Thiago Silva
UFC DebutNickname“Bel”
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Sao Paulo
- Born
- Brazil
- Camp
- Evolucao Thai
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'2" · 188 cm
Before the UFC
Thiago 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.
UFC debut
May 27, 2007
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
219-135-3
.619 win rate
Winning-record opponents
15 of 19
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
25
19 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 25 bouts · 20 promotions · wins by 11 KO · 2 sub · 4 decPFE · Torneio Estimulo · Katana Fight · Katana Fight 9 · Imortal FC 5 +15
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:10 | Katana Fight 9 | May 4, 2019 | |
| L | Valmir Lazaro19-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Katana Fight | Aug 5, 2017 |
| W | Caio Rodrigues10-12 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R2 | 3:44 | Katana Fight | Dec 18, 2016 |
| L | Luan Santiago23-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:35 | Imortal FC 5 | Jul 23, 2016 |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:55 | Imortal FC 4 | May 21, 2016 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:07 | Imortal FC 2 | Dec 13, 2015 | |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | AFC | Sep 12, 2015 | |
| W | Maicon Miler10-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Elite MMA | Dec 14, 2014 |
| W | Luiz Andre Arcanjo Siqueira6-10 | KO/TKO | Front Kick and Punches | R2 | 0:20 | THF | Sep 28, 2014 |
| W | Edson Diniz12-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:00 | GF | Dec 12, 2013 |
| W | Diego Silva | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:34 | IFC | Sep 7, 2013 |
| W | Rafael Souza8-5 | KO/TKO | Knee and Punches | R2 | 2:53 | PFE | Jun 29, 2013 |
| W | Rangel Farias | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:12 | Insano Empalux | Mar 2, 2012 |
| W | Geovani de Lima13-12 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:16 | PFE | Nov 19, 2011 |
| W | Vanderlei da Luz | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:00 | CMTMMA | Oct 11, 2011 |
| W | Taras Pihynuk | Decision | Unanimous | R1 | 10:00 | WUFC | Aug 27, 2011 |
| W | Davi Sutil | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | AFT | Jun 26, 2011 |
| L | Luciano Contini14-6 | Submission | — | R1 | 0:00 | PFE | Nov 20, 2010 |
| L | Luis Sergio Melo Jr.30-17-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:09 | AGF | Jul 17, 2010 |
| W | Generson Aparecido Santos2-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:43 | JFC | Dec 4, 2009 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ACMMA | Oct 17, 2009 | |
| W | Diom Machado12-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:45 | MAFC 2 | Oct 9, 2009 |
| L | Fernao Zanon7-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:49 | Torneio Estimulo | Jun 7, 2009 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:25 | Torneio Estimulo | Dec 14, 2008 | |
| D | Junior de Souza | Draw | — | R1 | 5:00 | Torneio Estimulo | Apr 18, 2008 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.