Vitor Belfort Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Event	Date
L	#12Lyoto Machida Middleweight	KO/TKO	Kick to Head At Distance Front Kick	R2	1:00	UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington	May 12, 2018
W	Nate Marquardt Middleweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway	Jun 3, 2017
NC	#10Kelvin Gastelum Middleweight	No Contest	—	R1	3:52	UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum	Mar 11, 2017
L	#9Gegard Mousasi Middleweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head From Mount	R2	2:43	UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson	Oct 8, 2016
L	#2Jacare Souza Middleweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head From Mount	R1	4:38	UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic	May 14, 2016
W	#12Dan Henderson Middleweight	KO/TKO	Kick to Head At Distance	R1	2:07	UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 3	Nov 7, 2015
L	CChris WeidmanTitle Middleweight	KO/TKO	Punches to From Mount	R1	2:53	UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier	May 23, 2015
W	#6Dan Henderson Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Kick to Head At Distance	R1	1:17	UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 2	Nov 9, 2013
W	#5Luke Rockhold Middleweight	KO/TKO	Kick to Head At Distance Wheel Kick	R1	2:32	UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold	May 18, 2013
W	Michael Bisping Middleweight	KO/TKO	Kick to Head At Distance	R2	1:27	UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping	Jan 19, 2013
L	Jon JonesTitle Light Heavyweight	Submission	Keylock From Side Control	R4	0:54	UFC 152: Jones vs. Belfort	Sep 22, 2012
W	Anthony Johnson Middleweight	Submission	Rear Naked Choke	R1	4:49	UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes	Jan 14, 2012
W	Yoshihiro Akiyama Middleweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head On Ground	R1	1:52	UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz 2	Aug 6, 2011
L	Anderson SilvaTitle Middleweight	KO/TKO	Kick to Head At Distance Front Kick	R1	3:25	UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort	Feb 5, 2011
W	Rich Franklin Catch Weight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head On Ground	R1	3:02	UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort	Sep 19, 2009
L	Tito Ortiz Light Heavyweight	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	UFC 51: Super Saturday	Feb 5, 2005
L	Randy CoutureTitle Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Facial Cut	R3	5:00	UFC 49: Unfinished Business	Aug 21, 2004
W	Randy CoutureTitle Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Facial Cut	R1	0:49	UFC 46: Supernatural	Jan 31, 2004
W	Marvin Eastman Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Knees to Head In Clinch	R1	1:07	UFC 43: Meltdown	Jun 6, 2003
L	Chuck Liddell Light Heavyweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets	Jun 22, 2002
W	Wanderlei Silva Middleweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head At Distance	R1	0:44	UFC - Ultimate Brazil	Oct 16, 1998
W	Joe Charles Heavyweight	Submission	Armbar From Mount	R1	4:03	UFC - Ultimate Japan	Dec 21, 1997
L	Randy Couture Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head From Half Guard	R1	8:16	UFC 15: Collision Course	Oct 17, 1997
W	David Abbott Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head On Ground	R1	0:52	UFC 13: The Ultimate Force	May 30, 1997
W	Tra Telligman Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Elbows to Head From Side Control Submission to Strikes	R1	1:17	UFC 12: Judgement Day	Feb 7, 1997
W	Scott Ferrozzo Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head On Ground	R1	0:43	UFC 12: Judgement Day	Feb 7, 1997

Outside the UFC

11-4across 15 bouts · 7 promotions · wins by 6 KO · 1 sub · 4 decPRIDE · Affliction · Cage Rage 23 · Cage Rage 21 · Strikeforce +2

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Matt Lindland22-9	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:37	Affliction	Jan 24, 2009
W	Terry Martin23-12	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	3:12	Affliction	Jul 19, 2008
W	James Zikic21-10-2	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Cage Rage 23	Sep 22, 2007
W	Ivan Serati12-4	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	3:47	Cage Rage 21	Apr 21, 2007
L	Dan Henderson32-15	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	PRIDE	Oct 21, 2006
W	Kazuo Takahashi30-28-3	KO/TKO	Punch	R1	0:36	PRIDE	Jul 1, 2006
L	Alistair Overeem47-19	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Strikeforce	Jun 9, 2006
W	Antony Rea41-15	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	1:30	Cage Rage 14	Dec 3, 2005
L	Alistair Overeem47-19	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	9:36	PRIDE	Apr 23, 2005
W	Heath Herring28-16	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	PRIDE	May 27, 2001
W	Bobby Southworth10-6	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	4:09	PRIDE	Mar 25, 2001
W	Daijiro Matsui16-31-7	Decision	Unanimous	R2	10:00	PRIDE	Aug 27, 2000
W	Gilbert Yvel40-16-1	Decision	Unanimous	R2	10:00	PRIDE	Jun 4, 2000
L	Kazushi Sakuraba26-17-1	Decision	Unanimous	R2	10:00	PRIDE	Apr 29, 1999
W	Jon Hess1-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:12	SB 2	Oct 11, 1996

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Method of victory & defeat

KO / TKO

18 wins, 7 losses

W18

L7

Submission

3 wins, 2 losses

W3

L2

Decision

5 wins, 5 losses

W5

L5

Finishes

UFC KOs

12

Above avg · 15%Middleweight

Knockdowns / fight

0.44

Above avg · 0.24Middleweight

UFC submissions

2

Below avg · 8%Middleweight

Submission attempts / fight

0.32

Below avg · 0.39Middleweight

KO history

Knockout power and chin durability (UFC; clean KOs only).

Vitor Belfort

PowerChin

Knockout rate

48%

12 KO/TKO wins

Knockdowns dealt

11

4.87 per 100 head

Clean KO losses

6

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Knockdowns absorbed

4

1.29 per 100 head

Chin gauges use a league scale: green = clean record, red = bottom ~10% of UFC fighters (4+ KO losses · 6+ knockdowns absorbed).

Decision behavior

Judging

1 scorecard on file

Vitor Belfort

Unanimous1 decision · 100%

1W

Split

None

Majority

None

10-8 rounds

None scoredno 10-8 rounds in this fighter’s decisions

Most frequent judges

All judges →

Scorecard data ingested from MMA Decisions

Career striking

OverallC48th

46%277 / 579

Striking accuracy

50%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min-1.24 differential

Landed1.59

Absorbed2.83

52%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

-4%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head82%45th226
Body10%21st29
Leg8%25th22

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

42%Standing

Standing42%117
Clinch25%68
Ground33%92

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Vitor Belfort

Landed per 15

Head

C

42nd

24.1

42nd

Body

F

13th

3.1

13th

Leg

F

15th

2.3

15th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

C

43rd

33.1

43rd

Body

A

75th

5.6

75th

Leg

F

15th

12.1

15th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	24.1	226	512	44%
Body	3.1	29	42	69%
Leg	2.3	22	25	88%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	33.1	310	671	46%
Body	5.6	52	80	65%
Leg	12.1	113	135	84%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Grappling

Per-15-minute breakdown of takedowns, submissions, and ground control.

UFC only

Vitor Belfort

75%

Takedown accuracy

65%

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min-4.0 min net

On top0.8

On bottom4.9

Offense

Takedowns

D

39th

0.6

39th

TD accuracy

A

84th

75%

84th

Sub attempts

B

70th

0.9

70th

Control

D

26th

0.8 min

26th

Defense

TD defense

C

52nd

65%

52nd

Controlled

4.9 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	6 / 8
Submission attempts	8
Control time	7:57

Defense

TDs defended	26 / 40
Control absorbed	45:42

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (141min total). Value colors reflect the per-15 rate’s percentile against the current weight class baseline; raw totals without a division reference stay neutral.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Vitor Belfort

25 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 141 min

71%

R3 pace · 5 bouts

Belfort fades (-38% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Belfort drops to 71% of round-1 output by round 3 (5 bouts).

Belfort ▼ FADESOutput / min

Faded points are drawn from a single bout that reached that round, so they’re less reliable than the solid points averaged over many fights.

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Belfortlanded / min

Takedown attempts

Belfortattempts / min

Control time

Belfort% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	2.8	2.3	3.1	0.09	6%	25
R2	2.1	1.7	4.2	0.00	10%	8
R3	1.3	1.2	3.2	0.00	0%	5
R4	3.3	3.3	5.6	0.00	0%	1

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Vitor Belfort

26 resolved UFC bouts · 8 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

68/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

A+

94th

73%

94th

Win quality

A

71st

46%

71st

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

5

2

3

4

3

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Top-15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Cross-div rankedRanked #1–#15 in another division at the time
Title-fight challengerBout was for a title (no other rank signal)
Long-tenured vet12+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.60 win rate
Contender-level8+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.55 win rate
Established5+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.500
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Champion	5	2-3	40%
Top-5	5	1-3, 1 NC	25%
Top-15	1	1-0	100%
Cross-div ranked	1	1-0	100%
Title-fight challenger	2	1-1	50%
Long-tenured vet	3	1-2	33%
Contender-level	1	0-1	0%
Established	1	1-0	100%
Building	4	4-0	100%
Unproven	3	3-0	100%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Lyoto Machida#12	Top-5	81	May 12, 2018
W	Nate Marquardt	Established	35	Jun 3, 2017
NC	Kelvin Gastelum#10	Top-5	79	Mar 11, 2017
L	Gegard Mousasi#9	Top-5	77	Oct 8, 2016
L	Jacare Souza#2	Top-5	89	May 14, 2016
W	Dan Henderson#12	Top-15	71	Nov 7, 2015
L	Chris WeidmanCHAMP	Champion	100	May 23, 2015
W	Dan Henderson#6	Top-5	90	Nov 9, 2013
W	Luke Rockhold#5	Champion	92	May 18, 2013
W	Michael Bisping	Champion	86	Jan 19, 2013
L	Jon Jones	Champion	88	Sep 22, 2012
W	Anthony Johnson	Cross-div ranked	40	Jan 14, 2012
W	Yoshihiro Akiyama	Unproven	8	Aug 6, 2011
L	Anderson Silva	Champion	88	Feb 5, 2011
W	Rich Franklin	Long-tenured vet	60	Sep 19, 2009
L	Tito Ortiz	Contender-level	45	Feb 5, 2005
L	Randy Couture	Title-fight challenger	55	Aug 21, 2004
W	Randy Couture	Title-fight challenger	55	Jan 31, 2004
W	Marvin Eastman	Unproven	8	Jun 6, 2003
L	Chuck Liddell	Long-tenured vet	50	Jun 22, 2002
W	Wanderlei Silva	Building	15	Oct 16, 1998
W	Joe Charles	Building	18	Dec 21, 1997
L	Randy Couture	Long-tenured vet	42	Oct 17, 1997
W	David Abbott	Building	22	May 30, 1997
W	Tra Telligman	Unproven	8	Feb 7, 1997
W	Scott Ferrozzo	Building	18	Feb 7, 1997

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

Career cohorts

25 resolved UFC bouts

Performance broken down by situation — camp length, response to the previous result, title-fight presence, and rematches. Computed across every completed UFC bout.

Camp length

Days between fights

Short turnaround

< 100 days

2-0

2 bouts

Typical camp

100–180 days

6-3

9 bouts

Long layoff

> 180 days

6-7

13 bouts

UFC debut

first UFC bout

1-0

1 bout

Post-result bounce

Performance based on the previous UFC result

After a loss

next bout after a defeat

7-2

9 bouts

After a win

next bout after a win

7-8

15 bouts

First UFC bout

no precedent

1-0

1 bout

Title fights

Performance with a belt on the line

All title fights

as challenger or champion

1-4

5 bouts

As champion

defending the belt

0-1

1 bout

As challenger

fighting for the belt

1-3

4 bouts

Rematches

Performance when meeting an opponent again

All rematches

any second meeting

2-1

3 bouts

Revenge bouts

lost the first meeting

1-1

2 bouts

Encore bouts

won the first meeting

1-0

1 bout

Activity & layoff

Last fight, activity, and divisional context.

Time since last UFC bout

8y 1mo

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Vitor Belfort

Extended layoff

8y 1mosince last bout

vs Lyoto Machida · May 12, 2018

DraftKings fantasy scoring

DFSAs favorite 7-0As underdog 1-6

66.3

DK avg

93.7

Median

115.4

Ceiling

3.4

Floor

56%

Boom

32%

Bust

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