Fighter profile

Bruno Silva

“Blindado”

Middleweight · UFC record 4-7 · 11 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 10 May 2025

Balanced / Hybrid

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)72

Power75

Striking defense59

Takedown defense83

WrestlingProvisional measure64

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (11 detailed fights; as of Sat 10 May 2025). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED76.8

CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING75.2

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Reach: 188 cm (6'2")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 37

Last 3: L L L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

11 detailed UFC fights · 23 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 10 May 2025; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed16.3significant, per round

Strikes absorbed22.7per round

Striking differential-6.3per round

Takedown attempts0.96per round

Takedown defense74.5%of attempts stopped

Finish rate100.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 16.3
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 22.7
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): -6.3
Striking accuracy: 48.0%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 42.0%
Knockdowns per round: 0.09
Target: head / body / leg: 75.5% / 15.4% / 9.0%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 72.9% / 11.7% / 15.4%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.96
Takedowns landed per round: 0.22
Takedown accuracy: 22.7%
Takedown defense: 74.5%
Control time per round: 0:32
Submission attempts per round: 0.00
Reversals per round: 0.00

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 4-7-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 100.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 4 · 0 · 0
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 2 · 4
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 2 / 4
Average fight time: 8:38 (over 9 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Bruno Silva — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 10 May 2025	Marc-Andre Barriault	L	KO/TKO Elbows	R1 1:27	UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena
Sat 26 Oct 2024	Ismail Naurdiev	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
Sat 30 Mar 2024	Chris Weidman	L	U-DEC	R3 2:18	UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot
Sat 21 Oct 2023	Shara Magomedov	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
Sat 24 Jun 2023	Brendan Allen	L	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R1 4:39	UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria

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Bruno Silva — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 22 Apr 2023	Brad Tavares	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 3:35	UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes
Sat 13 Aug 2022	Gerald Meerschaert	L	SUB Guillotine Choke	R3 1:39	UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz
Sat 12 Mar 2022	Alex Pereira	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev
Sat 11 Dec 2021	Jordan Wright	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 1:28	UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier
Sat 16 Oct 2021	Andrew Sanchez	W	KO/TKO Punches	R3 2:35	UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont
Sat 19 Jun 2021	Wellington Turman	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 4:45	UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige

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