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Wanderlei Silva
“The Axe Murderer”
BrazilMiddleweightActiveage 50
35-13-1
73% win rate
W1 streak
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
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- Draw / No contest
- Title
5 wins7 losseslast 5: W L W L Wdrag to scroll · 1993–2013
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(12) | R2(7) | R3(5) | R4(2) | R5(2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 22.3 | 18.0 | 10.8 | 5.0 | 5.5 |
| Sig Str absorbed | 24.3 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 12.0 | 12.5 |
| Takedowns landed | 0.08 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.33 | 0.43 | 0.80 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Control time | 0:16 | 0:17 | 0:04 | 0:00 | 0:00 |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann2013-03-02W·KO·R2 · 4:08
- UFC 147: Silva vs Franklin 22012-06-23L·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson2011-11-19vsCung LeW·KO·R2 · 4:49
- UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber2011-07-02L·KO·R1 · 0:27
- UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez2010-02-20W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 99: The Comeback2009-06-13L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 92: The Ultimate 20082008-12-27L·KO·R1 · 3:21
- UFC 84: Ill Will2008-05-24W·KO·R1 · 0:36
- UFC 79: Nemesis2007-12-29L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 32000-04-14L·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 20: Battle for the Gold1999-05-07W·KO·R1 · 2:53
- UFC - Ultimate Brazil1998-10-16L·KO·R1 · 0:44
Similar fighters
Closest stylistic matches by inverse-Euclidean similarity over striking and grappling rates.
