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Tito Ortiz vs Vitor Belfort

Tito Ortiz is 21-12-1; Vitor Belfort is 26-14-0. Tito Ortiz is 2 years older than Vitor Belfort. Tito Ortiz is 3" · 8 cm taller than Vitor Belfort. They have met once: Tito Ortiz 1, Vitor Belfort 0.

T
“The People's Champ” · 21-12-1
Win · SubmissionWin · TKOWin · Submission
Met once
Vitor Belfort
“The Phenom” · 26-14-0
Loss · TKOWin · Unanimous DecisionNo contest
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Style & credentials

Tito Ortiz
Folkstyle WrestlingNo-Gi Grappling
  • 2000Bronze · ADCC-99 kg
  • —Champion · California Community College StateCalifornia junior college state championships
  • —All-American · Junior College All AmericanCalifornia junior college
  • —4th Place · State HSCalifornia high school
Camp · Team Punishment · Huntington Beach, California, US
Vitor Belfort
BoxingBJJ
  • —Black belt · BJJCarlson Gracie
  • 2007Cage Rage Light Heavyweight ChampionshipCage Rage
  • 1997UFC 12 Heavyweight TournamentUltimate Fighting Championship
  • —Champion · Brazilian National Championshipjunior · Heavyweight

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

74%
Head
82%
13%
Body
10%
13%
Leg
8%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Tito Ortizlast 27 fights
33%22%45%
Vitor Belfortlast 25 fights
42%25%33%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Tito Ortiz Vitor Belfort
Strikes landed / min
2.411.99
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tito Ortiz · Below avg · better than 21% of UFC fightersVitor Belfort · Poor · better than 11% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.383.47
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tito Ortiz · Good · better than 83% of UFC fightersVitor Belfort · Average · better than 48% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.960.62
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tito Ortiz · Elite · better than 87% of UFC fightersVitor Belfort · Below avg · better than 27% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
45%75%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tito Ortiz · Good · better than 66% of UFC fightersVitor Belfort · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
57%65%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tito Ortiz · Below avg · better than 36% of UFC fightersVitor Belfort · Average · better than 52% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.400.80
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tito Ortiz · Average · better than 48% of UFC fightersVitor Belfort · Good · better than 72% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1497 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.41
Strikes landed / min
1.99
2.38
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.47
2.96 / 6.6
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.62 / 0.8
45%
Takedown accuracy
75%
57%
Takedown defence
65%
4:26
Control time / fight
0:19
0.40
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.80

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

Tito Ortiz27 UFC fights · 707 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
24%170/670
3%23/34
6%42/63
Clinch
7%52/102
7%52/62
7%49/49
Ground
43%304/510
2%15/15
0%0/0
Vitor Belfort26 UFC fights · 287 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
32%91/308
6%17/29
7%19/22
Clinch
17%49/96
6%16/18
1%3/3
Ground
32%91/130
0%1/1
0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Frequently asked questions

Have Tito Ortiz and Vitor Belfort ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 51: Super Saturday (Sat, Feb 5, 2005), where Tito Ortiz won by Split Decision.

What are the records of Tito Ortiz and Vitor Belfort?

Tito Ortiz is 21-12-1 and Vitor Belfort is 26-14-0.

Who has the longer reach, Tito Ortiz or Vitor Belfort?

Neither. Both have a 74" · 188 cm reach.

Who is taller, Tito Ortiz or Vitor Belfort?

Tito Ortiz is taller at 6'3" · 191 cm; Vitor Belfort stands 6'0" · 183 cm.

Who is older, Tito Ortiz or Vitor Belfort?

Tito Ortiz is 51 and Vitor Belfort is 49.

Who has more finishes, Tito Ortiz or Vitor Belfort?

Tito Ortiz has 15 wins inside the distance (9 by KO/TKO, 6 by submission); Vitor Belfort has 21 wins (18 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission).

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