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Thiago Silva

1088 ELO #215

MMA 19-6-0 (2 NC) · UFC 7-3-0 · Light Heavyweight · Last fought 12 years and 246 days ago

Thiago Silva - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Thiago Silva has 7 wins in the UFC. Thiago Silva lands an average of 3.92 significant strikes per minute and averages 1.03 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Light Heavyweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1088), and have not fought Thiago Silva before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Jan Blachowicz 12-8-0 43 1125 0.0 37
Ovince Saint Preux 15-13-0 43 1043 0.0 45
Alonzo Menifield 11-6-0 38 1090 5.0 2
Dustin Jacoby 10-6-0 38 1109 5.0 21
Paul Craig 9-10-0 38 1026 5.0 62
Alex Pereira 10-2-0 38 1165 5.0 77

Fight Results Breakdown

10
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Matt Hamill in 2013
Opponent ELO: 1090

Biggest Upset Loss

Rashad Evans in 2010
Your ELO: 1083 · Opponent ELO: 1079 · Favored by 4

Physical & Background Stats

Height
6' 2'
Weight
Light Heavyweight
Reach
74'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Nov 12 1982
Age
43
Peak ELO
1088
ELO Rank
215 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
175-93-5
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1024.6
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
994.3

Performance Statistics

SLpM
3.92
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
50%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
2.55
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
67%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
1.03
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
47%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.7
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Thiago Silva Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2013-10-09 UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields Matt Hamill U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2013-06-08 UFC on FUEL TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum Rafael Cavalcante KO/TKO Punch 1 4:29 Win -
2012-04-14 UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs Silva Alexander Gustafsson U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2010-01-02 UFC 108: Evans vs Silva Rashad Evans U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2009-08-29 UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira Keith Jardine KO/TKO Punch 1 1:35 Win -
2009-01-31 UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2 Lyoto Machida KO/TKO Punch 1 4:59 Loss -
2008-05-24 UFC 84: Ill Will Antonio Mendes KO/TKO Punches 1 2:24 Win -
2007-11-17 UFC 78: Validation Houston Alexander KO/TKO Punches 1 3:25 Win -
2007-09-08 UFC 75: Champion vs Champion Tomasz Drwal KO/TKO Punches 2 4:23 Win -
2007-05-26 UFC 71: Liddell vs Jackson James Irvin KO/TKO 1 1:06 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Thiago Silva ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
10 2013-10-09 Matt Hamill 1090 Win +17 1088
9 2013-06-08 Rafael Cavalcante 1000 Win +19 1071
8 2012-04-14 Alexander Gustafsson 1092 Loss -15 1052
7 2010-01-02 Rashad Evans 1079 Loss -16 1067
6 2009-08-29 Keith Jardine 1006 Win +18 1083
5 2009-01-31 Lyoto Machida 1085 Loss -16 1065
4 2008-05-24 Antonio Mendes 1000 Win +18 1081
3 2007-11-17 Houston Alexander 1044 Win +21 1063
2 2007-09-08 Tomasz Drwal 1000 Win +20 1042
1 2007-05-26 James Irvin 1011 Win +22 1022

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