Former mid-range champion Anderson Silva announced his retirement from UFC after losing to Uriah Hall at the UFC Fight Night event on November 1 and leaving a record that is hard to break.
In the match against Hall, the Brazilian legend was defeated by a continuous punch in the fourth half. This defeat also ended Silva’s 14 years in the largest MMA arena in the world.
Referring to Silva, fans always remember the record of dominating the longest mid-range title in UFC history with 2,457 days. In 7 years, the 45-year-old boxer successfully defended the championship belt 11 times.
In addition, Silva currently leads the list of the names with the longest winning streak UFC with 16 matches. He ranks above the supposedly great boxers like Georges St-Pierre, Jon Jones or Khabib Nurmagomedov.
During his time in the middle of the game, Silva had three times in the heavy bottom and won. The boxers with more title defenses than Brazilian legends like Jon Jones or Demetrious Johnson have not competed in another weight category.
Possessing a technical standing style with a foundation of taekwondo, Muay Thai and boxing, Silva is considered an artist on the ring with beautiful defeats. The 45-year-old star holds most of the record to end opponents at the UFC.
Silva has the most knockout phases in title fights (7 times), the most finishes (including knock-out, technical knock-out and clasp) in title battles (9). In addition, the 45-year-old former champion has the most number of hits in the UFC (18 times) and the number of falls in title fights (10 times).
In the middle class, Silva has no rivalry in terms of title defending record, number of contests and victories during the reign of the championship title.
Silva lost the title in 2013 after a defeat to Chris Weidman and only one victory in the remaining 8 times.
