Vitor Belfort vs Yoshihiro Akiyama
Vitor Belfort is 26-14-0 (1 NC); Yoshihiro Akiyama is 14-6-0 (2 NC). Yoshihiro Akiyama is 2 years older than Vitor Belfort. Yoshihiro Akiyama has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Vitor Belfort. Vitor Belfort is 2" · 5 cm taller than Yoshihiro Akiyama. They have met once: Vitor Belfort 1, Yoshihiro Akiyama 0.
Style & credentials
- —Black belt · BJJCarlson Gracie
- 2007Cage Rage Light Heavyweight ChampionshipCage Rage
- 1997UFC 12 Heavyweight TournamentUltimate Fighting Championship
- —Champion · Brazilian National Championshipjunior · Heavyweight
No background on record
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1493 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
7 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
Full record · 41 fightsShow less
- W
- W
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Masvidal· Nov 28, 2015Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson· Sep 20, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Full record · 25 fightsShow less
- L
- L
- LUFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama· Oct 16, 2010Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- W
- WMasanori TonookaDream 6: Middleweight GP 2008 Finals· Sep 23, 2008· R1 · 6:26 · Middleweight
- WKatsuyori ShibataDream 5· Jul 21, 2008· R1 · 6:34 · Middleweight
- NC
- W
- NC
- W
- WKestutis SmirnovasK-1 HERO'S: Grand Prix 2006 (Stage 2)· Oct 9, 2006TKO · R1 · 3:01 · Light Heavyweight
- WTaiei KinK-1 HERO'S: Grand Prix 2006 (Stage 1)· Aug 5, 2006· R1 · 2:01 · Light Heavyweight
- WKatsuhiko NagataK-1 HERO'S: Yamamoto vs. Miyata· May 3, 2006TKO · R1 · 2:25 · Light Heavyweight
- WTokimitsu IshizawaK-1 HERO'S: Tokoro vs. Ikeda· Mar 15, 2006· R2 · 1:41 · Light Heavyweight
- WMasakatsu OkudaK-1 HERO'S: Hero's In Seoul 2005· Nov 5, 2005TKO · R1 · 3:31 · Middleweight
- WMichael LermaK-1 MAX: Champions Challenge 2005· Oct 12, 2005TKO · R1 · 2:47 · Middleweight
- WCarl ToomeyK-1 HERO'S: Grand Prix 2005 (Stage 1)· Jul 6, 2005· R1 · 0:59 · Heavyweight
- LJerome Le BannerK-1 HERO'S: LeBanner vs. Akiyama· Mar 26, 2005TKO · R1 · 2:24 · Heavyweight
- WFrancois BothaK-1: Dynamite 2004· Dec 31, 2004· R1 · 1:54 · Heavyweight
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Frequently asked questions
Have Vitor Belfort and Yoshihiro Akiyama ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz (Sat, Aug 6, 2011), where Vitor Belfort won by TKO.
What are the records of Vitor Belfort and Yoshihiro Akiyama?
Vitor Belfort is 26-14-0 (1 NC) and Yoshihiro Akiyama is 14-6-0 (2 NC).
Who has the longer reach, Vitor Belfort or Yoshihiro Akiyama?
Yoshihiro Akiyama has the longer reach: 75" · 191 cm against 74" · 188 cm for Vitor Belfort, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Vitor Belfort or Yoshihiro Akiyama?
Vitor Belfort is taller at 6'0" · 183 cm; Yoshihiro Akiyama stands 5'10" · 178 cm.
Who is older, Vitor Belfort or Yoshihiro Akiyama?
Yoshihiro Akiyama is 51 and Vitor Belfort is 49.
Who has more finishes, Vitor Belfort or Yoshihiro Akiyama?
Vitor Belfort has 21 wins inside the distance (18 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission); Yoshihiro Akiyama has 7 wins (7 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission).