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// Roster Index›Light Heavyweight›Dossier · Wanderlei Silva
// FIGHTER_DOSSIER · ENTITY_
UFC · UNKNOWNSTOCK 0LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Wanderlei
Silva

// CALLSIGN"The Axe Murderer"·BRAZIL
// PROFESSIONAL RECORD
35-14-1
// CURRENT FORM
2L STREAK
// CURRENT CAMP
UNRESOLVED
// NEXT_ASSIGNMENT
NO BOUT ANNOUNCED
Wanderlei Silva
// SUBJECT_-
BRA🇧🇷
// LIVE_FEED
REC_-
// CONFIDENCE! COLD
HEIGHT
5'11"
REACH
6'2"
AGE
50
STANCE
ORTHODOX
WEIGHT
Light Heavyweight
// PRO_RECORD_
SAMPLE · 51 bouts
WIN
35
LOSS
14
DRAW
1
// WIN_RATE
70%
35/51 bouts
// FINISH_RATE
80%
ELITE TIER
// L5 FORM2L STREAK · 2-3
WLWLL
Stock 0 over the last 90 days.
// FIGHTER_INTEL_
CONFIDENCE: COLD
// STYLE_ARCHETYPE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter with elite knockout power — 77% of wins are by ko/tko.

// HOW_WIN

Closes distance and trades — most wins come from heavy hands inside the first two rounds.

// VULNERABILITY

Pressure boxers willing to wade into the pocket have found chins on offer; cardio drops in late rounds.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Observed profile rates compared with stored weight-class medians where coverage exists. Any fallback uses a labeled UFC reference average; no fallback is presented as a division median.

// SLPM▲ ABOVE
2.79
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 2.75
// STR. ACC▼ BELOW
40%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 49%
// SAPM▲ ABOVE
2.19
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 2.75
// STR. DEF▲ ABOVE
60%
Striking Defense
Reference value 53%
// TD AVG▼ BELOW
0.97
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 1.50
// TD ACC▲ ABOVE
53%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 40%
// TD DEF▲ ABOVE
62%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 59%
// SUB AVG▲ ABOVE
0.60
Submissions/15 min
Reference value 0.50
// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (35)
n = 35
KO/TKO · 27
SUB · 1
DEC · 7
27
KO/TKO
77%
1
SUB
3%
7
DEC
20%
// LOSSES (14)
n = 14
KO/TKO · 7
DEC · 7
7
KO/TKO
50%
0
SUB
0%
7
DEC
50%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
80% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 27 fights
77%
SUBANY ROUND · 1 fights
3%
DECFULL FIGHT · 7 fights
20%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Evidence-backed 0-100 scores built only from observed profile stats and disclosed bout-history proxies. This is a fixed Blueprint scoring model, not a division percentile; missing axes remain unknown.

// DNA_PROFILE_
0 OBSERVED0 DERIVED0 UNKNOWN
// BENCHMARK
FIXED SCORE SCALE
// LINKED SAMPLE
NOT RECORDED
// PROFILE UPDATED
NOT RECORDED
// RECORDED SOURCE
NOT RECORDED
Fighter attribute fingerprint10 of 10 attributes have evidence-backed scores on the Blueprint fixed scale. Unknown axes are not plotted and no score represents a division percentile.KO POWER100TD DEFENSE49GRAPPLING45CHIN80STRIKING32CARDIO70AGGRESSION25SUB THREAT20STR DEFENSE77RECOVERY69
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
—UNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: KO Power. Lowest scored axis: Sub Threat.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power100
NOT ON FILE

TD Defense49
NOT ON FILE

Grappling45
NOT ON FILE

Chin80
NOT ON FILE

Striking32
NOT ON FILE

Cardio70
NOT ON FILE

Aggression25
NOT ON FILE

Sub Threat20
NOT ON FILE

Str Defense77
NOT ON FILE

Recovery69
NOT ON FILE

Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power100 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
TD Defense49 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Grappling45 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Chin80 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Striking32 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Cardio70 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Aggression25 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Sub Threat20 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Str Defense77 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Recovery69 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100NOV 1996WNOV 1996WJUL 1997WSEP 1997WSEP 1997LSEP 1997WAUG 1998LOCT 1998WJAN 1999WAPR 1999WMAY 1999WSEP 1999WNOV 1999WJAN 2000LAPR 2000WAUG 2000WAUG 2000OCT 2000WDEC 2000WMAR 2001WMAY 2001WNOV 2001WDEC 2001WFEB 2002APR 2002WAUG 2002WNOV 2002WAUG 2003WNOV 2003WNOV 2003WFEB 2004WAUG 2004WOCT 2004LDEC 2004WAPR 2005WJUN 2005LAUG 2005WDEC 2005WJUL 2006LSEP 2006LFEB 2007LDEC 2007WMAY 2008LDEC 2008LJUN 2009WFEB 2010LJUL 2011WNOV 2011LJUN 2012WMAR 2013LJUN 2017LSEP 2018// SCORE

  1. Start, NOV 1996, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, NOV 1996, momentum score 56, KO/TKO R1.
  3. Start, JUL 1997, momentum score 66, KO/TKO R1.
  4. Start, SEP 1997, momentum score 77, KO/TKO R1.
  5. Start, SEP 1997, momentum score 87, KO/TKO R1.
  6. Start, SEP 1997, momentum score 77, KO/TKO R1.
  7. Start, AUG 1998, momentum score 88, KO/TKO R1.
  8. Start, OCT 1998, momentum score 78, KO/TKO R1.
  9. Start, JAN 1999, momentum score 88, KO/TKO R1.
  10. Start, APR 1999, momentum score 99, KO/TKO R1.
  11. Start, MAY 1999, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  12. Start, SEP 1999, momentum score 100, DEC R2.
  13. Start, NOV 1999, momentum score 100, DEC R2.
  14. Start, JAN 2000, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  15. Start, APR 2000, momentum score 93, DEC R5.
  16. Start, AUG 2000, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  17. Start, AUG 2000, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  18. Start, OCT 2000, momentum score 100.
  19. Start, DEC 2000, momentum score 100, DEC R2.
  20. Start, MAR 2001, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  21. Start, MAY 2001, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  22. Start, NOV 2001, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  23. Start, DEC 2001, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R3.
  24. Start, FEB 2002, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  25. Start, APR 2002, momentum score 100.
  26. Start, AUG 2002, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  27. Start, NOV 2002, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  28. Start, AUG 2003, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  29. Start, NOV 2003, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  30. Start, NOV 2003, momentum score 100, DEC R2.
  31. Start, FEB 2004, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  32. Start, AUG 2004, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  33. Start, OCT 2004, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  34. Start, DEC 2004, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  35. Start, APR 2005, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  36. Start, JUN 2005, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  37. Start, AUG 2005, momentum score 93, DEC R2.
  38. Start, DEC 2005, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  39. Start, JUL 2006, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  40. Start, SEP 2006, momentum score 90, KO/TKO R1.
  41. Start, FEB 2007, momentum score 83, KO/TKO R3.
  42. Start, DEC 2007, momentum score 76, DEC R3.
  43. Start, MAY 2008, momentum score 87, KO/TKO R1.
  44. Start, DEC 2008, momentum score 77, KO/TKO R1.
  45. Start, JUN 2009, momentum score 70, DEC R3.
  46. Start, FEB 2010, momentum score 77, DEC R3.
  47. Start, JUL 2011, momentum score 67, KO/TKO R1.
  48. Start, NOV 2011, momentum score 76, KO/TKO R2.
  49. Start, JUN 2012, momentum score 69, DEC R5.
  50. Start, MAR 2013, momentum score 78, KO/TKO R2.
  51. Start, JUN 2017, momentum score 71, DEC R3.
  52. Start, SEP 2018, momentum score 64, KO/TKO R2.

Peaked at 100 (W vs Petarra), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 64.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
49/51 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
27
55%
5
10%
2
4%
-
-
34
total
SUB
1
2%
-
-
-
-
1
total
DEC
-
5
10%
7
14%
-
2
4%
14
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 32 of 49 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
27%, fights rarely go the distance
// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
51 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

L
VS Quinton JacksonSep 29, 2018
KO/TKOR2 · 4:32
Bellator 206 - Mousasi vs. MacDonald
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
L
VS Chael SonnenJun 24, 2017
DecisionR3 · 5:00
Bellator 180 - Sonnen vs. Silva
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Brian StannMar 3, 2013
KO/TKOR2 · 4:08
UFC on Fuel TV 8 - Silva vs. Stann
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punches)
L
VS Rich FranklinJun 23, 2012
DecisionR5 · 5:00
UFC 147 - Silva vs. Franklin 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Cung LeNov 19, 2011
KO/TKOR2 · 4:49
UFC 139 - Shogun vs. Henderson
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Knees and Punches)
L
VS Chris LebenJul 2, 2011
KO/TKOR1 · 0:27
UFC 132 - Cruz vs. Faber 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punches)
W
VS Michael BispingFeb 20, 2010
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC 110 - Nogueira vs. Velasquez
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Rich FranklinJun 13, 2009
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC 99 - The Comeback
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Quinton JacksonDec 27, 2008
KO/TKOR1 · 3:21
UFC 92 - The Ultimate 2008
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punch)
W
VS Keith JardineMay 24, 2008
KO/TKOR1 · 0:36
UFC 84 - Ill Will
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punches)
L
VS Chuck LiddellDec 29, 2007
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC 79 - Nemesis
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Dan HendersonFeb 24, 2007
KO/TKOR3 · 2:08
Pride 33 - Second Coming
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punches)
// FAQ · 09_

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Light Heavyweight. Professional record 35-14-1 (1 NC). Unranked at the time of indexing.

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