Jay Silva

Jay Silva
Jay Silva vs Michał Materla (Poland)
Born	(1981-05-25) May 25, 1981 (age 35) Luanda, Angola
Nationality	Brazilian-Angolan
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	184.3 lb (83.6 kg; 13.16 st)
Division	Middleweight Light Heavyweight
Fighting out of	Huntington Beach, California, United States
Team	MPF Training Systems
Rank	Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Years active	2008–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	21
Wins	10
By knockout	6
By submission	2
By decision	2
Losses	10
By knockout	4
By decision	6
Draws	1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Jay Silva (born May 25, 1981) is a Brazilian-Angolan mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division of KSW. A professional competitor since 2008, Silva has also formerly competed for the UFC, Bellator, the MFC, and Tachi Palace Fights.

Raised on the East Coast, Silva's interest in mixed martial arts developed after seeing the first season of The Ultimate Fighter, and he subsequently trained under Renzo Gracie in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, having obtained the level of purple belt, and began a professional career in mixed martial arts. Silva was a Grapplers Quest Champion for both the Heavyweight and Absolute weight divisions.

Competing primarily in smaller organizations, Silva received a call from the UFC to fill in as a last minute replacement for Dan Miller and made his debut against CB Dollaway at UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard losing a unanimous decision.

Silva's next fight was against Chris Leben on January 11, 2010, at UFC Fight Night 20, losing via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27). Silva was released from the UFC along with Kyle Bradley after his loss at UFC Fight Night 20.

Silva stepped in for Paulo Filho, who was set to fight the Bellator Middleweight Champion Hector Lombard in a Super Fight at Bellator 18. Silva was defeated via Knockout in just six seconds of the first round.