A successful MMA career made Wanderlei Silva a rich man. The net worth of this man is $18 million.
The prominent MMA fighter of America who is well known to all as “The Axe Murderer” is Wanderlei Silva. He is a Brazilian-American retired mixed martial artist. This man fought in the Pride Fighting Championships and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is the holder of the record for most wins, knockouts, title defenses, and the longest winning streak in Pride history. With his glowing performance, he became the 2003 PRIDE Middleweight Champion and the 2003 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix Tournament Champion.
Early Life
Wanderlei Silva was born on July 3, 1976, in Curitiba, Brazil. His full name is Wanderlei César da Silva. He is the son of his father, Holando Pinheiro da Silva. His father died in a car accident in Brazil on August 26, 2012.
Profile
The 46-year-old man is tall at five feet 11 inches, and his weight is 220 lbs. He played in the divisions of heavyweight, light heavyweight, and middleweight.
He is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai. The fighting style of this man is Muay Thai.
Family
In his personal life, Wanderlei Silva is married. He wed Tea Silva in 2002 in Curitiba, State of Paraná, Brazil. He is the father of two children. They have one son, Thor Silva, and one daughter, Rafaela Silva.
At present, he lives in Curitiba, Brazil.
Wanderlei Silva- MMA Career
Wanderlei Silva fought in 51 games. Among them, he won 35 fights (knockout 27, submission 1, decision 7) and lost 14 fights (knockout 7, decision 7).
Draws: 1
No contests: 1
In his professional life, he was connected with Chute Boxe Academy (from 1996 to 2007), Kings MMA (from 2011 to 2018), Wand Fight Team (from 2007-present), and Evoluço Thai Brasil (from 2018 to present).
His trainers were Rudimar Fedrigo, Cristiano Marcello, and André Amado. He was active in the field of combat from 1996 to 2013 and from 2017 to 2022.
Fight history – Win vs. Loss
| Result | Opponent | Event |
| LOSS | Quinton Jackson | Bellator 206 – Mousasi vs. MacDonald |
| LOSS | Chael Sonnen | Bellator 180 – Sonnen vs. Silva |
| WIN | Brian Stann | UFC on Fuel TV 8 – Silva vs. Stann |
| LOSS | Rich Franklin | UFC 147 – Silva vs. Franklin 2 |
| WIN | Cung Le | UFC 139 – Shogun vs. Henderson |
| LOSS | Chris Leben | UFC 132 – Cruz vs. Faber 2 |
| WIN | Michael Bisping | UFC 110 – Nogueira vs. Velasquez |
| LOSS | Rich Franklin | UFC 99 – The Comeback |
| LOSS | Quinton Jackson | UFC 92 – The Ultimate 2008 |
| WIN | Keith Jardine | UFC 84 – Ill Will |
| LOSS | Chuck Liddell | UFC 79 – Nemesis |
| LOSS | Dan Henderson | Pride 33 – Second Coming |
| LOSS | Mirko Filipovic | Pride FC – Final Conflict Absolute |
| WIN | Kazuyuki Fujita | Pride FC Critical Countdown Absolute |
| WIN | Ricardo Arona | Pride FC – Shockwave 2005 |
| LOSS | Ricardo Arona | Pride FC – Final Conflict 2005 |
| WIN | Kazuhiro Nakamura | Pride FC – Critical Countdown 2005 |
| WIN | Hidehiko Yoshida | Pride FC – Total Elimination 2005 |
| LOSS | Mark Hunt | Pride FC – Shockwave 2004 |
| WIN | Quinton Jackson | Pride 28 – High Octane |
| WIN | Yuki Kondo | Pride FC – Final Conflict 2004 |
| WIN | Ikuhisa Minowa | Pride – Bushido 2 |
| WIN | Quinton Jackson | Pride FC – Final Conflict 2003 |
| WIN | Hidehiko Yoshida | Pride FC – Final Conflict 2003 |
| WIN | Kazushi Sakuraba | Pride FC – Total Elimination 2003 |
| WIN | Hiromitsu Kanehara | Pride 23 – Championship Chaos 2 |
| WIN | Tatsuya Iwasaki | Pride FC – Shockwave |
| DRAW | Mirko Filipovic | Pride 20 – Armed and Ready |
| WIN | Kiyoshi Tamura | Pride 19 – Bad Blood |
| WIN | Alexander Otsuka | Pride 18 – Cold Fury 2 |
| WIN | Kazushi Sakuraba | Pride 17 – Championship Chaos |
| WIN | Shungo Oyama | Pride 14 – Clash of the Titans |
| WIN | Kazushi Sakuraba | Pride 13 – Collision Course |
| WIN | Dan Henderson | Pride 12 – Cold Fury |
| No Contest | Gilbert Yvel | Pride 11 – Battle of the Rising Sun |
| WIN | Guy Mezger | Pride 10 – Return of the Warriors |
| WIN | Todd Medina | Meca 2 – Meca World Vale Tudo 2 |
| LOSS | Tito Ortiz | UFC 25 – Ultimate Japan 3 |
| WIN | Bob Schrijber | Pride FC – Pride Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round |
| WIN | Daijiro Matsui | Pride FC – Pride 8 |
| WIN | Carl Ognibene | Pride FC – Pride 7 |
| WIN | Tony Petarra | UFC 20 – Battle for the Gold |
| WIN | Eugene Jackson | IVC 10 – World Class Champions |
| WIN | Adrian Serrano | IVC 9 – The Revenge |
| LOSS | Vitor Belfort | UFC 17.5 – Ultimate Brazil |
| WIN | Mike Van Arsdale | IVC 6 – The Challenge |
| LOSS | Artur Mariano | IVC 2 – A Question of Pride |
| WIN | Egidio Amaro da Costa | IVC 2 – A Question of Pride |
| WIN | Sean Bormet | IVC 2 – A Question of Pride |
| WIN | Marcelo Barbosa | BVF 10 – Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting 10 |
| WIN | Dilson Filho | BVF 6 – Campeonato Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 1 |
Awards and Achievements
Ultimate Fighting Championship
- 5x Fight of the Night
- 2x Knockout of the Night
Pride Fighting Championships
- First Fighter in Pride Fighting Championships history to win both Pride Championship and Pride Grand Prix
- 22 wins in PRIDE FC history
- 2006 Pride Openweight World Grand Prix Semi-finalist
- 2005 Pride Middleweight World Grand Prix Semi-finalist
- 2003 Pride Middleweight World Grand Prix Championship
- Pride Middleweight Championship (One time, first)
- Saku Championship belt winner
- Longest undefeated streak in PRIDE FC history (20)
- 15 knockouts in PRIDE FC
- Tied (Mirko Cro Cop) for most finishes in PRIDE FC history (16)
- Four titles defenses in PRIDE FC
International Vale Tudo Championship
- IVC Light heavyweight Championship (One time)
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- 2001 Fight of the Year (with Kazushi Sakuraba)
- 2003 Fight of the Year (with Hidehiko Yoshida on November 9)
- 2004 Fight of the Year (with Quinton Jackson on October 31)
- 2001 Most Outstanding Fighter
- 2004 Most Outstanding Fighter
MMAFighting.com
- 2013 Best Fight of the Half-Year vs. Brian Stann
- 2004 Light heavyweight of the Year
Sherdog
- Mixed Martial Arts Hall of Fame
- 2004 Fighter of the Year
World MMA Awards
- 2018 Lifetime Achievement
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