Jean Silva | |
Nickname: | Lord |
Birth Name: | Jackson Jean da Silva[1] |
Birth Date: | 13 December 1996 |
Birth Place: | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil |
Weight: | 155lb |
Weight Class: | Featherweight Lightweight |
Team: | Fighting Nerds |
Years Active: | 2016–present |
Mma Kowin: | 11 |
Mma Subwin: | 2 |
Mma Decwin: | 1 |
Mma Decloss: | 2 |
Sherdog: | 239947 |
Reach In: | 69 |
Jackson Jean da Silva (born December 13, 1996) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
With the support of his wife Carol, Jean found not just a martial art, but also a path to salvation in Muay Thai.[2]
Silva has an alter ego, a distinct identity that, according to him, manifests during his prolonged outings to the octagon or in the course of a fight, which he calls "Lord" or "Lord Assassin." He credits his wife for helping to control this alter ego when it appears outside of his career as a fighter.[3]
He began his professional career in 2016 and built a record of 10 wins, eight by knockout and two by submission. He lost two matches. [1] [4]
Silva faced Kevin Vallejos for a UFC contract on Dana White's Contender Series: Season 7, Week 5 on September 6, 2023. Silva won the contract by defeating Vallejos with a unanimous decision. [5]
Silva made his promotional debut on January 13, 2024, facing Westin Wilson at UFC Fight Night 234. Silva won the fight with a technical knockout in the first round. [6]
Silva was scheduled to face William Gomis on May 4, 2024, at UFC 301.[7] However, the fight was canceled because Gomis suffered a weight-loss-related illness. [8]
Silva then faced Charles Jourdain on June 29, 2024, at UFC 303.[9] At the weigh-in, Silva weighed 147.5 pounds, one and a half pounds over the featherweight limit for non-title fights.[10] The fight proceeded at a catchweight, and Silva was fined 20 percent of his purse, which went to Jourdain.[10] Silva won the fight by knockout in the second round.[11]
Silva, who fought at UFC 303 two weeks earlier, faced Drew Dober on July 13, 2024, at UFC on ESPN 59 in a lightweight bout.[12] [13] Silva won the fight in the third round after Dober was unable to continue due to a cut above his left eye. [14] This fight earned him his first Fight of the Night award.[15]
|-|Win|align=center|14–2|Drew Dober|TKO (doctor stoppage)|| |align=center|3|align=center|1:28|Denver, Colorado, United States||-|Win|align=center|13–2|Charles Jourdain|KO (punch)|UFC 303||align=center|2|align=center|1:22|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|12–2|Westin Wilson|TKO (punches)|||align=center|1|align=center|4:12|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|11–2|Kevin Vallejos|Decision (unanimous)|Dana White's Contender Series 61||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|10–2|Shahin Najafi|TKO (retirement)|Spartacus Fight Event 34||align=center|1|align=center|2:15|São Paulo, Brazil||-|Win|align=center|9–2|Valdemir Cardoso|KO (punch)|Spartacus Fight Event 28||align=center|1|align=center|2:59|São Paulo, Brazil||-|Win|align=center|8–2|Tiago Souza|Submission (guillotine choke)|RFA Fight 1: Floripa x Goiânia||align=center|1|align=center|0:50|Florianópolis, Brazil||-|Win|align=center|7–2|Adriano Souza|KO (punch)|Road to Future 1||align=center|1|align=center|4:22|São José do Rio Preto, Brazil||-|Win|align=center|6–2|Tamyray Lacerda|KO (flying knee)|Cidade da Luta 5||align=center|1|align=center|4:28|Curitiba, Brazil||-|Win|align=center|5–2|Antonio Henrique Santos de Miranda|Submission (guillotine choke)|MTK MMA Brasil 1||align=center|1|align=center|3:21|Palhoça, Brazil||-|Win|align=center|4–2|Muniz Martins dos Santos|TKO (punches)|MF Fighters 1||align=center|1|align=center|2:10|São José do Rio Preto, Brazil||-|Loss|align=center|3–2|Gabriel Schlupp de Lima|Decision (unanimous)|São José Super Fight: Qualifying ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|São José, Brazil||-|Win|align=center|3–1|Lucas Vinicius Razalkiewicz|TKO (doctor stoppage)|Blackout FC 5||align=center|2|align=center|3:43|Balneário Camboriú, Brazil||-|Loss|align=center|2–1|Pedro Henrique|Decision (split)|Aspera FC 52||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Blumenau, Brazil||-|Win|align=center|2–0|Anderson Renan Kraus|TKO (punches)|Aspera FC 50||align=center|2|align=center|3:11|São José, Brazil||-|Win|align=center|1–0|Lorenzo Rodrigues|KO (punch)|Aspera FC 48||align=center|1|align=center|0:15|São José, Brazil||-[16]