Claudio Silva

“Hannibal”
OctagonStats Rating 1523
5-3-0
Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 11" (180 cm)
Weight170 lbs. (77 kg)
Reach71" (180 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
BornSep 06, 1982
Age44
DivisionWelterweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM2.48
Str. Acc42%
SApM3.00
Str. Def46%
TD Avg2.85
TD Acc26%
TD Def-
Sub Avg1.1

Recent form

L L L W W
Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

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8 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.
Wins by method
0 KO/TKO wins · 3 sub wins · 2 decision wins
Losses by method
0 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 3 decision losses
Finish rate60%
Times finished0%
StreakL3
Best streak5
Avg fight11:50
Octagon time1h 34m
Opp win%70%
ActiveMar. 08, 2014 – Jul. 23, 2022 (9y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced1
Ranked wins1
Best ranked winLeon Edwards (#8 Welterweight)
Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Career story

Claudio Silva "Hannibal" is a 14-4-0 submission specialist. 60% finish rate.

Claudio debuted Mar. 08, 2014 vs Brad Scott (win). Longest win streak: 5. On a 3-fight losing skid. 9 years active (Mar. 08, 2014–Jul. 23, 2022).

Best wins: Leon Edwards (S-DEC R3, Nov. 08, 2014); Danny Roberts (SUB Armbar R3, Mar. 16, 2019); Nordine Taleb (SUB Rear Naked Choke R1, May. 27, 2018).

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Fight history

DateEventResultMethodRTimeKDStrTDSub
Jul. 23, 2022UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. AspinallL Nicolas DalbyU-DEC35:000 011 454 10 1
May. 22, 2021UFC Fight Night: Font vs. GarbrandtL Court McGeeU-DEC35:000 021 371 30 1
Oct. 17, 2020UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean ZombieL James KrauseU-DEC35:000 064 942 00 0
Aug. 03, 2019UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. LawlerW Cole WilliamsSUB Neck Crank12:350 032 21 01 0
Mar. 16, 2019UFC Fight Night: Till vs. MasvidalW Danny RobertsSUB Armbar32:370 019 263 04 0
May. 27, 2018UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. TillW Nordine TalebSUB Rear Naked Choke14:310 018 61 11 0
Nov. 08, 2014UFC Fight Night 56: Shogun vs Saint PreuxW Leon EdwardsS-DEC35:000 034 333 01 0
Mar. 08, 2014UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs ManuwaW Brad ScottU-DEC35:000 036 413 00 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.

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