Felipe Silva

Felipe Silva (born 5 August 1984) is a Brazilian Muay Thai and Kickboxing champion and a mixed martial artist who fights under Brave CF in the lightweight division. A professional mixed martial artist since 2013, Silva has also competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Background Silva began in the combat sport of Muay Thai and he won the Brazilian Muay Thai Championship twice and Brazilian Kickboxing title three-time before transitioning to mixed martial arts.

Ultimate Fighting Championship Silva made his official debut for the promotion on 27 August 2016 at UFC on Fox: Maia vs. Condit where he faced Shane Campbell. He won the fight via technical knockout in round one.

He next faced Mairbek Taisumov in September 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Struve vs. Volkov. He lost the fight via knockout in round one.

On 19 May 2018, Silva faced Claudio Puelles at UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman. He lost the fight via a submission in round three.

Post-UFC career After being released from the UFC, Silva signed a contract with Brave CF in May 2019. Silva was expected to make his promotional debut by headlining Brave CF 26 against Guram Kutateladze on 7 September 2019. However, Kutateladze withdrew from the bout due to an injury and was replaced by Dumar Roa. Silva won the fight via technical knockout in the first round.

Silva eventually faced Kutateladze in the rescheduled bout at Brave CF 29 on 15 November 2019, losing the back-and-forth fight in the first round via technical knockout.

In his third bout in the Brave CF, Silva faced Sam Patterson at Brave CF 41 on 17 September 2020. He lost fight via first-round knockout.

Silva faced Maciek Gierszewski on 1 April 2021 at Brave CF 50. At weigh-ins, Silva came in 3.1 pounds (1.4 kg) over the catchweight (161 lb) limit and was fined a percentage of his purse which will go to his opponent. He lost by KO in the first round.

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Maciek Gierszewski KO (punches) Brave CF 50

Arad, Bahrain Loss

Sam Patterson KO (punch) Brave CF 41

Riffa, Bahrain Loss

Guram Kutateladze TKO (punches) Brave CF 29

Isa Town, Bahrain Win

Dumar Roa TKO (punches) Brave CF 26

Bogotá, Colombia Loss

Claudio Puelles Submission (kneebar) UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman

Santiago, Chile Loss

Mairbek Taisumov KO (punch) UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve

Rotterdam, Netherlands Win

Shane Campbell TKO (punches) UFC on Fox 21

Vancouver, Canada Win

Anton Kuivanen TKO (punches) Cage 35

Helsinki, Finland Win

Carlos Irigoitia Submission (armbar) Explosion MMA 5

Asunción, Paraguay Win

Allan Moziel Decision (unanimous) JF Fight Evolution 14

Juiz de Fora, Brazil Win

Kleverson Bracin TKO Face the Danger 7

Telêmaco Borba, Brazil Win

Johny Vieira TKO (punches) JF Fight Evolution 13

Juiz de Fora, Brazil Win

Anildo Dias Jr. KO (knee and punches) Iron Fight Combat 4

São José dos Pinhais, Brazil Win

Alexandre Baptista da Costa TKO (punches) Nitrix Champion Fight 14

Balneário Camboriú, Brazil