Trained under Ely Perez, Thiago Michel Pereira Silva is a promising Brazilian known for an explosive brand of standup.

Silva is a fantastic kickboxer who poses a serious threat on the feet. The speed, precision and technique he has shown is excellent in picking apart opponents early in his career. Silva employs a powerful and versatile kicking game that makes him very dangerous working from the outside. He’s capable of unleashing kicks in lightning quick fashion, targeting the legs, head and body of opposing fighters efficiently. He’s particularly fond of the front kick, which he uses beautifully and could very well be one of the best in the division. Silva also unleashes quick spinning back kicks, high kicks, and low kicks, and uses his legs very nicely to keep his opponent’s from getting inside his range. Silva’s also armed with good hands and the ability to put together tidy punching combinations. He displays excellent footwork and movement - using his range and changing angles very well. From in close, Silva unloads with nasty knees. Defensively he’s very adept, keeping his hands up, showing fantastic head movement and using his speed/footwork to retreat and keep out of trouble. Overall, Silva is a complete striker who’s capable of competing at an extremely high level anytime the fight is kept standing.

As a striker Silva will need to shore up his ground game. Silva works diligently at keeping off his back and has worked hard on his sprawl. His jiu jitsu game has also progressed nicely and Silva has shown an increasing level of confidence when competing on the ground. He uses the rubber guard, and is capable of defending himself well on the mat. His submissions awareness has also continued to improve over his career (offensive and defensive). Continued work on his defensive wrestling and BJJ should really help Silva’s style of game, so it’s encouraging to note the progression he has made thus far.