Vitor Belfort stats
Career striking and grappling numbers for Vitor Belfort, with every tracked fight below.
Career totals
Across UFC
- Tracked bouts
- 26
- Strikes landed / min
- 1.99
- Strike accuracy
- 47%
- Strikes absorbed / min
- 3.47
- Takedowns / 15 min
- 0.62
- Control time
- 6%
- Average fight time
- 5:33
Rates are computed over the 26 bouts whose finish time we hold.
Where they rank
All-time boards where Vitor Belfort sits in the top 25.
All MMA
- #2 Most submission attempts per 15 minutes, Heavyweight3.0
- #4 Shortest average fight time, Heavyweight3:02
- #4 Most knockouts12
- #7 Most performance bonuses, Middleweight8
- #9 Most finishes14
- #10 Shortest average fight time, Middleweight4:51
- #10 Most knockdowns per 15 minutes, Heavyweight2.0
- #12 Most knockdowns per 15 minutes, Middleweight1.5
UFC
- #2 Shortest average fight time, Heavyweight3:02
- #2 Most submission attempts per 15 minutes, Heavyweight3.0
- #4 Shortest average fight time, Middleweight4:51
- #4 Fastest knockouts, Catchweight3:02
- #4 Most knockouts12
- #5 Most knockdowns per 15 minutes, Middleweight1.5
- #5 Most knockdowns per 15 minutes, Heavyweight2.0
- #7 Most performance bonuses, Middleweight8
Fight by fight
Every bout we hold official statistics for, newest first.
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Significant strikes | Opp. sig. strikes | Total strikes | Takedowns | Knockdowns | Submission attempts | Control time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2018 | UFC 224: Nunes vs Pennington | Lyoto Machida | LOSS · TKO · R2 1:00 | 2 of 12 | 11 of 22 | 2 of 12 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Jun 2, 2017 | UFC 212: Aldo vs Holloway | Nate Marquardt | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 37 of 78 | 57 of 113 | 38 of 80 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Mar 12, 2017 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Gastelum | Kelvin Gastelum | NC · Overturned · R1 3:52 | 10 of 28 | 26 of 49 | 10 of 28 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Oct 9, 2016 | UFC 204: Bisping vs Henderson 2 | Gegard Mousasi | LOSS · TKO · R2 2:43 | 8 of 26 | 57 of 114 | 9 of 27 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| May 14, 2016 | UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic | Jacare Souza | LOSS · TKO · R1 4:38 | 4 of 5 | 39 of 55 | 5 of 6 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:02 |
| Nov 7, 2015 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson | Dan Henderson | WIN · TKO · R1 2:07 | 6 of 11 | 3 of 3 | 6 of 11 | 0 of 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:07 |
| May 23, 2015 | UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier | Chris Weidman | LOSS · TKO · R1 2:53 | 18 of 32 | 46 of 69 | 19 of 36 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Nov 9, 2013 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson | Dan Henderson | WIN · TKO · R1 1:17 | 12 of 17 | 1 of 2 | 13 of 18 | 0 of 0 | 2 | 0 | 0:12 |
| May 18, 2013 | UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold | Luke Rockhold | WIN · TKO · R1 2:32 | 9 of 20 | 6 of 15 | 10 of 21 | 0 of 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:13 |
| Jan 19, 2013 | UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping | Michael Bisping | WIN · TKO · R2 1:27 | 18 of 53 | 14 of 66 | 19 of 54 | 0 of 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:06 |
| Sep 22, 2012 | UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort | Jon Jones | LOSS · SUB · R4 0:54 | 16 of 36 | 65 of 110 | 22 of 43 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:06 |
| Jan 14, 2012 | UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes | Anthony Johnson | WIN · SUB · R1 4:49 | 14 of 29 | 4 of 16 | 37 of 54 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:12 |
| Aug 6, 2011 | UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz | Yoshihiro Akiyama | WIN · TKO · R1 1:52 | 12 of 25 | 1 of 9 | 12 of 25 | 0 of 0 | 2 | 0 | 0:09 |
| Feb 5, 2011 | UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort | Anderson Silva | LOSS · TKO · R1 3:25 | 6 of 15 | 6 of 10 | 6 of 15 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:03 |
| Sep 19, 2009 | UFC 103: FRANKLIN vs BELFORT | Rich Franklin | WIN · TKO · R1 3:02 | 9 of 22 | 4 of 19 | 9 of 22 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:04 |
| Feb 5, 2005 | UFC 51: Super Saturday | Tito Ortiz | LOSS · SD · R3 5:00 | 19 of 38 | 27 of 47 | 44 of 65 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 1 | 3:05 |
| Aug 20, 2004 | UFC 49: Unfinished Business | Randy Couture | LOSS · TKO · R3 5:00 | 3 of 6 | 50 of 71 | 10 of 13 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:01 |
| Jan 31, 2004 | UFC 46: Super Natural | Randy Couture | WIN · TKO · R1 0:49 | 1 of 1 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 1 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:27 |
| Jun 6, 2003 | UFC 43: Meltdown | Marvin Eastman | WIN · TKO · R1 1:07 | 9 of 12 | 1 of 5 | 9 of 12 | 0 of 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:03 |
| Jun 22, 2002 | UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets® | Chuck Liddell | LOSS · UD · R3 5:00 | 20 of 42 | 43 of 78 | 26 of 49 | 3 of 4 | 0 | 0 | 2:07 |
| Oct 16, 1998 | UFC - Ultimate Brazil | Wanderlei Silva | WIN · TKO · R1 0:44 | 7 of 13 | 1 of 2 | 7 of 13 | 0 of 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Dec 22, 1997 | UFC - Ultimate Japan | Joe Charles | WIN · SUB · R1 4:03 | 0 of 0 | 1 of 1 | 0 of 0 | 2 of 2 | 0 | 3 | 0:00 |
| Oct 17, 1997 | UFC 15: Collision Course | Randy Couture | LOSS · TKO · R1 8:16 | 6 of 21 | 34 of 43 | 13 of 28 | 0 of 1 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| May 30, 1997 | UFC 13: The Ultimate Force | David Abbott | WIN · TKO · R1 0:52 | 15 of 24 | 2 of 5 | 16 of 25 | 1 of 1 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Feb 7, 1997 | UFC 12: Judgement Day | Scott Ferrozzo | WIN · TKO · R1 0:43 | 9 of 12 | 0 of 2 | 9 of 12 | 0 of 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Feb 7, 1997 | UFC 12: Judgement Day | Tra Telligman | WIN · TKO · R1 1:17 | 17 of 29 | 1 of 7 | 23 of 35 | 0 of 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 |
Strike Distribution
Strike target
- Head231 of 534
- Body34 of 48
- Leg22 of 25
Totals across 26 tracked fights.
Strike position
- Distance127 of 359
- Clinch68 of 117
- Ground92 of 131
Totals across 26 tracked fights.
Rivalries
Totals across every meeting with the same opponent.
| Opponent | Record | Significant strikes | Takedowns | Knockdowns | Control time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Couture3 fights | 1–2 | 10 of 28 | 0 of 1 | 0 | 0:28 |
| Dan Henderson2 fights | 2–0 | 18 of 28 | 0 of 0 | 3 | 0:19 |
As published elsewhere
Career averages exactly as each source publishes them. The totals above are ours, computed from every tracked bout.
UFC careerRecord: 26-14-0 (1 NC) · Source: UFCStats.com
- Significant strikes
- 1.59per min
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 46%
- SApM
- 2.83per min
- Str. Def.
- 50%
- Takedowns
- 1.02per 15 min
- Takedown accuracy
- 60%
- TD Def.
- 53%
- Submission attempts
- 0.6per 15 min
Top 32% in the UFC
Top 11% in the UFC
Top 40% in the UFC
Percentiles compare this fighter with 1497 UFC fighters who have five or more tracked fights.