Fighter Profile›Light Heavyweight

“The Axe Murderer”

Wanderlei Silva

35-13-1 (1 NC)12 UFC

Balanced

Form

Inactive

Title Fight

3× 5R

High Variance

Early Chaos

Output Drops Late

High Wear

5'11"ht·74"reach·Orthodoxstance·49age

Last fightWBrian Stann·KO/TKO·R2·13yr ago

Fighter Context

5–7UFC·

4KO

0Sub

1Dec

11.1min/fight

122UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

3–7(10 fights)

67%finish rate

+0.3str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

1–4(5 fights)

0%finish rate

-0.9str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.60

Neutral

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.150

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

36%

Passive

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

Striking

Silva

Ground & Pound

Light Heavyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min2.79

Str. Accuracy40%

325UFC landed/966attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−1.8 vs avg2.19

Str. Defense60%

KD Rate / fight0.75

9UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.42

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

69%

Body

14%

Leg

17%

By Position

Distance47%

Clinch23%

Ground29%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 112 rounds	Round 27 rounds	Round 35 rounds	Round 42 rounds	Round 52 rounds
Avg. Landed	11	17	11	5	6
Avg. Absorbed	12	16	17	12	13
Avg. Net	-1	+1	-6	-7	-7

Grappling

Silva

Non-Factor

·22s ctrlPassive Control

Light Heavyweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.97

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.61

TD Accuracy53%

2UFC landed/5attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.60

0UFC wins/1attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense62%

12UFC defended/25opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Not Sub Tested

Finishing

Finish Rate

80%

Elite Finisher

div avg 64%

How They Lose

7UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO4 / 5

Submission0 / 5

Decision1 / 5

KD → Finish

4/7Moderate

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 7

Submission0 / 7

Decision4 / 7

Loss Pattern

Mixed

3 early · 0 late · 4 dec across 7 losses

Explosive starter. 4 KOs, all inside R1-R2

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

—

W0 dec

3.0pts

L2 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

5UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

Div. change

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 22 more in second half of career

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

Pace & Cardio

Output Drops Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=12

R2n=7

R3n=5

Outputsig strikes / min

3.0

3.6

2.2

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.4

Diff

-0.3

+0.2

-1.2

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

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▲Absorbed+74%L3

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

Brian Stann

KO/TKO R2 · 4:08Mar '13

·43 SS (52%)·43 abs·0/2 td·36s ctrl·2 kd landed·1 kd taken

Rich FranklinVeteran

U-DEC R5Jun '12

-64

·58 SS (31%)·122 abs·1 td taken·39s ctrl·1 kd landed

Cung Le

KO/TKO R2 · 4:49Nov '11

+11

·43 SS (41%)·32 abs·13s ctrl·1 kd landed

Chris LebenVeteran

KO/TKO R1 · 0:27Jul '11

-6

·3 SS (38%)·9 abs·1 kd taken

↵ 17mo layoff

Michael BispingVeteran

U-DEC R3Feb '10

+10

·42 SS (25%)·32 abs·1/1 td·5 td taken·60s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 sub att

Rich FranklinVeteran

U-DEC R3Jun '09

-14

·38 SS (28%)·52 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·93s ctrl

Quinton Jackson

KO/TKO R1 · 3:21Dec '08

-4

·7 SS (27%)·11 abs·1 kd taken

Keith Jardine

KO/TKO R1 · 0:36May '08

+10

·11 SS (61%)·1 abs·9s ctrl·2 kd landed

Chuck LiddellElite

U-DEC R3Dec '07

-14

·44 SS (25%)·58 abs·2 td taken·1 kd landed

↵ 92mo layoff

Tito Ortiz

TITLE

U-DEC R5Apr '00

-10

·10 SS (37%)·20 abs·0/1 td·4 td taken·7s ctrl·1 kd taken

Silva — Prior Tracked Fights (28)

NCGilbert YvelPrideCould Not Co…R1—

WHidehiko YoshidaPrideU-DECR2—

WKiyoshi TamuraPrideKO/TKOR2—

WHidehiko YoshidaPrideS-DECR3—

WBob SchrijberPrideSUBR1—

WKazushi SakurabaPrideKO/TKOR1—

WShungo OyamaPrideKO/TKOR1—

WAlexander OtsukaPrideKO/TKOR3—

All Fighters

Light Heavyweight

“The Axe Murderer”

Wanderlei Silva

35-13-1 (1 NC)12 UFC

Form

5'11"ht·74"reach·Orthodoxstance·49age

Last fightWBrian Stann·KO/TKO·13yr ago

Fighter Context

5–7UFC·

4KO

0Sub

1Dec

11.1min/fight

122UFC min

vs. Winning Record3–7

vs. Veterans (8+ W)1–4

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.60

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.150

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

36%

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

Striking

Silva

Light Heavyweight avg

Ground & Pound

Sig. Strikes / Min2.79

Str. Accuracy40%

325UFC landed/966attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−1.8 vs avg2.19

Str. Defense60%

KD Rate / Fight0.75

9UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.42

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

69%

Body

14%

Leg

17%

By Position

Dist47%

Clinch23%

Ground29%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=12	R2 n=7	R3 n=5	R4 n=2	R5 n=2
Landed	11	17	11	5	6
Absorbed	12	16	17	12	13
Net	-1	+1	-6	-7	-7

Grappling

Silva

Light Heavyweight avg

Non-Factor

22s ctrlPassive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.97

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.61

TD Accuracy53%

2UFC landed/5attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.60

0UFC wins/1attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense62%

12UFC defended/25opp. attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

80%

Elite Finisher

Win Methods

4KO/TKO

0Sub

1Dec

Loss Methods

3KO/TKO

0Sub

4Dec

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.

—

W0 dec

3.0pts

L2 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

5UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Drops Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=12

R2n=7

R3n=5

Outputsig strikes / min

3.0

3.6

2.2

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.4

Diff

-0.3

+0.2

-1.2

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Silva — UFC Fight Log

Brian Stann

KO/TKO·R2·Mar '13

43 SS (52%)·43 abs·0/2 td·36s ctrl·2 kd·1 kd taken

Rich FranklinVeteran

U-DEC·R5·Jun '12

58 SS (31%)·122 abs·1 td taken·39s ctrl·1 kd

Cung Le

KO/TKO·R2·Nov '11

43 SS (41%)·32 abs·13s ctrl·1 kd

Chris LebenVeteran

KO/TKO·R1·Jul '11

3 SS (38%)·9 abs·1 kd taken

Michael BispingVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Feb '10

42 SS (25%)·32 abs·1/1 td·5 td taken·60s ctrl·1 kd·1 sub

Rich FranklinVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Jun '09

38 SS (28%)·52 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·93s ctrl

Quinton Jackson

KO/TKO·R1·Dec '08

7 SS (27%)·11 abs·1 kd taken

Keith Jardine

KO/TKO·R1·May '08

11 SS (61%)·1 abs·9s ctrl·2 kd

Silva — Prior Tracked Fights (28)

NCGilbert YvelPrideCould Not Co…R1

WHidehiko YoshidaPrideU-DECR2

WKiyoshi TamuraPrideKO/TKOR2

WHidehiko YoshidaPrideS-DECR3

WBob SchrijberPrideSUBR1

WKazushi SakurabaPrideKO/TKOR1

Round 112 rounds

Round 27 rounds

Round 35 rounds

Round 42 rounds

Round 52 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-1

-6

-7

n=12

n=7

n=5

n=2

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-1

-6

-7