Silva vs Arona Result: Silva wins by SD · PRIDE, Sat, Dec 31, 2005

PRIDE FCPRIDE: Shockwave 2005

Wanderlei SilvaWIN

“The Axe Murderer” · 35-13-1 (1 NC)

RESULT

Split Decision

ROUND 3 · 5:00

MiddleweightTitle bout3 rounds scheduled

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Ricardo Arona

“The Brazilian Tiger” · 14-5-0

Saturday, December 31, 2005Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan

Wanderlei Silva defeated Ricardo Arona by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of PRIDE: Shockwave 2005, held Saturday, December 31, 2005 at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

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Style & credentials

Wanderlei Silva

No background on record

Camp · Wand Fight Team

Ricardo Arona

No background on record

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

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 Silva26 of 35 ended early · 74%9 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

2 early stoppages have no logged time

Ricardo Arona6 of 15 ended early · 40%9 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

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

Recent form · last 5

Wanderlei Silva3-2

L
Ricardo Arona
PRIDE: Final Conflict 2005· Aug 28, 2005
Unanimous Decision · R2 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Kazuhiro Nakamura
PRIDE: Critical Countdown 2005· Jun 26, 2005
TKO · R1 · 5:24 · Middleweight
W
Hidehiko Yoshida
PRIDE: Total Elimination 2005· Apr 23, 2005
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
L
Mark Hunt
PRIDE: Shockwave 2004· Dec 31, 2004
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Openweight
W
Quinton Jackson
PRIDE 28: High Octane· Oct 31, 2004
TKO · R2 · 3:26 · Middleweight

Full record · 36 fights

W
Yuki Kondo
PRIDE: Final Conflict 2004· Aug 15, 2004
TKO · R1 · 2:46 · Middleweight
W
Ikuhisa Minowa
PRIDE: Bushido 2· Feb 15, 2004
TKO · R1 · 1:09 · Openweight
W
Hidehiko Yoshida
PRIDE: Final Conflict 2003· Nov 9, 2003
Unanimous Decision · R2 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Quinton Jackson
PRIDE: Final Conflict 2003· Nov 9, 2003
TKO · R1 · 6:28 · Middleweight
W
Kazushi Sakuraba
PRIDE: Total Elimination 2003· Aug 10, 2003
TKO · R1 · 5:01 · Middleweight
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
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
Unanimous Decision · 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
Unanimous Decision · 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
Unanimous Decision · 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

Ricardo Arona4-1

L
Mauricio Rua
PRIDE: Final Conflict 2005· Aug 28, 2005
TKO · R1 · 2:54 · Middleweight
W
Wanderlei Silva
PRIDE: Final Conflict 2005· Aug 28, 2005
Unanimous Decision · R2 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Kazushi Sakuraba
PRIDE: Critical Countdown 2005· Jun 26, 2005
TKO · R2 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Dean Lister
PRIDE: Total Elimination 2005· Apr 23, 2005
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Sergey Ignatov
PRIDE 28: High Octane· Oct 31, 2004
Submission · R1 · 8:37 · Heavyweight

Full record · 15 fights

L
Quinton Jackson
PRIDE: Critical Countdown 2004· Jun 20, 2004
TKO · R1 · 7:32 · Middleweight
W
Murilo Rua
PRIDE 23: Championship Chaos 2· Nov 24, 2002
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Dan Henderson
PRIDE 20: Armed and Ready· Apr 28, 2002
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Guy Mezger
PRIDE 16: Beasts From The East· Sep 24, 2001
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Openweight
W
Gustavo Machado
Rings Japan· Aug 11, 2001
TKO · R1 · 1:29 · Middleweight
W
Jeremy Horn
Rings Japan· Aug 11, 2001
MD · Middleweight
W
Hiromitsu Kanehara
Rings Japan· Jun 15, 2001
Submission · R2 · 0:53 · Middleweight
L
Fedor Emelianenko
Rings Japan· Dec 22, 2000
Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
W
Jeremy Horn
Rings Japan· Aug 23, 2000
Split Decision · Light Heavyweight
W
Andrey Kopylov
Rings Japan· Apr 20, 2000
Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight

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Who won Wanderlei Silva vs Ricardo Arona?

Wanderlei Silva defeated Ricardo Arona by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of PRIDE: Shockwave 2005, held Saturday, December 31, 2005 at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

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