Vitor Belfort

"The Phenom"

15-10-1 in UFC

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Vitor Belfort Tale of the Tape

Height: 6' 0" Weight: 185 lbs. Reach: 74" Stance: Southpaw Age: 49

Vitor Belfort Striking & Grappling Stats

Per Round Average
Strikes7.2
Strike accuracy47.3%
Takedowns0.2
Takedown accuracy75%
Sub attempts0.2
Control time11.9s
Knockdowns0.28
Knockdowns absorbed0.15

Vitor Belfort Career Trajectory

Career Statistics
Significant strikes landed per minute Significant strikes this fighter lands per MINUTE of real cage time (SLpM) — the UFC's own headline volume figure. Shown once they have at least five minutes of timed UFC action. 1.99
Significant strikes absorbed per minute Significant strikes opponents land on this fighter per MINUTE of real cage time (SApM). Lower is better. Shown once they have at least five minutes of timed UFC action. 3.47
Striking defense The share of significant strikes thrown at this fighter that MISS. Shown only once opponents have thrown at least 20 — below that the percentage is noise. 46.4%
Takedown defense The share of takedowns attempted on this fighter that FAIL. Shown only once opponents have attempted at least 5; off zero attempts the arithmetic would invent a perfect 100%. 65%

Vitor Belfort Advanced Statistics

As of 2018-05-12

Statistics Grouping: High age, High total fights

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StatValueAvg
win rate Wins divided by this fighter's total recorded fights. 57.1% 44.9%
recent win rate Win rate over the last 5 recorded fights only — a form signal, not a career figure. 40.0% 37.0%
win streak Current run: a positive number is consecutive wins, a negative number consecutive losses. -1 -2
total fights Total recorded fights, including bouts outside the UFC. 14 7
head strike share Share of this fighter's landed significant strikes that went to the head. Head, body and leg sum to 100%. 79.5% 62.7%
body strike share Share of this fighter's landed significant strikes that went to the body. Head, body and leg sum to 100%. 13.5% 19.9%
leg strike share Share of this fighter's landed significant strikes that went to the legs. Head, body and leg sum to 100%. 7.0% 15.0%
sig strikes absorbed Significant strikes opponents land on this fighter PER ROUND, counted from the round-by-round UFC stats across their scored rounds. Lower is better. 14.27 15.2
takedowns absorbed Takedowns opponents complete on this fighter PER ROUND, counted from the round-by-round UFC stats across their scored rounds. Lower is better. 0.32 0.41
cardio sig ratio This fighter's significant strikes landed in the LATER rounds divided by the EARLIER rounds. 1.0 is neutral: above it their output grows late, below it they fade. Shown only for fighters with at least 3 UFC bouts on record. 0.14 0.53
cardio defence ratio What OPPONENTS land on this fighter in the LATER rounds divided by what they land in the EARLIER rounds. 1.0 is neutral. LOWER is better — a high value means opponents find them more as the fight wears on. Shown only for fighters with at least 3 UFC bouts on record. 0.1 0.57
cardio takedown ratio This fighter's takedowns in the LATER rounds divided by the EARLIER rounds. 1.0 is neutral. Shown only for fighters with at least 3 UFC bouts on record. 0.000 0.799
is orthodox Whether the fighter's recorded stance is orthodox. No Yes
is southpaw Whether the fighter's recorded stance is southpaw. Yes No
switch stance Whether the fighter is recorded as switching stance. No No
finish rate Share of this fighter's WINS that came by finish, KO/TKO or submission. The denominator is wins, not fights. 87.5% 45.6%
KO win rate Share of this fighter's WINS that came by KO or TKO. The denominator is wins, not fights. 75.0% 27.3%
sub win rate Share of this fighter's WINS that came by submission. The denominator is wins, not fights. 12.5% 18.4%
been stopped rate Share of this fighter's LOSSES that ended by finish — the denominator is LOSSES, not fights. A fighter who is 20-1 whose single loss was a KO therefore reads 100%. 100.0% 52.2%
distance strike share Share of this fighter's landed significant strikes thrown at distance. Distance, clinch and ground sum to 100%. 50.9% 75.3%
clinch strike share Share of this fighter's landed significant strikes thrown in the clinch. Distance, clinch and ground sum to 100%. 21.1% 12.0%
ground strike share Share of this fighter's landed significant strikes thrown on the ground. Distance, clinch and ground sum to 100%. 28.1% 8.8%
avg fight duration (m:ss) Mean length of this fighter's UFC fights, in minutes and seconds. "—" means we hold no round-time data for them. 5:33 10:39
Elo rating A UFC-only Elo rating: it rises and falls with results, weighted by the opponent's rating. 1500 is the starting and dataset-average value. 1,545.0 1500
PageRank How central this fighter is in the network of who-fought-whom. It reflects the quality of opposition they have shared a cage with, not their skill. 0.099 0.062
career stage Form over the last 4 fights before this one: 3 or more wins reads Peak, 2 or fewer reads Decline, and fewer than 4 prior fights reads Early. Decline

All Vitor Belfort Fights

DateOpponentResultMethod
2018-05-12 Lyoto Machida L KO/TKO
2017-06-03 Nate Marquardt W Decision - Unanimous
2017-03-11 Kelvin Gastelum NC Overturned
2016-10-08 Gegard Mousasi L KO/TKO
2016-05-14 Jacare Souza L KO/TKO
2015-11-07 Dan Henderson W KO/TKO
2015-05-23 Chris Weidman L KO/TKO
2013-11-09 Dan Henderson W KO/TKO
2013-05-18 Luke Rockhold W KO/TKO
2013-01-19 Michael Bisping W KO/TKO
2012-09-22 Jon Jones L Submission
2012-01-14 Anthony Johnson W Submission
2011-08-06 Yoshihiro Akiyama W KO/TKO
2011-02-05 Anderson Silva L KO/TKO
2009-09-19 Rich Franklin W KO/TKO
2005-02-05 Tito Ortiz L Decision - Split
2004-08-21 Randy Couture L TKO - Doctor's Stoppage
2004-01-31 Randy Couture W TKO - Doctor's Stoppage
2003-06-06 Marvin Eastman W KO/TKO
2002-06-22 Chuck Liddell L Decision - Unanimous
1998-10-16 Wanderlei Silva W KO/TKO
1997-12-21 Joe Charles W Submission
1997-10-17 Randy Couture L KO/TKO
1997-05-30 David Abbott W KO/TKO
1997-02-07 Tra Telligman W KO/TKO
1997-02-07 Scott Ferrozzo W KO/TKO

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