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Erick Silva

Inactive · age 42 · Orthodox · 6'0" 183 cm · 170 lb 77 kg · reach 74" 188 cm
At a glance
  • 100% of wins by KO or submission
  • 86% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 2011
Elo rating
1490
Global Elo 1534 ±34
Rank
—
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UFC record
7-7-0
KO 2 · Sub 5 · Dec 0
Streak
-2
Δ90d +9 · Δ1y +9
Last fight
Dec 16, 2017
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 46m
Avg fight time
7:33
Bonuses
8
Fights per year
2.2
Since last fight
8y 6mo

Honest Elo history

14 fights · tap & drag
Aug 27, 2011 — W vs Luis Ramos Δ+33Jun 8, 2012 — W vs Charlie Brenneman Δ+35Oct 13, 2012 — L vs Jon Fitch Δ-19Jun 8, 2013 — W vs Jason High Δ+26Oct 9, 2013 — L vs Dong Hyun Kim Δ-27Feb 15, 2014 — W vs Takenori Sato Δ+16May 10, 2014 — L vs Matt Brown Δ-15Dec 20, 2014 — W vs Mike Rhodes Δ+13Mar 21, 2015 — W vs Josh Koscheck Δ+19Aug 23, 2015 — L vs Neil Magny Δ-15Mar 5, 2016 — L vs Nordine Taleb Δ-19Sep 24, 2016 — W vs Luan Chagas Δ+16Jun 3, 2017 — L vs Yancy Medeiros Δ-20Dec 16, 2017 — L vs Jordan Mein Δ-17 1460148015001520154015601580 201220132014201520162017 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":309.7,"elo":1498,"date":"2011-08-27","opp":"Luis Ramos","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":179.4,"y":217.7,"elo":1532,"date":"2012-06-08","opp":"Charlie Brenneman","result":"W","delta":35},{"i":2,"x":219.1,"y":268.9,"elo":1513,"date":"2012-10-13","opp":"Jon Fitch","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":3,"x":293.5,"y":199.9,"elo":1539,"date":"2013-06-08","opp":"Jason High","result":"W","delta":26},{"i":4,"x":332,"y":272.1,"elo":1512,"date":"2013-10-09","opp":"Dong Hyun Kim","result":"L","delta":-27},{"i":5,"x":372.3,"y":229.7,"elo":1528,"date":"2014-02-15","opp":"Takenori Sato","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":6,"x":398.6,"y":269.7,"elo":1513,"date":"2014-05-10","opp":"Matt Brown","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":7,"x":468.6,"y":234.8,"elo":1526,"date":"2014-12-20","opp":"Mike Rhodes","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":8,"x":497.1,"y":183.1,"elo":1545,"date":"2015-03-21","opp":"Josh Koscheck","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":9,"x":545.5,"y":223.9,"elo":1530,"date":"2015-08-23","opp":"Neil Magny","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":10,"x":606.5,"y":275.1,"elo":1511,"date":"2016-03-05","opp":"Nordine Taleb","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":11,"x":669.9,"y":231.3,"elo":1527,"date":"2016-09-24","opp":"Luan Chagas","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":12,"x":748.7,"y":284.9,"elo":1507,"date":"2017-06-03","opp":"Yancy Medeiros","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":13,"x":810,"y":331.3,"elo":1490,"date":"2017-12-16","opp":"Jordan Mein","result":"L","delta":-17}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Dec 16, 2017 Jordan Mein L -17
Jun 3, 2017 Yancy Medeiros L -20
Sep 24, 2016 Luan Chagas W +16
Mar 5, 2016 Nordine Taleb L -19
Aug 23, 2015 Neil Magny L -15

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.
100%
7 / 7
Finish rate
KO
2
29% of wins
SUB
5
71% of wins
DEC
0
0% of wins
KO: 2 (29%) 2 Sub: 5 (71%) 5 Dec: 0 (0%)
Finishes by round
7 total
R1
6 86%
R2
R3
1 14%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 257 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
54% Head
  • Head 54%
  • Body 30%
  • Leg 16%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
66% Distance
  • Distance 66%
  • Clinch 13%
  • Ground 21%

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.
1539
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.
0
of 7 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Josh Koscheck
Elo 1580 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.
7.1
−0.1 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 14 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1512

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