Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 126: Silva vs Belfort
MiddleweightTITLE FIGHT5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Anderson Silva
Anderson Silva
“The Spider”
34-11-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Anderson Silva def. Vitor Belfort (TKO)

TKO · Round 1 · 3:25
Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort
“The Phenom”
26-14-0 (1 NC)
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, United States

Anderson Silva defeated Vitor Belfort by TKO in round 1 (3:25) in the Middleweight title main event of UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort, held Saturday, February 5, 2011 at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Anderson Silva
Vitor Belfort
1
Knockdowns
0
6 of 10
Significant strikes
6 of 15
60%
Sig. strike accuracy
40%
6 of 10
Total strikes
6 of 15
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
—
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:05
Control time
0:03
Significant strikes by target
4 of 8
Head
4 of 13
0 of 0
Body
0 of 0
2 of 2
Leg
2 of 2
3 of 7
Distance
5 of 12
1 of 1
Clinch
1 of 2
2 of 2
Ground
0 of 1

By round

ROUND 1
1
KD
0
6 of 10
Sig. str.
6 of 15
6 of 10
Total str.
6 of 15
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:05
Ctrl
0:03
Referee
Mario Yamasaki
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

34-11-0 (1 NC)
Record
26-14-0 (1 NC)
0
Win Streak
0
51
Age
49
6'2"
Height
6'0"
77"
Reach
74"
—
Stance
—
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.05
SLpM
1.59
61%
Str. Acc.
46%
2.05
SApM
2.83
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.50
TD Avg.
1.02
77%
TD Acc.
60%
69%
TD Def.
53%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Anderson Silva · 1-4
  • L
    Uriah Hall
    UFC Fight Night: Hall vs SilvaSat, Oct 31, 2020
    TKO · R4 · 1:24 · Middleweight
  • L
    Jared Cannonier
    UFC 237: Namajunas vs AndradeSun, May 12, 2019
    TKO · R1 · 4:47 · Middleweight
  • L
    Israel Adesanya
    UFC 234: Adesanya vs SilvaSun, Feb 10, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Derek Brunson
    UFC 208: Holm vs de RandamieSun, Feb 12, 2017
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Daniel Cormier
    UFC 200: Tate vs NunesSun, Jul 10, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
Vitor Belfort · 2-3
  • L
    Lyoto Machida
    UFC 224: Nunes vs PenningtonSun, May 13, 2018
    TKO · R2 · 1:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Nate Marquardt
    UFC 212: Aldo vs HollowaySat, Jun 3, 2017
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Gegard Mousasi
    UFC 204: Bisping vs Henderson 2Sun, Oct 9, 2016
    TKO · R2 · 2:43 · Middleweight
  • L
    Jacare Souza
    UFC 198: Werdum vs MiocicSun, May 15, 2016
    TKO · R1 · 4:38 · Middleweight
  • W
    Dan Henderson
    UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs HendersonSat, Nov 7, 2015
    TKO · R1 · 2:07 · Middleweight

Career Averages

Based on 24 fights · 25 fights
30.2
Avg sig. strikes
11.1
0.13
Avg takedowns
0.24
0:34
Avg control time
0:25
94
Career high strikes
37
1
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Anderson Silva
Strike target
Vitor Belfort
54%
Head
82%
23%
Body
10%
23%
Leg
8%
Anderson Silva
Strike position
Vitor Belfort
64%
Distance
42%
16%
Clinch
25%
20%
Ground
33%