Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 51: Super Saturday
Light Heavyweight5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Tito Ortiz
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
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.

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
Referee
John McCarthy
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

19-12-1
Record
26-14-0 (1 NC)
0
Win Streak
0
51
Age
49
6'3"
Height
6'0"
74"
Reach
74"
—
Stance
—
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

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

Grappling Profile

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

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Tito Ortiz · 1-4
  • L
    Forrest Griffin
    UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen IISun, Jul 8, 2012
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Rogerio Nogueira
    UFC 140: Jones vs MachidaSat, Dec 10, 2011
    TKO · R1 · 3:15 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Rashad Evans
    UFC 133: Evans vs. OrtizSun, Aug 7, 2011
    TKO · R2 · 4:48 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Ryan Bader
    UFC 132: Cruz vs FaberSat, Jul 2, 2011
    Submission · R1 · 1:56 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Matt Hamill
    UFC 121: Lesnar vs VelasquezSat, Oct 23, 2010
    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 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%