Ricardo Silva
UFC DebutNickname“Lionheart”
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
- Born
- Brazil
- Camp
- Dream Art
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'2" · 188 cm
Before the UFC
Ricardo 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
497-300-8
.624 win rate
Winning-record opponents
26 of 39
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
47
39 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 47 bouts · 43 promotions · wins by 13 KO · 6 sub · 1 decSHC · AC · TFC · WSFN · CFN 4 +38
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Leo Lopez | Submission | — | R1 | 0:00 | CFN 4 | Dec 14, 2024 |
| L | KO/TKO | Leg Kicks and Punches | R1 | 3:09 | FMS | Apr 21, 2024 | |
| L | Paulo Renato Jr.13-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:48 | IFL 10 | Dec 4, 2022 |
| L | Wallyson Carvalho13-9 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R3 | 1:44 | Aspera FC 18 | Apr 25, 2015 |
| L | Gustavo Gorrini | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:00 | El Coliseo | Nov 29, 2014 |
| W | Nelson Filho1-3 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 1:30 | FTD | Sep 14, 2014 |
| L | KO/TKO | Knee Injury | R1 | 1:42 | FTF 7 | May 2, 2014 | |
| L | Andrew Flores Smith18-13 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | FFC 7 | Apr 24, 2014 |
| L | Fernando di Pierro16-7-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FFC 6 | Feb 26, 2014 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Samurai FC / PFE | Nov 30, 2013 | |
| W | Giovani Paraiba0-1 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 0:20 | Countdown Cup | Nov 2, 2013 |
| W | Sidnei Firmino0-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 3:11 | GCF | Aug 18, 2013 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | WOCS | Aug 10, 2013 | |
| L | Adriano de Jesus Cordeiro | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:22 | Spartacus Academy | Jul 13, 2013 |
| W | Leon de Oliveira0-1 | Submission | Anaconda Choke | R1 | 0:45 | XFC | Jun 8, 2013 |
| W | Diego Alvaro Teixeira0-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 1:02 | SHC | May 25, 2013 |
| W | Murilo Soares0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:42 | AC | Feb 23, 2013 |
| L | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 1:23 | FCMMA | Dec 15, 2012 | |
| L | Jackson Mora25-27-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Peru FC | Dec 5, 2012 |
| L | Patrick Louzeiro | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | HFC | Oct 13, 2012 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | EFMMA | Sep 29, 2012 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Retirement | R2 | 0:00 | AC | Aug 10, 2012 | |
| W | Jonathas de Oliveira0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 0:00 | SHC | May 19, 2012 |
| L | Joaquim Ferreira22-12 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:27 | FHFN | Mar 24, 2012 |
| L | Leandro Ataides11-6 | KO/TKO | Knee Injury | R2 | 0:21 | Shooto | Mar 10, 2012 |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:00 | CC | Dec 23, 2011 | |
| L | Danilo Pereira23-12 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RF 8 | Dec 10, 2011 |
| L | Pedro da Rosa Neto9-3 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | MF | Nov 26, 2011 |
| L | Marcos Vinicius3-4-1 | DQ | — | R2 | 0:00 | BFL | Aug 13, 2011 |
| L | Submission | Keylock | R1 | 2:12 | RMMA | Jul 9, 2011 | |
| L | Daniel Sarafian11-6 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:01 | Pretorian | Jul 5, 2011 |
| W | Eliel Pintado1-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:00 | AFT | Jun 26, 2011 |
| L | Franklin Jensen18-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:33 | CMMA | Jan 15, 2011 |
| L | Gilberto Galvao30-9-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFE | Aug 7, 2010 |
| L | William Dias17-14 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | GFSP | May 15, 2010 |
| W | Samuel Machado2-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:38 | TFC | Dec 5, 2009 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:49 | TFC | Dec 5, 2009 | |
| W | Geisson Itamar | Submission | Exhaustion | R2 | 4:49 | EFC | Sep 26, 2009 |
| L | Maiquel Falcao39-21 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 0:12 | BFC | Sep 5, 2009 |
| W | Eliel Pintado1-3 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:46 | FP | Jul 25, 2009 |
| L | Gilberto Galvao30-9-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R1 | 0:00 | Nitrix | May 16, 2009 |
| W | Lourival Junior | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:01 | CT | May 10, 2009 |
| W | Tiago Monaco Tosato40-20 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FC | Mar 22, 2009 |
| W | Paulo Gaucho | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:45 | VFC | Mar 14, 2009 |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:50 | WSFN | Jan 17, 2009 | |
| W | Guilherme Rot | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:23 | COF | Dec 13, 2008 |
| W | Alison Vicente27-26 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | WSFN | Nov 14, 2008 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
0-2across 2 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsCDL · PF
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | CDL | Feb 23, 2009 | |
| L | Geisson Itamar | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | PF | Sep 5, 2008 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.