Name Anderson Silva Nick Name The Spider Record 24 - 4 - 0 (Win - Loss - Draw) Wins 14 (T)KOs ( 58.33 %) 4 Submissions ( 16.67 %) 6 Decisions ( 25 %) Losses 2 Submissions ( 50 %) 1 Decisions ( 25 %) 1 Other ( 25 %) Association Team Nogueira Height 6'2" (188cm) Weight 185lbs (84kg) Birth Date 1975-04-14 City Curitiba Country Brazil
Anderson Silva (born April 14, 1975),is a Brazilian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. He is the current UFC Middleweight Champion.
Silva is currently ranked as the number one middleweight in the world by multiple MMA publications, and Sherdog ranks Silva as the top pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Silva has announced his intentions to retire as soon as his current contract with the UFC is complete.
Since 2006 he has been the UFC Middleweight Champion, and he is also the last Cage Rage Middleweight Champion and former Shooto Middleweight Champion. He currently holds the record for most consecutive wins in the UFC after getting his ninth win defeating Thales Leites in a five round unanimous decision. Besides the UFC and Cage Rage, Silva has fought for a number of other MMA promotions including the Pride Fighting Championships, Shooto and Rumble on the Rock.
Although known primarily for his skills in Muay Thai, Silva is also a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu which he earned in 2006 from Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira. He first started martial arts at age 14 doing Tae kwon do, and eventually earned a black belt by the age of 18.He is also a black belt in Judo.
Once a member of the Chute Boxe Academy, Silva left to form the Muay Thai Dream Team. In late November 2006, he joined new team Black House with Lyoto Machida, Vitor Belfort, Assuerio Silva, and the Nogueira brothers. On May 16, 2008 Silva and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira opened the Team Nogueira MMA Academy in Miami, Florida.
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