Thursday, April 29, 1999Nippon Gaishi Hall, Nagoya, Japan
Kazushi Sakuraba defeated Vitor Belfort by Unanimous Decision in round 2 (10:00) in the Openweight bout of PRIDE 5, held Thursday, April 29, 1999 at Nippon Gaishi Hall, Nagoya.
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Kazushi Sakuraba vs Vitor Belfort
Insights
- Vitor Belfort's last two losses were both stopped early.
- Kazushi Sakuraba's last two losses were both stopped early.
Style & credentials
Kazushi Sakuraba
No background on record
Vitor Belfort
BoxingBJJ
- —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
Kazushi Sakuraba· from fights outside the UFC Vitor Belfort· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
0.001.99
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kazushi Sakuraba · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersVitor Belfort · Poor · better than 11% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.163.47
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kazushi Sakuraba · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fightersVitor Belfort · Average · better than 48% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.000.62
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kazushi Sakuraba · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersVitor Belfort · Below avg · better than 27% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
0%75%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kazushi Sakuraba · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersVitor Belfort · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
0%65%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kazushi Sakuraba · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersVitor Belfort · Average · better than 51% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.80
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kazushi Sakuraba · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersVitor Belfort · Good · better than 72% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
0.00
Strikes landed / min1.99
2.16
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.47
0.00
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.62 / 0.8
0%
Takedown accuracy75%
0%
Takedown defence65%
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min0.80
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
Kazushi Sakuraba1 UFC fight · 1 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
0%0/1
0%0/0
0%0/0
Clinch
0%0/0
0%0/0
0%0/0
Ground
100%1/1
0%0/0
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.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Kazushi Sakuraba36 of 44 ended early · 82%8 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
1 early stoppage has no logged time
Vitor Belfort31 of 41 ended early · 76%10 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
1 early stoppage has no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Kazushi Sakuraba0-5
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
Vitor Belfort1-3
Full record · 42 fightsShow less
- W
- L
- W
- W
- W
- L
- W
- W
- L
- W
- W
- 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
- W
- W
- W
- L
- W
- W
- L
- W
- W
- W
- WJon HessSuperbrawl 2 · Oct 11, 1996TKO · R1 · 0:12 · Heavyweight
Frequently asked questions
Who won Kazushi Sakuraba vs Vitor Belfort?
Kazushi Sakuraba defeated Vitor Belfort by Unanimous Decision in round 2 (10:00) in the Openweight bout of PRIDE 5, held Thursday, April 29, 1999 at Nippon Gaishi Hall, Nagoya.