto | Jan 26, 2008 |
| W | Dario Duarte0-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | MZI | Nov 24, 2007 |
| L | Joao Luiz Nogueira28-12 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 0:00 | RFC | Sep 27, 2007 |
| W | Fabiano Silva | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:27 | FF | Aug 25, 2007 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:05 | MZI | Jun 21, 2007 | |
| L | Ricardo De Oliveira4-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CM | Apr 25, 2007 |
| L | Alexandre Goncalves15-18-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bad Boy | Dec 8, 2005 |
| L | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 3:41 | MZI | Nov 22, 2005 | |
| W | Deivison Araujo0-3 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 0:42 | MF | Oct 17, 2005 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | TF | May 13, 2005 | |
| L | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:00 | CVTFS 2 | Jan 20, 2005 | |
| L | Alexandre Goncalves15-18-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CF | Oct 25, 2003 |
| W | Diogo Silva5-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CN 7 | Jul 31, 2003 |
| L | Luis Sergio Melo Jr.30-17-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | RN | Jun 13, 2003 |
| L | Leonardo Souza de Melo | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R1 | 2:44 | BFVT | Mar 4, 2003 |
| D | Chu Chu | Draw | — | R1 | 15:00 | RN | Jan 30, 2003 |
| L | Joao Maria | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BC | Nov 28, 2002 |
| W | Bruno Amorim Araujo | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:21 | GVTO | Mar 10, 2002 |
| W | Helison Lima Silva | Submisison | Kimura | R1 | 3:09 | X | Sep 28, 2001 |
| W | Fabiano Silva | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R2 | 1:07 | SPVTC | Jul 3, 2000 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.