Felipe Silva (fighter)

Felipe Silva
Born	(1984-08-05) 5 August 1984 (age 40) Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Division	Lightweight
Reach	77[1] in (196 cm)
Style	Muay Thai[2]
Fighting out of	Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Team	CM System (2009–present)[3]
Rank	Muay Thai Prajied Black since 2006- Black Belt in BJJ- Black Belt In Luta Livre
Years active	2013–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	15
Wins	10
By knockout	8
By submission	1
By decision	1
Losses	5
By knockout	4
By submission	1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Felipe Silva (born 5 August 1984) is a Brazilian Muay Thai and Kickboxing champion and a mixed martial artist who fights under Brave CF in the lightweight division. A professional mixed martial artist since 2013, Silva has also competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Background

Silva began in the combat sport of Muay Thai and he won the Brazilian Muay Thai Championship twice and Brazilian Kickboxing title three-time before transitioning to mixed martial arts.[2][1]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Silva made his professional mixed martial arts debut in March 2013. He amassed a record of 7–0, competing for various regional promotions in Brazil before signed by UFC.[4]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Silva made his official debut for the promotion on 27 August 2016 at UFC on Fox: Maia vs. Condit where he faced Shane Campbell.[5] He won the fight via technical knockout in round one.[6]

He next faced Mairbek Taisumov in September 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Struve vs. Volkov.[7] He lost the fight via knockout in round one.[8]

On 19 May 2018, Silva faced Claudio Puelles at UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman.[9] He lost the fight via a submission in round three.[10]

Post-UFC career

After being released from the UFC, Silva signed a contract with Brave CF in May 2019.[11] Silva was expected to make his promotional debut by headlining Brave CF 26 against Guram Kutateladze on 7 September 2019.[12] However, Kutateladze withdrew from the bout due to an injury and was replaced by Dumar Roa. Silva won the fight via technical knockout in the first round.[13]

Silva eventually faced Kutateladze in the rescheduled bout at Brave CF 29 on 15 November 2019, losing the back-and-forth fight in the first round via technical knockout.[13][14]

In his third bout in the Brave CF, Silva faced Sam Patterson at Brave CF 41 on 17 September 2020. He lost fight via first-round knockout.[15]

Silva faced Maciek Gierszewski on 1 April 2021 at Brave CF 50. At weigh-ins, Silva came in 3.1 pounds (1.4 kg) over the catchweight (161 lb) limit and was fined a percentage of his purse which will go to his opponent.[16] He lost by KO in the first round.[17]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

14 matches	9 wins	5 losses
By knockout	7	4
By submission	1	1
By decision	1	0

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	9–5	Maciek Gierszewski	KO (punches)	Brave CF 50	1 April 2021	1	2:28	Arad, Bahrain	Catchweight (161 lb) bout.
Loss	9–4	Sam Patterson	KO (punch)	Brave CF 41	17 September 2020	1	2:12	Riffa, Bahrain
Loss	9–3	Guram Kutateladze	TKO (punches)	Brave CF 29	15 November 2019	1	0:44	Isa Town, Bahrain
Win	9–2	Dumar Roa	TKO (punches)	Brave CF 26	7 September 2019	1	N/A	Bogotá, Colombia
Loss	8–2	Claudio Puelles	Submission (kneebar)	UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman	19 May 2018	3	2:23	Santiago, Chile
Loss	8–1	Mairbek Taisumov	KO (punch)	UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve	2 September 2017	1	1:24	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Win	8–0	Shane Campbell	TKO (punches)	UFC on Fox 21	27 August 2016	1	1:13	Vancouver, Canada
Win	7–0	Anton Kuivanen	TKO (punches)	Cage 35	13 May 2016	1	4:04	Helsinki, Finland
Win	6–0	Carlos Irigoitia	Submission (armbar)	Explosion MMA 5	2 October 2015	1	0:48	Asuncion, Paraguay
Win	5–0	Allan Moziel	Decision (unanimous)	JF Fight Evolution 14	4 October 2014	3	5:00	Juiz de Fora, Brazil
Win	4–0	Kleverson Bracin	TKO	Face the Danger 7	23 August 2014	1	N/A	Telêmaco Borba, Brazil
Win	3–0	Johny Vieira	TKO (punches)	JF Fight Evolution 13	5 October 2013	1	3:58	Juiz de Fora, Brazil
Win	2–0	Anildo Dias Jr.	KO (knee and punches)	Iron Fight Combat 4	7 September 2013	1	4:21	São José dos Pinhais, Brazil
Win	1–0	Alexandre Baptista da Costa	TKO (punches)	Nitrix Champion Fight 14	9 March 2013	1	4:21	Balneário Camboriú, Brazil

[4]

See also

• List of current Brave CF fighters
• List of male mixed martial artists

References

1. "Felipe Silva - Official UFC® Profile". UFC. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
2. "Felipe Silva fala em "show de trocação" para manter invencibilidade no UFC". sportv.globo.com/site/combate (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 19 October 2018.
3. "Kickboxer Felipe Silva found MMA through mentor Cristiano Marcello and never looked back". Brave Combat Federation. 14 May 2020.
4. Sherdog.com. "Felipe Silva MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography - Sherdog.com". Sherdog. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
5. "UFC on FOX 21 in Vancouver adds three bouts, including Sam Alvey vs. Kevin Casey". MMAjunkie. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
6. "UFC on FOX 21 results: Felipe Silva silences Shane Campbell's home crowd with quick thrashing". MMAjunkie. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
7. "Mairbek Taisumov vs. Felipe Silva added to UFC: Rotterdam". MMAjunkie.com MMA Forums. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
8. "Knockout! Watch Mairbek Taisumov brutally finish Felipe Silva at UFC Fight Night 115". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
9. "Felipe Silva vs. Claudio Puelles programado para UFC Chile en mayo – FAMMEJL" (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
10. "UFC Fight Night 129 results: Claudio Puelles scores incredible comeback victory over Felipe Silva". MMAjunkie. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
11. Guilherme Cruz (7 May 2019). "UFC veteran Felipe Silva signs with Brave CF". mmafighting.com.
12. Guilherme Cruz (5 August 2019). "UFC veteran Felipe Silva signs with Brave CF, headlines September card in Colombia". mmafighting.com.
13. Ryan O'Leary (16 October 2019). "Guram Kutateladze Versus UFC Vet Rebooked for Brave 29". mmaviking.com.
14. Farah Hannoun (15 November 2019). "Oh Georgia! Ilia Topuria and Guram Kutateladze score big knockouts at Brave CF 29". mmajunkie.com.
15. "BRAVE CF 41 RESULTS - Mohammad Fakhreddine is the new world champion". Brave Combat Federation. 17 September 2020.
16. Murray, Julian (31 March 2021). "Brawl Nearly Breaks Out At BRAVE CF 50 Face-Off – Overtime Heroics". Overtimeheroics. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
17. Leonte, Tudor. "Jarrah Hussein Al-Silawi Chops Down Ismail Naurdiev, Defends Belt at Brave CF 50". Sherdog. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

External links

• Felipe Silva at Brave CF
• Felipe Silva at UFC
• Professional MMA record for Felipe Silva from Sherdog
• Felipe Silva at ESPN.com
• Felipe Silva at Tapology.com