Joel Silva
UFC DebutNickname“Aranha”
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Belem, Para
- Born
- Brazil
- Camp
- Roxo Strike Team
- Weight class
- Bantamweight
- Height
- 5'6" · 168 cm
Before the UFC
Joel 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
177-106-5
.625 win rate
Winning-record opponents
10 of 11
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
27
11 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 27 bouts · 23 promotions · wins by 6 KO · 8 sub · 3 decBFC · SFC · JOF · TFP · Invencibles Fighting Championship +18
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Marcelino Carvalho17-27 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:40 | TFP | Oct 15, 2022 |
| L | Raul Ramses | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:01 | Invencibles Fighting Championship | Oct 23, 2021 |
| L | Jairo Edivandro da Silva | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:41 | BFF | Sep 4, 2021 |
| L | Natanael de Souza Mota | KO/TKO | Retirement | R1 | 5:00 | FF 2 | Sep 5, 2020 |
| W | Carlos Araujo | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | LBMMA | Jun 8, 2019 |
| W | Jose Angelo | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:46 | FK MMA | Apr 13, 2019 |
| W | Deilson Sousa | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:24 | BFC | Dec 15, 2018 |
| W | Maxwell Quaresma | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BC Fight | Nov 30, 2018 |
| L | Ivanildo Delfino | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 3:00 | SMF | Jul 13, 2017 |
| L | Jurandir Sardinha20-8-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Crococombat | Jun 10, 2017 |
| W | Thiago Ferreira da Silva | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R3 | 3:25 | SFC | Apr 9, 2017 |
| L | Mateus Santos19-10 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:50 | Mr. Cage Championship | Dec 1, 2016 |
| W | Cleiton Maranhao | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:08 | Jason Combat MMA 12 | Oct 28, 2016 |
| L | Paulo Robinson16-7 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | ISF | Sep 9, 2016 |
| W | Danilo Adreani13-4 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Jungle Fight 87 | May 21, 2016 |
| W | Joriedson Reis de Souza | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:48 | MPFC | Jul 4, 2015 |
| W | Jonas dos Santos28-15-2 | KO/TKO | — | R3 | 0:15 | Coalizao Fight 6 | Mar 28, 2015 |
| W | Rodrigo Sarafian26-20-1 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:28 | BFC | Dec 20, 2014 |
| W | Rafael Titan | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:25 | JOF | Dec 11, 2014 |
| L | Deiveson Figueiredo25-7-1 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 3:30 | Coalizao Fight 2 | Aug 7, 2014 |
| L | Thiago Ferreira da Silva | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:30 | TC | Jun 27, 2014 |
| L | Michel Pedro Silva do Carmo5-3 | Submission | — | R1 | — | Iron Man MMA | May 24, 2014 |
| W | Paulo Sergio de Oliveira Rego | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:19 | SFC | May 16, 2014 |
| W | Michel Pedro Silva do Carmo5-3 | Submission | — | R1 | 3:21 | Jungle Fight 63 | Dec 21, 2013 |
| W | Adilson Scooby3-2 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:00 | BFC | Aug 31, 2013 |
| W | Paulo Sergio de Oliveira Rego | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:26 | JOF | Mar 15, 2013 |
| W | Dhemes Soares II | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:00 | MFC | Dec 9, 2012 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.