Vitor Belfort

MiddleweightGrappler
15 - 101 NC

26 UFC Fights | 58% Win Rate | 14 Finishes (93%)

Height
6' 0"
Reach
74"
Weight
185 lbs.
Age
49
Southpaw

Vitor Belfort UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Vitor Belfort is 15-10 in the UFC across 26 fights (1 no contest), with 12 wins by knockout, 2 by submission and 1 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 26-14 (1 NC), 11-4 of it outside the UFC. Belfort competes at middleweight as a southpaw grappler, standing 6'0" with a 74" reach at 49 years old. The last bout was a loss to Lyoto Machida by knockout in May 2018.

Best attribute: knockdown power (knockdowns scored per fight) — 68th percentile among 238 middleweight fighters (0.32/fight).

Vitor Belfort's UFC win rate is 58% (15 of 26 fights), and 93% of those wins came by finish. Belfort averages 0.1 takedowns per fight at 75% accuracy and stops 66% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
26-14 (1 NC)
UFC Record
15-10 (1 NC)
Height
6'0"
Reach
74"
Age
49
Stance
Southpaw
Last Fight
L vs Lyoto Machida · KO/TKO · May 2018

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Vitor Belfort's Last 5 Fights

Belfort is 1-3, with one no contest, in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Lyoto Machida · KO/TKO · R2 1:00 · UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington · May 2018
  2. Win vs Nate Marquardt · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway · Jun 2017
  3. No contest vs Kelvin Gastelum · Other · R1 3:52 · UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum · Mar 2017
  4. Loss vs Gegard Mousasi · KO/TKO · R2 2:43 · UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson · Oct 2016
  5. Loss vs Jacare Souza · KO/TKO · R1 4:38 · UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic · May 2016

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
1.6
Accuracy
47%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.32

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
3.1
0.9x avg
Strike Differential
+-1.5
Opp. Accuracy Against
53%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
0.1
Takedown Accuracy
75%
Takedown Defense
66%
Control Time / Fight
0:19
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.2

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
44% KO
8% Sub
R2
4% KO
0% Sub
R3+
0% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Vitor Belfort vs Average

Vitor Belfort's UFC Fight History

26 UFC fights on record (15-10 (1 NC)), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LLyoto MachidaKO/TKOR2 · 1:00UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington2018-05-12
WNate MarquardtDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway2017-06-03
D/NCKelvin GastelumOtherR1 · 3:52UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum2017-03-11
LGegard MousasiKO/TKOR2 · 2:43UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson2016-10-08
LJacare SouzaKO/TKOR1 · 4:38UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic2016-05-14
WDan HendersonKO/TKOR1 · 2:07UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 32015-11-07
L★Chris WeidmanKO/TKOR1 · 2:53UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier2015-05-23
WDan HendersonKO/TKOR1 · 1:17UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 22013-11-09
WLuke RockholdKO/TKOR1 · 2:32UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold2013-05-18
WMichael BispingKO/TKOR2 · 1:27UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping2013-01-19
L★Jon JonesSubmissionR4 · 0:54UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort2012-09-22
WAnthony JohnsonSubmissionR1 · 4:49UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes2012-01-14
WYoshihiro AkiyamaKO/TKOR1 · 1:52UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 22011-08-06
L★Anderson SilvaKO/TKOR1 · 3:25UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort2011-02-05
WRich FranklinKO/TKOR1 · 3:02UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort2009-09-19
LTito OrtizDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 51: Super Saturday2005-02-05
L★Randy CoutureKO/TKOR3 · 5:00UFC 49: Unfinished Business2004-08-21
W★Randy CoutureKO/TKOR1 · 0:49UFC 46: Supernatural2004-01-31
WMarvin EastmanKO/TKOR1 · 1:07UFC 43: Meltdown2003-06-06
LChuck LiddellDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets2002-06-22
WWanderlei SilvaKO/TKOR1 · 0:44UFC - Ultimate Brazil1998-10-16
WJoe CharlesSubmissionR1 · 4:03UFC - Ultimate Japan1997-12-21
LRandy CoutureKO/TKOR1 · 8:16UFC 15: Collision Course1997-10-17
WDavid AbbottKO/TKOR1 · 0:52UFC 13: The Ultimate Force1997-05-30
WTra TelligmanKO/TKOR1 · 1:17UFC 12: Judgement Day1997-02-07
WScott FerrozzoKO/TKOR1 · 0:43UFC 12: Judgement Day1997-02-07

How Belfort Ranks at Middleweight

Percentile among the 238 middleweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume1.6 sig. strikes/min
10th percentile
Striking accuracy47%
49th percentile
Strikes absorbed3.1/min
52nd percentile
Takedowns0.1/fight
13th percentile
Takedown defense66%
59th percentile
Knockdown power0.32/fight
68th percentile

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