Wanderlei Silva stats
Career striking and grappling numbers for Wanderlei Silva, with every tracked fight below.
Career totals
Across UFC
- Tracked bouts
- 12
- Strikes landed / min
- 2.66
- Strike accuracy
- 34%
- Strikes absorbed / min
- 3.21
- Takedowns / 15 min
- 0.25
- Control time
- 4%
- Average fight time
- 10:10
Rates are computed over the 12 bouts whose finish time we hold.
Where they rank
All-time boards where Wanderlei Silva sits in the top 25.
All MMA
- #6 Best significant strike defence, Middleweight65.9%
- #10 Most knockdowns per 15 minutes, Middleweight1.6
- #10 Most knockdowns in a round, Light Heavyweight2
- #14 Most knockdowns in a fight, Light Heavyweight2
- #16 Shortest average fight time, Middleweight5:47
- #17 Most knockdowns per 15 minutes, Light Heavyweight1.4
UFC
- #4 Most knockdowns per 15 minutes, Middleweight1.6
- #6 Best significant strike defence, Middleweight65.9%
- #8 Most knockdowns in a round, Light Heavyweight2
- #10 Most knockdowns in a fight, Light Heavyweight2
- #11 Shortest average fight time, Middleweight5:47
- #13 Most knockdowns per 15 minutes, Light Heavyweight1.4
- #24 Fastest knockouts, Light Heavyweight0:36
Fight by fight
Every bout we hold official statistics for, newest first.
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Significant strikes | Opp. sig. strikes | Total strikes | Takedowns | Knockdowns | Submission attempts | Control time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2013 | UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann | Brian Stann | WIN · TKO · R2 4:08 | 43 of 83 | 43 of 76 | 49 of 97 | 0 of 2 | 2 | 0 | 0:36 |
| Jun 23, 2012 | UFC 147: Silva vs. Franklin II | Rich Franklin | LOSS · UD · R5 5:00 | 58 of 187 | 122 of 336 | 80 of 213 | 0 of 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:39 |
| Nov 19, 2011 | UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson | Cung Le | WIN · TKO · R2 4:49 | 43 of 104 | 32 of 81 | 51 of 112 | 0 of 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:13 |
| Jul 2, 2011 | UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber | Chris Leben | LOSS · TKO · R1 0:27 | 3 of 8 | 9 of 10 | 3 of 8 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Feb 21, 2010 | UFC 110: NOGUEIRA vs VELASQUEZ | Michael Bisping | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 42 of 165 | 32 of 137 | 47 of 171 | 1 of 1 | 1 | 1 | 1:00 |
| Jun 13, 2009 | UFC 99: THE COMEBACK | Rich Franklin | LOSS · UD · R3 5:00 | 38 of 137 | 52 of 150 | 55 of 157 | 1 of 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:33 |
| Dec 27, 2008 | UFC 92: THE ULTIMATE 2008 | Quinton Jackson | LOSS · TKO · R1 3:21 | 7 of 26 | 11 of 20 | 7 of 26 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| May 24, 2008 | UFC 84: ILL WILL | Keith Jardine | WIN · TKO · R1 0:36 | 11 of 18 | 1 of 4 | 11 of 18 | 0 of 0 | 2 | 0 | 0:09 |
| Dec 29, 2007 | UFC 79: NEMESIS | Chuck Liddell | LOSS · UD · R3 5:00 | 44 of 177 | 58 of 175 | 45 of 178 | 0 of 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:02 |
| Apr 14, 2000 | UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3 | Tito Ortiz | LOSS · UD · R5 5:00 | 10 of 27 | 20 of 43 | 170 of 191 | 0 of 1 | 0 | 0 | 0:07 |
| May 7, 1999 | UFC 20: Battle For The Gold | Tony Petarra | WIN · TKO · R1 2:53 | 25 of 32 | 4 of 5 | 32 of 39 | 0 of 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Oct 16, 1998 | UFC - Ultimate Brazil | Vitor Belfort | LOSS · TKO · R1 0:44 | 1 of 2 | 7 of 13 | 1 of 2 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
Strike Distribution
Strike target
- Head228 of 828
- Body43 of 57
- Leg54 of 81
Totals across 12 tracked fights.
Strike position
- Distance229 of 812
- Clinch65 of 105
- Ground31 of 49
Totals across 12 tracked fights.
Rivalries
Totals across every meeting with the same opponent.
| Opponent | Record | Significant strikes | Takedowns | Knockdowns | Control time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Franklin2 fights | 0–2 | 96 of 324 | 1 of 1 | 1 | 2:12 |
As published elsewhere
Career averages exactly as each source publishes them. The totals above are ours, computed from every tracked bout.
UFC careerRecord: 35-13-1 (1 NC) · Source: UFCStats.com
- Significant strikes
- 2.79per min
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 40%
- SApM
- 2.19per min
- Str. Def.
- 60%
- Takedowns
- 0.97per 15 min
- Takedown accuracy
- 53%
- TD Def.
- 62%
- Submission attempts
- 0.6per 15 min
Top 13% in the UFC
Top 17% in the UFC
Top 40% in the UFC
Percentiles compare this fighter with 1497 UFC fighters who have five or more tracked fights.