Wanderlei Silva

Background
Wanderlei and his wife Tea have a son named Thor. He also has a daughter named Rafaela from a previous relationship.

On August 26, 2012 Wanderlei's father Holando died in a car accident. The accident occurred in the region of Castro, where his father lived.

UFC career
Sliva beat Yushin Okami by TKO in a Middleweight match at UFC 2, Silva lost his next fight against Brian Stann by KO at UFC 11, Silva beat Yoshihiro Akiyama by KO at UFC 16, Silva beat Vitor Belfort at UFC 25 by KO, Silva lost to Jorge Rivera at Fight night 8 by KO in a number one contenders fight, Silva beat Paulo Filho by Unanimous decision at UFC 34, Silva lost to Anderson Silva by KO in the co main event at UFC 38, Silva beat Michael Bisping by Unanimous decision at Fight Night 14, Silva beat Akihiro Gono by TKO at UFC on Non Stop Sport 8.

MMA record

 * style="background: #ccffcc; text-align: center;"| Win
 * align=center| 6 - 3 - 0
 * Akihiro Gono
 * Unanimous decision
 * UFC on NSS 8
 * 25 August 2013
 * align=center| 3rd
 * align=center| 1.00
 * Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada.
 * style="background: #ccffcc; text-align: center;"| Win
 * align=center| 5 - 3 - 0
 * Michael Bisping
 * Unanimous decision
 * UFN 14
 * July 17, 2013
 * align=center| 3rd
 * align=center| 5.00
 * Red Rock Casino resort & Spa, Paradise, Nevada, USA
 * style="background: #ffcccc; text-align: center;"| Loss
 * align=center| 4 - 3 - 0
 * Anderson Silva
 * K0 (Punches)
 * UFC 38
 * June 2, 2013
 * align=center| 2nd
 * align=center| 4.01
 * Mandalay Bay, Paradise, Nevada, USA.
 * style="background: #ccffcc; text-align: center;"| Win
 * align=center| 4 - 2 - 0
 * Paulo Filho
 * Unanimous decision
 * UFC 34
 * 24 April 2013
 * align=center| 3rd
 * align=center| 5.00
 * Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
 * style="background: #ffcccc; text-align: center;"| Loss
 * align=center| 3 - 2 - 0
 * Jorge Rivera
 * KO (Punch)
 * UFN 8
 * April 7, 2013
 * align=center| 2nd
 * align=center| 4.36
 * Red Rock Casino resort & Spa, Paradise, Nevada, USA
 * number one contenders fight
 * style="background: #ccffcc; text-align: center;"| Win
 * align=center| 3 - 1 - 0
 * Vitor Belfort
 * KO (Punch)
 * UFC 25
 * March 3, 2013
 * align=center| 3rd
 * align=center| 4.13
 * O2 Arena, London, England
 * style="background: #ccffcc; text-align: center;"| Win
 * align=center| 2 - 1 - 0
 * Yoshihiro Akiyama
 * KO (Punch)
 * UFC 16
 * January 13, 2013
 * align=center| 3rd
 * align=center| 4.42
 * Mandalay Bay, Paradise, Nevada, USA
 * style="background: #ffcccc; text-align: center;"| Loss
 * align=center| 1 - 1 - 0
 * Brian Stann
 * KO (Punches)
 * UFC 11
 * December 16, 2012
 * align=center| 3rd
 * align=center| 5.00
 * O2 Arena, London, England.
 * style="background: #ccffcc; text-align: center;"| Win
 * align=center| 1 - 0 - 0
 * Yushin Okami
 * TKO (Punches)
 * UFC 2
 * November 11, 2012
 * align=center| 3rd
 * align=center| 3.15
 * Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
 * }
 * align=center| 3rd
 * align=center| 5.00
 * O2 Arena, London, England.
 * style="background: #ccffcc; text-align: center;"| Win
 * align=center| 1 - 0 - 0
 * Yushin Okami
 * TKO (Punches)
 * UFC 2
 * November 11, 2012
 * align=center| 3rd
 * align=center| 3.15
 * Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
 * }
 * Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
 * }
 * }

