With the historic 'Silva vs. Weidman II' event coming up, here are 10 interesting facts about 'The Spider':
1.) Currently ranked as the No. 2 middleweight in the world and the No. 3 pound-for-pound fighter in the world, according to the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie.com MMA rankings
2.) His 13 UFC middleweight victories are tied with Yushin Okami for the most in UFC history
3.) At 38, is the second oldest active fighter in the UFC middleweight division behind Cung Le (41)
4.) His 12 post-fight bonuses are tied with Joe Lauzon for the most in UFC history and his six “Knockout of the Night” awards are the most in history
5.) Including UFC 168, will have fought in the main event in 16 of his 17 UFC appearances
6.) His 11 UFC knockout victories are the most of any fighter in organizational history
7.) His 16 career UFC victories are tied with Chuck Liddell and Couture for the third most wins in UFC history behind Hughes (18) and St-Pierre (19)
8.) Holds victories over six former UFC, PRIDE or Strikeforce champions (Vitor Belfort, Forrest Griffin, Dan Henderson, Rich Franklin, Nate Marquardt, Carlos Newton)
9.) Holds the UFC record for most consecutive victories with 16
10.) At 38, will become the second oldest fighter to compete in a UFC championship bout behind Couture, who fought for UFC gold at 45 years old
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