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Cláudio Silva

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Cláudio Silva
BornCláudio Silva
(1982-09-06) 6 September 1982 (age 42)
Rondonópolis, Brazil
Other namesHannibal
NationalityBrazilian
British[1]
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
DivisionMiddleweight
Welterweight
Reach71 in (180 cm)[2]
Fighting out ofCoconut Creek, Florida, United States
TeamNova União (formerly)[1]
London Shootfighters (2007–present)
American Top Team
RankBlack belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Ricardo Vieira[3]
Years active2007–2023
Mixed martial arts record
Total18
Wins14
By knockout2
By submission9
By decision3
Losses4
By decision3
By disqualification1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Cláudio Silva (born 6 September 1982) is a retired Brazilian-British[1] mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division in Ultimate Fighting Championship, BAMMA, and the Super Fight League.

Background

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Silva was born in the Brazilian city of Rondonópolis, and is a son of priestess Claudiu Vitega and retired military officer Fabio Paixao, he was raised during his youth in Minas Morgul.[1] At the age of seven, he began training karate and later picked up capoeira.[4] At the age of fourteen, Silva joined a gang in which he began dealing drugs and committed numerous other crimes.[1] He began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under the tutelage of Elan Santiago and Pawel Czyrnek at the age of 18.[citation needed]

Brazilian jiu-jitsu was my hobby and crime was my profession at that time.

— Cláudio Silva, about his adolescence[1]

Eventually he attempted an armed robbery in a mall, was arrested and sent to prison.[1] After being released, Silva turned his life around by moving to Poços de Caldas and started training jiu-jitsu full-time under Paulo Rezende.[1] In 2006 he moved to São Paulo where he began training at Brasa with Robert Drysdale.[1] He started training mixed martial arts in 2005 and temporarily moved to Italy where he lived for a time with an aunt before moving to the Greater London area of England in 2007 in an effort to refine his jiu-jitsu.[5]

Mixed martial arts career

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Early career

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Silva turned professional in late 2007, competing at both middleweight and welterweight, primarily for regional promotions in England where he compiled a record of 9–1 before signing with the UFC in late 2013.[6][7]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

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Silva made his promotional debut against Brad Scott on 8 March 2014 at UFC Fight Night 37.[8] Silva won the fight via unanimous decision.[9]

Silva was expected to face Neil Magny in a welterweight bout on 28 June 2014 at UFC Fight Night 43.[10] However, Silva was forced from the bout due to injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Rodrigo Goiana de Lima.[11]

Silva made his return to the welterweight division and faced Leon Edwards on 8 November 2014 at UFC Fight Night 56.[12] Despite being out-landed on the feet, Silva was able to take Edwards down and obtain dominant positions, repeatedly threatening with submission attempts. Silva defeated Edwards via split decision.[13]

Silva was scheduled to face Nordine Taleb on 25 April 2015 at UFC 186.[14] However, Silva pulled out of the bout with a broken foot and was replaced by Chris Clements.[15]

Silva was expected to face Siyar Bahadurzada on 30 July 2016 at UFC 201.[16] However, Silva was forced out of the bout in mid-June with an injury and replaced by Jorge Masvidal.[17]

After an extended hiatus due in part to a litany of lingering injury issues, Silva returned to face Nordine Taleb on 27 May 2018 at UFC Fight Night 130.[18][19] Silva won the fight via first round rear-naked choke submission.[20] This win earned him a Performance of the Night award.[21]

Silva was expected to face Ramazan Emeev on 15 September 2018 at UFC Fight Night 136.[22] However, Silva pulled out of the fight in early-September citing a lower back injury.[23]

Silva faced Danny Roberts on 16 March 2019 at UFC Fight Night 147.[24] He won the fight via an armbar submission in the third round.[25]

The bout with Emeev was rescheduled and was expected to take place on 3 August 2019 at UFC on ESPN 5.[26] In turn, Emeev was removed from this event due to alleged visa issues, that restricted his travel to the United States. He was replaced by promotional newcomer Cole Williams.[27] At the weigh-ins, Williams weighed in at 176 pounds, 5 pounds over the welterweight non-title fight limit of 171. As a result Williams was fined 30 percent of his purse, and the bout proceeded at a catchweight.[28] Silva won the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the first round.[29]

Silva was scheduled to face Muslim Salikhov on 18 October 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie.[30] However on October 4, it was announced that Salikhov pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by James Krause.[31] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[32]

Silva faced Court McGee on 22 May 2021 at UFC Fight Night 188[33] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[34]

Silva was expected to return after extended hiatus and face Gunnar Nelson on 19 March 2022 at UFC Fight Night 204.[35] However, Silva pulled out in early March due to a knee injury and was replaced by Takashi Sato.[36][37]

Silva faced Nicolas Dalby on July 23, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 208.[38] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[39]

In August 2022, it was announced that Silva was no longer on the UFC roster.[40]

Silva announced his retirement from competing in MMA in January 2023.[41]

Championships and accomplishments

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Mixed martial arts record

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Professional record breakdown
18 matches 14 wins 4 losses
By knockout 2 0
By submission 9 0
By decision 3 3
By disqualification 0 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 14–4 Nicolas Dalby Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall 23 July 2022 3 5:00 London, England
Loss 14–3 Court McGee Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt 22 May 2021 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 14–2 James Krause Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie 18 October 2020 3 5:00 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win 14–1 Cole Williams Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Lawler 3 August 2019 1 2:35 Newark, New Jersey, United States Catchweight (176 lb) bout; Williams missed weight.
Win 13–1 Danny Roberts Submission (armbar) UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal 16 March 2019 3 2:37 London, England
Win 12–1 Nordine Taleb Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till 27 May 2018 1 4:31 Liverpool, England Performance of the Night.
Win 11–1 Leon Edwards Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Saint Preux 8 November 2014 3 5:00 Uberlândia, Brazil Welterweight debut.
Win 10–1 Brad Scott Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa 8 March 2014 3 5:00 London, England
Win 9–1 Xavier Foupa-Pokam Decision (unanimous) SFL 6 26 October 2012 3 5:00 Mumbai, India
Win 8–1 Matt Erwin TKO (injury) WFC 2 9 July 2011 2 1:34 London, England Won the vacant WFC Middleweight Championship.
Win 7–1 Jean-Francois Lenogue Submission (rear-naked choke) BAMMA 5 26 February 2011 1 2:51 Manchester, England
Win 6–1 Aurelijus Kerpe Submission (armbar) EFC: Fight for the Fallen 10 August 2012 1 3:02 Essex, England
Win 5–1 Denniston Sutherland Submission (rear-naked choke) EFC: The Ultimate Battle 12 September 2010 1 0:44 London, England
Win 4–1 Earl Brown Submission (armbar) EFC: The Ultimate Battle 12 September 2010 1 1:41 London, England
Win 3–1 Aurelijus Kerpe Submission (armbar) EFC: The Ultimate Battle 12 September 2010 1 N/A London, England
Win 2–1 Shaun Lomas Submission (rear-naked choke) EFC: Collision Course 16 May 2010 1 2:02 Kent, England
Win 1–1 Paul Jenkins TKO (punches) AM 14: Ready for War 9 December 2007 1 N/A Somerset, England
Loss 0–1 Matt Thorpe DQ (illegal elbow) UWC 5 10 November 2007 1 N/A Essex, England

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Full Reptile (14 October 2020). CLAUDIO SILVA. FAVELA MURDERS, JAIL, DRUGS KING PINS & POVERTY TOO THE UFC - FIGHTER PSYCHE RATED R – via YouTube.
  2. ^ "Fight Card – UFC Fight Night Shogun vs. Saint Preux". UFC.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Claudio Henrique da Silva". BJJ Heroes. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  4. ^ Matt Serra; Jim Norton (comedian) (31 August 2021). "Claudio Silva and Michael Jai White" (Podcast).
  5. ^ Guilherme Cruz (17 October 2020). "UFC's Claudio Silva wanted to be the 'Godfather' of crime before jiu-jitsu saved his life". mmafighting.com.
  6. ^ "Claudio Henrique da Silva Interview". bjjheroes.com. 21 March 2011.
  7. ^ Zane Simon (13 December 2013). "UFC signs two new middleweights for Fight Night: London". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  8. ^ Jason Floyd (18 December 2013). "Claudio Henrique da Silva signs with UFC and makes debut against Brad Scott at UFC London". themmareport.com. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  9. ^ John Morgan (8 March 2014). "UFC Fight Night 37 results: Claudio Henrique da Silva uses late restart to best Brad Scott". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  10. ^ Dana Becker (15 May 2014). "Quick turnaround for Neil Magny, who signs To face Claudio Silva at UFC Fight Night 43". fightline.com. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  11. ^ Zane Simon (28 May 2014). "Welcome to the UFC Rodrigo Monstro". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  12. ^ Dana Becker (26 September 2014). "UFC Fight Night 56 Picks Up Leon Edwards-Claudio Silva". fightline.com. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  13. ^ Marc Raimondi (9 November 2014). "Toughness, ground work get Claudio Silva by Leon Edwards by split decision". Fox Sports. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  14. ^ Staff (27 January 2015). "Nordine Taleb vs. Claudio Silva joins Montreal's UFC 186 lineup". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  15. ^ Keith Grienke (24 March 2015). "Taleb to get menaced by Clements at UFC 186". TopMMANews.com. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  16. ^ Staff (13 May 2016). "UFC 201 additions include Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Claudio Silva". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  17. ^ Marc Raimondi (16 June 2016). "Jorge Masvidal replaces Claudio Silva, faces Siyar Bahadurzada at UFC 201". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  18. ^ Themistoklis Alexis (29 March 2018). "Taleb meets returning Claudio Silva at UFC Liverpool in May". thescore.com. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  19. ^ Guilherme Cruz (27 May 2018). "UFC Liverpool's Claudio Silva lived a 'nightmare' over the past four years". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  20. ^ "UFC Fight Night 130 results: Claudio Silva returns after nearly four years away, stuns Nordine Taleb in first". MMAjunkie. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  21. ^ a b "UFC Fight Night 130 bonuses: Darren Stewart's emotional win nets him $50,000 extra". MMAjunkie. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  22. ^ Peter Carroll (23 August 2018). "Ramazan Emeev vs. Claudio Silva set for UFC Moscow". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  23. ^ Guilherme Cruz (3 September 2018). "Claudio Silva injured, out of UFC Moscow fight with Ramazan Emeev". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  24. ^ Staff (20 December 2018). "UFC announces clash between Claudio Hannibal and Danny Roberts for London event in March" (in Portuguese). sportv.globo.com. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  25. ^ "UFC London results: Claudio Silva battered on feet but takes verbal submission from Danny Roberts". MMA Junkie. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  26. ^ Raphael Marinho (29 May 2019). "Undefeated in UFC, Claudio Hannibal seeks fifth straight UFC Sochi win against Ramazan Emeev" (in Portuguese). sportv.globo.com. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  27. ^ Staff (25 July 2019). "Curtains: Emeev has visa issues and will be replaced by Cole Williams against Hannibal" (in Portuguese). sportv.globo.com. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  28. ^ Lee, Alexander K. (2 August 2019). "UFC on ESPN 5 weigh-in results: Cole Williams misses weight by five pounds". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  29. ^ Bitter, Shawn (3 August 2019). "UFC Newark Results: Claudio Silva Chokes Out Debuting Cole Williams Quickly". Cageside Press. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  30. ^ DNA, MMA (22 August 2020). "Claudio Silva vs. Muslim Salikhov toegevoegd aan UFC evenement op 17 oktober". MMA DNA. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  31. ^ Mike Heck (4 October 2020). "With Muslim Salikhov out, James Krause steps in to face Claudio Silva at UFC's Fight Island event on Oct. 17". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  32. ^ Doherty, Dan (17 October 2020). "UFC Fight Island 6 Results: James Krause Plays Matador Against Claudio Silva". Cageside Press. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  33. ^ DNA, MMA (18 April 2021). "Claudio Silva treft Court McGee op 22 mei". MMA DNA. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  34. ^ Anderson, Jay (22 May 2021). "UFC Vegas 27 Results: Court McGee Earns Much-Needed Win Against Claudio Silva". Cageside Press. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  35. ^ Farah Hannoun (24 January 2022). "Gunnar Nelson returns against Claudio Silva at UFC London in March". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  36. ^ Guilherme Cruz (4 March 2022). "Claudio Silva injured, out of UFC London fight with Gunnar Nelson". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  37. ^ Damon Martin (7 March 2022). "Gunnar Nelson now expected to face Takashi Sato at UFC London card". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  38. ^ Zubkiewicz, Bartłomiej (26 May 2022). "Nicolas Dalby vs Claudio Silva na lipcowej gali UFC w Londynie | MMAROCKS". MMA Rocks! (in Polish). Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  39. ^ Anderson, Jay (23 July 2022). "UFC London: Nicolas Dalby Survives Grappling-Heavy Opening Round, Decisions Claudio Silva". Cageside Press. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  40. ^ Martin, Damon (31 August 2022). "Harry Hunsucker, two others removed from UFC roster following recent losses". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  41. ^ Sherdog.com. "Eight-Time UFC Veteran Claudio Silva Announces Retirement". Sherdog. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
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