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Scouting Report: Joaquim Silva

Opponent
Joaquim Silva
Level
UFC
Report date
unknown
Original
download (md)
Joaquim Silva headshot

Last Five Fights

Below are the fights that were analyzed for this report.

The five fights reviewed
The five fights reviewed

https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Joaquim-Silva-146291

General Notes

Joaquim Silva has been in the UFC since 2015, with a total of 10 fights there. His UFC record breaks down as:

Though his nickname is Netto BJJ, submissions do not seem to be his focus. His last submission win came before the UFC, in 2014.

Stance & Movement

Primarily an orthodox fighter. He does switch to southpaw occasionally, but he doesn’t look very comfortable there and typically switches back to orthodox. He may switch to southpaw to quickly take space and throw a couple of shots.

His base stance
His base stance
A switch to southpaw and back
A switch to southpaw and back

His stance is wide, keeping his feet apart with a wide base.

The wide base
The wide base

He regularly feints, exaggerating his head movement as if loading up a shot and changing his level.

Feinting with head movement and level changes
Feinting with head movement and level changes
More feinting at range
More feinting at range

Loading Up Off the Back Foot

He prefers to stay at range and load up big shots. Moving back and planting the back foot: it looks like he is trying to draw his opponent into space to land a power shot. He seems to have good power and speed, and he is usually looking to explode in with one or two power shots.

Backing up and planting to load a power shot
Backing up and planting to load a power shot
Second example of the back-foot load-up
Second example of the back-foot load-up
Third example, same setup
Third example, same setup

Framing and Circling Right

He likes to create a frame with his lead hand while retreating, and he spends much of his time in fights slowly circling off to his right.

Framing with the lead hand as he retreats
Framing with the lead hand as he retreats
The habitual circle to his right
The habitual circle to his right

The Check Hook

In his last two fights he started throwing more hooks, often used like a check hook: as he moves back and circles in his typical style, he throws the hook at distance.

The check hook off the back foot
The check hook off the back foot
Check hook, second example
Check hook, second example

How He Gets Caught

He has been knocked out by a southpaw left hook twice in his last 5 fights. The first came while he was loading up a strike and coming forward, the second while at distance and circling to his left. Both clips below.

KO: southpaw left hook as he loads up coming forward
KO: southpaw left hook as he loads up coming forward
KO: southpaw left hook while circling to his left at range
KO: southpaw left hook while circling to his left at range