Jefferson Silva
UFC DebutNickname“Tanque”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Sao Paulo
- Born
- Brazil
- Weight class
- Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'2" · 188 cm
Before the UFC
Jefferson 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
ModerateOpponents' combined record
70-58-4
.547 win rate
Winning-record opponents
4 of 5
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
5
all opponents have 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 5 bouts · 4 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 1 decIVC 14 · ShoXC · BSW · K-1 Brazil
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Aaron Rosa18-7 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 5:00 | ShoXC | Jul 27, 2007 |
| W | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 4:04 | BSW | Feb 19, 2005 | |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | K-1 Brazil | Nov 27, 2003 | |
| L | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 2:28 | IVC 14 | Nov 11, 2001 | |
| W | John Renken18-28-4 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punch | R1 | 3:37 | IVC 14 | Nov 11, 2001 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
0-1across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionEGC
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Ezequias da Silva3-0 | Submission | — | R1 | 3:07 | EGC | Feb 8, 2002 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.