Fighter profile

Joaquim Silva

“Netto BJJ”

Lightweight · UFC record 7-5 · 12 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 13 Sep 2025

Balanced / Hybrid

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)72

Power82

Striking defense72

Takedown defense81

WrestlingProvisional measure71

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (12 detailed fights; as of Sat 13 Sep 2025). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED79.0

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED94.7

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: 173 cm (5'8")
Reach: 175 cm (5'9")
Stance: Southpaw
Age: 37

Last 3: L W L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

12 detailed UFC fights · 30 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 13 Sep 2025; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed15.0significant, per round

Strikes absorbed18.2per round

Striking differential-3.2per round

Takedown attempts0.20per round

Takedown defense70.6%of attempts stopped

Finish rate42.9%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 15.0
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 18.2
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): -3.2
Striking accuracy: 43.1%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 53.9%
Knockdowns per round: 0.13
Target: head / body / leg: 58.6% / 28.7% / 12.7%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 76.2% / 16.3% / 7.6%

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

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.20
Takedowns landed per round: 0.10
Takedown accuracy: 50.0%
Takedown defense: 70.6%
Control time per round: 0:15
Submission attempts per round: 0.23
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): 7-5-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 42.9%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 3 · 0 · 4
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 3 · 0 · 2
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 4 / 3
Average fight time: 10:33 (over 11 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

Joaquim Silva — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 13 Sep 2025	Claudio Puelles	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	Noche UFC: Lopes vs. Silva
Sat 4 May 2024	Drakkar Klose	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg
Sat 2 Dec 2023	Clay Guida	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan
Sat 17 Jun 2023	Arman Tsarukyan	L	KO/TKO Punches	R3 3:25	UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier
Sat 1 Oct 2022	Jesse Ronson	W	KO/TKO Flying Knee	R2 3:08	UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan

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Joaquim Silva — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 19 Jun 2021	Ricky Glenn	L	KO/TKO Punches	R1 0:37	UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige
Sat 3 Aug 2019	Nasrat Haqparast	L	KO/TKO Punch	R2 0:36	UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler
Sat 15 Dec 2018	Jared Gordon	W	KO/TKO Punches	R3 2:39	UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Iaquinta
Sat 27 Jan 2018	Vinc Pichel	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 2
Sun 28 May 2017	Reza Madadi	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira
Fri 8 Jul 2016	Andrew Holbrook	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 0:34	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale
Sat 5 Sep 2015	Nazareno Malegarie	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2

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