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Thiago Silva
Born	November 12, 1982 (1982-11-12) (age 27) Sao Paulo, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Reach	75 in (190cm)
Style	Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, Boxing
Fighting out of	São Paulo, Brazil
Team	American Top Team
Rank	black belt in BJJ
MMA record
Total	16
Wins	14
By knockout	11
By submission	2
By decision	1
Losses	2
Draws	0
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Thiago Anderson Ramos da Silva (born November 12, 1982) is a professional mixed martial arts fighter and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt who currently competes in the light heavyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championships. Once a member of the renowned Chute Boxe Academy, Silva now trains with established fighting stable American Top Team.

Sherdog.com currently ranks Silva as the #9 light heavyweight fighter in the world, while MMANews ranks him as the #10 best light heavyweight in the world.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Prior to signing with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Silva fought almost solely in his native country of Brazil. During his first 9 professional bouts, he attained a perfect 9–0 record, winning 7 of these bouts by KO or TKO.

UFC career

Silva made his UFC debut against James Irvin at UFC 71. During the first round, Irvin injured his knee and was unable to continue the fight. Silva was awarded the win by TKO. Silva's next fight was against fellow UFC newcomer Tomasz Drwal at UFC 75. Silva won the fight by TKO due to strikes in the second round.

Following his first two wins, Silva made his televised debut as part of the main card of UFC 78 against Houston Alexander. During the bout, he quickly exposed Alexander's ground game, which had been untested in Alexander's first two knockout victories. After reversing position and securing the mount, Silva rained down punches until his opponent was knocked out in the opening round.

Silva was next slated to face future UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans at UFC 84, but Evans was forced to pull out after being asked to fill in for a fight against Chuck Liddell at UFC 88. Instead, Silva squared off against fellow countryman Antonio Mendes. After being surprised by a head kick moments into the bout, Silva was able to take down his opponent and secure mount position. From the dominant position, Silva pounded away with punches and elbows until Mendes tapped out in the opening round.

Originally scheduled to face future light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida at UFC 89, Silva was forced to withdraw from the fight due to an injured back suffered while training. The fight was later rescheduled and took place at UFC 94. Machida won via KO at the end of the opening round, ending Silva's undefeated streak.

Silva was slated to fight former UFC light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin, but Dana White instead chose to match Griffin against Anderson Silva. He instead fought Keith Jardine at UFC 102. Silva dropped Jardine with a short left hook then followed up with four punches on the ground, rendering Jardine unconscious, stopping the fight at 1:35 seconds of the first round at UFC 102.

He next fought Keith Jardine's friend and training partner Rashad Evans in the main event at UFC 108, losing via unanimous decision. Evans was able to keep octagon control through aggressive wrestling and takedowns throughout the majority of the fight. Though Silva had great resiliency in quickly getting back to his feet, he showed visible amounts of frustration. After being taken down numerous times through the fight, Silva attempted to entice Evans into a stand-up brawl with taunts. Later in the round, Silva would connect with two hooks that would drop Evans momentarily. Instead of going in to finish off the dazed Evans, Thiago continued to taunt Rashad. This enabled Evans to recover and clinch. The judges would go on to score the bout 29-28 in favour of Evans, resulting in Silva's second professional MMA loss. It was confirmed, after the bout with Evans, that Silva had three herniated disks prior to the match.

Silva is currently scheduled to face Tim Boetsch at UFC 117.

Personal life

Silva currently resides in Coconut Creek, Florida. His wife's name is Thaysa.

He lists former PRIDE Middleweight Champion Wanderlei Silva as his hero on his UFC profile.

Luiz Cane, once a fierce rival, is now a training partner and good friend since he joined Thiago's American Top Team camp.

Mixed martial arts record

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
		Tim Boetsch		UFC 117	02010-08-07 August 7, 2010			Oakland, California
Loss	14-2	Rashad Evans	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva	02010-01-02 January 2, 2010	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	14–1	Keith Jardine	KO (Punches)	UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira	02009-08-29 August 29, 2009	1	1:35	Portland, Oregon, US
Loss	13–1	Lyoto Machida	KO (Punch)	UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2	02009-01-31 January 31, 2009	1	4:59	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	13–0	Antonio Mendes	Submission (Punches)	UFC 84: Ill Will	02008-05-24 May 24, 2008	1	2:24	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	12–0	Houston Alexander	KO (Punches)[1]	UFC 78: Validation	02007-11-17 November 17, 2007	1	3:25	Newark, New Jersey
Win	11–0	Tomasz Drwal	TKO (Punches)	UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion	02007-09-08 September 8, 2007	2	4:23	London, England
Win	10–0	James Irvin	TKO (Knee injury)	UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson	02007-05-26 May 26, 2007	1	1:06	Las Vegas, Nevada	UFC Debut
Win	9–0	Tatsuya Mizuno	KO (Soccer Kick)	Pancrase – Rising 2	02007-02-28 February 28, 2007	1	4:29	Tokyo, Japan
Win	8–0	Vitor Vianna	TKO (Arm Injury)	Fury FC 2 - Final Combat	02006-11-30 November 30, 2006	1	1:50	Sao Paulo, Brazil
Win	7–0	Claudio Godoi	TKO (Punches)	Fury FC 2 - Final Combat	02006-11-30 November 30, 2006	1	2:06	Sao Paulo, Brazil
Win	6–0	Dino Pezao	TKO (Punches)	SF 5 – Show Fight 5	02006-11-09 November 9, 2006	1	4:34	Sao Paulo, Brazil
Win	5–0	Dave Dalgliesh	Submission (Heel Hook)	Fury FC 1 – Fury Fighting Championship 1	02006-09-27 September 27, 2006	1	1:05	Sao Paulo, Brazil
Win	4–0	Claudio Godoi	Decision (Unanimous)	SF 4 – Show Fight 4	02006-04-06 April 6, 2006	3	5:00	Sao Paulo, Brazil
Win	3–0	Rodrigo Gripp de Sousa	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	Shooto – Brazil 9	02005-12-03 December 3, 2005	2	1:14	Sao Paulo, Brazil
Win	2–0	Flavio Polones	KO	ACC 2 – Arena Combat Cup 2	02005-11-05 November 5, 2005	1	N/A	Sao Paulo, Brazil
Win	1–0	Rubens Xavier	TKO (Punches and Soccer Kicks)	PFC 1 – Predador FC 1	02005-09-10 September 10, 2005	2	4:17	Sao Paulo, Brazil

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External links

• Professional MMA record for Thiago Silva from Sherdog
• Thiago Silva's UFC profile