Vitor Belfort (26-14, 21) was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on April 1, 1977. At the age of 19 years on October 11, 1996, he made his professional MMA debut against Jon Hess, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On February 7, 1997, 19-year old Vitor Belfort made his UFC debut on his 2nd professional MMA fight at UFC 12 against a 32-year old Tra Telligman, winning the fight in the 1st round via TKO.
He became the UFC heavyweight champion on February 7, 1997 at age 19 on his 3rd professional MMA fight at UFC 12 after defeating a 31-year old Scott Ferrozzo via 1st-round TKO.
Vitor Belfort is a two weight division UFC champion. He defeated a 40-year old Randy Couture via 1st-round TKO to become the UFC light-heavyweight champion on January 31, 2004 at age 26 on his 15th professional MMA fight at UFC 46.
Belfort's last fight was a 2nd-round KO loss to Lyoto Machida at UFC 224 at age 41 on May 12, 2018. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought 26 times in the UFC, and has a record of 15 wins, 10 losses and 1 no-contest in the promotion.
Some of Vitor Belfort's best fights have been against Randy Couture, Scott Ferrozzo, Dan Henderson, Rich Franklin, Yoshihiro Akiyama, Luke Rockhold and Tra Telligman.
Belfort has 14 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
41  | May 12, 2018 41 years, 1 months 26-14 (21) | 39 years, 11 months 23-8 (11) | UFC | MD | 2 | KO | LOSS Front kick |
40  | Jun 3, 2017 40 years, 2 months 26-13 (21) | 38 years, 1 months 35-17-2 (26) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
39  | Mar 11, 2017 39 years, 11 months 25-13 (21) | 25 years, 4 months 14-2 (10) | UFC | MD | 1 | NC | NC Overturned |
38  | Oct 8, 2016 39 years, 6 months 25-13 (21) | 31 years, 2 months 39-6-2 (33) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
37  | May 14, 2016 39 years, 1 months 25-12 (21) | 36 years, 5 months 22-4 (16) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
36  | Nov 7, 2015 38 years, 7 months 25-11 (21) | 45 years, 2 months 31-13 (16) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
35  | May 23, 2015 38 years, 1 months 24-11 (20) | 30 years, 11 months 12-0 (7) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches For UFC middleweight title |
34 | Nov 9, 2013 36 years, 7 months 24-10 (20) | 43 years, 2 months 29-10 (14) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick |
33  | May 18, 2013 36 years, 1 months 23-10 (19) | 28 years, 7 months 10-1 (8) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Spinning heel kick and punches |
32  | Jan 19, 2013 35 years, 9 months 22-10 (18) | 33 years, 10 months 23-4 (18) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Head kick and punches |
31  | Sep 22, 2012 35 years, 5 months 21-10 (17) | 25 years, 2 months 16-1 (12) | UFC | LHW | 4 | SUB | LOSS Keylock For UFC light-heavyweight title |
30  | Jan 14, 2012 34 years, 9 months 21-9 (17) | 27 years, 10 months 10-3 (7) | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
29  | Aug 6, 2011 34 years, 4 months 20-9 (16) | 36 years 13-3 (10) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
28  | Feb 5, 2011 33 years, 10 months 19-9 (15) | 35 years, 9 months 29-4 (22) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Front kick and punches For UFC middleweight title |
27  | Sep 19, 2009 32 years, 5 months 19-8 (15) | 34 years, 11 months 27-4 (24) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
26  | Jan 24, 2009 31 years, 9 months 18-8 (14) | 38 years, 8 months 21-5 (14) | Affliction | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
25  | Jul 19, 2008 31 years, 3 months 17-8 (13) | 27 years, 9 months 17-5 (15) | Affliction | MD | 2 | KO | WIN Punches |
24 | Sep 22, 2007 30 years, 5 months 16-8 (12) | James Zikic | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
23 | Apr 21, 2007 30 years 15-8 (12) | Ivan Serati | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
22 | Oct 21, 2006 29 years, 6 months 14-8 (11) | 36 years, 1 months 20-5 (9) | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
21  | Jul 1, 2006 29 years, 3 months 14-7 (11) | 37 years, 3 months 28-18-3 (17) | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
20  | Jun 9, 2006 29 years, 2 months 13-7 (10) | 26 years 23-7 (23) | Strikeforce | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
19 | Dec 3, 2005 28 years, 8 months 13-6 (10) | Antony Rea | LHW | 2 | KO | WIN Punches | |
18 | Apr 23, 2005 28 years 12-6 (9) | 24 years, 11 months 19-5 (19) | LHW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
17  | Feb 5, 2005 27 years, 10 months 12-5 (9) | 30 years 11-4 (8) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SD | LOSS |
16  | Aug 21, 2004 27 years, 4 months 12-4 (9) | 41 years, 1 months 12-6 (6) | UFC | LHW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage Lost UFC light-heavyweight title |
15 | Jan 31, 2004 26 years, 9 months 12-3 (9) | 40 years, 7 months 12-5 (6) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage Won UFC light-heavyweight title |
14  | Jun 6, 2003 26 years, 2 months 11-3 (8) | 31 years, 11 months 5-2 (3) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Knees and punches |
13  | Jun 22, 2002 25 years, 2 months 10-3 (7) | 32 years, 6 months 10-1 (5) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
12  | May 27, 2001 24 years, 1 months 10-2 (7) | 23 years, 2 months 17-5 (16) | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
11  | Mar 25, 2001 23 years, 11 months 9-2 (7) | 31 years, 3 months 3-1 (3) | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
10  | Aug 27, 2000 23 years, 4 months 8-2 (6) | 27 years, 8 months 1-4-2 (0) | HW | 2 | UD | WIN | |
9  | Jun 4, 2000 23 years, 2 months 7-2 (6) | 23 years, 11 months 22-4 (22) | HW | 2 | UD | WIN | |
8  | Apr 29, 1999 22 years 6-2 (6) | 29 years, 9 months 3-1-1 (3) | HW | 2 | UD | LOSS | |
7  | Oct 16, 1998 21 years, 6 months 6-1 (6) | 22 years, 3 months 5-1 (5) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
6  | Dec 21, 1997 20 years, 8 months 5-1 (5) | 39 years, 5 months 5-8 (5) | UFC | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
5 | Oct 17, 1997 20 years, 6 months 4-1 (4) | 34 years, 3 months 2-0 (2) | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
4  | May 30, 1997 20 years, 1 months 4-0 (4) | 32 years, 1 months 6-4 (6) | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
3  | Feb 7, 1997 19 years, 10 months 3-0 (3) | 31 years, 9 months 4-1 (3) | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Won UFC 12 Tournament |
2  | Feb 7, 1997 19 years, 10 months 2-0 (2) | 32 years 3-0 (3) | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Cut |
1 | Oct 11, 1996 19 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Jon Hess | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
