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Anderson Silva "The Spider"

Inactive Retired · age 51 · Southpaw · 6'2" 188 cm · 185 lb 84 kg · reach 77" 196 cm
Retired. Ratings shown are a historical snapshot at the time of the last fight.
At a glance
  • 10 successful title defenses
  • 3-fight losing streak — needs a turnaround
  • 82% of wins by KO or submission
  • 41% of wins finished in round 1
Elo rating
1597
Global Elo 1633 ±28
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
Loss by KO · R4
Career at a glance
Octagon time
4h 6m
Avg fight time
10:15
Title fights
11-2
Bonuses
4
Fights per year
1.7
Since last fight
5y 8mo

Honest 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 14501500155016001650170017501800 2009201220152018 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":384.2,"elo":1478,"date":"2006-06-28","opp":"Chris Leben","result":"W","delta":45},{"i":1,"x":104.8,"y":330.3,"elo":1537,"date":"2006-10-14","opp":"Rich Franklin","result":"W","delta":59},{"i":2,"x":120.2,"y":308,"elo":1562,"date":"2007-02-03","opp":"Travis Lutter","result":"W","delta":24},{"i":3,"x":141.4,"y":271.9,"elo":1601,"date":"2007-07-07","opp":"Nate Marquardt","result":"W","delta":39},{"i":4,"x":155.8,"y":231,"elo":1646,"date":"2007-10-20","opp":"Rich Franklin","result":"W","delta":45},{"i":5,"x":174.1,"y":220.1,"elo":1658,"date":"2008-03-01","opp":"Dan Henderson","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":6,"x":193.3,"y":213.1,"elo":1665,"date":"2008-07-19","opp":"James Irvin","result":"W","delta":8},{"i":7,"x":206.8,"y":204.6,"elo":1675,"date":"2008-10-25","opp":"Patrick Cote","result":"W","delta":9},{"i":8,"x":230.9,"y":192.9,"elo":1688,"date":"2009-04-18","opp":"Thales Leites","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":9,"x":246.3,"y":183.1,"elo":1698,"date":"2009-08-08","opp":"Forrest Griffin","result":"W","delta":11},{"i":10,"x":279.9,"y":171,"elo":1711,"date":"2010-04-10","opp":"Demian Maia","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":11,"x":296.3,"y":162.6,"elo":1721,"date":"2010-08-07","opp":"Chael Sonnen","result":"W","delta":9},{"i":12,"x":321.3,"y":151.3,"elo":1733,"date":"2011-02-05","opp":"Vitor Belfort","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":13,"x":349.2,"y":138,"elo":1748,"date":"2011-08-27","opp":"Yushin Okami","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":14,"x":392.5,"y":129.7,"elo":1757,"date":"2012-07-07","opp":"Chael Sonnen","result":"W","delta":9},{"i":15,"x":406,"y":123.6,"elo":1763,"date":"2012-10-13","opp":"Stephan Bonnar","result":"W","delta":7},{"i":16,"x":442.5,"y":154.3,"elo":1730,"date":"2013-07-06","opp":"Chris Weidman","result":"L","delta":-34},{"i":17,"x":466.6,"y":181.6,"elo":1700,"date":"2013-12-28","opp":"Chris Weidman","result":"L","delta":-30},{"i":18,"x":575.3,"y":201.2,"elo":1678,"date":"2016-02-27","opp":"Michael Bisping","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":19,"x":593.5,"y":219.6,"elo":1658,"date":"2016-07-09","opp":"Daniel Cormier","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":20,"x":623.4,"y":209.4,"elo":1669,"date":"2017-02-11","opp":"Derek Brunson","result":"W","delta":11},{"i":21,"x":723.4,"y":228.3,"elo":1649,"date":"2019-02-09","opp":"Israel Adesanya","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":22,"x":735.9,"y":253.2,"elo":1622,"date":"2019-05-11","opp":"Jared Cannonier","result":"L","delta":-27},{"i":23,"x":810,"y":276,"elo":1597,"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
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

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%

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 724 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
54% Head
  • Head 54%
  • Body 23%
  • Leg 23%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
64% Distance
  • Distance 64%
  • Clinch 16%
  • Ground 20%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
57%
of losses by finish
4 of 7 · usually R2
4 KO/TKO 0 Sub 3 Dec Never submitted

Strength of schedule in UFC

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
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
9
of 17 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Rich Franklin
Elo 1702 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
15.8
+1.1 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 24 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1626
1558
Notable wins
Rich Franklin ×2 1702 Yushin Okami 1665 Demian Maia 1641 Chris Leben 1626 Derek Brunson 1616 Vitor Belfort 1614

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Anderson Silva on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.