Vitor Belfort

Middleweight · 26-14 (1 NC) · southpaw

Last 5
LWNCLL
Height
6'0"
182.88 cm
Reach
6'2"
187.96 cm
Age
49
Elo Rating
1640.9

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 166 Middleweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Completes 60% of their takedown attempts — better than 86% of Middleweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Lands only 1.59 significant strikes per minute — worse than 95% of Middleweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    1.59
    Bottom 5%
  • Striking accuracy
    46%
    Bottom 46%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    2.83
    Top 38%
  • Striking defense
    50%
    Bottom 28%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    1.02
    Bottom 34%
  • Takedown accuracy
    60%
    Top 14%
  • Takedown defense
    53%
    Bottom 32%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.60
    Top 47%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1608, higher than 85% of Middleweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1641).

Last 5 — Fight Time
05101520254:38Souza7:43Mousasi3:52Gastelum15:00Marquardt6:00Machida
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

LLyoto Machida
UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington
2018-05-12 · KO/TKO, R2 1:00
WNate Marquardt
UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway
2017-06-03 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
NCKelvin Gastelum
UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum
2017-03-11
LGegard Mousasi
UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson
2016-10-08 · KO/TKO, R2 2:43
LJacare Souza
UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic
2016-05-14 · KO/TKO, R1 4:38
WDan Henderson
UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3
2015-11-07 · KO/TKO, R1 2:07
LChris WeidmanTitle
UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier
2015-05-23 · KO/TKO, R1 2:53
WDan Henderson
UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2
2013-11-09 · KO/TKO, R1 1:17
WLuke Rockhold
UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold
2013-05-18 · KO/TKO, R1 2:32
WMichael Bisping
UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping
2013-01-19 · KO/TKO, R2 1:27
LJon JonesTitle
UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort
2012-09-22 · Submission, R4 0:54
WAnthony Johnson
UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes
2012-01-14 · Submission, R1 4:49
WYoshihiro Akiyama
UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2
2011-08-06 · KO/TKO, R1 1:52
LAnderson SilvaTitle
UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort
2011-02-05 · KO/TKO, R1 3:25
WRich Franklin
UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort
2009-09-19 · KO/TKO, R1 3:02
LTito Ortiz
UFC 51: Super Saturday
2005-02-05 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
LRandy CoutureTitle
UFC 49: Unfinished Business
2004-08-21 · TKO - Doctor's Stoppage, R3 5:00
WRandy CoutureTitle
UFC 46: Supernatural
2004-01-31 · TKO - Doctor's Stoppage, R1 0:49
WMarvin Eastman
UFC 43: Meltdown
2003-06-06 · KO/TKO, R1 1:07
LChuck Liddell
UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets
2002-06-22 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WWanderlei Silva
UFC - Ultimate Brazil
1998-10-16 · KO/TKO, R1 0:44
WJoe Charles
UFC - Ultimate Japan
1997-12-21 · Submission, R1 4:03
LRandy Couture
UFC 15: Collision Course
1997-10-17 · KO/TKO, R1 8:16
WDavid Abbott
UFC 13: The Ultimate Force
1997-05-30 · KO/TKO, R1 0:52
WTra Telligman
UFC 12: Judgement Day
1997-02-07 · KO/TKO, R1 1:17
WScott Ferrozzo
UFC 12: Judgement Day
1997-02-07 · KO/TKO, R1 0:43