Silva vs Sakuraba Result: Silva wins by TKO R1 · PRIDE, Sun, Aug 10, 2003

PRIDE FCPRIDE: Total Elimination 2003

Wanderlei SilvaWIN

“The Axe Murderer” · 35-14-1

RESULT

TKO

ROUND 1 · 5:01

MiddleweightMain Event3 rounds scheduled

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Kazushi Sakuraba

“The Gracie Hunter” · 26-17-1

Sunday, August 10, 2003Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan

Wanderlei Silva defeated Kazushi Sakuraba by TKO in round 1 (5:01) in the Middleweight main event of PRIDE: Total Elimination 2003, held Sunday, August 10, 2003 at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

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Insights

Kazushi Sakuraba's last two losses were both stopped early.

Style & credentials

Wanderlei Silva

No background on record

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Kazushi Sakuraba

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How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Wanderlei Silva Kazushi Sakuraba

Strikes landed / min

2.660.00

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Wanderlei Silva · Below avg · better than 27% of UFC fightersKazushi Sakuraba · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.212.16

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Wanderlei Silva · Average · better than 57% of UFC fightersKazushi Sakuraba · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.250.00

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Wanderlei Silva · Poor · better than 12% of UFC fightersKazushi Sakuraba · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

40%0%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Wanderlei Silva · Average · better than 54% of UFC fightersKazushi Sakuraba · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

48%0%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Wanderlei Silva · Below avg · better than 22% of UFC fightersKazushi Sakuraba · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.100.00

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Wanderlei Silva · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersKazushi Sakuraba · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.66

Strikes landed / min

0.00

3.21

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.16

0.25 / 0.6

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.00

40%

Takedown accuracy

48%

Takedown defence

0.10

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.00

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Wanderlei Silva12 UFC fights · 325 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

48%156/699

6%20/33

16%53/80

Clinch

14%44/83

6%20/21

0%1/1

Ground

9%28/46

1%3/3

0%0/0

Kazushi Sakuraba1 UFC fight · 1 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

0%0/1

0%0/0

Clinch

0%0/0

Ground

100%1/1

0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Wanderlei Silva20 of 25 ended early · 80%5 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

2 early stoppages have no logged time

Kazushi Sakuraba18 of 21 ended early · 86%3 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

1 early stoppage has no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Wanderlei Silva4-0-1

W
Hiromitsu Kanehara
PRIDE 23: Championship Chaos 2· Nov 24, 2002
TKO · R1 · 3:40 · Middleweight
W
Tatsuya Iwasaki
PRIDE: Shockwave· Aug 28, 2002
TKO · R1 · 1:16 · Middleweight
D
Mirko Filipovic
PRIDE 20: Armed and Ready· Apr 28, 2002
Draw · R5 · 3:00 · Openweight
W
Kiyoshi Tamura
PRIDE 19: Bad Blood· Feb 24, 2002
TKO · R2 · 2:28 · Middleweight
W
Alexander Otsuka
PRIDE 18: Cold Fury 2· Dec 23, 2001
TKO · R3 · 2:22 · Middleweight

Full record · 26 fights

W
Kazushi Sakuraba
PRIDE 17: Championship Chaos· Nov 3, 2001
TKO · R1 · 10:00 · Middleweight
W
Shungo Oyama
PRIDE 14: Clash of the Titans· May 27, 2001
TKO · R1 · 0:30 · Openweight
W
Kazushi Sakuraba
PRIDE 13: Collision Course· Mar 25, 2001
TKO · R1 · 1:38 · Openweight
W
Dan Henderson
PRIDE 12: Cold Fury· Dec 9, 2000
UD · R2 · 10:00 · Openweight
NC
Gilbert Yvel
PRIDE 11: Battle of the Rising Sun· Oct 31, 2000
NC · R1 · 0:21 · Openweight
W
Guy Mezger
PRIDE 10: Return of the Warriors· Aug 27, 2000
TKO · R1 · 3:45 · Openweight
W
Todd Medina
Meca World Vale Tudo· Aug 12, 2000
TKO · R1 · 0:39 · Light Heavyweight
L
Tito Ortiz
UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3· Apr 14, 2000
UD · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Bob Schrijber
PRIDE Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round· Jan 30, 2000
Submission · R1 · 2:42 · Openweight
W
Daijiro Matsui
PRIDE 8· Nov 21, 1999
DEC · R2 · 10:00 · Openweight
W
Carl Malenko
PRIDE 7· Sep 12, 1999
UD · R2 · 10:00 · Openweight
W
Tony Petarra
UFC 20: Battle For The Gold· May 7, 1999
TKO · R1 · 2:53 · Middleweight
W
Eugene Jackson
International Vale Tudo Championship· Apr 27, 1999
Submission · R1 · 0:32
W
Adrian Serrano
International Vale Tudo Championship· Jan 20, 1999
TKO · R1 · 0:22
L
Vitor Belfort
UFC - Ultimate Brazil· Oct 16, 1998
TKO · R1 · 0:44 · Middleweight
W
Mike van Arsdale
International Vale Tudo Championship· Aug 23, 1998
TKO · R1 · 4:00
W
Marcelo Barbosa
Jul 1, 1998
TKO · R1 · 0:20
W
Sean Bormet
International Vale Tudo Championship· Sep 15, 1997
TKO
W
Egidio Amaro da Costa
International Vale Tudo Championship· Sep 15, 1997
Submission
L
Artur Mariano
International Vale Tudo Championship· Sep 15, 1997
TKO · R1 · 13:10
W
Dilson Filho
Nov 1, 1996
TKO · R1 · 3:35

Kazushi Sakuraba2-3

L
Antonio Schembri
PRIDE 25: Body Blow· Mar 16, 2003
TKO · R1 · 6:15 · Middleweight
W
Gilles Arsene
PRIDE 23: Championship Chaos 2· Nov 24, 2002
Submission · R3 · 2:08 · Middleweight
L
Mirko Filipovic
PRIDE: Shockwave· Aug 28, 2002
TKO · R2 · 5:00 · Openweight
L
Wanderlei Silva
PRIDE 17: Championship Chaos· Nov 3, 2001
TKO · R1 · 10:00 · Middleweight
W
Quinton Jackson
PRIDE 15: Raging Rumble· Jul 29, 2001
Submission · R1 · 5:41 · Openweight

Full record · 22 fights

L
Wanderlei Silva
PRIDE 13: Collision Course· Mar 25, 2001
TKO · R1 · 1:38 · Openweight
W
Ryan Gracie
PRIDE 12: Cold Fury· Dec 9, 2000
UD · R1 · 10:00 · Openweight
W
Shannon Ritch
PRIDE 11: Battle of the Rising Sun· Oct 31, 2000
Submission · R1 · 1:08 · Openweight
W
Renzo Gracie
PRIDE 10: Return of the Warriors· Aug 27, 2000
Submission · R2 · 9:43 · Openweight
W
Royce Gracie
PRIDE Grand Prix 2000: Finals· May 1, 2000
TKO · R6 · 15:00 · Openweight
L
Igor Vovchanchyn
PRIDE Grand Prix 2000: Finals· May 1, 2000
TKO · R1 · 15:00 · Openweight
W
Guy Mezger
PRIDE Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round· Jan 30, 2000
· R1 · 15:00 · Openweight
W
Royler Gracie
PRIDE 8· Nov 21, 1999
Submission · R2 · 13:16 · Openweight
W
Anthony Macias
PRIDE 7· Sep 12, 1999
Submission · R2 · 2:30 · Openweight
W
Ebenezer Fontes Braga
PRIDE 6· Jul 4, 1999
Submission · R1 · 9:23 · Openweight
W
Vitor Belfort
PRIDE 5· Apr 29, 1999
UD · R2 · 10:00 · Openweight
D
Allan Goes
PRIDE 4· Oct 11, 1998
Draw · R3 · 10:00 · Openweight
W
Carlos Newton
PRIDE 3· Jun 24, 1998
Submission · R2 · 5:19 · Openweight
W
Vernon White
Pride 2· Mar 15, 1998
Submission · R3 · 6:53 · Heavyweight
W
Vernon White
PRIDE 2· Mar 5, 1998
Submission · R3 · 6:53 · Openweight
NC
Marcus Silveira
UFC - Ultimate Japan· Dec 22, 1997
· R1 · 1:51 · Ultimate Japan Heavyweight
L
Kimo Leopoldo
Shoot Boxing· Jul 14, 1996
Submission · R1 · 4:20 · Heavyweight

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Wanderlei Silva vs Kazushi Sakuraba?

Wanderlei Silva defeated Kazushi Sakuraba by TKO in round 1 (5:01) in the Middleweight main event of PRIDE: Total Elimination 2003, held Sunday, August 10, 2003 at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

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