Antonio Silva
UFC 2012–present · rated in 2 editions · peak overall 80.0
Scouting report
Physical size and heavy ground-and-pound made Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva a heavyweight contender across Strikeforce and the UFC. Born in Campina Grande, Brazil, Silva defeated Fedor Emelianenko before scoring comeback knockouts of Alistair Overeem and Travis Browne in the Octagon, his power captured by a 79 Strength rating and 80 Overall score.
Peak ratings
By edition
Bigfoot authored upsets from 2012 to 2013, knocking out Travis Browne in Minneapolis and flattening Alistair Overeem with third-round combinations at UFC 156 in Las Vegas to earn a title bout against Cain Velasquez, followed by a five-round draw against Mark Hunt in Brisbane. His punching power, ground-and-pound, and top control are reflected in an 82 Boxing and 80 Wrestling.
In 2014 and 2015, Silva dropped stoppage defeats to Andrei Arlovski in Brasilia and Frank Mir in Porto Alegre, before scoring a second-round TKO victory over Soa Palelei at UFC 190 in Rio de Janeiro with clinch knees and uppercuts. His physical size, clinch strikes, and durable frame anchor his 78 Boxing and 76 Wrestling.
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