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Vitor Belfort

“The Phenom”

MiddleweightInactive
Career record
26–14–0
wins–losses–draws
UFC record
15–9–0
as stored in the database
Wins by
12KO1SUB1DEC
knockout · submission · decision
Losses by
6KO1SUB2DEC
knockout · submission · decision

Bio & physicals

Date of birth
1977-04-01 · age 49
Height
6′ 0″ (72 in)
Reach
74 in
Leg reach
42 in
Stance
Southpaw
Country
Brazil
Hometown
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Gym / team
Blackzilians - Boca Raton, FL
Octagon debut
1997-02-07

Striking & grappling

Strikes landed per minute
1.59
Striking accuracy
46%
Strikes absorbed per minute
2.83
Striking defence
50%
Takedown average
1.02
Takedown accuracy
60%
Takedown defence
53%
Submission average
0.60

Career averages as stored. A dash is a value the database does not hold; a zero is a recorded zero. Nothing on this page is computed from the bouts below.

Bout history

25 recorded · newest first
DateOpponentResultMethodWeight classEvent
2018-05-12Lyoto MachidaLossTKO · R2 · 1:00MiddleweightUFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington
2017-06-03Nate MarquardtWinUnanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00MiddleweightUFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway
2017-03-11Kelvin GastelumNo winner recordedOverturned · R1 · 3:52MiddleweightUFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum
2016-10-08Gegard MousasiLossTKO · R2 · 2:43MiddleweightUFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson
2016-05-14Jacare SouzaLossTKO · R1 · 4:38MiddleweightUFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic
2015-11-07Dan HendersonWinTKO · R1 · 2:07MiddleweightUFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3
2015-05-23Chris WeidmantitleLossTKO · R1 · 2:53MiddleweightUFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier
2013-11-09Dan HendersonWinTKO · R1 · 1:17Light HeavyweightUFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2
2013-05-18Luke RockholdWinTKO · R1 · 2:32MiddleweightUFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold
2013-01-19Michael BispingWinTKO · R2 · 1:27MiddleweightUFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping
2012-09-22Jon JonestitleLossSubmission · R4 · 0:54Light HeavyweightUFC 152: Jones vs Belfort
2012-01-14Anthony JohnsonWinSubmission · R1 · 4:49MiddleweightUFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes
2011-08-06Yoshihiro AkiyamaWinTKO · R1 · 1:52MiddleweightUFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2
2011-02-05Anderson SilvatitleLossTKO · R1 · 3:25MiddleweightUFC 126: Silva vs Belfort
2009-09-19Rich FranklinWinTKO · R1 · 3:02CatchweightUFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort
2005-02-05Tito OrtizLossSplit Decision · R3 · 5:00Light HeavyweightUFC 51: Super Saturday
2004-08-21Randy CoutureLossTKO · R3 · 5:00Light HeavyweightUFC 49: Unfinished Business
2004-01-31Randy CoutureWinTKO · R1 · 0:49Light HeavyweightUFC 46: Supernatural
2003-06-06Marvin EastmanWinTKO · R1 · 1:07Light HeavyweightUFC 43: Meltdown
2002-06-22Chuck LiddellLossUnanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00Light HeavyweightUFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets
1998-10-16Wanderlei SilvaWinTKO · R1 · 0:44MiddleweightUFC - Ultimate Brazil
1997-12-21Joe CharlesWinSubmission · R1 · 4:03HeavyweightUFC - Ultimate Japan
1997-05-30David AbbottWinTKO · R1 · 0:52HeavyweightUFC 13: The Ultimate Force
1997-02-07Scott FerrozzoWinTKO · R1 · 0:43HeavyweightUFC 12: Judgement Day
1997-02-07Tra TelligmanWinTKO · R1 · 1:17HeavyweightUFC 12: Judgement Day

Bouts are matched to this fighter on ID, never on name — 25 rows in the archive list Vitor Belfort as one of the two fighters. One of them does not record a winner that resolves to either fighter, so it is shown as such rather than being assigned a result. The bout count here is a count of rows in this archive and will not always equal the career record above, which is a separate stored field. The database also holds an Elo rating for each fighter; it is a current rating that already contains the results below, so it is not published on this page.

Roster data only — no prediction for this fighter is implied. Analysis and entertainment only. Not betting advice.
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