Joaquim Silva (fighter) explained

Joaquim Silva
Other Names:Netto BJJ
Birth Name:Joaquim Antônio Magalhães da Silva
Birth Date:5 February 1989
Birth Place:Anápolis, Goiás, Brazil
Weight:155lb
Weight Class:Lightweight
Reach In:69
Reach Footnote:[1]
Style:Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai
Stance:Orthodox
Fighting Out Of:Curitiba, Brazil
Team:Evolução Thai
Rank:Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Black kruang in Muay Thai
Years Active:2010–present
Mma Kowin:7
Mma Subwin:3
Mma Decwin:3
Mma Koloss:3
Mma Decloss:2
Sherdog:146291

Joaquim Silva (born February 5, 1989) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who currently competes in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Background

Silva began training in various forms of martial arts as a youngster. He then starting training in Muay Thai, boxing and jiu-jitsu as a teenager before transitioning to mixed martial arts in 2009.

Mixed martial arts career

Silva made his professional mixed martial arts debut in October 2010. He compiled an undefeated record of 7-0, competing for various regional promotions in Brazil before trying out for The Ultimate Fighter in early 2014.

The Ultimate Fighter

In March 2015, it was announced that Silva was one of the fighters selected to be on .[2]

In his first fight on the show, Silva faced Carlos Costa. He won the fight via TKO in the third round.[3]

In the quarterfinals, Silva faced off against Erick da Silva. He won the fight via unanimous decision.[4]

In the semifinals, Silva faced Glaico França. He lost via submission in the first round.[5]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Silva made his official debut for the promotion on September 5, 2015, at UFC 191 where he faced fellow castmate Nazareno Malegarie.[6] He won the fight via split decision.[7]

Luque next faced Andrew Holbrook on July 8, 2016, at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale.[8] He won the fight by knockout in the first round.[9]

Silva was expected to face promotional newcomer Gregor Gillespie on September 24, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 95.[10] However, Silva pulled out of the fight citing injury and was replaced by former opponent Glaico França.[11]

Silva was expected to face Mairbek Taisumov on May 28, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 109. However, Taisumov pulled out due to injury and was replaced by Reza Madadi.[12] Silva won the fight via split decision.[13]

Silva faced Vinc Pichel on January 27, 2018, at .[14] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[15]

Silva faced Jared Gordon on December 15, 2018, at UFC on Fox 31.[16] He won the fight via technical knockout in round three.[17] This win earned him the Fight of the Night award.[18]

Silva faced Nasrat Haqparast on August 3, 2019, at UFC on ESPN 5.[19] He lost the fight via knockout in the second round.[20]

Silva faced Ricky Glenn on June 19, 2021, at UFC on ESPN 25.[21] He lost the bout via knockout just 37 seconds into the first round.[22]

Silva faced Jesse Ronson, replacing injured Vinc Pichel, on October 1, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 211.[23] He won the bout in the second round, dropping Ronson with a flying knee and then finishing him with ground and pound.[24] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[25]

Silva faced Arman Tsarukyan on June 17, 2023, at UFC on ESPN 47.[26] He lost the bout via TKO in the third round.[27]

Silva faced Clay Guida on December 2, 2023, at UFC on ESPN 52.[28] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[29]

Silva faced Drakkar Klose on May 3, 2024, at UFC 301.[30] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[31]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Loss|align=center|13–5|Drakkar Klose|Decision (unanimous)|UFC 301||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ||-|Win|align=center|13–4|Clay Guida|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Austin, Texas, United States||-|Loss|align=center|12–4|Arman Tsarukyan|TKO (punches)|||align=center|3|align=center|3:25|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|12–3|Jesse Ronson|TKO (knee and punches)|||align=center|2|align=center|3:08|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Loss|align=center|11–3|Ricky Glenn|KO (punches)|||align=center|1|align=center|0:37|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Loss|align=center|11–2|Nasrat Haqparast|KO (punches)|||align=center|2|align=center|0:36|Newark, New Jersey, United States||-|Win|align=center|11–1|Jared Gordon|KO (punches)|||align=center|3|align=center|2:39|Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States||-|Loss|align=center|10–1|Vinc Pichel|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Charlotte, North Carolina, United States||-|Win|align=center|10–0|Reza Madadi|Decision (split)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Stockholm, Sweden| |-|Win| align=center| 9–0| Andrew Holbrook| KO (punches)| The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale| | align=center|1| align=center|0:34| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-| Win| align=center| 8–0| Nazareno Malegarie| Decision (split)| UFC 191| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-| Win| align=center| 7–0| Leandro Vasconcelos| TKO (punches)| The Hill Fighters 3| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:06| Bento Gonçalves, Brazil| |-| Win| align=center| 6–0| Victor Rizzo| Submission (armbar)| Reto de Campeones 1| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:57| Mexico City, Mexico||- | Win| align=center| 5–0| Fabio Lima Ferreira| TKO (punches)| Shooto Brazil 44| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:45| Goiânia, Brazil||-| Win| align=center| 4–0| Juilo Cezar Alves| Submission (armbar)| High Fight Rock 3| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:15| Anápolis, Brazil||-| Win| align=center| 3–0| Adalton Fernandes| KO (punch)| Budokukai Martial Arts Tournament| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:30| Palmas, Brazil||- | Win| align=center| 2–0| Lucas Blade| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Anapolis Fight Championship| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:58| Anápolis, Brazil||- | Win| align=center| 1–0| Alan Lima| TKO (punches)| Hot Fight: Vale Tudo| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:10| Ipameri, Brazil||-

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

|-|Loss|align=center| 2–1|Glaico França|Submission (rear-naked choke)| | (airdate)|align=center|1|align=center|2:48|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win |align=center| 2–0| Erick da Silva| Decision (unanimous) | | (airdate)|align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||- |Win |align=center| 1–0| Carlos Costa| TKO (punches) | | (airdate)|align=center|3|align=center|1:47|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||- [32]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joaquim Silva UFC. UFC.com. 14 September 2018 . Jun 24, 2023.
  2. Web site: The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 4 cast announced. March 18, 2015. mmafighting.com. Guilherme Cruz. March 18, 2015.
  3. Web site: The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 4 Episode 1 & 2 Recap. themmareport.com . Daniel Galvan. 2015-04-14. 2015-04-14.
  4. Web site: The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 4 Episode 8 Recap. themmareport.com . Daniel Galvan. 2015-05-26. 2015-05-26.
  5. Web site: The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 4: Episode 11 Recap. ufc.com . Damon Martin. 2015-06-15. 2015-06-15.
  6. Web site: Nazareno Malegarie vs. Joaquim Silva booked for UFC 191. mmafighting.com. 2015-07-23. 2015-07-23. Guilherme Cruz.
  7. Web site: UFC 191 results, highlights: Joaquim Silva tops ex-'TUF' teammate Nazareno Malegarie. mmajunkie.com. 2015-09-05. 2015-09-05. Brent Brookhouse.
  8. News: Unbeaten lightweights Andrew Holbrook and Joaquim Silva booked for TUF 23 Finale. adcombat.com. Jack Bratcher. 2016-04-30. 2016-04-30.
  9. News: TUF 23 Finale results: Joaquim Silva stays perfect, thrashes Andrew Holbrook in 34 seconds. mmajunkie.com. Ben Fowlkes. 2016-07-08. 2016-07-08.
  10. Web site: Gregor Gillespie vs. Joaquim Silva added to UFC Fight Night 95 in Brazil. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2016-08-04. 2016-08-04.
  11. Web site: Injuries force several changes to UFC Fight Night 95 in Brasilia. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2016-08-13. 2016-08-13.
  12. News: Mairbek Taisumov vs. Joaquim Silva added to UFC Fight Night 109 in Stockholm. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2017-03-08. 2017-03-08.
  13. Web site: UFC Fight Night 109 results: Joaquim Silva narrowly defeats Reza Madadi in exciting affair. mmajunkie.com. Steven Marrocco. 2017-05-28. 2017-05-28.
  14. News: UFC adds 3 bouts to stacked Fight Night Charlotte card; tickets go on sale Friday. charlotteobserver. 2017-12-15. en.
  15. News: UFC on FOX 27 results: Vinc Pichel takes decision, hands Joaquim Silva first pro loss. 2018-01-27. MMAjunkie. 2018-01-28. en-US.
  16. Web site: Netto BJJ is scheduled to face Jared Gordon at UFC Milwaukee in December. sportv.globo.com. Adriano Albuquerque and Raphael Marinho. 2018-08-23. 2018-08-23. pt. 2018-08-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20180824034058/https://sportv.globo.com/site/combate/noticia/netto-bjj-e-escalado-para-enfrentar-jared-gordon-no-ufc-milwaukee.ghtml. dead.
  17. Web site: UFC on FOX 31 results: Joaquim Silva wins spirited slugfest over Jared Gordon. Doyle. Dave. 2018-12-15. MMA Fighting. 2018-12-16.
  18. Web site: UFC on FOX 31 bonuses: AI Iaquinta earns Performance of the Night for win over Kevin Lee. Doyle. Dave. 2018-12-15. MMA Fighting. 2018-12-16.
  19. Web site: Nasrat Haqparast vs. Joaquim Silva toegevoegd aan "UFC Sochi" evenement. DNA. MMA. June 2019 . en-US. 2019-06-03.
  20. Web site: UFC Newark Results: Nasrat Haqparast KO's Joaquim Silva. Evanoff. Josh. 2019-08-03. Cageside Press. en-US. 2019-08-04.
  21. Web site: Heck. Mike. 2021-04-03. Rick Glenn vs. Joaquim Silva added to UFC event on June 19. 2021-04-03. MMA Fighting. en.
  22. Web site: Anderson. Jay. 2021-06-19. UFC Vegas 29 Results: Now going by Ricky Glenn, ex-WSOF Champ Starches Joaquim Silva. 2021-06-20. Cageside Press. en-US.
  23. Web site: With Vinc Pichel out, Joaquim Silva returns to face Jesse Ronson at Oct. 1 UFC event. mmafighting.com. Mike Heck. 2022-08-18. 2022-08-18.
  24. Web site: Anderson. Jay. 2022-10-01. UFC Vegas 61: Joaquim Silva Floors Jesse Ronson with Flying Knee. 2022-10-02. Cageside Press. en-US.
  25. Web site: UFC Fight Night 211 bonuses: Six fighters take home extra $50,000 each. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Staff. 2022-10-01. 2022-10-01.
  26. Web site: Arman Tsarukyan vs. Joaquim Silva set for June 17 UFC event. mmafighting.com. Mike Heck. 2023-05-09. 2023-05-09.
  27. Web site: Rush. Dylan. 2023-06-18. UFC Vegas 75: Arman Tsarukyan Survives Scare, Stops Joaquim Silva. 2023-06-18. Cageside Press. en-US.
  28. Web site: Leonard . Harvey . 2023-09-25 . UFC matchmaking bulletin (9/18-9/24): Kelvin Gastelum gets top 10 opponent for welterweight return, four cancellations . 2023-09-25 . MMA News UFC News, Results and Interviews . en-US.
  29. Web site: Morehouse. Cade. 2023-12-03. UFC Austin: Joaquim Silva Wins Decision Over Fan-Fave Clay Guida. 2023-12-03. Cageside Press. en-US.
  30. Web site: Desk. ITN News. 2024-01-24. Joaquim Silva and Drakkar Klose Announced for UFC 301 PPV. 2024-01-25. www.itnwwe.com. en-US.
  31. Web site: Hester . Bryson . 2024-05-05 . UFC 301: Drakkar Klose Claims Decision Over Joaquim Silva in Hostile Territory . 2024-05-05 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  32. Web site: Joaquim. Sherdog.com. Sherdog. 2018-12-16.

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