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Brian Stann vs Wanderlei Silva

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Brian Stann and Wanderlei Silva met once (2013). Wanderlei Silva won in 2013 by ko.

SOURCE·Brian Stann and Wanderlei Silva — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

Sources, exclusions and known limits →

Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Brian StannWanderlei Silva
—Reach—
73″ (185.4 cm)Height70″ (177.8 cm)
—Reach advantage—
12–6Record35–14
83%Finish rate80%
5Longest unbeaten run9
18Recorded bouts51
—Stance—

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 3. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentBrian StannWanderlei Silva
Chael Sonnen L L
Chris Leben W L
Michael Bisping L W

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Brian Stann

20002010win v Miguel Cosio, 2006, kowin v Aaron Stark, 2006, kowin v Jeremiah Billington, 2007, kowin v Craig Zellner, 2007, kowin v Steve Cantwell, 2007, koloss v Steve Cantwell, 2008, kowin v Doug Marshall, 2008, kowin v Rodney Wallace, 2009, decisionwin v Steve Cantwell, 2009, decisionloss v Krzysztof Soszynski, 2009, submissionwin v Mike Massenzio, 2010, submissionloss v Phil Davis, 2010, decisionloss v Chael Sonnen, 2011, submissionwin v Jorge Santiago, 2011, kowin v Chris Leben, 2011, koloss v Michael Bisping, 2012, decisionwin v Alessio Sakara, 2012, koloss v Wanderlei Silva, 2013, ko
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2006–2013
2010 win vs Miguel Cosio (2006)win vs Aaron Stark (2006)win vs Jeremiah Billington (2007)win vs Craig Zellner (2007)win vs Steve Cantwell (2007)loss vs Steve Cantwell (2008)win vs Doug Marshall (2008)win vs Rodney Wallace (2009)win vs Steve Cantwell (2009)loss vs Krzysztof Soszynski (2009)win vs Mike Massenzio (2010)loss vs Phil Davis (2010)loss vs Chael Sonnen (2011)win vs Jorge Santiago (2011)win vs Chris Leben (2011)loss vs Michael Bisping (2012)win vs Alessio Sakara (2012)loss vs Wanderlei Silva (2013)
winlossdraw / NC2006–2013

Wanderlei Silva

1990200020102020UNFILEDwin v Dilson Filho, 1996, koloss v Artur Mariano, 1997, kowin v Marcelao Barbosa, 1997, koloss v Vitor Belfort, 1998, kowin v Mike van Arsdale, 1998, kowin v Daijiro Matsui, 1999, decisionwin v Carl Malenko, 1999, decisionwin v Tony Petarra, 1999, kowin v Eugene Jackson, 1999, submissionwin v Adrian Serrano, 1999, kowin v Dan Henderson, 2000, decisionnc v Gilbert Yvel, 2000win v Guy Mezger, 2000, kowin v Todd Medina, 2000, koloss v Tito Ortiz, 2000, decisionwin v Bob Schrijber, 2000, submissionwin v Alexander Otsuka, 2001, kowin v Kazushi Sakuraba, 2001, kowin v Shungo Oyama, 2001, kowin v Hiromitsu Kanehara, 2002, kowin v Tatsuya Iwasaki, 2002, kodraw v Mirko Cro Cop, 2002, drawwin v Kiyoshi Tamura, 2002, kowin v Quinton Jackson, 2003, kowin v Kazushi Sakuraba, 2003, koloss v Mark Hunt, 2004, decisionwin v Quinton Jackson, 2004, kowin v Yuki Kondo, 2004, kowin v Ikuhisa Minowa, 2004, kowin v Ricardo Arona, 2005, decisionwin v Kazuhiro Nakamura, 2005, kowin v Hidehiko Yoshida, 2005, decisionloss v Mirko Cro Cop, 2006, kowin v Kazuyuki Fujita, 2006, koloss v Chuck Liddell, 2007, decisionloss v Dan Henderson, 2007, koloss v Quinton Jackson, 2008, kowin v Keith Jardine, 2008, koloss v Rich Franklin, 2009, decisionwin v Michael Bisping, 2010, decisionwin v Cung Le, 2011, koloss v Chris Leben, 2011, koloss v Rich Franklin, 2012, decisionwin v Brian Stann, 2013, kodraw v Kazushi Sakuraba and Hideo Tokoro, 2016, drawloss v Chael Sonnen, 2017, decisionloss v Quinton Jackson, 2018, koloss v Acelino Freitas, 2025win v Hidehiko Yoshida, no date on recordwin v Egidio da Costa, no date on recordwin v Sean Bormet, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1996–2025 · 3 UNDATED
2000 2010 2020 win vs Dilson Filho (1996)loss vs Artur Mariano (1997)win vs Marcelao Barbosa (1997)loss vs Vitor Belfort (1998)win vs Mike van Arsdale (1998)win vs Daijiro Matsui (1999)win vs Carl Malenko (1999)win vs Tony Petarra (1999)win vs Eugene Jackson (1999)win vs Adrian Serrano (1999)win vs Dan Henderson (2000)nc vs Gilbert Yvel (2000)win vs Guy Mezger (2000)win vs Todd Medina (2000)loss vs Tito Ortiz (2000)win vs Bob Schrijber (2000)win vs Alexander Otsuka (2001)win vs Kazushi Sakuraba (2001)win vs Shungo Oyama (2001)win vs Hiromitsu Kanehara (2002)win vs Tatsuya Iwasaki (2002)draw vs Mirko Cro Cop (2002)win vs Kiyoshi Tamura (2002)win vs Quinton Jackson (2003)win vs Kazushi Sakuraba (2003)loss vs Mark Hunt (2004)win vs Quinton Jackson (2004)win vs Yuki Kondo (2004)win vs Ikuhisa Minowa (2004)win vs Ricardo Arona (2005)win vs Kazuhiro Nakamura (2005)win vs Hidehiko Yoshida (2005)loss vs Mirko Cro Cop (2006)win vs Kazuyuki Fujita (2006)loss vs Chuck Liddell (2007)loss vs Dan Henderson (2007)loss vs Quinton Jackson (2008)win vs Keith Jardine (2008)loss vs Rich Franklin (2009)win vs Michael Bisping (2010)win vs Cung Le (2011)loss vs Chris Leben (2011)loss vs Rich Franklin (2012)win vs Brian Stann (2013)draw vs Kazushi Sakuraba and Hideo Tokoro (2016)loss vs Chael Sonnen (2017)loss vs Quinton Jackson (2018)loss vs Acelino Freitas (2025)
winlossdraw / NC1996–2025
Cross-references
Brian Stann

The full ledger: 18 bouts, the reach placed in its cohort, and what the record does not say.

12–6 Wanderlei Silva

The same, from the other corner — 51 bouts and the cohort Silva is ranked inside.

35–14 Every confirmed matchup

The other 899 pairings whose own records confirm the fight happened — not a list of fights anyone imagined.

900 BOUTS
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