Assuério Silva

Assuério Silva (born June 18, 1974) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and professional boxer, having competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pancrase. He became the Heavyweight King of Pancrase on May 30, 2007, defeating Tatsuya Mizuno.

Mixed martial arts career Silva holds a professional fight record of 15–8–01, the majority of his wins coming via submission. He fought three times in Pride FC in 2001, winning twice. However, after signing a three-fight contract with UFC, he was less successful, losing all his fights to Tim Sylvia, Brandon Vera and Cheick Kongo.

His height is 6 ft 1 in and he weighs 241 pounds. In addition to training Muay Thai, he holds a black belt in karate. Silva is also a Black Belt in Jiu Jitsu under Cristiano Marcello. He fights out of Curitiba, Brazil with Total Punch Mixed Martial Arts Academy.

Silva bounced back from a loss to Cheick Kongo by becoming the King of Pancrase after a 2nd-round TKO win over Tatsuya Mizuno. He won this vacated title at Pancrase Rising 6 last 30 May 2007. He was scheduled to defend the championship against the former champion, Kestutis "Tiger" Arbocius, on 14 October 2007 at the Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan, but Arbocius no-showed at the event. Shortly thereafter, Silva vacated the Championship to pursue a contract with the newly formed Hardcore Fighting Championships in Canada. However, the organization folded before he was able to fight once under their banner.

Silva made his professional boxing debut on June 21, 2008, in his native Curitiba, Brazil, knocking out Adriano Vicente in 38 seconds of the 1st round.

Shooting incident Silva was shot on the evening of January 29, 2013, outside his gym in Curitiba, Brazil, according to a report from Brazilian news outlet Parana Online. Silva was allegedly shot five times by a former associate, whom Silva reportedly identified as Robson Freitas. Silva was reportedly taken to a local hospital and was in serious condition for a period of time.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling Pancrase Heavyweight Championship (One time; Last)

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Geronimo dos Santos KO (punches) Jungle Fight 16

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Win

Dave Anderton Submission (guillotine choke) Boa Vista Combat Show

Boa Vista, Brazil Loss

Todd Duffee TKO (punches) Jungle Fight 11

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Win

Terroll Dees Submission (kneebar) Jungle Fight 10

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Win

Tatsuya Mizuno TKO (punches) Pancrase: Rising 5

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Cheick Kongo Decision (majority) UFC 70

Manchester, United Kingdom Win

Igor Pokrajac Decision (split) Jungle Fight Europe

Ljubljana, Slovenia Win

Eduardo Maiorino TKO (punches) Show Fight 5

São Paulo, Brazil Loss

Brandon Vera Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie

Los Angeles, United States Loss

Tim Sylvia Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night 3

Las Vegas, United States Win

Alessio Sakara Decision (unanimous) Jungle Fight 3

Manaus, Brazil Win

Fabiano Scherner Submission (guillotine choke) Jungle Fight 2

Manaus, Brazil Loss

Alexander Emelianenko Decision (split) Pride Bushido 1

Saitama, Japan NC

Fabiano Scherner No Contest (injury) Meca World Vale Tudo 9

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Win

Yoshihisa Yamamoto TKO (punches) Pride 16

Osaka, Japan Win

Valentijn Overeem Submission (heel hook) Pride 15

Saitama, Japan Win

Walter Farias KO (head kick) Meca World Vale Tudo 5

Curitiba, Brazil Win

Pedro Otavio Submission (strikes) Meca World Vale Tudo 4

Curitiba, Brazil Win

Rodrigo Mamute Submission (punches and stomp) Meca World Vale Tudo 2

Curitiba, Brazil Win

Luis Alberto Submission Desafio: BadBoy de ValeTudo 2

Ceará, Brazil Win

Leopoldo Serao KO Desafio: BadBoy de ValeTudo 2

Ceará, Brazil Win

Romildo Romialdo Submission (rear-naked choke) MOVT 2: Mossoro Open de Vale Tudo 2

Mossoro, Brazil Loss

Mikhail Avetisyan TKO (cut) World Vale Tudo Championship 7

Brazil Win

Waldir dos Anjos Submission (rear naked choke) BVF 12: Circuito Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 4

Brazil Loss

Charles Gracie Submission (triangle choke) Extremo Combate Bahia Open

Salvador, Brazil