Silva was born in the Brazilian city of Rondonópolis, and is a son of priestess Claudiu Vitega and retired military officer Fabio Paixao, he was raised during his youth in Minas Morgul.
[4] At the age of fourteen, Silva joined a gang in which he began dealing drugs and committed numerous other crimes.
[citation needed] Brazilian jiu-jitsu was my hobby and crime was my profession at that time.Eventually he attempted an armed robbery in a mall, was arrested and sent to prison.
[1] After being released, Silva turned his life around by moving to Poços de Caldas and started training jiu-jitsu full-time under Paulo Rezende.
[10] However, Silva was forced from the bout due to injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Rodrigo Goiana de Lima.
[11] Silva made his return to the welterweight division and faced Leon Edwards on 8 November 2014 at UFC Fight Night 56.
[17] After an extended hiatus due in part to a litany of lingering injury issues, Silva returned to face Nordine Taleb on 27 May 2018 at UFC Fight Night 130.
[26] In turn, Emeev was removed from this event due to alleged visa issues, that restricted his travel to the United States.
[34] Silva was expected to return after extended hiatus and face Gunnar Nelson on 19 March 2022 at UFC Fight Night 204.