Talk:Anderson Silva/Archive 1

Please don't pollute discussion page
Firstly, please don't violate TOS on here. I already had to change the Picture section because of this. Secondly try to keep your posts here in the relevant sections, there are plenty of them already! If you need to revise the title of a section, but please don't make sections called "change" or "expansion" (which i left for nostalgia's sake). Floodo1 (talk) 08:03, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

Expansion of Article
Im not that huge of a Silva fan, but I am a fan of Chute Box, and he is a former Chute Box member. After tonight I think he deserves a better wikipedia article so Im gonna give him a mma record box and a picture. If you can make at least part of the names of that table links do so, if it is red and you cannot make it a link then either write and article or ill write one later, but I left certain things red, because although they do not have an article I know enough to write one about the things in red -IvanSanchez716

I would love to see some basic info about Silva's life included in the biography, the article should at least include the city he was born in if someone can find it. There's nothing about Silva's early years besides his MMA training in the article whatsoever. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.116.119.191 (talk) 20:52, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

MMA Record / "Redundant box"
Someone delted the mma record table I set, that is completely absurd, that record could be verified by UFC.com and Sherdog.com as well as prides website. It was completely accurate and took a lot of time to make. I consider this vandalism. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by IvanSanchez716 (talk • contribs).
 * EDIT- this was formerly listed under "MMA Record", now cleaned up-
 * In this case, I think it was accidental, but whether it was or not, feel free to revert when something like that happens. Also, in the future sign your messages on talk pages by putting four tildes (~) at the end of it. SubSeven 02:30, 16 October 2006 (UTC)


 * END EDIT Floodo1 (talk) 08:00, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

No, is not redundant because facilitate to read wins and losses by type and show total of matches. Please do not remove until to have a better way to show these infos. Carlosguitar 16:44, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Please do not add it unless there is a need for it. Win-loss is already listed in the infobox in a tabular format and this solution to a nonexistant problem is a clunky eyesore. If you want to add how many matches they have total, then put it on a single line along with the win-loss summary on top of the records table. hateless 17:00, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Losses is not listed by type, wins do not cite by decision in infobox. The table is more clean and easy than a single line — like ?? Wins (?? (T)KO, ?? Decision ?? Submission) ?? Losses (?? (T)KO, ?? Decision ?? Submission) ? Draw ? No Content — is used in record table.


 * It is not a solution of a problem but a clean up that facilitate to read the current information. Carlosguitar 17:49, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
 * And in the meantime there's a giant block of whitespace to the right which serves no purpose other than to accomodate a square little table, a table that doesn't even list totals wins or losses. Have you considered that your table isn't very good in the first place? Here's a thought: why not propose to alter the infobox to suit your purposes instead of creating a second new table with incrementally more information? Or better yet, why not question the need to present extra information in the first place? Have you heard of information pollution? This table is an example of something that adds more information without adding more comprehension-a badly designed table that does not really show any real relationships between wins and losses (is wins from knockouts connected with losses from knockouts? if not, why are they placed next to each other?) and presents information in a not-easily digestable way (why is 1/2 the table on the left side totally blank save for a total count?). There's already plenty of bad graphic design on WP, I'm not one to let more slip by on my watch. I don't believe you really didn't think this through – you really shouldn't expect you can unilaterally change the format of the MMA bios in WP and not expect resistance. And please don't revert changes while they're in discussion. hateless 18:03, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
 * This edit warring should stop, now. You both appear to have good intentions, and should think about that in relation to each other - hateless, ever heard of assume good faith?  Carlosguitar's box adds useful information to the article, although it should be better - the total wins and losses are an example.  As for how good the tables look, to me Carlos' is better, since the original has huge areas of grey space to the right when the notes are not used, and the smaller format in Carlos' edit makes both tables more aesthetically pleasing.  Ideally, all this info would be merged into the same table, but if that is too difficult, Carlos' revision should stand and be built on to include information that he misses out.  Both of you are in danger of 3RR, work together to make this infobox and article better.  Chrisfow 19:57, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
 * If you notice, Chris, I did not attack Carlos personally and I never questioned his intention of improving the encyclopedia. However, his edits are open to criticism, just like anyone elses. I know WP:3RR, I know WP:AGF and WP:CIVIL and I never had any intention of crossing the lines. But a bedrock principle of WP is consensus-forming, and when Carlosguitar decides to alter several pages using a format I feel is a detriment to the quality of the articles, I believe I have a right to protest. As for his changes to the records table, I have no problem with it, my issue is the box. As for consensus, I posed several questions to Carlos, if he would like to answer them then that may be the first steps toward it. As for the idea that more information is always better, I challenge that, and will do it vigorously. hateless 20:31, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I did notice that hateless, it was your tone about his edits rather than any personal attacks which did not sound like they were made in good faith. I also disagree strongly with reverting or major edits during discussion, and have made that clear to Carlos.  However, I would say that what he is aiming to do is of use.  Descibing how the wins/draws/losses came about is a legitimate thing for this article and others like it to be doing.  It is not information overload, if such a thing can exist on Wikipedia (see Jimbo's comments about "the sum of all human knowledge" etc. etc. etc.), but interesting information which rightly belongs in a martial arts article.  I urge Carlos to put his case forward if he still feels the same, else we can forget this before it becomes WP:HORSEMEAT. Chrisfow

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 * why not propose to alter the infobox to suit your purposes instead of creating a second new table with incrementally more information?


 * I did. Why you did not it instead of reverting my good faith edit? Improve my edits do not revert! You did a bad thing reverting my whole edit.


 * Or better yet, why not question the need to present extra information in the first place? Have you heard of information pollution?


 * You contradict yourself. You readded same info that are complaint now. Instead of erasing it. It is show that these info are useful, but you just disagree with table aesthetically.


 * This table is an example of something that adds more information without adding more comprehension-a badly designed table


 * Help to improve. Lot of things in wikipedia rise ugly, until get strong.

Is it better? If not, please improve it, this table is useful for Mirko Cro Cop and other fighters that cannot be mixed matches from others tournaments on infobox. Another thing Hateless, readd my edits in the MMA record table that you removed and agree that there is no problem on that. Carlosguitar 03:10, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

Again, like I said, the table is itself the problem. These are my issues with it:
 * Adds unnecessary white space, which also gives it undue emphasis. (Adding color doesn't help at all, it adds even more emphasis)
 * Emphasizes information that does not accurately convey the quality of a fighter (Win-loss is ok in parentheses after a fighter's name in prose because of limited space, in the context of a fighting record it should get second billing)
 * Implies relationships which may or may not be real (ie, wins by submissions next to losses by submission)
 * Creates more elaborate markup (newbie-unfriendly wikitable code) when not necessary: a simple line of text conveys the same information with more efficient use of space.

On top of that, I doubt the necessity of including constantly changing statistics in Wikipedia in general, so while I'm resistant to the idea, I'm a bit more open to adding more info but only if it is justified. The edit you were talking about was a revert to an older version, which I did because there was no consensus to remove that data in the first place. You see, consensus is an important thing here, its useful to get discussion on a change, especially one that can potentially change a hundred or so pages. hateless 21:11, 7 April 2007 (UTC)


 * So, what will you do to improve the table your disagreement? I already said why this table is necessary to articles like Mirko Cro Cop.

which I did because there was no consensus to remove that data in the first place.
 * I never removed any data, I did a clean up. Why are you not understand it?
 * No, you have no right to revert whole edit of someone because of a minor thing that you disliked, except in vandalism (including page blanking or addition of random text), spam, deliberate misinformation, privacy violations, personal attacks; and repeated, blatant violations of our neutral point of view. You did a mistake. Carlosguitar 01:22, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

Hateless, IMO, the table looks OK, the white space is no big deal. There is a relationship between sub wins and sub losses, and a relationship between T(KO) wins and losses. You "doubt the necessity of including constantly changing statistics in Wikipedia in general"? Things change, it's pretty simple I feel.158.145.224.34 (talk) 20:49, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

Request for Entrance Music
Maybe it is not very important but if someone would be so nice to add this, I'd be very thankful. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.144.67.37 (talk) 20:14, 2 September 2011 (UTC)

Question on Cage Rage Championship
I see the following in the opening paragraph "He is also the current Cage Rage World Middleweight champion, the longest-reigning champion in that promotion."

Anderson hasn't fought in Cage Rage in a year and is under contract to the UFC. How can he be the Cage Rage World Middleweight champion? Bbagot 07:04, 12 April 2007 (UTC)


 * ANSWER: he never lost the belt, he never lost his Shooto belt either. <-- originally unsigned

Height
A rock-solid source needs to be found for this; Sherdog and PRIDE list him at 5'11", FCFighter at 6', and UFC at 6'2". '''east. 718 ''' 03:04, 13 July 2007 (UTC)


 * On his official site (not sure if it is updated) shows 5'11. I'm going to post it up as that. *the same with his weight. --ShadowSlave 04:13, 28 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Guess I found a more frequently updated source, UFC (should have went here earlier -.-). Link is here: http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=fighter.detail&pid=440 -- --ShadowSlave 12:46, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
 * "Frequently updated?" It's his height, it should never be changing. east . 718   at 07:46, August 14, 2007 


 * His height is without a doubt 6'2 <-- originally unsigned
 * Yes, UFC 82 and 90 both cite 6'2, and he visually looks the size :) Floodo1 (talk) 20:41, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

Black Belts?
I thought I remember hearing on Countdown to UFC 77 that Anderson has a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, and Tae Kwon Do, but only the former is mentioned in this article. Anyone know if he really does have these other two black belts? – kentyman 21:15, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
 * To my knowledge, there are no black belts in Muay Thai.  east . 718  at 22:38, 10/18/2007
 * Come to think of it, I think you're right. What about his Tae Kwon Do history? – kentyman 19:50, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

I also came here just to see if he really had a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. -CKL121.131.213.155 (talk) 14:25, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Im new to editing, but i noticed that under black belts it said "He also has a black belt in fried chicken." I assumed that was not the case and deleted it. Xtraudinair (talk) 17:46, 24 May 2009 (UTC) there is no belt system in muay thai, no gi = no belt. he dose have a black belt in tae kwon do as it was the first martial art he started training in at the age of 14.

I don't think there's real concrete evidence that he has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, or Judo because it's not mentioned by commentators, followers of the sport, the UFC website, Anderson Silva's website, or by people within the company. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.254.123.127 (talk) 14:56, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

The sources are in the article. So you "don't think" and go deleting everything without any knowledge? This is wrong. He has 4 black belts. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rodriguerus (talk • contribs) 20:39, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Silva has been doing tae kwon do since he was 14, im pretty sure he has a black belt... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.79.200.71 (talk) 01:53, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

A black belt in Muay Thai. What idiot wrote that? There is no "black belt" ranking in Muay Thai. 69.249.221.66 (talk) 13:03, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

Anderson Silva has a Black Belt in Chute Boxe Muay Thai under Rafael Cordeiro. No one is arguing whether it's valid or not, but just like Werdum's page: There is a citation for it. Some schools in the west have a belt system for the martial art. Chute Boxe is no exception. Other belt holders include Wanderlei Silva, Werdum, Shogun, Michael Costa, etc...Referencing it is not inaccurate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TheShadowStrikes (talk • contribs) 22:13, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

PRIDE belt
In the summary as well as the win/loss column it says that Anderson won the "PRIDE FC" MW championship after beating Dan Henderson. I don't see how this is possible as PRIDE FC is long defunct, if anything he may have won a PRIDE World Wide (Zuffa) championsip, but that seems unlikely as well. I believe the event was only marketed as champion vs champion, Anderson didn't ACTUALLY win -any- PRIDE title, only another UFC title. Correct me if I'm wrong here. MMAnzi (talk) 03:01, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Might need re-phrasing, UFC newsletter & site says he unified the titles --Nate1481(t/c) 10:09, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

he unified the titles. therefore he is the unified MW champ of the world. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.169.34.7 (talk) 20:26, 22 March 2008 (UTC)


 * All PRIDE belts, except Heavyweight, have now been unified with the UFC belts for corresponding weight classes. Floodo1 (talk) 10:16, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

"All PRIDE belts, except Heavyweight, have been unified...no they haven't. The PRIDE FC Lightweight championship that Takanomi Gomi held has not been unified yet.  Plus, the Pride Middleweight Championship was unified with the UFC Light Heavyweight championship...PRIDE's LH division was called Middleweight.  The PRIDE Welterweight division was the equivalent to UFC's Middleweight...of course you might know this if you have followed the sport at all before Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture popularized the sport.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.144.179.38 (talk) 14:40, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

Boxing history
should be edited. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbyKZoiyriM <- video of that professional bout. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lucidfuel (talk • contribs) 04:46, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

I don't agree with J18lee's edits, the argument that "You cannot take a fighter's personal account over an impartial respected source - boxrec" is undermined when the bout is listed as unverified and the site has a disclaimer that reads, "this data may be incomplete and/or inaccurate". Still, I don't know where the controversy is exactly... I've seen this Sherdog thread and there is some reasonable doubt suggested in the thread over boxrec's records. Where does Silva dispute his boxing record on boxrec? hateless 21:02, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
 * This isn't really an issue of agreeing or not agreeing. His boxing record is properly and reliably sourced to boxrec.com, which shows 2 fights (including him being knocked out in his debut in 1998). There is no reliable source (or any source at all) suggesting anything to the contrary. Reliably sourced >>>> speculation and conjecture, so J18lee's edits should be reverted immediately . Gromlakh (talk) 23:52, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
 * My faith in the reliability of databases like boxrec (and that includes Sherdog as well) is obviously nowhere as strong as yours. Still, it does appear boxrec is the strongest source available now, and the article should mention the 1996 fight, but I don't think boxrec is the final word on the matter. hateless 03:01, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't know that I would say that I have faith in them, it's just that they're generally reliable sources. In this particular case, it's a generally reliable source versus...well, nothing really. Mainly a bunch of anonymous IP editors who say (with no support of any kind) that the '98 fight isn't really him. If there was at least something else reliable out there that called into question the boxrec.com stats, I could at least understand that. If we had that, we could edit the page to reflect the fact that there's a dispute over his boxing record and neutrally show both sides. But when the page is being changed to say that he debuted in '05, sourced to a page that says he debuted in '98...clearly there's a problem. The page should reflect the information gleaned from the available reliable sources, and if more reliable sources emerge the page could be edited to reflect the new information. Gromlakh (talk) 03:11, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

That is exactly what I'm saying (boxrec is better than nothing at all). It's the most reliable information we have. We should not choose no source over a less reliable source.J18lee (talk) 23:45, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Whoops! Sorry, I thought you were the one that kept removing the earlier fight. I stand corrected and have struck out that part of my earlier comment. I support your edits. Gromlakh (talk) 00:33, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

boxrec recently added the bout and it is a mistake. there must be some anderson silva haters editing these posts and claiming "he got knocked out in his pro debut" even if boxrec is accurate it is labeled a TKO. seems like there's been a surge of people trying to promote this loss ever since anderson called out roy jones even though anderson's pro boxing record is 1-0.

http://www.boxrec.com/media/images/3/34/92650119720058815825_anderson.jpg <--bad link ... new link --> http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php/Human:325793. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.168.34.7 (talk) 02:00, 22 March 2008 (UTC)
 * this pic was posted on boxrec and labeled "MMA Star Anderson Silva's Pro Boxing Debut" year listed as 2005.

I think his boxing record should stand. Regardless of what the picture says, his record is unchanged on the site. Also, people are complaining that the supposed promotion of his TKO loss is just a manifestation of bias but someone removed the columned template for his boxing record, obviously not wanting people to be able to see it so easily. Is this not the same bias? Shouldn't we just report the facts according to the database? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.57.177.161 (talk) 20:45, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Sorry but http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=152826&cat=boxer Please stop trying to hide it and please remove your blatant bias from Wikipedia. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by NinjaNerd8 (talk • contribs) 04:00, 9 October 2011 (UTC)

Boxrec clearly states the fight is UNVERIFIABLE. Wikipedia is not a place for unverifiable information. Maybe this is something we should take to the administration. KING GRIM LOL YO WHATS UP (talk) 03:56, 12 November 2011 (UTC)

Reach
Can someone please confirm and possibly add Silva's reach to this page, as I believe it is a very vital bit of information that is missing. If I recall correctly from his last fight it is 76". Just a small part of his success in the UFC. 68.143.90.26 (talk) 11:43, 22 July 2008 (UTC)


 * UFC 90 lists him as 6'2" 77.5" reach. I thought I may have seen him listed as 78" on another fight, but 77.5" for sure. Floodo1 (talk) 10:18, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Apparently UFC 82 lists him as 77.5" reach as well, at least according to Bad Intentionz (talk) and his edit of the main page to include a ref on the reach stat. Floodo1 (talk) 20:39, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

Picture
Some users have complained that the picture is a bit too humorous for the article (though they did it in a horrible way that violates ToS) Floodo1 (talk) 18:35, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

James Irvin drug test
I'm not sure if this is the exact proper way to do it, but since I can't edit the page personally, I felt I should try to notify someone, in the mma record section it says James Irvin tested positive for steroids after his fight with Anderson, but he didn't, he tested positive for pain killers. If you need a citation there is one on the James Irvin page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.167.185.244 (talk) 04:55, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Silva v Griffin
The fight details in this article appear to be somewhat inaccurate. First of all, Griffin never lost consciousness. In fact, some have debated whether or not the KO was legitimate based on the fact that it came from what seemed like a fall away jab. Once Griffin was hit, he fell to the ground and almost seemed to tap out while covering his face. Many felt this was strange coming from Griffin who before this fight, had a reputation as one of the toughest fighters in the UFC with regard to taking punishment. The conspiracy theorists claim that because this fight came so soon after Dana White failed to sign Fedor Emelianenko, he wanted to ensure that Anderson Silva (being arguably the UFC's main attraction) maintained his mystique. “I love Forrest Griffin but this is one of the most embarrassing knockouts we’ve ever seen,” said analyst Joe Rogan. The KO punch has been taken down from most sites but can still be seen in this grainy video taken from a cell phone camera viewing the replay on TV (strong language in backround): Socalyard (talk) 02:21, 16 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Nothing like a good bit of conspiracy theory to wake you up in the morning. Regards. Paralympiakos (talk) 09:43, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

It was obviously a legitimate punch as Silva turned his hips into it effectively and it dropped Griffin. However, Griffin never lost conciousness and I'm not sure why it's listed as a KO. From what I've heard, earlier in the fight Silva broke Griffin's jaw. This was probably why he lifted his hands and shook his head as if to say, "I'm done." He left before Joe Rogan had a chance to interview him post-fight, reportedly to go to a hospital to have his jaw examined. http://mmafrenzy.com/11209/forrest-griffins-jaw-not-injured-in-ufc-101-ko-loss-to-anderson-silva/ Alexthegreat38 (talk) 02:01, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

Men to have beaten Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin recently lost to Dan Henderson, just adjusted the Silva and Machida being the only to beat him —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.29.12.66 (talk) 17:02, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Stuff like that needs constant updating and is something we should avoid IMO, so I removed it. -- aktsu (t / c) 12:44, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

Silva v Lutter

 * EDIT- this used to be under a heading 'outcome of lutter fight', now cleaned

According to the Nevada State Athletic Commission the fight was ruled a submission due to a triangle choke. Also, according to Travis Lutter in an interview conducted with NBC sports he tapped out due to the choke, not the elbows. You can read the NSAC results at http://boxing.nv.gov/2007%20Results/02-03-07%20MMA.pdf and the interview at http://www.nbcsports.com/ufc/1010414/detail.html
 * END EDIT Floodo1 (talk) 08:00, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
 * No problem with that, though there's nothing wrong with mentioning the elbows as well. -- aktsu (t / c) 12:45, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

Silva v Chonan
I just watched Pride Fighting "Decade" show (which I believe was made by Jerry Millen after Pride was sold to the UFC (believe he said this in one of the Fedor/M-1 Global shows made before the Fedor v Arlovski fight)) and in it they chronicle the fight between Anderson and Ryo Chonan. Here is a transcription that I made of Matt Hume & Josh Barnett commenting on the fight:
 * "The greatest underdog victory in pride, that sticks to my mind right off the bat, is . Anderson silva was the middleweight Shooto champion before moving into pride, he had a really strong record in pride, and now he is a champion in the cage. He was peppering and tearing Chonan apart, I mean he wasn't brutalizing him but there was no way Chonan was ever in that fight at any point in time."
 * --Matt Hume - Pride Rules Director and Judge (official title within the video)
 * "He was falling behind, he was gettin tagged, his was, his offense was pretty much, it was null, it didnt really ccount for hardly anything....out of no where the guy goes and throws a flying leg scissor into a heel-hook... And if I hadn't of seen it myself, i mean im sitting there ringside and I'm watching him go for it and im thinking 'nah that'll...' and i just sat there stunned....and i just flew up out of my seat and went crazy...i lost my mind, just out of nowhere he pulls off some move that i mean I could probably count on one hand the number of times I've ever seen it really work, or you know, utilized effectectively in mma, and he goes and takes out a guy like anderson silva with it, instantly. What a come from behind!"
 * --Josh Barnett

I'm not quite sure what policy is, but both of these guys where first hand "expert" witnesses. It seems that their account and characterizations of the fight should be included, as the primary reference, as opposed to the completely different account in the article now. The article now doesn't really cover the "underdog" or "come from behind" nature of Chonan's victory. Floodo1 (talk) 05:48, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Definitely think the description of the fight should be somewhat expanded upon yeah. Online sources would probably be preferred though. Shouldn't be too hard to find either, try to look for news-article after the event or in a biographical piece on Silva or something. -- aktsu (t / c) 12:21, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
 * May be hard to find this information on the web because it's part of this video, and I find it unlikely that someone would have quoted these guys. I'll do some searching around, but I think the best thing would be if we could somehow cite the video directly, as I believe it is on google video as well. Not sure what the rules are regarding citing a google video as the source of the quotes that I transcribed. Anyone know? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Floodo1 (talk • contribs) 19:00, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
 * No what I mean is someone ought to have pointed out the same somewhere else. I'll do a quick search and see if something turns up. You can use a video as a source for information but you can't link to it if it's likely a copyright violation. -- aktsu  (t / c) 19:05, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Well the video is here . I'm not sure what the copyright status is because I've heard Jerry Millen say something to the effect of people should go watch the video online. Not sure if he was just accepting the fact that there are many illegal versions online, or that they released it without copyright online. However, based on the fact that the Pride FC website shows that the whole video was aired on a PPV, I'd have to assume that it IS copyrighted. It'd be a shame if I couldn't include the quotes from these guys and had to use someone an interpretation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Floodo1 (talk • contribs) 19:14, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Here's some possibly useful sources: Sherdog's preview of the fight and their report from after the event. None of them seem to mention Chonan's underdog status, but what you could do is something along the lines of "... Matt Hume later called win "the greatest underdog win in Pride" and source the quote to the Decade DVD or something. Though beware of WP:UNDUE and WP:NPOV. -- aktsu (t / c) 19:17, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Edit: sorry but I removed the link. The copyright of the fight video is most likely owned by Zuffa so it's best not take any chances. -- aktsu (t / c) 19:17, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

If you watch that fight called by Bas Rutten (and someone else that I can't recall) you can clearly hear that they thought Chonan was winning that fight at the time of the submission. I think he was actually winning on the cards if memory serves me correctly. So Barnett and Hume's opinion that he came from behind to win shows the example that in fighting, perceptions can be very different. I think it is better in my opinion to simply mention the dramatic and quick way in which Chonan's submission was applied.Socalyard (talk) 17:35, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

Retirement
In his interview with Brazilian TV he said something to the effect that his time was past. However his manager has clarified that he will fight at least until the end of his contract, which had 6 fights left on it prior to the Cote fight (references are cited in the article itself). In order to retire in 2009 he would have to fight 5 times during that year. Typically UFC champions fight 3 times per year (unrefernced Dana White quote), which would mean that he would fight into 2010 (3 fights in 2009 would leave 2 fights for 2010). Floodo1 (talk) 08:00, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Yeah, the retirement thing sounds more like what he regards as an ideal situation. I also don't like that we sort of have a "count down" to his retirement with people updating the months until he said he would do so -_- -- aktsu (t / c) 12:47, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Oh, nevermind! It's gone. Awesome :D -- aktsu (t / c) 12:48, 15 February 2009


 * Someone posted on wiki some nonsense about Silva considering Brock or Machida. They've taken the news article (footnote #48) out of context. The article simply said he is looking for superfights. But there is no possible weight class Brock and Silva can meet at unless Silva can fight well above light heavy weight. Also he's clearly stated he will not fight Machida. Someone ought to edit the page to delete the misleading wishful statements.(UTC)

"Defending the belt" Section of article
Someone has asked that this section be cleaned up. I have gone back and began making style changes to make the section uniform and to clarify things. Some details are still missing, like at what time during each round that he won, or wiki-linking to relevant articles. If there is any discussion of the changes please do so in this section. Floodo1 (talk) 08:00, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

Irvin and Griffin
The fights against Irvin and Griffin are listed under "Defending the Belt". Since these were light-heavyweight fights he obviously wasn't defending his middleweight belt. Perhaps a new section should be created for his "Light-Heavyweight Bouts"? Hellpimp (talk) 18:29, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

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Fighting Style section
This section needs references. Personally I feel it's accurate but being un-sourced is a big problem. Floodo1 (talk) 18:41, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Im willing to help make the fighting style section. Portillo (talk) 03:58, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

I added a sourced fighting style section. Feel free to expand on it. Portillo (talk) 07:40, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

He should be "...considered an extremely well rounded fighter." Sublime8510 (talk) 15:54, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Maybe it's a good idea to remove the "Best all-time UFC win percentage" record. It's not worth mentioning it because fighters who have fought only once and won also have a perfect UFC record. If it's not removed, then "(1.000, tied with Cain Velasquez)" should be replaced by "(100%)", since "1.000" is not a percentage and Cain has now a defeat on his record. 201.67.30.44 (talk) 23:04, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Removed Cain, "1.000" is a sports winning percentage and is expressed correctly.--Phospheros (talk) 11:12, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

Birth name vs. most commonly used name
I edited the article to change the name used in the lead sentence from "Anderson Da Silva" to "Anderson Silva", assuming that the name "Anderson Da Silva" was a typo. Then I did some internet research, and it seems that, according to some sources, his birth name is "Anderson da Silva":


 * http://ca.askmen.com/celebs/men/sports_60/94_anderson_silva.html
 * http://www.fightline.com/fighters/anderson_silva.shtml

However, his official website doesn't have any mention of the name "Anderson da Silva" in the Profile section:


 * http://www.spidersilva.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2&Itemid=11

Can anyone find a good reference for his birth name? If it turns out to be "Anderson da Silva", then I think the article should have a note indicating that he's known under two names.

WatchAndObserve (talk) 23:39, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I was the one who added it after I noticed it on NSAC's report of the Silva vs. Irvin event. Lots of fighters seems to have obscure middle names nobody knows about -_- From the same event; James Lee Irvin, Anthony Kewoa Johnson and Kevin Bertrand Burns. -- aktsu (t / c) 00:09, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Also, I've interpreted it as that the article name should be the most common, but in the actual article the full name should be given. -- aktsu (t / c) 00:11, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

His full name at birth is given as such according to brazilian brith records: Anderson De Souza Da Cunda Da Silva Dos Santos. In saying that it should be noted that traditionally, portuguesse names have 5 parts, your father, your town, your regions, your grandmother, and you. Anderson, which in portuguesse basically means son of Anders, which is a refrence to a missionary in lisbon (very common portuguesse/brazilian name) De souza, is of the Souzas, which basically means of brazil, not of castillian spain/portugal (representing his maternal heritage) da silva, basically of the silvinhos, which means mean of the work back in 16,17th century colonial brazil and latin south america, representing that his fathers patriarchy comes from europe, or the indes slave trade basically, da cunda, sometimes da cunha, is the region in brazil, i beilieve he was born in Curitiba. and dos santos basically denotes his mother/fathers/heritages faith, Dos santos means, of the son, or of the saints, basically stating that his relatives at some point became Christians or Catholics. Its funny to note other portuguesse brazilian names and monikers are usually far from the birth name given or a very simple romanized version of the full name, other notable Examples would be Cristiano Reagano Dos Santos Aviero Funchal, shortened to whom we know as Cristiano Ronaldo of real madrid, or perhaps Diego da souza lietes goncalvez, whom was renamed by his town, Renatinho, because there were already 4 diegos in his school class. Worth mentioning that your community has much a riot to dub thee as your parents do in brazil. another great example is Kaka, whom was born Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, kaka is the brazilian equivalent to Dick, and he follows the likes of Ronaldinho, Ronaldo gordo, and Cousanni as brazilians whom pay taxes under these public monikers instead of their true legal names. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.151.25.19 (talk) 00:30, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Just a correction: any "linking" part of a portuguese name (either in Brazil or Portugal) is written inlower case. So it would Anderson da Silva, never Anderson Da Silva. "Da" means "of" basically. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.80.62.37 (talk) 19:29, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

Arrest by Philadelphia police
Get some citations or take this sh*t down. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.179.68.217 (talk) 21:42, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
 * There were no cites and no articles on the web that referenced the "arrest" so I reverted that bit. --Diogenes00 (talk) 21:45, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

The idiot at 65.32.47.129 is actually sending me abusive messages because I keep reverting his changes. What a douche. Jdsouza (talk) 21:55, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
 * its vandalism. it's a reference to how he knocked out his opponent so badly that it was considered an 'assault.' funny, but vandalism Theserialcomma (talk) 22:08, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Dan Henderson rematch
I am going ahead and deleting this from the MMA record. Until there is an official announcement by the UFC and a date set up, it is just speculation. Physcher (talk) 12:06, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

- Could someone please remove the section referring to a rematch with Hendo at UFC on Fox, at least until there is some basis to this romur, it has no place on the wiki.

Knee Injury
In early September 2009, it was reported that Anderson Silva would undergo elbow surgery and would not fight again until 2010.

Someone included this line into the biography, think it should stay? Seems like a case of WP:RECENT to me. Quick thoughts? Jonhan (talk) 04:27, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
 * It does seem a bit overkill to start documenting every injury that a fighter sustains. Could you imagine this applied to all the fighter articles?  --Drr-darkomen (talk) 04:49, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

UFC 112
{{editsemiprotected}

UFC just announced that Anderson Silva will be fighting Demian Maia for the UFC Middleweight Championship at UFC 112. Anderson Silva won the fight fight UD, the fight was called "UFC 112 Best Actor" http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=eventDetail.Home&eid=2890  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dribblekim (talk • contribs) 12:29, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

Personal / Super-fights?
Anderson Silva has said MANY times that he will not fight Machida. To say so is outright false information. Also, in the referenced article, Anderson, nor his manager, said anything about wanting to fight GSP or Frank Mir. How is this even on his Wiki page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.128.154.23 (talk) 17:25, 4 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Cosign on this. "[...] against the likes of Georges St.Pierre, Lyoto Machida or Frank Mir" is not supported by the citation and should be removed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nafshi (talk • contribs) 19:48, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
 * I removed the section since it was pure speculation and was not mentioned in the referenced source.

Edit request from Frobu, 6 April 2010
Please change the "Notes" for the James Irvin (UFC Fight Night 14: Silva vs Irvin) fight from:

Light Heavyweight bout, after the fight Irvin tested positive for steroids

To:

Light Heavyweight bout

Because no one tested positive: http://mmafrenzy.com/3697/ufc-fight-night-14-fighters-test-clean/

Frobu (talk) 07:21, 6 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Yes check.svg Done I removed it, since it's unsourced anyway. --JokerXtreme (talk) 08:12, 6 April 2010 (UTC)


 * He did test positively to drugs though. First it was reported that every test came back clean, but later it was confirmed that Irvin did indeed test positive for methodone and oxymorphone (which basically are painkillers). Check the time stamps on the articles - these are not steroids however, so calling them "illegal substances" (which is done by the current edit) is better if they are indeed illegal (?)

Edit request from Tchiller443, 15 April 2010
not cheal sonnen it was damian miaa in ufc 112

Tchiller443 (talk) 22:11, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Please be more clear and provide a reliable source to verify any change.  fetch  comms  ☛ 22:24, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

SOMEONE NEEDS TO CHANGE THIS PICTURE OF Anderson HE IS AN HONORABLE FIGHTER AND THIS PICTURE SHOWS US AT TEAM BLACKHOUSE MUCH DISRESPECT

Edit Request
In siva's first fight with Franklin at UFC 64 the result was a TKO not KO and it should be changed, an official source for the info is at the following link http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=EventDetail.home&eid=220

Removal Of Notable Opponents List
Someone Please Change This Horrible Picture of Anderson we do not appreciate this as Anderson is an honorable fighter! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vladimira09 (talk • contribs) 00:48, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

Paralympiakos decided to remove all mention in the article of Silva's most notable opponents on the basis that there is no determining who is and isn't notable. Well the reason the previously listed opponents were considered notable is because they were all world ranked (top ten) on the USA Today mixed martial arts divisional rankings and by most major MMA publications such as Sherdog.com and USA Today.

It serves to help fans better understand the quality of Silva's resume.

Such lists are found on most top fighters' pages.--Asphyx1 (talk) 02:17, 23 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Ranked when? Top ten when? BrendanFrye (talk) 05:08, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

Not sourced and highly opinionative. Also, I don't know if you've seen the notable list that used to exist at Fedor's page, but it just gets cluttered with random fighters! For example, Fedor's page had about 16-17 names on it.....that's half his opponents. How are the likes of Kohsaka and Hong Man Choi notable? That's why I removed the list here too. Too subjective.

Edit request from Dcruz9115, 2 July 2010
Silva vs Lutter

Wins by Submission: Triangle Choke/Elbows

Dcruz9115 (talk) 00:50, 2 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Requests to edit semi-protected articles must be accompanied by reference(s) to reliable sources.
 * So, I'm sorry, but I cannot complete this request. If you can supply an appropriate reference, please use another . Thanks,  Chzz  ► 10:22, 2 July 2010 (UTC)

He is a genius
Why it isn't in the article? --UFC1234 (talk) 05:04, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

Does he have "four children" or "five sons"?
Both are stated in the article, the four children part early on and the five sons late. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.224.84.20 (talk) 23:49, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from nickplease666, 9 August 2010
I think the current update of Silva's UFC 117 bout is a little biased. I want to keep all the critical BS out of the main bio and create a separate criticism tab under the contents (if I could be given access to do so, I would gladly do it, with good sources mind you). We need to add this paragraph to the second to last paragraph, (taken from the UFC 117 Wiki page):

"This was only one of three fights in UFC history to end in the 5th round. The others were Randy Couture vs. Ricco Rodriguez at UFC 39, and B. J. Penn vs. Diego Sanchez at UFC 107.

Nickplease666 (talk) 03:16, 9 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Requests to edit semi-protected articles must be accompanied by reference(s) to reliable sources so this request cannot be completed as it now stands. If an appropriate reference can be supplied, then please use another.
 * Shearonink (talk) 04:32, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from Fedlerner, 14 November 2010
Please change "Anderson Silva is said to have had two professional boxing bouts. Allegedly on May 22, 1998 Silva took on the then 10-2, Osmar Luiz Teixeira and lost by second round TKO" to "Anderson Silva is said to have had two professional boxing bouts. Allegedly on May 22, 1998 Silva took on the then 10-2, Osmar Luiz Teixeira and won by second round TKO", as Anderson Silva WON that fight on the second round, by TKO. You can see the end of that fight at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbyKZoiyriM at aproximatelly 6:16

Fedlerner (talk) 19:25, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. In order to make such a change, we need a reliable source. However, looking at that paragraph, I see the entire paragraph is unsourced. I searched, but can't find any reliabe sources reporting on those fights, and, as such, the information should not be in the article. In general, we should never be reporting on anything "alleged" to be true (except in the case of criminals arrested but not yet prosecuted). Qwyrxian (talk) 02:22, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, just to clarify, Youtube cannot qualify as a reliable source--it needs to be a newspaper, reliable magazine, an official organization website, etc. That link is, as far as I'm concerned, 2 random people boxing. Furthermore, we can't link to it because it doesn't look like it was uploaded by the copyright holder. Qwyrxian (talk) 02:24, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Edit request
Please fix the "Mixed martial arts record" detail table - its 3rd, 4th, and 5th column table headers don't match the table data. Dr.edward.evil (talk) 17:49, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Dpmuk (talk) 22:48, 5 December 2010 (UTC)

Actually anderson knocked out vitor belfort with a front kick, not strikes! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.167.121.153 (talk) 16:06, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

is this wiki supposed to be fully protected or only semi protected?
Seems to be a discrepancy here on what the wiki says and what it actually is. needs fixed/explainedWhatzinaname (talk) 22:20, 12 February 2011 (UTC)


 * This wiki is not fully or semi-protected, but the Anderson Silva article is semi-protected and the icon reflects that. I don't see anything that requires fixing, concerning page protection. — LOL T/C 22:45, 12 February 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from 65.10.18.122, 13 February 2011
edit semi-protected

I would like to request the addition of the following comment in the line corresponding to the fight with Chael Sonnen. The requested comment is similar to the comment for the fight with James Irvin.

"After the fight Sonnen tested positive for illegal substances."

65.10.18.122 (talk) 16:34, 13 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. -Atmoz (talk) 15:43, 14 February 2011 (UTC)

No because it's misleading. He's on doctor approved TRT and he informed the commission beforehand. If you're angry that Silva was made to look bad in their fight then you need to go somewhere else. This isn't the place to take out your frustrations. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.57.177.161 (talk) 03:32, 10 March 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from Andreazzi, 16 June 2011
(Anderson Silva was born in São Paulo and moved to Curitiba when he was four.)
 * birth_place    = São Paulo, Brazil

Andreazzi (talk) 11:17, 16 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. GaneshBhakt (talk) 13:53, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
 * ✅ I changed it and added a source.--Phospheros (talk) 14:12, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

Since when does Silva have 30 wins?
He doesn't, he has 28, someone added two extra fights.Tmt2393 (talk) 20:54, 11 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Sherdog profile shows 30 wins. Jfgslo (talk) 21:09, 11 July 2011 (UTC)
 * His first two bouts were added, they were always know to exist but until recently Sherdog lacked proper documentation which they recently acquired, hence 30 wins.--Phospheros (talk) 21:47, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

Subsection for every fight
Do we really need a subsection for every fight Silva has had or should we break it up into smaller sections. Portillo (talk) 00:48, 31 August 2011 (UTC)

Method of Loss to Ryo Chonan.
Technically, the move that he used to defeat Anderson Silva was a "heel hook" submission. It says "Flying Heel Hook," but the "flying" part was simply part of the method of which Chonan used to take Anderson Silva down to the ground (a flying scissor leg take-down), not the actual move that submitted Anderson Silva. I personally like the idea of that long title being the one "move" that defeated Silva, but if this is left in, every other article should be rewritten to include the immediate type of take-down or attack that preceded anyone else's loss. Nitpicking, possibly, but still. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.87.142.131 (talk) 16:21, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Project MMA uses Sherdog for records and they have it listed as "Submission (Flying Scissor Heel Hook)".--Phospheros (talk) 18:58, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

technically they were two different moves the flying leg scissor is a judo take down (kani-garami) which has been outlawed in sport judo, and then he transitioned into the heel hook, a common bjj submission. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Manzuri (talk • contribs) 17:16, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from, 26 October 2011
Anderson Silva dose not have a black belt in muay thai, as muay thai dose not have a recognised belt system. some dojos do use a belt system, but these are not recognised by any of the governing bodies.

Manzuri (talk) 16:43, 26 October 2011 (UTC)
 * So what should it say instead? Expert? — Bility (talk) 18:04, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Removed, Silva does not have a Muay Thai black belt, however an increasing number of Muay Thai schools/trainers are using belt systems. Fabricio Werdum for example is a Muay Thai black belt. --Phospheros (talk) 04:41, 27 October 2011 (UTC)

His official Brazilian website claims he has one. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.161.32.150 (talk) 00:20, 1 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Your correct, after checking his site it states he does have a Muay Thai black belt under Rafael Cordeiro. I wish there was a non primary source but beyond a youtube video I can't locate one.--Phospheros (talk) 06:19, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

Edit request on 1 December 2011
119.77.8.4 (talk) 06:08, 1 December 2011 (UTC)
 * World MMA Awards
 * World MMA Awards Fight of the Year for 2010 Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen
 * World MMA Awards Knockout of the year for 2011 win over Vitor Belfort
 * ✅--Phospheros (talk) 19:05, 1 December 2011 (UTC)

Edit request on 9 July 2012
In the professional record breakdown, the note following the win over Okami (row 2) is redundant given the note following the win over Sonnen (row 3): "Extended record for most consecutive title defenses (9)" should be removed because "Extended record for most consecutive title defenses (10)" is directly above it.

140.247.158.191 (talk) 17:35, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

Done RudolfRed (talk) 01:13, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 12 October 2012
The URL to Anderson Silva's website is wrong (In the blue box on the right-hand side). It lists http://www.spideranderson.com/ as his website, but his official website is actually www.spidersilva.com

128.187.97.18 (talk) 21:14, 12 October 2012 (UTC)

Not done: Please provide some reliable source which refers to this new site as his official site and someone will be glad to change it. It might be better to wait until there is some content at the new site. The old site redirects to br.msn.com, but at least has some content. Thanks, Celestra (talk) 01:12, 13 October 2012 (UTC)

Longest reigning fighter period?
Is there anyone in all of combat sports whose been a champ longer than Spider? If so it should be in the header if he's more than just UFC's. --208.38.59.161 (talk) 22:13, 15 October 2012 (UTC)

Striking accuracy was not 100% against Leben.
He was very close to 100%, but that figure is wrong. I don't have the exact number handy, but if you watch the fight with Leben you can clearly see that he misses one shot after the first knockdown while Leben is getting back to his feet. I thinks that's the only one he missed, but if anybody has a video of the fight and can do a proper count and fix that number that would be great. I've changed it to "just under 100%" in the mean time. 24.107.102.129 (talk) 22:22, 20 October 2012 (UTC)

Actually, I can't edit it. It's protected for some reason, but in any case -- somebody should fix this error. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Miker00lz (talk • contribs) 00:27, 21 October 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 19 November 2012
Anderson's fight record lists August 26, 2001 as a Middlewight bout. The Sakurai page lists it as a Welterweight bout. Text should be changed from "Won Shooto Middleweight (168 pounds) Championship" to "Won Shooto Welterweight (168 pounds) Championship"


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Vacation nine 23:45, 19 November 2012 (UTC)

Lock icon
Done ~Also, please include the semi-protected 'lock' icon in the proper location on the article's page; [Done.] ~thanks, ~Eric F  Last Modified: 74.60.29.141 (talk) 05:50, 30 November 2012 (UTC) 74.60.29.141 (talk) 22:28, 20 November 2012 (UTC)

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vs Sonnen
The table has Silva win over Sonnen in Jul 2012 as TKO, when it appears to have been a submission. Will review the official notes ... --66.190.238.14 (talk) 08:30, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Sorry, wrong date. --66.190.238.14 (talk) 08:34, 2 January 2013 (UTC)

Assertion about Okami DW
The only one at this point who we have a source for saying this claim is Anderson Silva himself. Do we really need a "Silva says" in this case? I think if you watch the fight you will see that Okami was given essentially a knockout blow then asked to recover from it and fight again. USAtoday today doesn't make any reference to this being cheap or cowardly PortlandOregon97217 (talk) 09:58, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Considering that this is an article about Anderson Silva, I don't see a problem in citing what he had to say about the fight. Evenfiel (talk) 12:15, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Seriously? that mmaweekly link says "one of the top fighters". Besides, MMAweekly is not reliable. If you can find at least an mmajunkie(which is also USAtoday for wiki purposes) Then I will believe you. Cuz they are presumed notable by the people I asked (minus mtking but his opinion doesn't count) over at the reliable sources message board. And that article says nothing about Okami being cheap and cowardly. I adjusted the line to more accuratly reflect the ref. PortlandOregon97217 (talk) 17:40, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
 * The MMAWeekly article says that Silva is "Highly regarded as one of the favorites to win this entire tournament coming in". MMAWeekly is just fine. As for the part about what Silva said, you should check out the source for it. Evenfiel (talk) 23:32, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
 * i know what the article says, since I already changed the article to reflect it. I'm not argueing that it doesn't exist. I just question if wikipedia is a repository for every quote a person has ever said. Unless it was said in a mainstream publication then obviously it is worthy of quoting. PortlandOregon97217 (talk) 23:46, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I don't see the problem in having that quote. It's not like there are quotes about every fight he has ever fought.Evenfiel (talk) 00:30, 12 January 2013 (UTC)

Black belt in Muay Thai
"Black belt in Muay Thai"

What the heck is this crap? There is no colored belt ranking system in Muay Thai. I wish you wikipedia gurus would do some actual research before contributing to this article. 01:47, 2 February 2013 (UTC)

It's been said over and over again: His black belt is from chute boxe. Faixa Preta (As per his source) means "Black Belt." Yes Muay Thai traditionally does not have a belt system, but some schools in the west administer belts. He attended one of those schools. Whether it's right or not doesn't change the fact that he has one under Rafael Cordeiro. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.200.220.210 (talk) 12:13, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

"belt hold up pants." 03:18, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

MMA record
Please someone change, in the fight with Chris Leben says: UFN 5 to UFC Ultimate Fight Night 5 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lucas McCain (talk • contribs) 19:36, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

Weight class
Should you not list him as fighting in welterweight? He won the defunct Shooto middleweight belt (as already is noted in the article), which was at 168 lbs. Today 170 lbs is welterweight in most if not all organisations. I believe he also fought welterweight in pride. In fact, at one time he was a top ten welterweight by Sherdog. The sources for this should be easy enough to find, if needed.
 * It was there in a previous version of the page, I have added it back.--Phospheros (talk) 15:50, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 4 April 2013
In Anderson's fight record, there is a note about James Irvin having tested positive for illegal substances. The word "Irvin" in this section links to James Irvin the politician, not James Irvin the MMA fighter.

Kaztheberserk (talk) 00:28, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
 * As far as I can tell this is Pictogram voting wait.svg Already done by de-wikifying the name. &mdash; KuyaBriBri Talk 15:04, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 4 June 2013
In the second paragraph for Mixed martial arts career, Team Black House is mentioned but not linked. The link to their wiki page is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_House_(MMA), Black House (MMA). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Djpeirano (talk • contribs) 05:22, 5 June 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 4 July 2013
Edit request was a mistake. Ignore.

62.255.193.199 (talk) 16:04, 4 July 2013 (UTC)


 * -- El Hef  ( Meep? ) 16:18, 4 July 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 7 June 2013
The Fighting Style subtitle reads that Anderson Silva has the record for the "Best all-time UFC win percentage (1.000)." First, this doesn't make sense as there are plenty of people that tie it, as far as the percentage goes, although they have far fewer fights. Also, it really isn't a legitimate "record" to begin with. It describes an accomplishment in an incomplete way, but that accomplishment is already noted in his UFC win streak record. The other issue is that it is now something like .9412 so it isn't even applicable at all anymore. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.72.194.228 (talk) 11:58, 7 July 2013 (UTC)

Edit Request on 27 december 2013 : 86.220.210.114 (talk) 21:43, 27 December 2013 (UTC)Pound for Pound ranking
Since his loss against Chris Weidman at UFC 162, Anderson Silva is no longer considered nbr 1 fighter Pound or pound. Jon Jones has the honor now. (see http://espn.go.com/mma/rankings http://www.sherdog.com/news/rankings/Sherdogcoms-PoundforPound-Top-10-59545

Can someone change this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.68.183.79 (talk) 20:34, 9 December 2013 (UTC)

Edit request: "The Spider"
A brief mention should be made regarding his nickname "The Spider" - I have included a mention of this in the sports sub-section of the Cultural depictions of spiders article. Perhaps 'Background' would be the best place for this, but I'll leave that, and exact wording to the discretion of the editor. The editor might want to expand my suggested text using information from the source (Silva, per UFC/MMA News article).
 * (Please change [null] to...)

Suggested text:
 * Silva was referred to as "Brazil's Spiderman" by an announcer who thought he looked like a superhero in the ring, originating his nickname "The Spider".

Not done for now: - there appears to be no consensus at this point for this edit. Feel free to reactivate the request if necessary. Thanks. Begoon &thinsp; talk 11:23, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Reactivated: this seems "non-controversial" to me. Perhaps if not appropriate for the body of the article, it could be an attached to Other names: The Spider — in the infobox (?). ~E: 71.20.250.51 (talk) 18:36, 10 December 2013 (UTC) (original poster)

Not done: The edit semi-protected template is used to allow a non-auto-confirmed editor to make specific changes to a semi-protected article. Your original request reads as a suggestion for some other interested editor. Almost two years later no one had taken up the suggestion, which may be why Begoon closed it. You are welcome to reopen it but please be specific about the change you would like to make. The template recommends a "please change X to Y" degree of detail. Thanks, Celestra (talk) 02:44, 11 December 2013 (UTC)

Broken leg, not shin
The shin is the Tibia only. Anderson broke both the Tibia and Fibula. The correct reason for his TKO is "broken leg." Someone please change this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.237.181.239 (talk) 21:33, 29 December 2013 (UTC)

Silva is not 6'2" either. If you've seen him in real life, he's 6'.

Edit request - out dated information in the lead
The sentence in the Lead "As of March 10, 2014, he is #1 in official UFC middleweight rankings, and #7 pound-for-pound." is misleading. It makes it sound as if he is the champion of the middle weight division. He is the number 1 contender, the present champion is Chris Weidman. see its citation. I suggest "#1 (below the champion)" 79.176.126.105 (talk) 00:48, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Changed to "he is #1 contender in the official UFC" after checking source. Sam Sailor Sing 21:40, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
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Edit request - More out dated information in the lead
The sentence in the Lead "and is the consensus No. 1 pound-for-pound mixed martial arts fighter in the world according to ESPN, Sherdog, Yahoo! Sports and other publications.[8][9][10]" is incorrect. He used to be, but not anymore (he had 2 devastating loses [KO and gruesome broken leg] to the champion chris weidman). according to the same sources as for today:

Sherdog - Silva number 8 P4P http://www.sherdog.com/news/rankings/Sherdogcoms-PoundforPound-Top-10-65261

ESPN - Silva number 10 P4P http://espn.go.com/mma/rankings

Sports Illustrated - Silva number 7 P4P http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/mma/news/20140104/mma-rankings-jon-jones-anderson-silva-ronda-rousey/

mmafighting - Silva number 7 P4P http://www.mmafighting.com/2014/1/5/5261988/sb-nation-pound-for-pound-rankings-st-pierre-absence-silva-injury

fightmatrix - Silva number 11 P4P http://www.fightmatrix.com/mma-ranks/pound-for-pound/

Yahoo sport article - silva is not in the discussion for top P4P http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ufc-president-dana-white-flip-flops-pick-pound-173500816--mma.html

I suggest the sentence be "and he use to be the consensus No. 1 pound-for-pound mixed martial arts fighter in the world between 2007-mid 2013 until his double loss" or something in that spirit


 * If my reading is correct, the sentence "Silva is ranked as the #2 middleweight in the world by multiple publications including Sherdog and is the consensus No. 1 pound-for-pound mixed martial arts fighter in the world according to ESPN, Sherdog, Yahoo! Sports and other publications." both duplicates and contradicts the sentence ending the lead "As of March 10, 2014, he is #1 contender in the official UFC middleweight rankings, and #7 pound-for-pound." I choose to remove the former, but do undo me or shout out, if this is not correct. Sam Sailor Sing 19:51, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

Boxing
Silva was a professional boxer, before he fought in MMA. He had about 5 pro fights. I'm assuming this isn't mentioned, as he basically lost them all! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.69.199.254 (talk) 13:08, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 31 August 2014
His fights with Weidman and Bonnar should contain more elaboration. For example:

Silva faced Chris Weidman on July 6, 2013, at UFC 162. After engaging in a great deal of showboating and cage antics, Silva was caught by a left hook at the end of an unorthodox combination by Chris Weidman. He was KO'ed at 1:18 of the 2nd round.

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Anderson Silva does not have the most wins in UFC title fights
The wiki page is factually inaccurate since it states Anderson holds the record for most win in UFC title fights at 11. Fightmetrix maintains the offical UFC records and is recognized by the UFC as the official source of the promotions stats.

As you can see in this link, the record for most wins in a UFC title fight is held by Georges "Rush" St-Pierre at 12 wins.

http://www.fightmatrix.com/ufc-records/title-wins/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.190.28.124 (talk) 15:01, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

Lying about fight history
Someone recently came in here and changed the description of the Takase fight to say Anderson was winning. In reality, he was dominated on the ground for almost the entire fight and then submitted.

I realize people idolize fighters and want to defend them but take a second to think about what you're doing. The truth is more important than your man crush. Please don't lie about MMA history. It does a disservice to the fighters who trained themselves to the bone and actually won. — Preceding unsigned comment added by NerdNinja9 (talk • contribs) 19:27, 18 August 2013 (UTC)

Here is the wikipedia link showing that Anderson Silva was defeated by Daiju Takase http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_26 and here is the video proof: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVTCQ-_Oyio The wikipedia record needs to be fixed! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.208.153.128 (talk) 16:24, 16 December 2014 (UTC)

Reach
His reach is 75 in not 77.5 in according to several sources. 1 2 3 4 2A03:8180:1002:52:0:0:0:2 (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 00:32, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

Edit Request: Roy Jones
Edit request: Roy Jones.

The quote about Silva wanting a boxing match with Jones is now irrelevant; Silva recently signed a 15 fight contract with the UFC, and he is already 39 years old. That doesn't mean he will fight 15 fights, but it means that he'd have to fight 14 more MMA fights to be released from the contract. He'll be retired long before that (which is the whole point of the contract). The anecdote with Jones, which is not happening, is now obsolete. Philosopher2king (talk) 16:20, 6 February 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 February 2015: Fight with Nick Diaz is a Win
Anderson Silva's last fight with Nick Diaz has not been overturned and ruled a NC yet. It is still considered a win, the NSAC have not even passed a motion to overturn yet. Supporting Article: http://www.foxsports.com/ufc/story/anderson-silva-vs-nick-diaz-has-not-been-overturned-to-a-no-contest-yet-020615

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Semi-protected edit request on 13 August 2015
nick diaz fight is now a no contest following a ruling from his hearing today.

82.32.200.253 (talk) 21:21, 13 August 2015 (UTC)

Hello. The page needs to be edited to change the 34-6 to 33-6 for the fight record of Anderson Silva, due to this "no contest"... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.252.63.225 (talk • contribs)

im not sure why there is some diatribe about not censored for minors and such. i havent made an edits, just an edit request. wikipedia is turning into a joke sadly. the guy is demonstrably now coming off a no contest, and a relevant source (there are 1000s) was cited. someone else can edit that actual article. would appreciate less warnings from wikipedia for just putting the record straight. jumped up little librarian relics. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.32.200.253 (talk • contribs)

✔️ Inomyabcs (talk) 04:49, 25 August 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 September 2015
I just wanted to remove the him being in 9# p4p ranking because he was removed from it about 2 weeks ago.

Wiizardii (talk) 15:41, 14 September 2015 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 28 October 2015
Silva was removed from P4P ranking and middleweight rankings, so it should be removed.

Wiizardii (talk) 00:27, 28 October 2015 (UTC)
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Please include his religious beliefs. http://hollowverse.com/anderson-silva/ http://www.fightersonlymag.com/content/news/11118-vitor-promising-to-beat-anderson---for-jesus — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.28.124.207 (talk) 09:10, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

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Does anybody know a girl name Destiney sliva
I just wanted to know soo Wolfgirl102345 (talk) 05:44, 26 March 2017 (UTC)

Fighthing style
Anderson's fame outside of the MMA scene comes from his unusual fighting style and this is not highlighted in the section. His famous cinematographic stunts should be cited. Some examples:


 * Soccer-like "Chute de letra" - 00:47 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvPA1RlMSZM
 * Capoeira stunt "Contra-giro" + high knee - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRJA7RQLkko
 * Knockout with reverse elbow in Muay Boran style - 02:05 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aajDvSArm7w
 * Spiderman like dodging sequence + knock down against Griffin - 05:50 — Preceding unsigned comment added by ArgoloF (talk • contribs) 03:30, 21 April 2017 (UTC)

UFC middleweight ranking
Current: He is currently ranked the #6 contender in official UFC middleweight rankings. Correction: He is currently ranked the #7 contender in official UFC middleweight rankings. Source is the current listed source: http://www.ufc.com/rankings brian (talk) 23:19, 4 June 2017 (UTC)

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Why is Wing Chun listed under his fighting style? His fighting style got nothing to do with Wing Chun. He practiced it a bit in 2016, but it is not and has never been his fighting style. I made this account just get that lie away from this page, but I can't edit it by myself... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mmachampion (talk • contribs) 12:21, 21 July 2017 (UTC)

Why is Wing Chun still listed as his fighting style? You could confuse people into thinking he got some deep relationship to Wing Chun. He practice it for fun in 2016, it was never his fighting style. What's next, you wanna state that Capoeira is his fighting style? Be a bit serious. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mmachampion (talk • contribs) 17:58, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 July 2017
His fighting style is not Wing Chun. He barely got anything to do with Wing Chun. He practiced it for fun a bit in 2016. You might as well list Capoeira as his fighting style, he got more experience with that, lol. Mmachampion (talk) 18:01, 24 July 2017 (UTC)
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It is you who need a source to prove that Wing Chun is his fighting style. He never even uses any Wing Chun techniques in his fights, he has just practiced it a bit. He is a 5th dan black belt in Taekwondo and wanted to compete in the Olympics, lol, it would make more sense to list taekwondo as his fighting style. But even that, which defines him more than Wing Chun, should not be listed as his fighting style. His fighting style is the style he fights with in the ring, which consists of boxing, muay thai and bjj. I liked the Ip Man movies too, but be a bit serious.

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Semi-protected edit request on 28 March 2020
Please change "and included a UFC record 16 consecutive victories in that span" to "and included 16 consecutive victories in that span", because 16 consecutive victories is no longer a UFC record. Jon Jones is currently on a 17-fight win streak. MMAPARLAY (talk) 18:17, 28 March 2020 (UTC)
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Website listed just goes to a malware page now
I cannot edit it myself or I would. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hawkfoot (talk • contribs) 11:44, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

Error in MMA record breakdown
In the breakdown of his career it lists 3 wins by submission, but looking at his record I can count 4 (six if we count the submission to strikes but I think they count as tkos) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:241:8680:2ED0:3C56:64D7:EDE6:CE36 (talk) 22:32, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 May 2021
The main section information needs to be added about Anderson Silva. The information should be similar to the following:

Anderson Silva and the UFC separated ways in November of 2020.

In March of 2021, it was announced that Anderson Silva would continue his combat sports career, but in boxing— with his next event, titled ‘Tribute To The Kings’, being against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Adam.roorda12 (talk) 21:26, 29 May 2021 (UTC)


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Semi-protected edit request on 24 June 2021
Add an AGE column to his MMA record, just as it shows in his boxing record, for consistency and providing better context Tyfin85 (talk) 20:49, 24 June 2021 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 14 September 2021
2600:1700:4642:0:B133:4A4E:DA4B:3F84 (talk) 22:23, 14 September 2021 (UTC) Anderson Silva is 2-1 in professional boxing he has a KO win over a fellow Brazilian in 2005 I think please fix this
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Silva VS Paul
Silva loses to Jake Paul by unanimous decision after going 8 rounds with him AyushRShetty (talk) 05:00, 30 October 2022 (UTC)