| Pro Record: | 20-9-0 (Win-Loss-Draw) |
| Team: | Xtreme Couture |
| Age: | 34 |
| Sex: | Male |
| Height: | 6 Feet. 0 Inch(es). |
| Weight: | 185 lbs. |
| Out of: | Las Vegas, CA |
| Born: | Rio De Janeiro |
Vitor Belfort is a Brazilian mixed martial artist with a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Belfort is the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. He won the Cage Rage Light Heavyweight Championship on December 22, 2007. He also has fought in PRIDE and Affliction. He currently trains out of Xtreme Couture and is now fighting in the middleweight division.
Vitor Belfort's Professional Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round | Time | ||
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| 01/14/2012 | TBD | Anthony Johnson | UFC 142 Aldo vs. Mendes | |||||
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08/06/2011 | Win | Yoshihiro Akiyama | UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz | TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage from Strikes | 1 | 4:48 | |
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02/05/2011 | Loss | Anderson Silva | UFC 126: Belfort vs. Silva | TKO/RSC | 1 | 3:25 |
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09/19/2009 | Win | Rich Franklin | UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort | TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage from Strikes | 1 | 3:02 | |
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01/24/2009 | Win | Matt Lindland | Affliction 2: Day of Reckoning | KO Strike | 1 | 0:37 | |
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07/19/2008 | Win | Terry Martin | Affliction: Banned | KO Strike | 2 | 3:12 | |
| NSF | 09/22/2007 | Win | James Zikic | Cage Rage (England) 23: Unbelievable | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 | ||
| NSF | 04/21/2007 | Win | Ivan Serati | Cage Rage (England) 21: Judgment Day | TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage from Strikes | 1 | 3:47 | |
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10/21/2006 | Loss | Dan Henderson | Pride 32: The Real Deal | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 | ||
| NSF | 07/01/2006 | Win | Yoshiki Takahashi | Pride: Critical Countdown Absolute 2006 | KO | 1 | ||
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06/09/2006 | Loss | Alistair Overeem | Strikeforce 2: Revenge | Decision Unanimous Decision | 5 | ||
| NSF | 12/03/2005 | Win | Antony Rea | Cage Rage (England) 14 | KO | 2 | 1:13 | |
| NSF | 04/23/2005 | Loss | Alistair Overeem | Pride: Total Elimination 2005 | Submission Guillotine Choke | 1 | 9:36 | |
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02/05/2005 | Loss | Tito Ortiz | UFC 51: Super Saturday | Decision Split Decision | 3 | ||
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08/21/2004 | Loss | Randy Couture | UFC 49: Unfinished Business | TKO/RSC Doctor Stoppage from a Cut | 3 | 5:00 |
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01/31/2004 | Win | Randy Couture | UFC 46: Super Natural | TKO/RSC Doctor Stoppage from a Cut | 1 |
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06/06/2003 | Win | Marvin Eastman | UFC 43: Meltdown | TKO/RSC | 1 | 1:10 | |
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06/22/2002 | Loss | Chuck Liddell | UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 | ||
| NSF | 05/27/2001 | Win | Heath Herring | Pride 14: Clash of the Titans | Decision | 3 | ||
| NSF | 03/25/2001 | Win | Bobby Southworth | Pride 13: Collision Course | Submission Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 4:09 | |
| NSF | 08/27/2000 | Win | Daijiro Matsui | Pride 10: Return of the Warriors | Decision Unanimous Decision | 2 | ||
| NSF | 06/04/2000 | Win | Gilbert Yvel | Pride 9: New Blood | Decision Unanimous Decision | 2 | ||
| NSF | 04/29/1999 | Loss | Kazushi Sakuraba | Pride 5 | Decision | 2 | ||
| NSF | 10/16/1998 | Win | Wanderlei Silva | UFC: Ultimate Brazil | TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage from Strikes | 1 | 0:44 | |
| NSF | 12/21/1997 | Win | Joe Charles | UFC: Ultimate Japan 1 | Submission Arm Bar | 1 | 4:04 | |
| NSF | 10/17/1997 | Loss | Randy Couture | UFC 15: Collision Course | TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage from Strikes | 1 | 8:17 | |
| NSF | 05/30/1997 | Win | Tank Abbott | UFC 13: The Ultimate Force | TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage from Punches | 1 | 0:53 | |
| NSF | 02/07/1997 | Win | Tra Telligman | UFC 12: Judgement Day | Submission Verbal Submission from Strikes | 1 | 1:18 | |
| NSF | 02/07/1997 | Win | Scott Ferrozzo | UFC 12: Judgement Day | TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage from Punches | 1 | 0:52 | |
| NSF | 10/11/1996 | Win | John Hess | Superbrawl 2 | KO Punches | 1 | 0:12 |
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Bout results verified by an official State, Tribal, Provincial, or Municipal Commission. |
| NSF: | Non Sanctioned Fight |
| * : | For a variety of reasons, including weight disparity and the demands of entertainment, Exhibition Bouts are held, in which the contest is unscripted and hard fought, but the results do not count on a fighter's Official Record. |
| NC: | Fight Declared No Contest |
Titles Held by Vitor Belfort:
Ultimate Fighting Championship - Light-heavyweight (186-205) ChampionVideos Related to Vitor Belfort
9/23/10 2:24 PM
Vitor Belfort: Not injured, getting a title fight
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2/25/10 4:17 PM
RARE UFC Promo from 2002
Old school promo from the early Zuffa days. Lots of great names in this video.
12/23/09 4:47 PM
Vitor Belfort on Fighting Anderson Silva
12/8/2009
Belfort upset about having to fight Anderson Silva.
Fighter Bio
Career
Vitor Vieira Belfort (born April 1, 1978 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, who has fought both in Japan and the United States. The majority of his bouts have taken place in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Belfort studied in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu with the Gracie family, namely Carlson Gracie. He received a black belt under Carlson.
