Giant Silva
Res Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location
Win 2-6 Akebono Taro Submission ( kimura ) K-1 PREMIUM 2006 Dynamite ! ! December 31 , 2006 1 1:02 Osaka , Japan
Loss 1-6 Ikuhisa Minowa TKO ( knees ) Pride - Bushido 10 April 2 , 2006 1 2:33 Tokyo , Japan
Loss 1-5 James Thompson TKO ( soccer kicks ) PRIDE Shockwave 2005 December 31 , 2005 1 1:28 Saitama , Japan
Loss 1-4 Choi Mu-Bae Submission ( arm-triangle choke ) PRIDE Shockwave 2004 December 31 , 2004 1 5:47 Saitama , Japan
Loss 1-3 Takashi Sugiura TKO ( punches ) PRIDE Bushido 4 July 19 , 2004 1 2:35 Nagoya , Japan
Loss 1-2 Naoya Ogawa TKO ( punches ) PRIDE Critical Countdown 2004 June 20 , 2004 1 3:29 Saitama , Japan
Win 1-1 Henry Sentoryu Submission ( kimura ) PRIDE Total Elimination 2004 April 25 , 2004 1 4:04 Saitama , Japan
Loss 0-1 Heath Herring Submission ( rear-naked choke ) PRIDE Shockwave 2003 December 31 , 2003 3 0:35 Saitama , Japan
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 8 matches 2 wins 6 losses By knockout 0 4 By submission 2 2
Paulo César da Silva (born July 21, 1962) is a Brazilian former national basketball player for the Brazilian national basketball team and later mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Giant Silva. A super-heavyweight wrestler, he was both a face and a heel in several professional wrestling promotions. Known for his great height, in 2014 he was described as the sixth tallest professional wrestler in history.