Anderson Silva

Brazilian mixed martial artist

安德森·席尔瓦 · アンデウソン・シウバ · 안데르송 시우바

Born

14 April 1975, São Paulo

Citizenship

Brazil, United States

Sport

judo, taekwondo, mixed martial arts

Occupation

boxer, judoka, mixed martial arts fighter, taekwondo athlete, Thai boxer

Height

188 cm (6 ft 2 in)

Weight

84 kg (184 lb)

Nickname

The Spider

Team / club

Chute Boxe Academy

Anderson da Silva (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɐ̃deʁsõ ˈsiwvɐ]; born 14 April 1975) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and professional boxer. He is a former UFC Middleweight Champion who unified the UFC Middleweight and Pride World Welterweight Championship, and holds the record for the longest title reign in UFC history at 2,457 days. This started in 2006 and ended in 2013 and included a previously held UFC record of 16 consecutive victories in that span. Silva left the UFC in November 2020 and returned to boxing. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time. Silva was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in July 2023.

Films

Teachers

• Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

External links

• Wikipedia
• BoxRec
• Sherdog
• IMDb
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q356871 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.