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Anderson Silva

Inactive Retired · Southpaw · 188 cm · reach 196 cm
Retired. Ratings shown are a historical snapshot at the time of the last fight.
Elo rating
1633 ±29
LCB 1596
Rank
—
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UFC record
17-7-0
KO 11 · Sub 3 · Dec 3
Streak
-3
Δ90d -30 · Δ1y -30
Last fight
Oct 31, 2020
L by KO

Elo history

24 fights · tap & drag
Jun 28, 2006 — W vs Chris Leben Δ+45Oct 14, 2006 — W vs Rich Franklin Δ+59Feb 3, 2007 — W vs Travis Lutter Δ+24Jul 7, 2007 — W vs Nate Marquardt Δ+39Oct 20, 2007 — W vs Rich Franklin Δ+45Mar 1, 2008 — W vs Dan Henderson Δ+12Jul 19, 2008 — W vs James Irvin Δ+8Oct 25, 2008 — W vs Patrick Cote Δ+9Apr 18, 2009 — W vs Thales Leites Δ+13Aug 8, 2009 — W vs Forrest Griffin Δ+11Apr 10, 2010 — W vs Demian Maia Δ+13Aug 7, 2010 — W vs Chael Sonnen Δ+9Feb 5, 2011 — W vs Vitor Belfort Δ+12Aug 27, 2011 — W vs Yushin Okami Δ+15Jul 7, 2012 — W vs Chael Sonnen Δ+9Oct 13, 2012 — W vs Stephan Bonnar Δ+7Jul 6, 2013 — L vs Chris Weidman Δ-34Dec 28, 2013 — L vs Chris Weidman Δ-30Feb 27, 2016 — L vs Michael Bisping Δ-21Jul 9, 2016 — L vs Daniel Cormier Δ-20Feb 11, 2017 — W vs Derek Brunson Δ+11Feb 9, 2019 — L vs Israel Adesanya Δ-21May 11, 2019 — L vs Jared Cannonier Δ-27Oct 31, 2020 — L vs Uriah Hall Δ-25 15051596168717791870 2009201220152018 [{"i":0,"x":24,"y":212.8,"elo":1545,"date":"2006-06-28","opp":"Chris Leben","result":"W","delta":45},{"i":1,"x":41.6,"y":178.5,"elo":1604,"date":"2006-10-14","opp":"Rich Franklin","result":"W","delta":59},{"i":2,"x":59.8,"y":164.4,"elo":1628,"date":"2007-02-03","opp":"Travis Lutter","result":"W","delta":24},{"i":3,"x":84.8,"y":141.5,"elo":1667,"date":"2007-07-07","opp":"Nate Marquardt","result":"W","delta":39},{"i":4,"x":101.9,"y":115.5,"elo":1712,"date":"2007-10-20","opp":"Rich Franklin","result":"W","delta":45},{"i":5,"x":123.5,"y":108.5,"elo":1724,"date":"2008-03-01","opp":"Dan Henderson","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":6,"x":146.3,"y":104.1,"elo":1732,"date":"2008-07-19","opp":"James Irvin","result":"W","delta":8},{"i":7,"x":162.2,"y":98.6,"elo":1741,"date":"2008-10-25","opp":"Patrick Cote","result":"W","delta":9},{"i":8,"x":190.7,"y":91.2,"elo":1754,"date":"2009-04-18","opp":"Thales Leites","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":9,"x":208.9,"y":85,"elo":1765,"date":"2009-08-08","opp":"Forrest Griffin","result":"W","delta":11},{"i":10,"x":248.7,"y":77.3,"elo":1778,"date":"2010-04-10","opp":"Demian Maia","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":11,"x":268.1,"y":71.9,"elo":1787,"date":"2010-08-07","opp":"Chael Sonnen","result":"W","delta":9},{"i":12,"x":297.7,"y":64.8,"elo":1800,"date":"2011-02-05","opp":"Vitor Belfort","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":13,"x":330.7,"y":56.4,"elo":1814,"date":"2011-08-27","opp":"Yushin Okami","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":14,"x":381.9,"y":51.1,"elo":1823,"date":"2012-07-07","opp":"Chael Sonnen","result":"W","delta":9},{"i":15,"x":397.9,"y":47.2,"elo":1830,"date":"2012-10-13","opp":"Stephan Bonnar","result":"W","delta":7},{"i":16,"x":441.1,"y":66.7,"elo":1796,"date":"2013-07-06","opp":"Chris Weidman","result":"L","delta":-34},{"i":17,"x":469.6,"y":84.1,"elo":1766,"date":"2013-12-28","opp":"Chris Weidman","result":"L","delta":-30},{"i":18,"x":598.2,"y":96.5,"elo":1745,"date":"2016-02-27","opp":"Michael Bisping","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":19,"x":619.9,"y":108.2,"elo":1725,"date":"2016-07-09","opp":"Daniel Cormier","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":20,"x":655.2,"y":101.7,"elo":1736,"date":"2017-02-11","opp":"Derek Brunson","result":"W","delta":11},{"i":21,"x":773.5,"y":113.7,"elo":1715,"date":"2019-02-09","opp":"Israel Adesanya","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":22,"x":788.3,"y":129.5,"elo":1688,"date":"2019-05-11","opp":"Jared Cannonier","result":"L","delta":-27},{"i":23,"x":876,"y":144,"elo":1663,"date":"2020-10-31","opp":"Uriah Hall","result":"L","delta":-25}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Oct 31, 2020 Uriah Hall L -25
May 11, 2019 Jared Cannonier L -27
Feb 9, 2019 Israel Adesanya L -21
Feb 11, 2017 Derek Brunson W +11
Jul 9, 2016 Daniel Cormier L -20

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
2.50 avg 3.81
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
61% avg 51%
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
2.14 avg 3.07
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Strike Defense
59% avg 53%
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
0.16 avg 1.42
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
75% avg 45%
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
76% avg 69%
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
0.31 avg 0.48
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions.
Control Time (sec)
1 avg 3
Above division avg (>+10%)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg (<−10%)

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
82%
14 / 17
Finish rate
KO
11
65% of wins
SUB
3
18% of wins
DEC
3
18% of wins
KO: 11 (65%) 11 Sub: 3 (18%) 3 Dec: 3 (18%) 3
Finishes by round
14 total
R1
7 50%
R2
5 36%
R3
1 7%
R4
R5
1 7%

Strength of schedule

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1599
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. Actual − expected shows whether this fighter outperformed or underperformed their matchups.
15.8
actual +1 vs expected