Vitor Belfort
Vítor Vieira Belfort | |
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Vitor Belfort (2008) |
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Data | |
Fight name | Phenom |
size | 183 cm |
Weight | 84 kg |
nationality | Brazil |
Date of birth | April 1, 1977 |
Fight out | Rio de Janeiro |
place of birth | Rio de Janeiro |
team | Blackzilians / Jaco Hybrid |
Fighting style | Boxing , Karate & Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
MMA statistics | |
Victories | 26th |
Knockout | 18th |
task | 3 |
Points | 5 |
Defeats | 14th |
Knockout | 7th |
task | 2 |
Points | 5 |
draw | 1 |
Vítor Vieira Belfort (born April 1, 1977 in Rio de Janeiro ) is a Brazilian MMA fighter who competes in Japan and the United States . He is a former light heavyweight champion of the MMA league UFC . His nickname is Phenom ( Eng. "The Phenomenon"). Belfort wears black belts in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and judo as well as the blue belt in karate .
biography
In 1996, Belfort made his mixed martial arts debut and won his first fight in just twelve seconds. His coach at the time was Carlson Gracie. In 2004 he won the UFC light heavyweight title before moving to middleweight in 2008.
After a positive doping test, Belfort was suspended for nine months in 2006.
Of his 25 wins (as of June 2016), Belfort was able to get 18 through (T-) KO, 15 of them in the first round.
On April 10, 2010, Belfort should have got another title fight against Anderson Silva in Abu Dhabi , but he was injured during training and was unable to fight for the rest of the year.
The fight finally took place on February 5, 2011, but ended with a spectacular knockout for Silva via front kick .
After two more fights, Belfort received a title fight against Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones and was almost able to force him to surrender with an arm lever in the first round, but was dominated by Jones for the rest of the fight and in the fourth round via Americana (flexor against the shoulder) defeated.
In 2013 he was able to record a spectacular series of 3 KO victories and should challenge the new middleweight title holder Chris Weidman . However, Belfort could not compete because he failed a doping test and was then banned . Only in 2015 did the title fight against Weidman, which Belfort lost to TKO in the first round.
Belfort is currently training at the Fortfit Gym in Rio de Janeiro.
MMA statistics
Result | Professional record | opponent | date | event | method | round | time |
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victory | 1-0 | "The Giant with Attitude" Jon Hess | October 11, 1996 | SB - SuperBrawl 2 | KO (blows) | 1 | 0:12 |
victory | 2-0 | Tra "trauma" Telligman | February 7, 1997 | UFC 12 - Judgment Day | TKO (Cut) | 1 | 1:17 |
victory | 3-0 | "The Pitbull" Scott Ferozzo | February 7, 1997 | UFC 12 - Judgment Day | TKO (blows) | 1 | 0:43 |
victory | 4-0 | Tank Abbott | May 30, 1997 | UFC 13 - The Ultimate Force | TKO (blows) | 1 | 0:52 |
defeat | 4-1 | "The Natural" Randy Couture | 17th October 1997 | UFC 13 - The Ultimate Force | TKO (blows) | 1 | 8:16 |
victory | 5-1 | "The Ghetto Man" Joe Charles | December 21, 1997 | UFC 15.5 - Ultimate Japan 1st | Task (armbar) | 1 | 4:03 |
victory | 6-1 | “The Ax Murderer” Silva hiking trail | October 16, 1998 | UFC 17.5 - Ultimate Brazil | TKO (blows) | 1 | 0:44 |
defeat | 6-2 | "The Gracie Hunter" Kazushi Sakuraba | April 29, 1999 | Pride 5 | Point decision (unanimous) | 2 | 10:00 |
victory | 7-2 | "The Hurricane" Gilbert Yvel | June 4, 2000 | Pride 9 - New Blood | Point decision (unanimous) | 2 | 10:00 |
victory | 8-2 | Daijiro Matsui | August 27, 2000 | Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors | Point decision (unanimous) | 2 | 10:00 |
victory | 9-2 | Bobby Southworth | March 25, 2001 | Pride 13 - Collision Course | Task (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:09 |
victory | 10-2 | "The Texas Crazy Horse" Heath Herring | May 27, 2001 | Pride 14 - Clash of the Titans | Point decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
defeat | 10-3 | "The Iceman" Chuck Liddell | June 22, 2002 | UFC 37.5 - As real as it gets | Point decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
victory | 11-3 | "The Beastman" Marvin Eastman | June 6, 2003 | UFC 43 - Meltdown | TKO (blows) | 1 | 1:07 |
victory | 12-3 | "The Natural" Randy Couture | January 31, 2004 | UFC 46 - Supernatural | TKO (Cut) | 1 | 0:49 |
defeat | 12-4 | "The Natural" Randy Couture | August 21, 2004 | UFC 49 - Unfinished Business | TKO (referee stop) | 3 | 5:00 |
defeat | 12-5 | "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" Tito Ortiz | February 5, 2005 | UFC 51 - Super Saturday | Point decision (shared) | 3 | 5:00 |
defeat | 12-6 | "The Demolition Man" Alistair Overeem | April 23, 2005 | Pride FC - Total Elimination 2005 | Task (guillotine choke) | 1 | 9:36 |
victory | 13-6 | Antony "Wild Thing" Rea | December 3, 2005 | Cage Rage 14- Punishment | KO (blows) | 2 | 1:30 |
defeat | 13-7 | "The Demolition Man" Alistair Overeem | June 9, 2006 | Strikeforce - Revenge | Point decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
victory | 14-7 | Kazuo "Yoshiki" Takahashi | December 3, 2005 | Pride FC - Critical Countdown Absolute | KO (blows) | 1 | 0:36 |
defeat | 14-8 | Dan "Hendo" Henderson | October 21, 2006 | Pride FC 32 - The Real Deal | Point decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
victory | 15-8 | Ivan Serati | April 21, 2007 | Cage Rage 21 - Judgment Day | TKO (blows) | 1 | 3:47 |
victory | 16-8 | "The Messenger" James Zikic | September 22, 2007 | Cage Rage 23 - Unbelievable | Point decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
victory | 17-8 | Terry "Dangerous" Martin | July 19, 2008 | Affliction - Banned | KO (blows) | 2 | 3:12 |
victory | 18-8 | "The Law" Matt Lindland | January 24, 2009 | Affliction - Day of Reckoning | KO (blows) | 1 | 0:37 |
victory | 19-8 | Rich "Ace" Franklin | September 19, 2009 | UFC 103 - Franklin vs. Belfort | TKO (blows) | 1 | 3:02 |
defeat | 19-9 | "The Spider" Anderson Silva | February 5, 2011 | UFC 126 - Silva vs. Belfort | TKO (front kick & punches) | 1 | 3:25 |
victory | 20-9 | Yoshihiro "Sexyama" Akiyama | August 6, 2011 | UFC 133 - Evans vs. Ortiz 2 | KO (blows) | 1 | 1:52 |
victory | 20-9 | Anthony "Rumble" Johnson | January 14, 2012 | UFC 142 - Aldo vs. Mendes | Task (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:49 |
defeat | 20-10 | Jon "Bones" Jones | 22nd September 2012 | UFC 152 - Jones vs. Belfort | Task (keylock) | 4th | 0:54 |
victory | 21-10 | "The Count" Michael Bisping | January 14, 2012 | UFC on Fox 7 - Belfort vs. Bisping | TKO (kick to head & punches) | 2 | 1:27 |
victory | 22-10 | Luke Rockhold | March 18, 2013 | UFC on Fox 8 - Belfort vs. Rockhold | TKO (Spinning Heel Kick & Punches) | 1 | 1:27 |
victory | 23-10 | Dan "Hendo" Henderson | November 9, 2013 | UFC Fight Night 32 - Belfort vs. Henderson | KO (kick to head) | 1 | 1:17 |
defeat | 23-11 | Chris "All-American" Weidman | May 23, 2015 | UFC 187 - Johnson vs. Cormier | TKO (blows) | 1 | 2:53 |
victory | 24-11 | Dan "Hendo" Henderson | November 7, 2015 | UFC Fight Night 77 - Belfort vs. Henderson 3 | KO (blows) | 1 | 2:07 |
defeat | 24-12 | Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza | May 14, 2016 | UFC 189 - Werdum vs. Ciocic | TKO (blows) | 1 | 4:38 |
defeat | 24-13 | "The Dreamcatcher" Gegard Mousasi | October 8, 2016 | UFC 204 - Bisping vs. Henderson 2 | TKO (blows) | 2 | 2:43 |
No contest | 24-13-1 | Kelvin Gastelum | March 11, 2017 | UFC Fight Night 106 - Belfort vs. Gastelum | Change of decision by the STJDMMA 1 | 2:43 | |
victory | 25-13-1 | "The Great" Nate Marquardt | 3rd June 2017 | UFC 212 - Aldo vs. Holloway | Point decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
defeat | 25-14-1 | "The Dragon" Lyoto Machida | May 12, 2018 | UFC 224 - Nunes vs. Pennington | KO (Front Kick) | 2 | 1:00 |
1) Kelvin Gastelum won the fight, but was tested positive for prohibited substances afterwards, which is why the decision was changed to a no contest
Facts
- Belfort won his first four fights in a total time of 2 minutes and 58 seconds.
- In 2004 Belfort's sister was kidnapped, from which he suffered greatly. In 2007, Elaine Paiva confessed to her murder .
- He is known for the enormous speed and knockout risk of his hands.
- Belfort started in the heavyweight division, then moved steadily downwards, first to the light heavyweight division, then to the middleweight division.
- Belfort is married to the Brazilian model Joana Prado and has three children with her.
- Belfort speaks Portuguese , English , French and Spanish .
Web links
- Official website of Vitor Belfort
- Vitor Belfort in the database of Sherdog (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ mmaweekly.com: Vitor Belfort & Pawel Nastula suspended ( Memento from May 20, 2007 in the Internet Archive ). December 21, 2006
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Belfort, Vitor |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Belfort, Vitor Vieira; Phenom |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian MMA fighter |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 1, 1977 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rio de Janeiro , Brazil |