Ultimate Fighting Calendar
MiddleweightPerformance of the Night5 rounds scheduled
Vitor Belfort
The Phenom
26-14-0 (1 NC)
NO CONTEST

Vitor Belfort vs Kelvin Gastelum

Kelvin Gastelum
21-11-0 (1 NC)
Sunday, March 12, 2017
Centro de Formação Olímpica: Fortaleza, Castelão, Fortaleza, Brazil

Fight stats

Vitor Belfort
Kelvin Gastelum
0
Knockdowns
2
10 of 28
Significant strikes
26 of 49
36%
Sig. strike accuracy
53%
10 of 28
Total strikes
26 of 49
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
-
Takedown accuracy
-
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
0:42
Significant strikes by target
5 of 22
Head
25 of 48
5 of 6
Body
0 of 0
0 of 0
Leg
1 of 1
10 of 28
Distance
13 of 31
0 of 0
Clinch
0 of 0
0 of 0
Ground
13 of 18

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
2
10 of 28
Sig. str.
26 of 49
10 of 28
Total str.
26 of 49
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:42

Betting Odds

Vitor Belfort
+301
25% implied win probability
Open: +278Best: +330
Kelvin Gastelum
-382
79% implied win probability
Open: -351Best: -345

Average moneyline across 6 sportsbooks.

SportsbookVitor BelfortKelvin Gastelum
BetOnline+330-400
Bookmaker+315-400
Bovada+300-400
Pinnacle+325-385
sports-interaction+260-370
unibet+275-345

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

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

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Middleweight roster (19 fighters)

Vitor Belfort
Knockout Artist
7 edges
Kelvin Gastelum
Complete Fighter
4 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

96Power81
97Speed83
97Precision86
93Durability95
90Engine95
85Wrestling87
94Ground67

Biggest edge Vitor Belfort, Ground striking +38

Attribute by attribute

Vitor Belfort is on the left of every row, Kelvin Gastelum on the right.
97Punch power87
95Kick power74
100Punch speed81
94Kick speed84
97Accuracy86
85Takedowns87
94Ground striking56
93Submissions78
92Chin95
94Body strength95
90Cardio95

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

Tale of the Tape

26-14-0 (1 NC)
Record
21-11-0 (1 NC)
0
Win Streak
0
49
Age
34
6'0"
183 cm
Height
5'9"
175 cm
74"
188 cm
Reach
71"
180 cm
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
Brazil
Nationality
United States

Style Matchup

BoxingBJJ
vs
Folkstyle WrestlingBoxing
Vitor Belfort
  • Black belt · BJJ · Carlson Gracie
  • 2007Cage Rage Light Heavyweight Championship · Cage Rage
  • 1997UFC 12 Heavyweight Tournament · Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Champion · Brazilian National Championship · junior · heavyweight
Kelvin Gastelum
  • 2018Black belt · BJJ · Brian Beaumont (10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu Yuma)
  • 2013Champion · Tuf 17 · middleweight
  • 2009Champion · State HS · youth
  • North Idaho College · Wrestling (NJCAA) · c. 2009-2010 (one year)

Camp Fight Ready MMA & Fitness · Scottsdale, Arizona, US

Striking Profile

1.59
SLpM
3.65
46%
Str. Acc.
42%
2.83
SApM
3.52
50%
Str. Def.
57%

Grappling Profile

1.02
TD Avg.
1.04
60%
TD Acc.
35%
53%
TD Def.
60%
0.60
Sub. Avg.
0.10

Recent form (last 5 fights)

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
Kelvin Gastelum · 2-3
  • L
    UFC 327: Procházka vs Ulberg · Apr 11, 2026
    Submission · R1 · 4:08 · Middleweight
  • W
    Noche UFC: Lopes vs Silva · Sep 13, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2 · Jun 7, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    UFC Saudi Arabia · Jun 22, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs Tsarukyan · Dec 2, 2023
    Submission · R3 · 1:43 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 25 fights · 25 fights
11.1
Avg sig. strikes
49.7
0.24
Avg takedowns
0.96
0:25
Avg control time
1:52
37
Career high strikes
124
3
Career high TDs
6

Strike Distribution

Vitor Belfort
Strike target
Kelvin Gastelum
82%
Head
64%
10%
Body
19%
8%
Leg
17%
Vitor Belfort
Strike position
Kelvin Gastelum
42%
Distance
86%
25%
Clinch
9%
33%
Ground
5%