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Wanderlei Silva

1976 - Today

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Wanderlei César da Silva ( VAN-dər-lay, Brazilian Portuguese: [vɐ̃deʁˈlej ˈsɛzɐʁ dɐ ˈsiwvɐ], Japanese: [bandaɾeː ɕi.ɯba]; born 3 July 1976) is a Brazilian former mixed martial artist who competed in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He holds the record for the most wins, knockouts, title defenses and longest winning streak in PRIDE history. He is the former PRIDE Middleweight Champion and the 2003 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix Tournament Champion. He most recently competed for Bellator MMA in the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wanderlei Silva is the 69th most popular martial arts (down from 54th in 2019), the 832nd most popular biography from Brazil (down from 741st in 2019) and the 10th most popular Brazilian Martial Arts.

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Among MARTIAL ARTS

Among martial arts, Wanderlei Silva ranks 69 out of 179. Before him are Kevin Randleman, Bas Rutten, Charles Oliveira, Jiří Procházka, Daniel Cormier, and Valentina Shevchenko. After him are Kazuhiro Ninomiya, Dustin Poirier, Melvin Manhoef, Alexander Volkanovski, Francois Botha, and José Aldo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Wanderlei Silva ranks 254. Before him are Oksana Markarova, Monique Covét, Santiago Abascal, David Oyelowo, Yuki Imamura, and Kim Jung-eun. After him are Walter Pandiani, Mbo Mpenza, Aaron Stanford, Melissa George, Takuya Ito, and Melvin Manhoef.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Wanderlei Silva ranks 832 out of 2,236. Before him are Magno Alves (1976), Ana Paula Arósio (1975), Rôni (1977), Emerson Palmieri (1994), Vagner da Silva Sarti (1978), and Rosaly Lopes (1957). After him are Alexandre José Bortolato (1973), João Carlos de Oliveira (1954), Zetti (1965), Alberto Dines (1932), Cuca (1963), and Everton Nogueira (1959).

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Among MARTIAL ARTS In Brazil

Among martial arts born in Brazil, Wanderlei Silva ranks 10. Before him are Rickson Gracie (1959), Royce Gracie (1966), Fabrício Werdum (1977), Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (1976), Lyoto Machida (1978), and Charles Oliveira (1989). After him are José Aldo (1986), Vitor Belfort (1977), Cris Cyborg (1985), Amanda Nunes (1988), Maurício Rua (1981), and Junior dos Santos (1984).

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