Wanderlei Silva
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Wanderlei Cesar Silva (pronounced Vanderlay), (born July 3, 1976 in Curitiba, Brazil) is a Brazilian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, who has competed in Japan's PRIDE Fighting Championships and the American based Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He trained under Rudimar Fedrigo at the Chute Boxe Academy in Curitiba, Brazil. He specializes in Muay Thai and has received a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He holds notable wins over Kazushi Sakuraba, Ricardo Arona, former PRIDE Welter Weight Champion Dan Henderson, UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (twice) and King of Pancrase Yuki Kondo. He is the former IVC light heavyweight champion, former PRIDE middleweight (205 lb) champion, and the PRIDE 2003 Middleweight Grand Prix champion, among others.
Silva's nickname is "The Axe Murderer". The majority of his fights have either ended in a knockout or referee stoppage due to his strikes. In the ring, he is known for engaging opponents with punches and utilizing knees in the Muay Thai clinch. He is also known for kicking and stomping downed opponents as well as his looping punches
Debut: November 1, 1996
Mixed martial arts record
| 42 matches | 32 wins | 8 losses |
| By knockout | 22 | 4 |
| By submission | 4 | 0 |
| By decision | 6 | 4 |
| Draws | 1 | |
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