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Vitor Belfort

Inactive · Southpaw · 183 cm · reach 188 cm
Elo rating
1596 ±34
LCB 1552
Rank
—
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UFC record
15-10-0
KO 11 · Sub 2 · Dec 1
Streak
-1
Δ90d -17 · Δ1y -17
Last fight
May 12, 2018
L by KO

Elo history

25 fights · tap & drag
Feb 7, 1997 — W vs Scott Ferrozzo Δ+33Feb 7, 1997 — W vs Tra Telligman Δ+30May 30, 1997 — W vs David Abbott Δ+32Oct 17, 1997 — L vs Randy Couture Δ-35Dec 21, 1997 — W vs Joe Charles Δ+25Oct 16, 1998 — W vs Wanderlei Silva Δ+14Jun 22, 2002 — L vs Chuck Liddell Δ-16Jun 6, 2003 — W vs Marvin Eastman Δ+14Jan 31, 2004 — W vs Randy Couture Δ+25Aug 21, 2004 — L vs Randy Couture Δ-17Feb 5, 2005 — L vs Tito Ortiz Δ-15Sep 19, 2009 — W vs Rich Franklin Δ+23Feb 5, 2011 — L vs Anderson Silva Δ-12Aug 6, 2011 — W vs Yoshihiro Akiyama Δ+13Jan 14, 2012 — W vs Anthony Johnson Δ+17Sep 22, 2012 — L vs Jon Jones Δ-15Jan 19, 2013 — W vs Michael Bisping Δ+20May 18, 2013 — W vs Luke Rockhold Δ+12Nov 9, 2013 — W vs Dan Henderson Δ+15May 23, 2015 — L vs Chris Weidman Δ-18Nov 7, 2015 — W vs Dan Henderson Δ+14May 14, 2016 — L vs Jacare Souza Δ-19Oct 8, 2016 — L vs Gegard Mousasi Δ-21Jun 3, 2017 — W vs Nate Marquardt Δ+14May 12, 2018 — L vs Lyoto Machida Δ-18 14931545159716491701 20012005200920132017 [{"i":0,"x":24,"y":195.3,"elo":1533,"date":"1997-02-07","opp":"Scott Ferrozzo","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":24,"y":164.7,"elo":1563,"date":"1997-02-07","opp":"Tra Telligman","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":2,"x":36.3,"y":132,"elo":1595,"date":"1997-05-30","opp":"David Abbott","result":"W","delta":32},{"i":3,"x":51.7,"y":168.2,"elo":1560,"date":"1997-10-17","opp":"Randy Couture","result":"L","delta":-35},{"i":4,"x":58.8,"y":142.8,"elo":1585,"date":"1997-12-21","opp":"Joe Charles","result":"W","delta":25},{"i":5,"x":91.6,"y":128.6,"elo":1599,"date":"1998-10-16","opp":"Wanderlei Silva","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":6,"x":239.2,"y":144.5,"elo":1583,"date":"2002-06-22","opp":"Chuck Liddell","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":7,"x":277.5,"y":130.1,"elo":1597,"date":"2003-06-06","opp":"Marvin Eastman","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":8,"x":303.7,"y":104.3,"elo":1622,"date":"2004-01-31","opp":"Randy Couture","result":"W","delta":25},{"i":9,"x":326,"y":122.1,"elo":1605,"date":"2004-08-21","opp":"Randy Couture","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":10,"x":344.4,"y":137,"elo":1590,"date":"2005-02-05","opp":"Tito Ortiz","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":11,"x":529.6,"y":113.6,"elo":1613,"date":"2009-09-19","opp":"Rich Franklin","result":"W","delta":23},{"i":12,"x":584.9,"y":126.1,"elo":1601,"date":"2011-02-05","opp":"Anderson Silva","result":"L","delta":-12},{"i":13,"x":604.8,"y":113.4,"elo":1614,"date":"2011-08-06","opp":"Yoshihiro Akiyama","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":14,"x":622.5,"y":96.2,"elo":1630,"date":"2012-01-14","opp":"Anthony Johnson","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":15,"x":650.2,"y":112.1,"elo":1615,"date":"2012-09-22","opp":"Jon Jones","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":16,"x":663.2,"y":91.6,"elo":1635,"date":"2013-01-19","opp":"Michael Bisping","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":17,"x":676.3,"y":79.8,"elo":1647,"date":"2013-05-18","opp":"Luke Rockhold","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":18,"x":695.5,"y":64.7,"elo":1661,"date":"2013-11-09","opp":"Dan Henderson","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":19,"x":756.9,"y":83.2,"elo":1643,"date":"2015-05-23","opp":"Chris Weidman","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":20,"x":775.4,"y":68.6,"elo":1658,"date":"2015-11-07","opp":"Dan Henderson","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":21,"x":796.1,"y":87.7,"elo":1639,"date":"2016-05-14","opp":"Jacare Souza","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":22,"x":812.2,"y":108.7,"elo":1618,"date":"2016-10-08","opp":"Gegard Mousasi","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":23,"x":838.4,"y":94.9,"elo":1632,"date":"2017-06-03","opp":"Nate Marquardt","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":24,"x":876,"y":113.4,"elo":1614,"date":"2018-05-12","opp":"Lyoto Machida","result":"L","delta":-18}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
May 12, 2018 Lyoto Machida L -18
Jun 3, 2017 Nate Marquardt W +14
Oct 8, 2016 Gegard Mousasi L -21
May 14, 2016 Jacare Souza L -19
Nov 7, 2015 Dan Henderson W +14

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
1.42 avg 3.81
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
48% avg 51%
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
2.44 avg 3.07
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Strike Defense
46% avg 53%
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
0.46 avg 1.42
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
75% avg 45%
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
65% avg 69%
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
0.62 avg 0.48
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions.
Control Time (sec)
1 avg 3
Above division avg (>+10%)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg (<−10%)

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
87%
13 / 15
Finish rate
KO
11
73% of wins
SUB
2
13% of wins
DEC
1
7% of wins
KO: 11 (79%) 11 Sub: 2 (14%) 2 Dec: 1 (7%)
Finishes by round
14 total
R1
13 93%
R2
1 7%
R3
R4
R5

Strength of schedule

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1602
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. Actual − expected shows whether this fighter outperformed or underperformed their matchups.
12.8
actual +2 vs expected