Anderson Silva (kickboxer)
Introduction '''Anderson Manoel da Silva''' (born 29 August 1986), better known as '''Anderson Braddock''', is a Brazilian heavyweight kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He has competed in the It's Showtime, K-1, SUPERKOMBAT, ONE Championship, and GLORY.Combat Press ranked him in the heavyweight top ten between September 2014 and April 2016.
Biography and career ===Early career===Silva began started his kickboxing career at Combat Sport gym in São Paulo, Brazil when he was around 12 or 13 years old. His fighters middle name "Braddock" comes from Col. James Braddock, from the movie Missing In Action. In 2007 Braddock was called up by Peter Aerts, as a sparring partner. Silva moved to Netherlands where he joined Thom Harinck's Chakuriki Gym and made his It's Showtime debut.Silva took part in the 2009 VIP Fight Night Heavyweight tournament. He defeated Danyo Ilunga by a second round TKO in the quarterfinals, Patrick Liedert by a second round TKO in the semifinals, and faced Hesdy Gerges in the finals. Silva won the fight by TKO in the first round, as Gerges suffered a leg injury in the first round.He next participated in the 2009 Amsterdam Fight Club four man tournament. Despite beating Brian Douwes by an extra round decision in the semifinals, he lost the final fight against Tomáš Hron by decision.Anderson Braddock Silva vs. Cătălin Moroșanu in 2012After a mixed record with the It's Showtime! promotion, during which he scored victories over Stefan Leko, Freddy Kemayo and Michael Duut, Silva participated in the SUPERKOMBAT Heavyweight World Grand Prix. He defeated Nikolaj Falin by unanimous decision in the semifinals, but lost a decision in turn to Cătălin Moroşanu in the finals.Following the Badr Hari fight, he returned to Brazil to train at Team Nogueira.===Glory===He faced returning legend Remy Bonjasky at ''Glory 2: Brussels'' on October 6, 2012 in Brussels, Belgium. After a close three rounds, the bout was called a draw and went into an extension round. He faded and allowed Bonjasky to get the better of him, losing a majority decision.He competed in the sixteen-man 2012 Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam at ''Glory 4: Tokyo - 2012 Heavyweight Grand Slam'' in Saitama, Japan on December 31, 2012.At the opening stage, he defeated Igor Jurković by TKO after dropping the Croatian twice in round one. He was then eliminated in the quarter-finals, however, when he fell victim to Gökhan Saki's left hook in the closing seconds of round one. This was the first stoppage loss of his career.Braddock was scheduled to fight Singh Jaideep at ''Glory 8: Tokyo - 2013 65kg Slam'' on May 3, 2013 but the bout was cancelled.He then faced Daniel Sam at ''Glory 9: New York - 2013 95kg Slam'' in New York City on June 22, 2013 and won by unanimous decision.He lost to Daniel Ghiță by first round body kick KO in the semi-finals of ''Glory 11: Chicago - Heavyweight World Championship Tournament'' in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States in October 2013.He defeated Remy Bonjasky by unanimous decision in a rematch at ''Glory 13: Tokyo - Welterweight World Championship Tournament'' in Tokyo, Japan on December 21, 2013.He defeated Sergei Kharitonov via UD in the semi-finals before suffering a first-round TKO at the hands of Errol Zimmerman in the final of the ''Glory 16: Denver - Heavyweight Contendership Tournament'' in Broomfield, Colorado, US on May 3, 2014.Moving away briefly from Glory, Anderson fought Sergei Kharitonov for the W5 World Heavyweight Title. Kharitonov won the fight by a second round TKO.Returning to Glory, Silva achieved a mixed record, losing to Jamal Ben Saddik and Ismael Londt, but defeating Maurice Greene and Gordon Haupt. Desipte alternating wins and losses, Silva was nevertheless given a chance to fight Rico Verhoeven for the Glory Heavyweight title. Verhoeven won the fight by TKO, after knocking Silva down three times in the second round.Silva participated in the 2017 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament. He beat Giannis Stoforidis by TKO in the semifinals, but lost a unanimous decision to D'Angelo Marshall in the finals.===ONE Championship===In his first fight with ONE, Silva defeated Andre Meunier by a first round right hook knockout. He subsequently lost to Tarik Khbabez by unanimous decision.Silva returned to winning ways with a first round TKO of Beybulat Isaev, but lost his next fight against Andrei Stoica by a first round knockout.He is scheduled to fight Murat Aygün, as a late notice replacement for Roman Kryklia. Aygun won the fight by unanimous decision.Silva made his return to mixed martial arts on September 24, 2021, facing BJJ world champion Marcus Almeida in the latter's MMA debut at ONE Championship: Revolution. He lost the bout in the first round via north-south choke.Silva, as a late-notice replacement for Roman Kryklia, faced Iraj Azizpour at ONE Championship: NextGen on October 29, 2021.He lost the fight by unanimous decision.Silva was scheduled to face  Paul Elliott in a MMA bout at ONE Championship: Only the Brave on January 28, 2022 but it was cancelled.Silva is scheduled to face Mikhail Jamal Abdul-Latif in a mixed martial arts contest at ONE 159 on July 22, 2022.
Championships and accomplishments ===Kickboxing===*'''Demolition Fight''' **2007 Brazilian Cruiserweight Championship*'''Glory'''**2017 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament Runner-up**2014 Glory Heavyweight (+95 kg/209 lb) Contender Tournament Runner-up*'''VIP Fight Night''' **2009 VIP Fight Night Tournament Champion*'''SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship''' **2012 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I Tournament Runner-up
Kickboxing record  2021-10-29  Loss  Iraj Azizpour  ONE Championship: NextGen  Kallang, Singapore  Decision (Unanimous)  3  3:00  2020-12-04  Loss  Murat Aygün  ONE Championship: Big Bang   Kallang, Singapore  Decision (Unanimous)  3  3:00 2019-12-09Loss  Andrei Stoica ONE Championship: Mark Of Greatness  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  KO (Right Cross)  1  1:58 2019-09-06 Win  Beybulat Isaev  ONE Championship: Immortal Triumph  Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam  TKO (Punches)  1  2:19 2019-06-15  Loss  Tarik Khbabez  ONE Championship: Legendary Quest  Shanghai, China  Decision (Unanimous)  3  3:00 2019-04-12  Win  Andre Meunier  ONE Championship: Roots of Honor  Manila, Philippines  KO (Right Hook)  1  1:14  2017-12-09  Win  Brian Douwes  Glory 49: Rotterdam  Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3  3:00 2017-05-20  Loss  D'Angelo Marshall Glory 41: Holland, Final Den Bosch, Netherlands  Decision (Unanimous)  3  3:00 2017-05-20  Win  Giannis Stoforidis Glory 41: Holland, Semi Final Den Bosch, Netherlands  TKO (punches)  2  2:26 2017-02-24  Loss  Benjamin Adegbuyi  Glory 38: Chicago  Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA  Extra Round Decision (Unanimous)  4  3:00   2016-09-09  Loss  Rico Verhoeven  Glory 33: New Jersey  Trenton, New Jersey  TKO (Referee Stoppage)  2  2:57 2016-07-22  Win  Gordon Haupt   Glory 32: Virginia  Norfolk, Virginia, USA  KO (Liver Kick)  1  1:22 2016-04-16 Loss  Ismael Londt  Glory 29: Copenhagen - Heavyweight Contender Tournament, Semi Finals  Copenhagen, Denmark  Decision (Majority)  3  3:00 2016-02-26  Win  Maurice Greene  Glory 27: Chicago  Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA  Decision (Unanimous)  3  3:00 2015-08-07  No contest  Jamal Ben Saddik  Glory 23: Las Vegas  Las Vegas, Nevada, USA  NC (overturned)  3  2:55 2014-10-11  Loss  Sergei Kharitonov  W5 Grand Prix - Rematch  Moscow, Russia  TKO (Punches)  2  2:50 2014-05-03  Loss  Errol Zimmerman  Glory 16: Denver - Heavyweight Contender Tournament, Final  Broomfield, Colorado, USA  TKO (Right Hook)  1  2:30 2014-05-03  Win  Sergei Kharitonov  Glory 16: Denver - Heavyweight Contender Tournament, Semi Finals  Broomfield, Colorado, USA  TKO   3  3:00 2013-12-21  Win  Remy Bonjasky  Glory 13: Tokyo  Tokyo, Japan  Decision (Unanimous)  3  3:00 2013-10-12  Loss  Daniel Ghiță  Glory 11: Chicago - Heavyweight World Championship Tournament, Semi Finals  Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA  TKO (Left Body Kick)  1  1:56 2013-06-22  Win  Daniel Sam  Glory 9: New York  New York City, New York, USA  Decision (Unanimous)  3  3:00 2012-12-31  Loss  Gökhan Saki  Glory 4: Tokyo - Heavyweight Grand Slam Tournament, Quarter Finals  Saitama, Japan  TKO (Left Hook)  1  2:00 2012-12-31  Win  Igor Jurković  Glory 4: Tokyo - Heavyweight Grand Slam Tournament, First Round  Saitama, Japan  TKO (Referee Stoppage)  1  1:29 2012-10-06  Loss  Remy Bonjasky  Glory 2: Brussels  Brussels, Belgium  Extension round decision (Majority)  4 3:00 2012-05-27  Loss  Badr Hari  K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final 16, Super Fight  Madrid, Spain  Decision (Unanimous)  3  3:00 2012-02-25  Loss  Cătălin Moroşanu  SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2012, Final  Podgorica, Montenegro  Decision (Unanimous)  3  3:00  2012-02-25  Win  Nikolaj Falin  SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2012, Semi Finals  Podgorica, Montenegro  Decision (Unanimous)  3  3:00  2012-01-28  Win  Michael Duut  It's Showtime 2012 in Leeuwarden  Leeuwarden, Netherlands  Decision (Unanimous)  3  3:00 2010-12-18  Win  Freddy Kemayo  Fightclub presents: It's Showtime 2010  Amsterdam, Netherlands  KO (Right High Kick)  1  1:17 2010-10-16  Loss  Mourad Bouzidi  United Glory 12: 2010-2011 World Series Quarterfinals  Amsterdam, Netherlands  Decision (Unanimous)  3  3:00 2010-08-14  Win  Kleverson Silva   VI Desafio Profissional de Muay Thai 1ºRound  São Paulo, Brazil  Decision (Unanimous)  3  3:00 2010-05-29  Loss  Mourad Bouzidi  It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam  Amsterdam, Netherlands  Ext. R Decision  4  3:00 2010-04-17  Win  Tihamer Brunner  It's Showtime 2010 Budapest  Budapest, Hungary  Decision  3  3:00 2010-02-13  Loss  Adnan Redžović It's Showtime 2010 Prague  Prague, Czech Republic  Decision (Unanimous)  3  3:00 2009-11-21  Win  Dennis Stolzenbach  It's Showtime 2009 Barneveld  Barneveld, Netherlands  Decision (Unanimous) 3  3:00 2009-10-17  Win  Stefan Leko  Ultimate Glory 11: A Decade of Fights  Amsterdam, Netherlands  KO (Punches)  2  N/A 2009-06-28  Win  Andy Schadenberg  SLAMM: New Generation  Almere, Netherlands  Decision (Unanimous)  3  3:00  2009-05-31  Draw  Lloyd van Dams  Next Generation Warriors 3  Utrecht, Netherlands  Draw  3  3:00 2009-04-11  Loss  Tomáš Hron  Amsterdam Fight Club, Final  Amsterdam, Netherlands  Decision  3  3:00 2009-04-11  Win  Brian Douwes  Amsterdam Fight Club, Semi Final  Amsterdam, Netherlands  Ext.R. Decision (Unanimous)  4  3:00 2009-03-21  Win  Hesdy Gerges  VIP Fight Night 2009, Final  Neuss, Germany  TKO (Doctor Stop/Leg injury)  1  2:28 2009-03-21  Win  Patrick Liedert  VIP Fight Night 2009, Semi Final  Neuss, Germany  TKO (Referee Stoppage)  2  2:32 2009-03-21  Win  Danyo Ilunga  VIP Fight Night 2009, Quarter Final  Neuss, Germany  KO (Punches)  2  2:07 2009-02-15  Win  Tarik Charkoui  Noord Gestoord  Amsterdam, Netherlands  TKO (Ref Stop/3 Knockdowns)  1  N/A 2009-01-29  Win  Tommy van Wijngaarden  Gala De Beuk  Oudenbosch, Netherlands  Decision  3  3:00 2008-10-05  Loss  Tomáš Hron  Tough Is Not Enough  Rotterdam, Netherlands  Decision (Unanimous)  3  3:00 2008-05-07  Win  Rodney Glunder  Amsterdam Fight Club  Amsterdam, Netherlands  Decision  3  3:00 2007-11-10  Win  Carlos Augusto Inocente  Demolition Fight 6  São Paulo, Brazil  Decision (Unanimous)  3  3:00  2006-09-23  Win  Jerônimo dos Santos  Demolition Fight 4  São Paulo, Brazil  TKO (Ref Stop/3 Knockdowns)  1  N/A 2006-04-08  Win  Douglas Boi  Demolition Fight 3  São Paulo, Brazil  TKO (Strikes)  1  N/A 2005-10-23  Win  Marcos Rogério  Demolition Fight 2  São Paulo, Brazil  TKO (Doctor Stoppage)  3   1:11 '''''Legend''''':    font-size:85%;
Mixed martial arts record Loss3–2Marcus AlmeidaSubmission (north-south choke) ONE Championship: Revolution1	2:55Kallang, SingaporeWin3–1Julio Cesar LimaTKO (punches)WOCS 5010:44Rio de Janeiro, BrazilLoss2–1Dritan BarjamajTKO (punches)Shooto Switzerland22:01Horgen, SwitzerlandWin2–0Luke MortonSubmission (arm triangle choke)HIT Fighting Championship 310:58Zurich, SwitzerlandWin1–0Ruud VernooijTKO (punches)HIT Fighting Championship 222:01Zurich, Switzerland
See also *List of male kickboxers
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