Erick Silva

OctagonStats Rating 1499
7-8-0
Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height6' 0" (183 cm)
Weight170 lbs. (77 kg)
Reach74" (188 cm)
StanceOrthodox
BornJun 21, 1984
Age42
DivisionWelterweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM2.50
Str. Acc48%
SApM4.18
Str. Def49%
TD Avg0.85
TD Acc35%
TD Def-
Sub Avg1.4

Recent form

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

Career timeline

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15 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
2 KO/TKO wins · 5 sub wins · 0 decision wins
Losses by method
4 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 3 decision losses
Finish rate100%
Times finished50%
StreakL2
Best streak2
Avg fight7:04
Octagon time1h 46m
Opp win%68%
ActiveAug. 27, 2011 – Dec. 16, 2017 (7y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced1
Ranked wins0
Best ranked win-
Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night1
Fight of the Night3
Total bonuses4
Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Erick Silva is a 19-9-0 submission specialist (1 NC). 100% finish rate.

Erick debuted Aug. 27, 2011 vs Luis Ramos (win). On a 2-fight losing skid. 7 years active (Aug. 27, 2011–Dec. 16, 2017).

Best wins: Jason High (SUB Armbar R1, Jun. 08, 2013); Luan Chagas (SUB Rear Naked Choke R3, Sep. 24, 2016); Charlie Brenneman (SUB Rear Naked Choke R1, Jun. 08, 2012).

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Fight history

DateEventResultMethodRTimeKDStrTDSub
Dec. 16, 2017UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos AnjosL Jordan MeinU-DEC35:000 013 510 30 1
Jun. 03, 2017UFC 212: Aldo vs. HollowayL Yancy MedeirosKO/TKO Punch22:010 129 330 00 0
Sep. 24, 2016UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. LansbergW Luan ChagasSUB Rear Naked Choke33:571 255 410 12 0
Mar. 05, 2016UFC 196: McGregor vs DiazL Nordine TalebKO/TKO Punch21:340 111 260 10 0
Aug. 23, 2015UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs OliveiraL Neil MagnyS-DEC35:000 029 683 40 0
Mar. 21, 2015UFC Fight Night: Maia vs LaFlareW Josh KoscheckSUB Guillotine Choke14:210 014 40 01 0
Dec. 20, 2014UFC Fight Night: Machida vs DollawayW Mike RhodesSUB Arm Triangle11:150 02 21 01 0
May. 10, 2014UFC Fight Night: Brown vs SilvaL Matt BrownKO/TKO Punches32:111 025 1180 51 4
Feb. 15, 2014UFC Fight Night: Machida vs MousasiW Takenori SatoKO/TKO Punches10:520 018 00 00 0
Oct. 09, 2013UFC Fight Night: Maia vs ShieldsL Dong Hyun KimKO/TKO Punch23:010 128 110 10 0
Jun. 08, 2013UFC on FUEL TV: Nogueira vs. WerdumW Jason HighSUB Armbar11:110 00 00 01 0
Oct. 13, 2012UFC 153: Silva vs BonnarL Jon FitchU-DEC35:000 019 822 62 2
Jun. 08, 2012UFC on FX: Johnson vs McCallW Charlie BrennemanSUB Rear Naked Choke14:330 010 30 12 0
Jan. 14, 2012UFC 142: Aldo vs MendesL Carlo PraterDQ10:290 08 00 00 0
Aug. 27, 2011UFC 134: Silva vs OkamiW Luis RamosKO/TKO Punch10:401 04 40 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.