Ultimate Fighting Calendar
Light Heavyweight5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Tito Ortiz
The People's Champ
19-12-1
RESULT

Tito Ortiz def. Vitor Belfort (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Vitor Belfort
The Phenom
26-14-0 (1 NC)
Saturday, February 5, 2005
Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, United States

Tito Ortiz defeated Vitor Belfort by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight main event of UFC 51: Super Saturday, held Saturday, February 5, 2005 at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28, Tito Ortiz won the decision.

Fight stats

Tito Ortiz
Vitor Belfort
0
Knockdowns
0
27 of 47
Significant strikes
19 of 38
57%
Sig. strike accuracy
50%
101 of 130
Total strikes
44 of 65
4 of 11
Takedowns
0 of 0
36%
Takedown accuracy
-
0
Submission attempts
1
0
Reversals
1
9:24
Control time
3:05
Significant strikes by target
20 of 38
Head
16 of 35
2 of 4
Body
2 of 2
5 of 5
Leg
1 of 1
1 of 6
Distance
1 of 5
8 of 10
Clinch
8 of 16
18 of 31
Ground
10 of 17

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
16 of 20
Sig. str.
9 of 20
32 of 41
Total str.
14 of 25
1 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
3:29
Ctrl
0:13
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
4 of 8
Sig. str.
10 of 17
29 of 35
Total str.
23 of 32
1 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
1
1:27
Ctrl
2:52
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
7 of 19
Sig. str.
0 of 1
40 of 54
Total str.
7 of 8
2 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
4:28
Ctrl
0:00

Judges' Scorecards

#OrtizBelfort
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2--
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Total2928
#OrtizBelfort
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2--
3--
Total2829
#OrtizBelfort
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2--
3--
Total2928

The commission did not release round-by-round scores for this fight.

Fan Scorecards

38%
Ortiz
62%
Belfort
53 fan scorecards submitted
29-28 Belfort56.6%29-28 Ortiz34%30-28 Belfort3.8%30-27 Ortiz1.9%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
64%
Belfort
R2
94%
Belfort
R3
91%
Ortiz

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Frequently asked questions

Who won Tito Ortiz vs Vitor Belfort?

Tito Ortiz defeated Vitor Belfort by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight main event of UFC 51: Super Saturday, held Saturday, February 5, 2005 at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28, Tito Ortiz won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Tito Ortiz vs Vitor Belfort?

The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28, Tito Ortiz won the decision.

Was Tito Ortiz vs Vitor Belfort a robbery?

Many scored it for Vitor Belfort: 62% of 53 fan cards scored it for Vitor Belfort. The judges gave it to Tito Ortiz.

Full robbery index
Referee
John McCarthy
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison

Win probability

Tito Ortiz 57%43% Vitor Belfort

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

Tito Ortiz
Grappling Specialist
4 edges
Vitor Belfort
Knockout Artist
7 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

91Power96
88Speed97
87Precision97
90Durability93
94Engine90
96Wrestling85
95Ground94

Biggest edge Vitor Belfort, Punch speed +11

Attribute by attribute

Tito Ortiz is on the left of every row, Vitor Belfort on the right.
92Punch power97
90Kick power95
89Punch speed100
87Kick speed94
87Accuracy97
96Takedowns85
96Ground striking94
94Submissions93
90Chin92
90Body strength94
94Cardio90

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

19-12-1
Record
26-14-0 (1 NC)
1802
Power Index rating
1756
0
Win Streak
0
51
Age
49
6'3"
191 cm
Height
6'0"
183 cm
74"
188 cm
Reach
74"
188 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
United States
Nationality
Brazil

Striking Profile

2.59
SLpM
1.59
46%
Str. Acc.
46%
2.88
SApM
2.83
60%
Str. Def.
50%

Grappling Profile

2.47
TD Avg.
1.02
35%
TD Acc.
60%
54%
TD Def.
53%
0.60
Sub. Avg.
0.60

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Tito Ortiz · 3-2
  • L
    Holyfield vs. Belfort · Sep 11, 2021
    TKO
  • W
    Combate 51: Tito vs. Alberto · Dec 7, 2019
    Submission · Catchweight
  • W
    Liddell vs. Ortiz 3 · Nov 24, 2018
    TKO · R1 · 4:24 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Bellator 170 · Jan 21, 2017
    Submission · R1 · 2:03 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Bellator 142 · Sep 19, 2015
    Submission · R1 · 4:41 · Light Heavyweight
Vitor Belfort · 3-1
  • W
    Gamebred Boxing 4 · Apr 1, 2023
    Unanimous Decision
  • W
    Holyfield vs. Belfort · Sep 11, 2021
    TKO · R1 · 1:44 · Heavyweight
  • L
    UFC 224: Nunes vs Pennington · May 13, 2018
    TKO · R2 · 1:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    UFC 212: Aldo vs Holloway · Jun 3, 2017
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • NC
    UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Gastelum · Mar 12, 2017
    · R1 · 3:52 · Middleweight

Career Averages

Based on 27 fights · 25 fights
26.2
Avg sig. strikes
11.1
2.15
Avg takedowns
0.24
5:12
Avg control time
0:25
74
Career high strikes
37
8
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Tito Ortiz
Strike target
Vitor Belfort
74%
Head
82%
13%
Body
10%
13%
Leg
8%
Tito Ortiz
Strike position
Vitor Belfort
33%
Distance
42%
22%
Clinch
25%
45%
Ground
33%