The undefeated Ivan Shtyrkov entered this fight with a record of 14-0-1 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.22 heavyweight in the world. He has already fought three times in 2018 beating Marcin Lazarz (Ivan Shtyrkov vs Marcin Lazarz) and Fabio Maldonado (Ivan Shtyrkov vs Fabio Maldonado) but between these two bouts ‘Ural Hulk’ Shtyrkov has tied with Geronimo dos Santos (Ivan Shtyrkov vs Geronimo dos Santos).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Thiago Silva, has a mma record of 21-7-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.48 light heavyweight. He has fought twice in 2018 losing to Mikhail Kolobegov and beating James McSweeney. Shtyrkov vs Silva is on the undercard of Alexander Shlemenko vs Jonas Billstein – RCC 5. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Thiago Silva fight videos
2015 MMA fight – Thiago Silva vs Teddy Holder – full fight Video WSOF 19
The black belt in Bjj Thiago Silva entered this fight with a professional mma record of 16-3-0 (87% finishing rate) while his opponent, Teddy Holder (who replaces Matt Hamill), has a record of 8-1-0 (100% finishing rate). Both fighters are not ranked as they haven’t fought since 2013 when Silva defeated Matt Hamill (=Silva vs Hamill) and Holder beat Chris Davis. Silva vs Holder is on the undercard of Justin Gaethje vs Luis Palomino – WSOF 19. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2013 MMA fight – Thiago Silva vs Matt Hamill – UFC Ufn 29
Review: 2013-10-09, some good single shots between Thiago Silva and Matt Hamill but it is not enough to get three stars. Thiago Silva (15-3-0, 93% finishing rate) entered as the No.19 light heavyweight in the world while Matt Hamill (11-4-0, 55% finishing rate – curiously he has never won by submission) entered as the No.22. Silva vs Hamill is on the undercard of Demian Maia vs Jake Shields – UFC Ufn 29. Watch the video!
2013 MMA fight – Thiago Silva vs Rafael Cavalcante – fight Video UFC on Fuel TV 10
Review: 2013-06-08, good exchanges and good finish: Thiago Silva vs Rafael Cavalcante gets three stars (UFC Fight & ko of the Night). Thiago Silva (14-3-0, 93% finishing rate) entered as the No.37 light heavyweight in the world while Rafael ‘Feijao’ Cavalcante (11-3-0, 100% finishing rate) entered as the No.21. Silva vs Feijao Cavalcante is on the undercard of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs Fabricio Werdum 2 – UFC on Fuel TV 10. Watch the video!
2012 MMA fight – Thiago Silva vs Stanislav Nedkov – fight Video UFC on Fuel TV 6
Review: 2012-11-10, pretty good fight and good submission (UFC Submission of the Night) between Thiago Silva and Stanislav Nedkov: three stars. Thiago Silva (14-3-0) entered as the No.38 light heavyweight in the world while the undefeated Stanislav Nedkov (12-0-0) entered as the No.29. Silva vs Nedkov is on the undercard of Rich Franklin vs Cung Le – UFC on Fuel TV 6. Watch the video!
2012 MMA fight – Alexander Gustafsson vs Thiago Silva – fight Video UFC on Fuel TV 2
Review: 2012-04-14, good fight even though there was no struggle on the ground: three stars for Alexander Gustafsson vs Thiago Silva. Alexander Gustafsson (13-1-0) entered as the No.11 light heavyweight in the world while Thiago Silva (14-2-0) entered as the No.17. Gustafsson vs Silva is the main event of “UFC on Fuel TV 2”. Watch the video!