Kazushi Sakuraba vs Vitor Belfort
Kazushi Sakuraba is 26-17-1 (2 NC); Vitor Belfort is 26-14-0 (1 NC). Kazushi Sakuraba is 8 years older than Vitor Belfort. They have met once: Kazushi Sakuraba 1, Vitor Belfort 0.
Style & credentials
No background on record
- —Black belt · BJJCarlson Gracie
- 2007Cage Rage Light Heavyweight ChampionshipCage Rage
- 1997UFC 12 Heavyweight TournamentUltimate Fighting Championship
- —Champion · Brazilian National Championshipjunior · heavyweight
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
1 early stoppage has no logged time
1 early stoppage has no logged time
Recent form · last 5
Full record · 46 fightsShow less
- W
- WRubin WilliamsDream 11 · Oct 6, 2009Submission · R1 · 2:53 · Middleweight
- L
- L
- WAndrews NakaharaDream 2 · Apr 29, 2008Submission · R1 · 8:20 · Middleweight
- WMasakatsu FunakiK-1: Dynamite 2007 · Dec 31, 2007Submission · R1 · 6:25 · Light Heavyweight
- WKatsuyori ShibataK-1 HERO'S: Grand Prix 2007 (Stage 2) · Sep 17, 2007Submission · R1 · 6:20 · Middleweight
- L
- WYuri KiselovK-1 HERO'S: Tokoro vs. Yasuhiro · Mar 12, 2007Submission · R1 · 1:26 · Middleweight
- NC
- WKestutis SmirnovasK-1 HERO'S: Grand Prix 2006 (Stage 1) · Aug 5, 2006Submission · R1 · 6:41 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- L
- W
- WPRIDE: Critical Countdown 2004 · Jun 20, 2004Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- W
- L
- L
- WGilles ArsenePRIDE 23: Championship Chaos 2 · Nov 24, 2002Submission · R3 · 2:08 · Middleweight
- L
- L
- W
- L
- W
- WShannon RitchPRIDE 11: Battle of the Rising Sun · Oct 31, 2000Submission · R1 · 1:08 · Openweight
- W
- W
- L
- W
- WRoyler GraciePRIDE 8 · Nov 21, 1999Submission · R2 · 13:16 · Openweight
- W
- W
- W
- D
- W
- W
- W
- NCMarcus SilveiraUFC - Ultimate Japan · Dec 22, 1997· R1 · 1:51 · Ultimate Japan Heavyweight
- L
Full record · 42 fightsShow less
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- L
- W
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- L
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- W
- W
- WIvan SeratiCage Rage · Apr 21, 2007TKO
- L
- W
- WKazuo TakahashiPride Critical Countdown Absolute · Jul 1, 2006TKO · R1 · 0:36 · Middleweight
- L
- WAntony ReaCage Rage · Dec 3, 2005TKO · R2 · 1:30 · Light Heavyweight
- L
- L
- L
- W
- W
- LUFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets® · Jun 22, 2002Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WPRIDE 14: Clash of the Titans · May 27, 2001Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Openweight
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- W
- W
- L
- W
- W
- L
- W
- W
- W
- WJon HessSuperbrawl 2 · Oct 11, 1996TKO · R1 · 0:12 · Heavyweight
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Frequently asked questions
Have Kazushi Sakuraba and Vitor Belfort ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at PRIDE 5 (Thu, Apr 29, 1999), where Kazushi Sakuraba won by Unanimous Decision.
What are the records of Kazushi Sakuraba and Vitor Belfort?
Kazushi Sakuraba is 26-17-1 (2 NC) and Vitor Belfort is 26-14-0 (1 NC).
Who is taller, Kazushi Sakuraba or Vitor Belfort?
Neither. Both stand 6'0" · 183 cm.
Who is older, Kazushi Sakuraba or Vitor Belfort?
Kazushi Sakuraba is 57 and Vitor Belfort is 49.
Who has more finishes, Kazushi Sakuraba or Vitor Belfort?
Kazushi Sakuraba has 22 wins inside the distance (3 by KO/TKO, 19 by submission); Vitor Belfort has 22 wins (19 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission).