Anderson Silva “The Spider”
Middleweight · ORCA rating 60/100 · peak 79 · Defensive specialist · 17–7 in 24 graded UFC bouts
ORCA analysis
Anderson Silva finished with an ORCA rating of 60 (career peak 79); without a recent bout, Anderson Silva sits off the current Middleweight board. Striking defence is the strongest of the four families at 93 (significant strikes absorbed per minute 94). Grappling offence trails at 32, with takedowns landed per 15 minutes grading 2. 14 of 17 UFC wins came inside the distance (11 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission).
Grades
| Family | Grade | Middleweight rank | Best reliable sub-grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striking offence | 85 | — | Significant strike accuracy 100 |
| Striking defence | 93 | — | Significant strikes absorbed per minute 94 |
| Grappling offence | 32 | — | Control time, seconds per minute 10 |
| Grappling defence | 60 | — | Takedown defence 90 |
Strongest sub-grade: Significant strike accuracy 100. Weakest: Takedowns landed per 15 minutes 2.
Profile
- Division
- Middleweight
- ORCA rating
- 60 (peak 79)
- UFC record
- 17–7
- Pro record
- 34–11
- Graded UFC bouts
- 24
- Style
- Defensive specialist
- Age
- 51
- Height
- 6′2″ (188 cm)
- Reach
- 77″ (196 cm)
- Stance
- Southpaw
Career stats
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 3.07
- Significant strike accuracy: 60%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 2.6
- Significant strike defence: 59%
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 0.17
- Takedown accuracy: 75%
- Takedown defence: 72%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 0.34
Fight history
- 2020-10-31 · L vs Uriah Hall · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva
- 2019-05-11 · L vs Jared Cannonier · KO/TKO · UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade
- 2019-02-09 · L vs Israel Adesanya · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva
- 2017-02-11 · W vs Derek Brunson · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie
- 2016-07-09 · L vs Daniel Cormier · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes
- 2016-02-27 · L vs Michael Bisping · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping
- 2013-12-28 · L vs Chris Weidman · KO/TKO · UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2
- 2013-07-06 · L vs Chris Weidman · KO/TKO · UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman
- 2012-10-13 · W vs Stephan Bonnar · KO/TKO · UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar
- 2012-07-07 · W vs Chael Sonnen · KO/TKO · UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 2
- 2011-08-27 · W vs Yushin Okami · KO/TKO · UFC 134: Silva vs Okami
- 2011-02-05 · W vs Vitor Belfort · KO/TKO · UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort
- 2010-08-07 · W vs Chael Sonnen · Submission · UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen
- 2010-04-10 · W vs Demian Maia · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 112: Invincible
- 2009-08-08 · W vs Forrest Griffin · KO/TKO · UFC 101: Declaration
- 2009-04-18 · W vs Thales Leites · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 97: Redemption
- 2008-10-25 · W vs Patrick Cote · KO/TKO · UFC 90: Silva vs Cote
- 2008-07-19 · W vs James Irvin · KO/TKO · UFC: Silva vs Irvin
- 2008-03-01 · W vs Dan Henderson · Submission · UFC 82: Pride of a Champion
- 2007-10-20 · W vs Rich Franklin · KO/TKO · UFC 77: Hostile Territory
- 2007-07-07 · W vs Nate Marquardt · KO/TKO · UFC 73: Stacked
- 2007-02-03 · W vs Travis Lutter · Submission · UFC 67: All or Nothing
- 2006-10-14 · W vs Rich Franklin · KO/TKO · UFC 64: Unstoppable
- 2006-06-28 · W vs Chris Leben · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night 5
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