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Vitor Belfort "The Phenom"

Inactive · age 49 · Southpaw · 6'0" 183 cm · 185 lb 84 kg · reach 74" 188 cm
At a glance
  • 93% of wins by KO or submission
  • 87% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 1997
Elo rating
1552
Global Elo 1596 ±34
Rank
—
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UFC record
15-10-0 (1 NC)
KO 12 · Sub 2 · Dec 1
Streak
-1
Δ90d -17 · Δ1y -17
Last fight
May 12, 2018
Loss by KO · R2

Division-adjusted profile

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The size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.

Honest Elo history

26 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+33Oct 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-17Jan 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-21Mar 11, 2017 — NC vs Kelvin Gastelum Δ0Jun 3, 2017 — W vs Nate Marquardt Δ+14May 12, 2018 — L vs Lyoto Machida Δ-18 14501475150015251550157516001625 20012005200920132017 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":369,"elo":1472,"date":"1997-02-07","opp":"Scott Ferrozzo","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":90,"y":314.4,"elo":1502,"date":"1997-02-07","opp":"Tra Telligman","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":2,"x":100.4,"y":254.9,"elo":1535,"date":"1997-05-30","opp":"David Abbott","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":3,"x":113.4,"y":319.9,"elo":1499,"date":"1997-10-17","opp":"Randy Couture","result":"L","delta":-35},{"i":4,"x":119.4,"y":273.6,"elo":1525,"date":"1997-12-21","opp":"Joe Charles","result":"W","delta":25},{"i":5,"x":147.1,"y":248,"elo":1539,"date":"1998-10-16","opp":"Wanderlei Silva","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":6,"x":271.9,"y":276.5,"elo":1523,"date":"2002-06-22","opp":"Chuck Liddell","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":7,"x":304.2,"y":250.9,"elo":1537,"date":"2003-06-06","opp":"Marvin Eastman","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":8,"x":326.4,"y":204.7,"elo":1562,"date":"2004-01-31","opp":"Randy Couture","result":"W","delta":25},{"i":9,"x":345.2,"y":236.5,"elo":1545,"date":"2004-08-21","opp":"Randy Couture","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":10,"x":360.8,"y":263.3,"elo":1530,"date":"2005-02-05","opp":"Tito Ortiz","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":11,"x":517.2,"y":221.3,"elo":1553,"date":"2009-09-19","opp":"Rich Franklin","result":"W","delta":23},{"i":12,"x":564,"y":244,"elo":1541,"date":"2011-02-05","opp":"Anderson Silva","result":"L","delta":-12},{"i":13,"x":580.9,"y":221.1,"elo":1553,"date":"2011-08-06","opp":"Yoshihiro Akiyama","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":14,"x":595.8,"y":190.2,"elo":1570,"date":"2012-01-14","opp":"Anthony Johnson","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":15,"x":619.1,"y":221.7,"elo":1553,"date":"2012-09-22","opp":"Jon Jones","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":16,"x":630.2,"y":184.9,"elo":1573,"date":"2013-01-19","opp":"Michael Bisping","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":17,"x":641.2,"y":163.5,"elo":1585,"date":"2013-05-18","opp":"Luke Rockhold","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":18,"x":657.4,"y":136.6,"elo":1600,"date":"2013-11-09","opp":"Dan Henderson","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":19,"x":709.4,"y":169.5,"elo":1582,"date":"2015-05-23","opp":"Chris Weidman","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":20,"x":725,"y":143.4,"elo":1596,"date":"2015-11-07","opp":"Dan Henderson","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":21,"x":742.5,"y":177.8,"elo":1577,"date":"2016-05-14","opp":"Jacare Souza","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":22,"x":756.1,"y":215.4,"elo":1556,"date":"2016-10-08","opp":"Gegard Mousasi","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":23,"x":770.4,"y":215.4,"elo":1556,"date":"2017-03-11","opp":"Kelvin Gastelum","result":"NC","delta":0},{"i":24,"x":778.2,"y":190.4,"elo":1570,"date":"2017-06-03","opp":"Nate Marquardt","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":25,"x":810,"y":223.9,"elo":1552,"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
Mar 11, 2017 Kelvin Gastelum NC 0
Oct 8, 2016 Gegard Mousasi L -21
May 14, 2016 Jacare Souza L -19
7 post-fight bonuses
  • Knockout of the Night ×5
  • Performance of the Night ×2
$100,000 in bonus money, plus 5 at rates we can't cite

UFC awards a discretionary bonus for the night's best fight and finishes. Vitor Belfort has earned 7. The payout was $50,000 from 2014 to 2025 and $100,000 from 2026; select cards have paid more.

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
93%
14 / 15
Finish rate
KO
12
80% of wins
SUB
2
13% of wins
DEC
1
7% of wins
KO: 12 (80%) 12 Sub: 2 (13%) 2 Dec: 1 (7%)
Finishes by round
14 total
R1
13 93%
R2
1 7%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 287 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
80% Head
  • Head 80%
  • Body 12%
  • Leg 8%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
44% Distance
  • Distance 44%
  • Clinch 24%
  • Ground 32%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
80%
of losses by finish
8 of 10 · usually R1
7 KO/TKO 1 Sub 2 Dec

Strength of schedule in UFC

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.
1623
Contender level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
3
of 15 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Randy Couture
Elo 1693 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
12.8
+2.2 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 26 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1499
1634
Notable wins
Randy Couture 1693 Rich Franklin 1680 Michael Bisping 1645
Career at a glance
Octagon time
2h 24m
Avg fight time
5:33
Fights per year
1.2
Since last fight
8y 3mo
Title fights
1-4
Bonuses
7
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Top middleweight

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Dricus Du Plessis
#1 · Elo 1709
Khamzat Chimaev
#2 · Elo 1676
Kamaru Usman
#3 · Elo 1672
Sean Strickland C
#4 · Elo 1657
Brendan Allen
#5 · Elo 1654
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Vitor Belfort on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.