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Wanderlei Silva

Nickname: "The Axe Murderer"
Weightclass: Middleweight (5"11" / 185 pounds)
From: Curitiba, Brazil
Age: 35
Fight Camp: Wand Fight Team
Fighting Style: Muay Thai / BJJ
Fighting Skills: Technique and strength of punches, intensity, first class experience
Before Fighting: Worked in father's bar
Overall Game Rating: 85

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Biography

    • Fight against Franklin was UFC 99 Fight of The Night

    • One of the greatest and most intimidating light heavyweights of all-time.

    • Former PRIDE 205-pound champion.

    • Owns two wins over Quinton Jackson, both by KO / TKO

    • Unbeaten in 18 fights (16-0-1, 1 NC) from 2000 to 2004.

    • Has fought against heavyweight standouts Mirko Cro Cop, Kazuyuki Fujita, and Mark Hunt

    • Owns three wins over Japanese legend Kazushi Sakuraba

    • Also holds victories over Mike Van Arsdale, Eugene Jackson, Daijiro Matsui, Guy Mezger, Dan Henderson, Alexander Otsuka, Hidehiko Yoshida, Ikuhisa Minowa, Yuki Kondo, Kazuhiro Nakamura, Ricardo Arona

    • 3-5 in the UFC

    • 22 wins by KO / TKO

    • Last submission win was in 1999 (over Bob Schrijber)
Fighting Skills
Speed 77
Strength 75
Cardio 79
Footwork 75
Offense
Standing Strike: 78
Standing Kick: 74
Clinch Strike: 86
Ground Striking: 81
Clinch Grapple: 84
Takedowns: 69
Ground Grapple Top: 70
Ground Grapple Bottom: 72
Submissions: 70
Defense
Standing Strike: 71
Standing Kick: 76
Clinch Strike: 80
Ground Striking: 75
Clinch Grapple: 80
Takedowns: 73
Ground Grapple Top: 78
Ground Grapple Bottom: 74
Submissions: 84
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