13 things about UFC fighter Jean Silva from São Paulo, Brazil

Jackson Jean da Silva is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

BIOGRAPHY

Silva’s fight name is Lord Assassin. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He is a native of Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil.
2. He is married to Carolina “Carol” de Castro.
3. He competes in the featherweight and lightweight divisions.
4. He is fighting out of São Paulo, Brazil.
5. Before joining the UFC, he competed in Aspera Fighting Championship, Blackout Fight Championship, Sao Jose Super Fight, MF Fighters, MTK MMA, Cidade da Luta, Future Fighting Championship, Big Shot Fight and Spartacus MMA.
6. He is 5’7″ tall.
7. He holds a professional MMA record of 16 wins and 2 losses.
8. He trains at Fighting Nerds, which was founded in São Paulo in 2014.
9. On November 19, 2016, he made his professional MMA debut.
10. In 2022, he went on hiatus.
11. On September 5, 2023, he defeated Kevin Vallejos at “Dana White’s Contender Series 2023” Week 5 in Enterprise, Nevada.
12. On January 13, 2024, he made his UFC debut.
13. On December 13, 2024, he turned 28.

TIMELINE

From 2024 to 2025, Silva fought five UFC opponents. Here are the results:

2024

• On January 13, 2024, he defeated Westin Wilson via technical knockout at “UFC Fight Night 234” in Enterprise.
• On June 29, 2024, he knocked out Charles Jourdain at “UFC 303” in Paradise, Nevada.
• On July 13, 2024, he defeated Drew Dober via technical knockout at “UFC on ESPN 59” in Denver, Colorado, USA.

2025

• On February 22, 2025, he defeated Melsik Baghdasaryan at “UFC Fight Night 252” in Seattle, Washington, USA.
• On April 12, 2025, he submitted Bryce Mitchell at “UFC 314” in Miami, Florida, USA.