Anderson Silva (kickboxer)

Anderson "Braddock" Silva (born 29 August 1986) is a Brazilian super heavyweight kickboxer currently signed to ONE Championship. He has competed in the It's Showtime and K-1 promotions, and most recently in SUPERKOMBAT and GLORY.

Anderson Silva
BornAnderson da Silva
(1986-08-29) August 29, 1986
São Paulo, Brazil
Other namesBraddock
Nationality Brazilian
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3 12 in)
Weight101.3 kg (223 lb; 15.95 st)
DivisionCruiserweight
Heavyweight
Super Heavyweight
Reach75.7 in (192 cm)
StyleKickboxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofSão Paulo State, Brazil
TeamChakuriki Gym
Team Nogueira
RIZZO RVT
TrainerThom Harinck
Peter Aerts
Pedro Rizzo
Minotauro Nogueira
Years active13 (2005-present)
Kickboxing record
Total63
Wins44
By knockout29
Losses18
By knockout6
Draws1
Mixed martial arts record
Total4
Wins3
By knockout2
By submission1
Losses1
By knockout1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: April 12, 2019

Biography and career

Anderson Braddock vs. Cătălin Moroșanu in 2012

Anderson da Silva began started his kickboxing career at Combat Sport gym in São Paulo, Brazil when he was around 12 or 13 years old. His fighters name "Braddock" comes from Col. James Braddock, from the movie Missing In Action. In 2007 Braddock was called up by Peter Aerts, as a sparring partner. "Braddock" moved to Netherlands where he joined Thom Harinck's Chakuriki Gym and made his It's Showtime debut.[1]

Following the Badr Hari fight, he returned to Brazil to train at Team Nogueira.[2]

He faced returning legend Remy Bonjasky at Glory 2: Brussels on October 6, 2012 in Brussels, Belgium.[3] After a close three rounds, the bout was called a draw and went into an extension round. He faded and allowed Bonjasky to get the better of him, losing a majority decision.[4][5]

He competed in the sixteen-man 2012 Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam at Glory 4: Tokyo - 2012 Heavyweight Grand Slam in Saitama, Japan on December 31, 2012. At the opening stage, he defeated Igor Jurković by TKO after dropping the Croatian twice in round one. He was then eliminated in the quarter-finals, however, when he fell victim to Gökhan Saki's left hook in the closing seconds of round one. This was the first stoppage loss of his career.[6][7]

Braddock was scheduled to fight Singh Jaideep at Glory 8: Tokyo - 2013 65kg Slam on May 3, 2013 but the bout was cancelled.[8][9]

He then faced Daniel Sam at Glory 9: New York - 2013 95kg Slam in New York City on June 22, 2013[10] and won by unanimous decision.[11][12][13]

He lost to Daniel Ghiță by first round body kick KO in the semi-finals of Glory 11: Chicago - Heavyweight World Championship Tournament in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States in October 2013.[14][15][16][17][18]

He defeated Remy Bonjasky by unanimous decision in a rematch at Glory 13: Tokyo - Welterweight World Championship Tournament in Tokyo, Japan on December 21, 2013.[19][20]

He defeated Sergei Kharitonov via UD in the semi-finals before suffering a first-round TKO at the hands of Errol Zimmerman in the final of the Glory 16: Denver - Heavyweight Contendership Tournament in Broomfield, Colorado, US on May 3, 2014.[21][22]

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

  • Demolition Fight
    • 2007 Brazilian Cruiserweight Championship
  • Glory
  • VIP Fight Night
    • 2009 VIP Fight Night Tournament Champion
  • SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship
    • 2012 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I Tournament Runner-up

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

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Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
4 matches 3 wins 1 loss
By knockout 2 1
By submission 1 0
By decision 0 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 3–1 Julio Cesar Lima TKO (punches) WOCS 50 May 19, 2018 1 0:44 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Loss 2–1 Dritan Barjamaj TKO (punches) Shooto Switzerland June 17, 2017 2 2:01 Horgen, Switzerland
Win 2–0 Luke Morton Submission (arm triangle choke) HIT Fighting Championship 3 October 15, 2016 1 0:58 Zurich, Switzerland
Win 1–0 Ruud Vernooij TKO (punches) HIT Fighting Championship 2 May 28, 2016 2 2:01 Zurich, Switzerland

See also

References

  1. "Profile". pancration.net. Archived from the original on 2009-12-29. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
  2. Anderson "Braddock" Silva Considering Move to MMA
  3. "Glory 2: Brussels final fight card for this Saturday". Archived from the original on 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  4. Glory 2: Brussels live results
  5. Remy Bonjasky returns with hard-fought win at Glory 2: Brussels
  6. GLORY 4 Tokyo Grand Slam Tournament Match-Ups Set
  7. DREAM 18 / GLORY 4 Tokyo Live Results
  8. GLORY 8 Tokyo: 65kg Tournament Field Complete, More Fights Added
  9. GLORY 8 Tokyo 65kg Tournament Matches Announced
  10. Full Glory 9 NYC Fight Card So Far
  11. Glory 9 Results and Recap: Tyrone Spong Wins Light Heavyweight Tournament Archived 2013-06-27 at the Wayback Machine
  12. GLORY 9 Results and Review: Tyrone Spong Wins Light Heavyweight Tournament, Ghita Dominates Guidon Archived 2013-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
  13. GLORY 9 New York Live Results and Updates
  14. 4 Man Tournament with Daniel Ghita and Gohkan Saki Set for GLORY 11 Archived July 25, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  15. GLORY 11 Main Event Confirmed as Corbett vs. Spong
  16. Tyrone Spong vs. Nathan Corbett and more confirmed for Glory 11 in Chicago Archived 2013-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
  17. GLORY 11 Chicago Live Results and Discussion
  18. Glory 11 Results and Recap Archived 2013-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
  19. GLORY SuperFight Series Tokyo and GLORY 13 Spoilers
  20. Glory 13 Results and Recap Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
  21. UFC Veteran Pat Barry Suffers First-Round Knockout Loss to Zack Mwekassa at Glory 16
  22. Glory 16 Results Archived 2015-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
  23. VI Desafio Profissional de Muay Thai: Emoção e trocação de sobra!(in Portuguese)
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