Antonio Silva

[HISTORY]

Statistics
Name: Antonio Silva
Nickname: Junior, Big Foot, Pezao
Height: 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight: 265 lb (120 kg)
Nationality: Brazilian
Born: September 14, 1979
Fighting Out Of: Coconut Creek, Florida
Town Of Birth: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Fighting Style: Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Mixed Martial Arts Record
Wins: 14
By (T)KO: 9
By Submission: 3
By Decision: 2
Losses: 2
Draws: 0
No Contests: 0

Antonio Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter. He usually fights in the super heavyweight division, and is considered one of the best fighters in that weight class. Silva is a skilled striker, and is very agile for a super heavyweight. He was the one man many people thought capable of defeating PRIDE'S Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko, but his reputation suffered after a disappointing loss to Super Heavyweight KOTC champion Eric Pele at BodogFight's inaugural event. Though some claimed it was a slip, Antonio accepted defeat graciously. His most recent fight was at Elite XC where he defeated Ricco Rodriguez by split decision on 2/16/08. He is extremely agile and strong but also has a reputable Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu background. He has competed in organizations such as HERO'S, BodogFight and Elite Xtreme Combat.

MMA Fight History:
-May 15' 2010: defeated Andrei Arlovski, Strikeforce-Heavy Artillery, 3rd round 5:00 Unanimous Decision
-November 7' 2009: lost to Fabricio Werdum, Strikeforce/M-1-Fedor .vs. Rogers, 3rd round 5:00 Unanimous Decision
-September 23' 2009: defeated Jim York, World Victory Road-Sengoku 10, 1st round 3:51 Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
-January 4' 2009: defeated Yoshihiro Nakao, World Victory Road-Sengoku No Ran 2009, 1st round 1:42 TKO (Injury)
-July 26' 2008: EliteXC Heavyweight Title: defeated Justin Eilers, EliteXC-Unfinished Business, 2nd round 0:19 TKO (Strikes)
-February 16' 2008: defeated Ricco Rodriguez, EliteXC-Street Certified, 3rd round 5:00 Split Decision
-November 10' 2007: defeated Jonathan Wiezorek, EliteXC-Renegade, 1st round 3:12 Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
-February 10' 2007: defeated Wesley Correira, EliteXC-Destiny, 1st round 3:49 TKO (Strikes)
-December 2' 2006: lost to Eric Pele, Bodog Fight-U.S.A. .vs. Russia, 1st round 2:40 TKO (Strikes)
-October 9' 2006: defeated Georgy Kaysinov, K-1 Hero's 7, 1st round 1:08 KO (Punch)
-May 3' 2006: defeated Tom Erikson, K-1 Hero's 5, 1st round 2:49 TKO (Strikes)
-March 25' 2006: defeated Tadas Rinkevicius, CWFC-Strike Force 5, 1st round 3:22 TKO (Strikes)
-November 26' 2005: defeated Ruben Villareal, CWFC-Strike Force 4, 1st round 3:07 TKO (Strikes)
-July 2' 2005: Cage Rage World Heavyweight Title: defeated Rafael Carino, CR 12-The Real Deal, 1st round 2:55 Submission (Strikes)
-May 21' 2005: defeated Marcus Tchinda, CWFC-Strike Force, 1st round 3:03 TKO (Strikes)
-March 6' 2005: defeated Tengiz Tedoradze, UKMMAC 10-Slugfest, 1st round 0:48 TKO (Strikes)