Fighter Profile›Light Heavyweight

Thiago Silva

19-6 (2 NC)12 UFC

Balanced

Form

· 2W

Inactive

High Variance

Early Chaos

Moderate Wear

6'2"ht·74"reach·Orthodoxstance·43age

Last fightWMatt Hamill·U-DEC·R3·12yr ago

Fighter Context

7–3UFC2 NC·

6KO

0Sub

1Dec

8.3min/fight

99UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

3–3(8 fights)

67%finish rate

+1.1str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+1.37

Positive

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

⚠ Most fights ended before full time. Per-minute rates reflect limited fight time.

Adj. TD Threat

0.141

Passive

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

⚠ TD accuracy based on a small number of career attempts. May shift with more data.

Durability

Average

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

56%

Average

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Silva

Light Heavyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min3.92

Str. Accuracy50%

412UFC landed/849attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−1.4 vs avg2.55

Str. Defense67%

KD Rate / fight0.33

4UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.42

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

58%

Body

20%

Leg

23%

By Position

Distance54%

Clinch23%

Ground23%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 112 rounds	Round 26 rounds	Round 35 rounds
Avg. Landed	15	21	21
Avg. Absorbed	13	16	9
Avg. Net	+2	+5	+11

Grappling

Silva

G&P Threat

·101s ctrlActive Control

Light Heavyweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.03

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.97

TD Accuracy47%

6UFC landed/13attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.70

0UFC wins/4attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense70%

26UFC defended/43opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Escaped Once

Finishing

Finish Rate

86%

Elite Finisher

div avg 64%

How They Lose

3UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO6 / 7

Submission0 / 7

Decision1 / 7

KD → Finish

3/4Strong

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 3

Submission0 / 3

Decision2 / 3

Loss Pattern

Outscored

2 of 3 losses by decision

Explosive starter. 6 KOs, all inside R1-R2

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

—

More decisions needed.

Decision Types

3UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 36 more in second half of career

12 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=12

R2n=6

R3n=5

Outputsig strikes / min

3.8

4.2

4.8

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.3

3.2

2.2

Diff

+0.6

+1.0

+2.6

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▲Str. Diff+0.73 idxL3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Silva — 12 UFC Fights

Result

Method

12 fights

Matt HamillVeteran

U-DEC R3Oct '13

+26

·96 SS (47%)·70 abs·3 td taken·46s ctrl·1 kd landed

Rafael Cavalcante

KO/TKO R1 · 4:29Jun '13

+13

·37 SS (49%)·24 abs·1 kd landed

Stanislav Nedkov

Overturned R3 · 1:45Nov '12

+44

·62 SS (65%)·18 abs·1/1 td·58s ctrl·1 kd taken·1 sub att

⚠ Result overturned

Alexander Gustafsson

U-DEC R3Apr '12

-38

·38 SS (35%)·76 abs·1 td taken·1 kd taken

↵ 15mo layoff

Brandon Vera

Overturned R3Jan '11

+32

·51 SS (51%)·19 abs·3/3 td·775s ctrl·1 sub att

⚠ Result overturned

Rashad EvansVeteran

U-DEC R3Jan '10

+19

·31 SS (37%)·12 abs·8 td taken·14s ctrl

Keith Jardine

KO/TKO R1 · 1:35Aug '09

·5 SS (63%)·3 abs·27s ctrl·1 kd landed

Lyoto Machida

KO/TKO R1 · 4:59Jan '09

-22

·2 SS (20%)·24 abs·0/2 td·2 td taken·24s ctrl·2 kd taken

Antonio Mendes

KO/TKO R1 · 2:24May '08

+14

·19 SS (83%)·5 abs·1 td taken·86s ctrl·1 kd taken·1 sub att

Houston Alexander

KO/TKO R1 · 3:25Nov '07

+20

·22 SS (63%)·2 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·116s ctrl

Silva — Prior Tracked Fights (6)

WVitor ViannaOtherKO/TKOR1—

WRubens XavierOtherKO/TKOR2—

WDino PezaoOtherKO/TKOR1—

WTatsuya MizunoOtherKO/TKOR1—

WRodrigo Gripp de SousaOtherKO/TKOR2—

WDave DalglieshOtherSUBR1—

All Fighters

Light Heavyweight

Thiago Silva

19-6 (2 NC)12 UFC

Form

6'2"ht·74"reach·Orthodoxstance·43age

Last fightWMatt Hamill·U-DEC·12yr ago

Fighter Context

7–3UFC2 NC·

6KO

0Sub

1Dec

8.3min/fight

99UFC min

vs. Winning Record3–3

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+1.37

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.141

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

56%

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Silva

Light Heavyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min3.92

Str. Accuracy50%

412UFC landed/849attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−1.4 vs avg2.55

Str. Defense67%

KD Rate / Fight0.33

4UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.42

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

58%

Body

20%

Leg

23%

By Position

Dist54%

Clinch23%

Ground23%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=12	R2 n=6	R3 n=5
Landed	15	21	21
Absorbed	13	16	9
Net	+2	+5	+11

Grappling

Silva

Light Heavyweight avg

G&P Threat

101s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.03

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.97

TD Accuracy47%

6UFC landed/13attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.70

0UFC wins/4attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense70%

26UFC defended/43opp. attempts

Sub Defense0 loss / 1 attempt

Finishing

Finish Rate

86%

Elite Finisher

Win Methods

6KO/TKO

0Sub

1Dec

Loss Methods

1KO/TKO

0Sub

2Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—More data needed.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—More decisions needed.

Decision Types

3UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=12

R2n=6

R3n=5

Outputsig strikes / min

3.8

4.2

4.8

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.3

3.2

2.2

Diff

+0.6

+1.0

+2.6

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Silva — UFC Fight Log

Matt HamillVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Oct '13

96 SS (47%)·70 abs·3 td taken·46s ctrl·1 kd

Rafael Cavalcante

KO/TKO·R1·Jun '13

37 SS (49%)·24 abs·1 kd

Stanislav Nedkov

Overturned·R3·Nov '12

62 SS (65%)·18 abs·1/1 td·58s ctrl·1 kd taken·1 sub

Alexander Gustafsson

U-DEC·R3·Apr '12

38 SS (35%)·76 abs·1 td taken·1 kd taken

Brandon Vera

Overturned·R3·Jan '11

51 SS (51%)·19 abs·3/3 td·775s ctrl·1 sub

Rashad EvansVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Jan '10

31 SS (37%)·12 abs·8 td taken·14s ctrl

Keith Jardine

KO/TKO·R1·Aug '09

5 SS (63%)·3 abs·27s ctrl·1 kd

Lyoto Machida

KO/TKO·R1·Jan '09

2 SS (20%)·24 abs·0/2 td·2 td taken·24s ctrl·2 kd taken

Silva — Prior Tracked Fights (6)

WVitor ViannaOtherKO/TKOR1

WRubens XavierOtherKO/TKOR2

WDino PezaoOtherKO/TKOR1

WTatsuya MizunoOtherKO/TKOR1

WRodrigo Gripp de SousaOtherKO/TKOR2

WDave DalglieshOtherSUBR1

Round 112 rounds

Round 26 rounds

Round 35 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

+11

n=12

n=6

n=5

Landed

Absorbed

Net

+11