| 5 |  Anderson Silva |
UFC 64 Las Vegas, NV, USA |
Oct 14, 2006 | 2379 days (incumbent) |
1. def. Nate Marquardt at UFC 73 on Jul 7, 2007 2. def. Rich Franklin at UFC 77 on Oct 20, 2007 3. def. Dan Henderson at UFC 82 on Mar 1, 2008 4. def. Patrick Côté at UFC 90 on Oct 25, 2008 5. def. Thales Leites at UFC 97 on Apr 18, 2009 6. def. Demian Maia at UFC 112 on Apr 10, 2010 7. def. Chael Sonnen at UFC 117 on Aug 7, 2010 8. def. Vitor Belfort at UFC 126 on Feb 5, 2011 9. def. Yushin Okami at UFC 134 on Aug 27, 2011 10. def. Chael Sonnen at UFC 148 on July 7, 2012 |
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Born Anderson da Silva[1]
April 14, 1975 (age 37)
São Paulo, Brazil[2]Other names The Spider[3] Residence Curitiba, Brazil Nationality Brazilian Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[4] Weight 184 lb (83.5 kg; 13.1 st) Division Welterweight (pre-2003)
Middleweight
Light HeavyweightReach 77.6 in (197 cm) Stance Southpaw Fighting out of Torrance, California, United States Team Chute Boxe Academy
Muay Thai Dream Team
Black House
Team NogueiraTrainer Boxing: Josuel Distak and Luiz Dorea
Jiu-Jitsu: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Sylvio Behring and Ramon Lemos
Wrestling: Mark MunozRank Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Black belt in Judo
Black belt in Taekwondo
Yellow rope in CapoeiraYears active 1997 – present Professional boxing record Total 2 Wins 1 By knockout 1 Losses 1 By knockout 1 Mixed martial arts record Total 36 Wins 32 By knockout 19 By submission 6 By decision 7 Losses 4 By submission 2 By decision 1 By disqualification 1 Opponents Combined Record Wins
The Pride World Welterweight Title (183 lb) was unified with the UFC Middleweight Title on March 1, 2008 when Anderson Silva defeated Dan Henderson at UFC 82. last updated on: July 08, 2012
| 4 |  Rich Franklin |
UFC 53 Atlantic City, NJ, USA |
Jun 4, 2005 | 497 days | 1. def. Nate Quarry at UFC 56 on Nov 19, 2005 2. def. David Loiseau at UFC 58 on Mar 4, 2006 |
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Mixed martial arts record Wins 28 Losses 6
| 3 | Evan Tanner def. David Terrell |
UFC 51 Las Vegas, NV, USA |
Feb 5, 2005 | 119 days | No title defenses |
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Mixed martial arts record Wins 32 Losses 8
| 2 | Murilo Bustamante |
UFC 35 Las Vegas, NV, USA |
Jan 11, 2002 | 267 days | 1. def. Matt Lindland at UFC 37 on May 10, 2002 |
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| Bustamante was stripped of the title on October 5, 2002 when he left the UFC for Pride. | |||||
Mixed martial arts record Total 15 Wins 8
| 1 | Dave Menne def. Gil Castillo |
UFC 33 Las Vegas, NV, USA |
Sep 28, 2001 | 105 days | No title defenses |
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Mixed martial arts record Wins 45 Losses 17
