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The Clinch

Brazil “The Phenom” 1997-2018 · 65 rounds on file

Vitor Belfort

24-14-1 W-L-D in this database

Vitor Belfort, photograph by https://www.flickr.com/photos/tiagoluiz/
Strike accuracy 479/1,012
Takedown accuracy 24/36
Sig. strikes / round 7.4
Control / round 0:07
Inside the distance 79% 19 of 24 wins
Height
6′0″182.9 cm
Reach
74″188 cm
Leg reach
--
Stance
Southpaw
Age
4901 APR 1977
Listed weight
185 lb83.9 kg
Pressure Striker Automatically assigned from data across 39 fights - 1.7 takedown attempts and 5% control time per 15 minutes.

Who they have fought

Every completed bout, grouped by the opponent's style.

Hybrid 17 10-6-1 vs 1610 avg
Well-Rounded 17 10-6-1
Grappling 13 7-6-0 vs 1587 avg
Positional Controller 9 5-4-0
Submission Grappler 4 2-2-0
Striking 6 4-2-0 vs 1603 avg
Pressure Striker 6 4-2-0
-- Not classified 3 3-0-0 vs 1502 avg

Opponent styles are assigned from their own fight data, not from a training background. They describe how those opponents have fought. Bars scale against 17 bouts, the largest group.

The career, in order

One bar per bout, oldest on the left. Height is the significant strikes landed in that fight.

07 FEB 1997 - beat Scott Ferrozzo · Technical Knockout 07 FEB 1997 - beat Tra Telligman · Technical Knockout 30 MAY 1997 - beat David Abbott · Technical Knockout 17 OCT 1997 - lost to Randy Couture · Technical Knockout 21 DEC 1997 - beat Joe Charles · Submission 16 OCT 1998 - beat Wanderlei Silva · Technical Knockout 29 APR 1999 - lost to Kazushi Sakuraba · Decision (Unanimous) 04 JUN 2000 - beat Gilbert Yvel · Decision (Unanimous) 27 AUG 2000 - beat Daijiro Matsui · Unknown 25 MAR 2001 - beat Bobby Southworth · Submission 27 MAY 2001 - beat Heath Herring · Decision (Unanimous) 22 JUN 2002 - lost to Chuck Liddell · Decision (Unanimous) 06 JUN 2003 - beat Marvin Eastman · Technical Knockout 31 JAN 2004 - beat Randy Couture · Technical Knockout 21 AUG 2004 - lost to Randy Couture · Technical Knockout 05 FEB 2005 - lost to Tito Ortiz · Decision (Split) 23 APR 2005 - lost to Alistair Overeem · Submission 09 JUN 2006 - lost to Alistair Overeem · Decision (Unanimous) 01 JUL 2006 - beat Yoshiki Takahashi · Technical Knockout 21 OCT 2006 - lost to Dan Henderson · Decision (Unanimous) 21 APR 2007 - beat Ivan Serati · Technical Knockout 22 SEP 2007 - beat James Zikic · Decision (Unanimous) 19 JUL 2008 - beat Terry Martin · Technical Knockout 24 JAN 2009 - beat Matt Lindland · Technical Knockout 19 SEP 2009 - beat Rich Franklin · Technical Knockout 05 FEB 2011 - lost to Anderson Silva · Technical Knockout 06 AUG 2011 - beat Yoshihiro Akiyama · Technical Knockout 14 JAN 2012 - beat Anthony Johnson · Submission 22 SEP 2012 - lost to Jon Jones · Submission 19 JAN 2013 - beat Michael Bisping · Technical Knockout 18 MAY 2013 - beat Luke Rockhold · Technical Knockout 09 NOV 2013 - beat Dan Henderson · Technical Knockout 23 MAY 2015 - lost to Chris Weidman · Technical Knockout 07 NOV 2015 - beat Dan Henderson · Technical Knockout 14 MAY 2016 - lost to Jacare Souza · Technical Knockout 08 OCT 2016 - lost to Gegard Mousasi · Technical Knockout 11 MAR 2017 - drew with Kelvin Gastelum · No Contest 03 JUN 2017 - beat Nate Marquardt · Decision (Unanimous) 12 MAY 2018 - lost to Lyoto Machida · Technical Knockout

Won Lost Draw / no contest

What they do with a round

Summed over 65 rounds across 39 of 39 bouts - the ones the corpus has per-round observations for.

Per round

Sig. strikes landed 7.4
Sig. strikes absorbed 11.0
Takedowns landed 0.4
Knockdowns 0.2
Sub. attempts 0.2
Control time 0:07 of each 5:00 round

Accuracy

Sig. strikes 47% 479/1,012
Takedowns 67% 24/36
Opponents’ accuracy 50% 717/1,426

Where the strikes land

Head 78% 375
Body 14% 67
Leg 8% 37

And from where

At distance 36% 172
In the clinch 18% 84
On the ground 47% 223

How the bouts ended

KO / TKO 16 won Technical Knockout · 16-7
Submission 3 won Submission · 3-2
Decision 4 won Decision (Unanimous) · 4-4 Decision (Split) · 0-1
Other 1 won No Contest · 0-0 Unknown · 1-0

Every bout

Most recent first. Struck and absorbed are significant strikes.

Date Opponent Result Method End Struck Absorbed Event
12 MAY 2018 Lyoto Machida Lost Technical Knockout R2 1:00 2 11 UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington
03 JUN 2017 Nate Marquardt Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 37 57 UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway
11 MAR 2017 Kelvin Gastelum No decision No Contest R1 3:52 10 26 UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum
08 OCT 2016 Gegard Mousasi Lost Technical Knockout R2 2:43 8 57 UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson
14 MAY 2016 Jacare Souza Lost Technical Knockout R1 4:38 4 39 UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic
07 NOV 2015 Dan Henderson Won Technical Knockout R1 2:07 6 3 UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3
23 MAY 2015 Chris Weidman Lost Technical Knockout R1 2:53 18 46 UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier
09 NOV 2013 Dan Henderson Won Technical Knockout R1 1:17 12 1 UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2
18 MAY 2013 Luke Rockhold Won Technical Knockout R1 2:32 9 6 UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold
19 JAN 2013 Michael Bisping Won Technical Knockout R2 1:27 18 14 UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping
22 SEP 2012 Jon Jones Lost Submission R4 0:54 16 65 UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort
14 JAN 2012 Anthony Johnson Won Submission R1 4:49 14 4 UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes
06 AUG 2011 Yoshihiro Akiyama Won Technical Knockout R1 1:52 12 1 UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2
05 FEB 2011 Anderson Silva Lost Technical Knockout R1 3:25 6 6 UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort
19 SEP 2009 Rich Franklin Won Technical Knockout R1 3:02 9 4 UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort
24 JAN 2009 Matt Lindland Won Technical Knockout R1 0:37 6 1 Affliction - Day of Reckoning
19 JUL 2008 Terry Martin Won Technical Knockout R2 3:12 21 5 Affliction - Banned
22 SEP 2007 James Zikic Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 18 15 Cage Rage 23: Unbelievable
21 APR 2007 Ivan Serati Won Technical Knockout R1 3:47 17 2 Cage Rage 21: Judgement Day
21 OCT 2006 Dan Henderson Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 10 39 PRIDE 32: The Real Deal
01 JUL 2006 Yoshiki Takahashi Won Technical Knockout R1 0:36 2 4 PRIDE Critical Countdown Absolute
09 JUN 2006 Alistair Overeem Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 21 35 Strikeforce - Revenge
23 APR 2005 Alistair Overeem Lost Submission R1 9:36 11 26 PRIDE Total Elimination 2005
05 FEB 2005 Tito Ortiz Lost Decision (Split) R3 5:00 19 27 UFC 51: Super Saturday
21 AUG 2004 Randy Couture Lost Technical Knockout R3 5:00 3 50 UFC 49: Unfinished Business
31 JAN 2004 Randy Couture Won Technical Knockout R1 0:49 1 1 UFC 46: Supernatural
06 JUN 2003 Marvin Eastman Won Technical Knockout R1 1:07 9 1 UFC 43: Meltdown
22 JUN 2002 Chuck Liddell Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 20 43 UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets
27 MAY 2001 Heath Herring Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 8 33 PRIDE 14: Clash of the Titans
25 MAR 2001 Bobby Southworth Won Submission R1 4:09 4 1 PRIDE 13: Collision Course
27 AUG 2000 Daijiro Matsui Won Unknown R2 10:00 47 0 PRIDE 10: Return of the Warriors
04 JUN 2000 Gilbert Yvel Won Decision (Unanimous) R2 10:00 18 2 PRIDE 9: New Blood
29 APR 1999 Kazushi Sakuraba Lost Decision (Unanimous) R2 10:00 9 53 PRIDE 5
16 OCT 1998 Wanderlei Silva Won Technical Knockout R1 0:44 7 1 UFC - Ultimate Brazil
21 DEC 1997 Joe Charles Won Submission R1 4:03 0 1 UFC - Ultimate Japan
17 OCT 1997 Randy Couture Lost Technical Knockout R1 8:16 6 34 UFC 15: Collision Course
30 MAY 1997 David Abbott Won Technical Knockout R1 0:52 15 2 UFC 13: The Ultimate Force
07 FEB 1997 Tra Telligman Won Technical Knockout R1 1:17 17 1 UFC 12: Judgement Day
07 FEB 1997 Scott Ferrozzo Won Technical Knockout R1 0:43 9 0 UFC 12: Judgement Day

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