Wanderlei Silva, a seasoned mixed martial artist, competed with a record of 35-13-1 (1 NC) and held a weight class of 205 lbs. Standing at 5' 11', he demonstrated an impressive reach of 74'. In the orthodox stance, Silva showcased his fighting skills with an average of 2.79 significant strikes per minute, a striking accuracy of 40%, and a strike defense of 60%. He absorbed an average of 2.19 strikes per minute, while managing to execute 0.97 takedowns per 15 minutes with a takedown accuracy of 53%. Throughout his career, Silva's performance statistics revealed a striking balance between offense and defense. His most notable victory came against Michael Bisping, who held an ELO rating of 1107. In terms of recent fight history, Silva achieved a unanimous decision victory over Bisping in February 2010, followed by a knockout loss to Chris Leben in July 2011. He then won against Cung Le with a knee strike in November 2011, before suffering a unanimous decision loss to Rich Franklin in June 2012. Silva's last recorded fight was a knockout victory over Brian Stann in March 2013.