| Vítor Belfort | |||||||||||||||
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 Belfort in 2020 | |||||||||||||||
| Born | Vítor Vieira Belfort 1 April 1977 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | The Phenom | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Brazilian American | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Division | Heavyweight (1996–1997, 1999–2001) Light heavyweight (1998–2007, 2012, 2013) Middleweight (2008–2018) | ||||||||||||||
| Reach | 74 in (188 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Style | Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||
| Fighting out of | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Kill Cliff FC Brazilian Top Team RVCA Training Centre Xtreme Couture (2008) | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[2] under Carlson Gracie[3] Black belt in Judo[2] Purple belt in Shotokan Karate[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1996–2018 (MMA) 2006, 2021–present (Boxing) | ||||||||||||||
| Professional boxing record | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 41 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 26 | ||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 18 | ||||||||||||||
| By submission | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| By decision | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| By submission | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| By decision | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| No contests | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Joana Prado | ||||||||||||||
| Notable students | Cezar Ferreira | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vítor Vieira Belfort[4] (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvitoʁ viˈejɾɐ bɛwˈfɔʁ]; born 1 April 1977) is a Brazilian professional boxer and retired mixed martial artist who competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he fought in the Heavyweight, Light Heavyweight and Middleweight divisions. He is the UFC 12 Heavyweight Tournament Champion, as well as a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and Cage Rage World Light Heavyweight Champion. Known for his explosive knockout power, Belfort is tied for fifth for the most finishes in UFC history with 14.[5] Belfort also competed for MMA promotions Pride FC, Strikeforce, Affliction, and Cage Rage.
- ^ "Fight Card – UFC 187 Johnson vs. Cormier". UFC.com. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ a b c Faux, Justin (14 May 2013). "UFC debutant Rockhold: 'Black belts don't mean s*** to me'". MMA Kanvas. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013.
- ^ Cruz, Guilherme (6 May 2015). "Chris Weidman receives black belt in jiu-jitsu ahead of UFC 187 bout with Vitor Belfort". MMAfighting.com.
- ^ Mixed martial arts show results. State of Nevada. 5 February 2011
- ^ "By The Numbers – The Best Finishers in UFC History". UFC.com. Retrieved 18 May 2018.