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Every Anderson Silva Finish in the UFC

By | 2 minutes of reading | October 13, 2022

Anderson “The Spider” Silva is one of the greatest to have ever stepped foot inside the Octagon. He holds the record for most consecutive title defenses in history (11). Through that title reign, he managed to win 16 times in a row, stopping 14 of his opponents.

His winning streak started in 2006 and lasted for severn year until 2013 when Silva was stopped by Chris Weidman. Here is the list of wins:

  1. Chris Leben at UFC Fight Night 5 – KO (knee)
  2. Rich Franklin at UFC 64 – KO (knee) – won the UFC Middleweight Championship
  3. Travis Lutter at UFC 67 – Submission (triangle choke with elbows) – non-titlue bout
  4. Nate Marquardt at UFC 73 – TKO (punches) – defended the UFC Middleweight Championship (1)
  5. Rich Franklin at UFC 77 – TKO (punches) – defended the UFC Middleweight Championship (2)
  6. Dan Henderson at UFC 82 – Submission (rear-naked choke) – defended the UFC Middleweight Championship (3)
  7. James Irvin at UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin – KO (punches) – Light Heavyweight bout
  8. Patrick Cote at UFC 90 – TKO (knee injury) – defended the UFC Middleweight Championship (4)
  9. Thales Leites at UFC 97 – Decision (unanimous) – defended the UFC Middleweight Championship (5)
  10. Forrest Griffin at UFC 101 – KO (punch) – Light Heavyweight bout
  11. Demian Maia at UFC 112 – Decision (unanimous) – defended the UFC Middleweight Championship (6)
  12. Chael Sonnen at UFC 117 – Submission (triangle armbar) – defended the UFC Middleweight Championship (7)
  13. Vitor Belfort at UFC 126 – KO (front kick and punches) – defended the UFC Middleweight Championship (8)
  14. Yushin Okami at UFC 134 – TKO (punches) – defended the UFC Middleweight Championship (9)
  15. Chael Sonnen at UFC 148 – TKO (knee to the body and punches) – defended the UFC Middleweight Championship (10)
  16. Stephan Bonnar at UFC 153 – TKO (knee to the body and punches) – Light Heavyweight bout

In a video below, you can see a compilation of all Spider’s finishes:

Vladimir Vladisavljevic has been training in the art of kickboxing for over seven years, holds a Taekwondo black belt, and has a master's degree in sports and physical education. He's also a huge mixed martial arts fan. He's a big deal in Bulgaria as a mixed martial arts commentator, analyst, and podcaster.
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Vladimir Vladisavljevic
Vladimir Vladisavljevic has a master's degree in sports and physical education. He has been training in kickboxing for over seven years and holds a Taekwondo black belt. He's also a huge mixed martial arts fan. Vladimir is a big deal in Bulgaria as a mixed martial arts commentator, analyst, and podcaster. He was known as The Bulgarian Cowboy in the Western world. In addition, he has a YouTube channel where he talks about his love of esports, one of the fastest-growing fields in the world. Our testing and reviewing method.
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