Anderson Silva vs Vitor Belfort

Result, odds and stats · Middleweight · 5 rounds

Sat, Feb 5, 2011

Anderson
Silva

Middleweight

Record

29-4

UFC

12-0

Age

Height

6'2"

Reach

77"

Stance

Southpaw

Record and age going into this fight.

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Closing line

No closing line on record for this fight.

Vitor
Belfort

Light Heavyweight

Record

19-8

UFC

8-4

Age

Height

6'0"

Reach

74"

Stance

Southpaw

Record and age going into this fight.

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Fight stats

Anderson SilvaVitor Belfort

Significant strikes6 of 106 of 15

Knockdowns10

Takedowns0 of 00 of 0

Control time0:050:03

Submission attempts00

How they fight

Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.

Round 1

Round 2

■ Anderson Silva ■ Vitor Belfort Rounds 4 and 5 not shown: too few of them to average.

Common opponents

Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.

Rich Franklin

Anderson Silva

Won · KO/TKO, round 2

Oct 2007 · landed 2.8 more significant strikes a minute

Vitor Belfort

Won · KO/TKO, round 1

Sep 2009 · landed 1.6 more significant strikes a minute

Other fights that night

Miguel Torres def. Antonio Banuelosdecision, 3 rounds CLOSE— Jake Ellenberger def. Carlos Eduardo Rochadecision, 3 rounds CLOSE— Chad Mendes def. Michihiro Omigawadecision, 3 rounds CLOSE— Demetrious Johnson def. Norifumi Yamamotodecision, 3 rounds CLOSE— Donald Cerrone def. Paul Kellysubmission, round 2 (3:48) CLOSE— Forrest Griffin def. Rich Franklindecision, 3 rounds CLOSE— Paul Taylor def. Gabe RuedigerKO/TKO, round 2 (1:42) CLOSE— Jon Jones def. Ryan Badersubmission, round 2 (4:20) CLOSE— Mike Pierce def. Kenny RobertsonKO/TKO, round 2 (0:29) CLOSE— Kyle Kingsbury def. Ricardo RomeroKO/TKO, round 1 (0:21) CLOSE—

Questions and answers

Who won Anderson Silva vs Vitor Belfort?

Anderson Silva beat Vitor Belfort by KO/TKO, round 1 (3:25) on Saturday, February 5, 2011.

What were Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort's records going into the fight?

Anderson Silva is 29-4 (12-0 in the UFC). Vitor Belfort is 19-8 (8-4 in the UFC).