Anderson Silva Quiz: Test Your ‘Spider’ Knowledge

Anderson ‘The Spider’ Silva is widely considered as one of the best UFC fighters of all time and will surely go into the Hall of Fame one day. Silva has been involved in many great fights in his career. We have put together an Anderson Silva quiz to test your knowledge of his career. This includes specific trivia questions about some of his fights and accomplishments in his career. As a result, only the biggest Spider fans will be able to crush this quiz.

Anderson Silva quiz

Instructions: All you have to do is answer the trivia questions below and at the very end of the quiz, it will let you know what you scored.  

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The Spider Quiz: Questions & Answers

Here are some more details on the answers (only read AFTER you have taken the quiz):

1) Who did Anderson Silva defeat in his UFC debut in 2006?

Silva defeated Chris Leben in his UFC debut in 2006. This came as a result of a 1st round knockout.

2) How many UFC fights did it take for Silva to win the UFC Middleweight Championship?

Anderson Silva won the UFC Middleweight Championship in only his second UFC fight. This came as a result of Silva defeating Rich Franklin at UFC 64.

3) Who did Silva defeat to win the UFC Middleweight Championship for the first time?

Silva defeated Rich Franklin at UFC 64 to become the new Middleweight Championship. This came as a result of a knockout in the first round.

4) Anderson Silva defeated Dan Henderson to unify the UFC Middleweight Championship and the Pride Welterweight Championship. Which UFC event did this take place at?

Silva defeated Henderson at UFC 82 in 2008. This came as a result of a rear-naked choke in the second round.

5) Silva lost the UFC Middleweight Championship to Chris Weidman at UFC 162. Which round was Silva knocked out in?

Weidman knocked out Silva in the second round at UFC 162. Silva subsequently lost to Weidman in the second round of their rematch at UFC 168.

6) How did Anderson Silva defeat Patrick Côté in their fight at UFC 90?

Silva defeated Cote via TKO after a knee injury. This came as a result of Cote going down awkwardly and he was not able to finish the fight.

7) How many losses did Silva have in his MMA career before he came into the UFC?

Silva had 4 losses prior to coming into the UFC in 2006. Silva lost to Luiz Azeredo, Daiju Takase, Ryo Chonan, and also Yushin Okami.

8) How did Silva defeat Damien Maia at UFC 112?

Silva defeated Maia by unanimous decision at UFC 112.

9) Silva broke his leg at UFC 168 in his fight against Chris Weidman. Which leg did he break?

Silva broke his left fibula and tibia at UFC 168. As a result, this ended the fight via TKO.

10) What was Anderson Silva’s win streak at in the UFC prior to losing to Chris Weidman?

Prior to losing to Chris Weidman, Anderson Silva piled up a 16-fight win streak in the UFC. As a result, this will go down as one of the most impressive runs in UFC history.

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