Wanderlei Silva
“The Axe Murderer”
27-11-1
Physical stats
Height5' 11" (180 cm)
Weight205 lbs. (93 kg)
Reach74" (188 cm)
StanceOrthodox
BornJul 03, 1976
Age50
DivisionLight Heavyweight
Striking & grappling
SLpM2.79
Str. Acc40%
SApM2.19
Str. Def60%
TD Avg0.97
TD Acc53%
TD Def-
Sub Avg0.6
Recent form
W L W L W
Career timeline
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Career breakdown
Finish rate74%
Times finished46%
StreakW1
Best streak8
Avg fight8:52
Octagon time5h 54m
Opp win%57%
ActiveOct. 16, 1998 – Mar. 02, 2013 (16y)
Bonus awards
Fight of the Night5
Knockout of the Night2
Total bonuses7
Career story
Wanderlei Silva "The Axe Murderer" is a 35-13-1 knockout artist (1 NC). 74% finish rate.
Wanderlei debuted Oct. 16, 1998 vs Vitor Belfort (loss). Longest win streak: 8. 16 years active (Oct. 16, 1998–Mar. 02, 2013).
Best wins: Yuki Kondo (KO/TKO Stomps R1, Aug. 15, 2004); Quinton Jackson (KO/TKO Knees R2, Oct. 31, 2004); Quinton Jackson (KO/TKO Knees R1, Nov. 09, 2003).
Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva fought 40 times between 1998 and 2013, going 27-11-1. Nineteen of his 27 wins came by KO/TKO in an aggressive style that defined an era. The 5'11" orthodox fighter, born July 3, 1976, holds wins over Quinton Jackson, Michael Bisping, Keith Jardine, Kazuhiro Nakamura, and Ikuhisa Minowa.
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Fight history
| Date | Event | Result | Method | R | Time | KD | Str | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar. 02, 2013 | UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann | W Brian Stann | KO/TKO Punch | 2 | 4:08 | 2 1 | 43 43 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jun. 23, 2012 | UFC 147: Silva vs Franklin 2 | L Rich Franklin | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 1 0 | 58 122 | 0 1 | 0 0 |
| Nov. 19, 2011 | UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson | W Cung Le | KO/TKO Knee | 2 | 4:49 | 1 0 | 43 32 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jul. 02, 2011 | UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber | L Chris Leben | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 0:27 | 0 1 | 3 9 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Feb. 20, 2010 | UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez | W Michael Bisping | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 1 0 | 42 32 | 1 5 | 1 0 |
| Jun. 13, 2009 | UFC 99: The Comeback | L Rich Franklin | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 38 52 | 1 1 | 0 0 |
| Dec. 27, 2008 | UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 | L Quinton Jackson | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 3:21 | 0 1 | 7 11 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| May. 24, 2008 | UFC 84: Ill Will | W Keith Jardine | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 0:36 | 2 0 | 11 1 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Dec. 29, 2007 | UFC 79: Nemesis | L Chuck Liddell | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 1 0 | 44 58 | 0 2 | 0 0 |
| Feb. 24, 2007 | PRIDE 33: The Second Coming | L Dan Henderson | KO/TKO Punch | 3 | 2:00 | 0 1 | 22 35 | 1 3 | 1 0 |
| Sep. 10, 2006 | PRIDE Final Conflict Absolute | L Mirko Filipovic | KO/TKO Kick | 1 | 5:26 | 0 2 | 5 21 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jul. 01, 2006 | PRIDE Critical Countdown Absolute | W Kazuyuki Fujita | KO/TKO Kicks | 1 | 9:21 | 3 0 | 34 9 | 0 1 | 3 0 |
| Dec. 31, 2005 | PRIDE Shockwave 2005 | W Ricardo Arona | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 38 30 | 0 5 | 1 0 |
| Aug. 28, 2005 | PRIDE Final Conflict 2005 | L Ricardo Arona | U-DEC | 2 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 21 25 | 0 2 | 0 0 |
| Jun. 26, 2005 | PRIDE Critical Countdown 2005 | W Kazuhiro Nakamura | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 5:24 | 2 0 | 29 8 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Apr. 23, 2005 | PRIDE Total Elimination 2005 | W Hidehiko Yoshida | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 1 0 | 42 7 | 1 2 | 0 3 |
| Dec. 31, 2004 | PRIDE Shockwave 2004 | L Mark Hunt | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 1 | 31 76 | 7 0 | 2 0 |
| Oct. 31, 2004 | PRIDE 28: High Octane | W Quinton Jackson | KO/TKO Knees | 2 | 3:26 | 1 1 | 56 39 | 0 1 | 2 0 |
| Aug. 15, 2004 | PRIDE Final Conflict 2004 | W Yuki Kondo | KO/TKO Stomps | 1 | 2:46 | 1 0 | 16 5 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Feb. 15, 2004 | PRIDE Bushido 2 | W Ikuhisa Minowa | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 1:09 | 0 0 | 6 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Nov. 09, 2003 | PRIDE Final Conflict 2003 | W Quinton Jackson | KO/TKO Knees | 1 | 6:28 | 0 0 | 29 14 | 0 1 | 2 0 |
| Nov. 09, 2003 | PRIDE Final Conflict 2003 | W Hidehiko Yoshida | U-DEC | 2 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 29 7 | 0 2 | 1 1 |
| Aug. 10, 2003 | PRIDE Total Elimination 2003 | W Kazushi Sakuraba | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 5:01 | 1 0 | 17 10 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Nov. 24, 2002 | PRIDE 23: Championship Chaos 2 | W Hiromitsu Kanehara | KO/TKO | 1 | 3:40 | 2 0 | 26 3 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Aug. 28, 2002 | PRIDE Shockwave 2002 | W Tatsuya Iwasaki | KO/TKO Kick | 1 | 1:16 | 1 0 | 11 1 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Apr. 28, 2002 | PRIDE 20: Armed and Ready | D Mirko Filipovic | Other | 5 | 3:00 | 0 0 | 21 11 | 3 0 | 0 0 |
| Feb. 24, 2002 | PRIDE 19: Bad Blood | W Kiyoshi Tamura | KO/TKO Punch | 2 | 2:28 | 1 0 | 26 7 | 2 0 | 0 0 |
| Dec. 23, 2001 | PRIDE 18: Cold Fury 2 | W Alexander Otsuka | KO/TKO | 3 | 2:22 | 0 0 | 47 13 | 2 1 | 0 0 |
| Nov. 03, 2001 | PRIDE 17: Championship Chaos | W Kazushi Sakuraba | KO/TKO | 1 | 10:00 | 0 0 | 16 3 | 1 2 | 0 1 |
| May. 27, 2001 | PRIDE 14: Clash of the Titans | W Shungo Oyama | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 0:30 | 0 0 | 5 3 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Mar. 25, 2001 | PRIDE 13: Collision Course | W Kazushi Sakuraba | KO/TKO Kick | 1 | 1:38 | 1 1 | 25 2 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Dec. 09, 2000 | PRIDE 12: Cold Fury | W Dan Henderson | U-DEC | 2 | 10:00 | 1 0 | 70 25 | 1 1 | 0 0 |
| Oct. 31, 2000 | PRIDE 11: Battle of the Rising Sun | NC Gilbert Yvel | CNC | 1 | 0:21 | 0 0 | 1 1 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Aug. 27, 2000 | PRIDE 10: Return of the Warriors | W Guy Mezger | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 3:45 | 2 0 | 18 9 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Apr. 14, 2000 | UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3 | L Tito Ortiz | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 1 | 10 20 | 0 4 | 0 0 |
| Jan. 30, 2000 | PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round | W Bob Schrijber | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 2:42 | 0 0 | 12 2 | 1 0 | 1 0 |
| Nov. 21, 1999 | PRIDE 8 | W Daijiro Matsui | Decision | 2 | 10:00 | 1 0 | 42 3 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Sep. 12, 1999 | PRIDE 7 | W Carl Malenko | U-DEC | 2 | 10:00 | 0 0 | 25 2 | 0 4 | 1 0 |
| May. 07, 1999 | UFC 20: Battle for the Gold | W Tony Petarra | KO/TKO Knees | 1 | 2:53 | 1 0 | 25 4 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Oct. 16, 1998 | UFC - Ultimate Brazil | L Vitor Belfort | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 0:44 | 0 1 | 1 7 | 0 0 | 0 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.