Fighter profile

Bruno Silva

“Bulldog”

Flyweight · UFC record 5-6 (1 NC) · 12 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 6 Jun 2026

Power Striker

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)80

Power87

Striking defense66

Takedown defense84

WrestlingProvisional measure73

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (12 detailed fights; as of Sat 6 Jun 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED71.1

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED74.9

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: 163 cm (5'4")
Reach: 165 cm (5'5")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 36

Last 3: L W L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

12 detailed UFC fights · 29 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 6 Jun 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed16.9significant, per round

Strikes absorbed20.1per round

Striking differential-3.3per round

Takedown attempts2.28per round

Takedown defense72.0%of attempts stopped

Finish rate100.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 16.9
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 20.1
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): -3.3
Striking accuracy: 51.4%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 51.4%
Knockdowns per round: 0.24
Target: head / body / leg: 59.1% / 22.7% / 18.2%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 85.7% / 5.7% / 8.6%

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

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 2.28
Takedowns landed per round: 0.55
Takedown accuracy: 24.2%
Takedown defense: 72.0%
Control time per round: 0:51
Submission attempts per round: 0.07
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): 5-6-0, 1 NC
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 100.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 3 · 2 · 0
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 2 · 1 · 3
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 7 / 7
Average fight time: 9:06 (over 8 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 6 Jun 2026	Edgar Chairez	L	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R1 4:13	UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim
Sat 14 Mar 2026	Charles Johnson	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos
Sat 18 Oct 2025	HyunSung Park	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R3 2:15	UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen
Sat 7 Jun 2025	Joshua Van	L	KO/TKO Punches	R3 4:01	UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2
Sat 14 Dec 2024	Manel Kape	L	KO/TKO Punches	R3 1:57	UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley

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Bruno Silva — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 20 Jul 2024	Cody Durden	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 2:58	UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba
Sat 11 Mar 2023	Tyson Nam	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 1:23	UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili
Sat 22 May 2021	Victor Rodriguez	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 1:00	UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt
Sat 20 Mar 2021	JP Buys	W	KO/TKO Punch	R2 2:56	UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland
Sat 10 Oct 2020	Tagir Ulanbekov	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
Sat 14 Mar 2020	David Dvorak	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira
Sat 5 Oct 2019	Khalid Taha	NC	Overturned Arm Triangle	R3 3:00	UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya

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