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UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2
Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort
19-9 · BRA
VS
August 6, 2011 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.4lb
Weigh-in
184.6lb
Vitor Belfort def. Yoshihiro Akiyama by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 1:52
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:52
Belfort12/250/020:09
Akiyama1/90/000:00
Total
Belfort12/250/020:09
Akiyama1/90/000:00

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
BelfortWin probabilityAkiyama
47.8%52.2%
KO / TKO
37%
Submission
9%
Decision
54%
Expected fight time: 10.7 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Belfort, blue toward Akiyama. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Belfort48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%47%
Submission2%5%
Decision23%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 12
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Akiyama52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%29%
Submission7%13%
Decision30%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2046)act 1
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 0
Combined totals~76 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R218%
R36%
Distance53%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Belfort
54.9%-126
Akiyama
+12643.7%
Most takedownstie 53.7%
Belfort
14.3%+224
Akiyama
-22432.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Belfort
Expected: 40.2
40
Over 40
42.1%
+134
Exactly 40
1.7%
push
Under 40
56.3%
-134
051101
Akiyama
Expected: 35.6
35.5
Over 35.5
42.7%
+134
Under 35.5
57.3%
-134
04590
Takedowns — over/under
Belfort
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.3%
Exactly 0
80.7%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Akiyama
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
36.4%
+174
Under 0.5
63.6%
-174
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 10.7 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Belfort47.8%74.8%−27.0-320
Akiyama52.2%25.2%+27.0+290

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
58.8Striking48.7
Belfort +10.2
64.7Grappling67.6
Akiyama +2.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BelfortAkiyama
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1560
Pound-for-pound
1525
1509
Divisional
1523
1499
Striking offense
1489
1541
Striking defense
1493
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
34 yrs
Age
36 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'10"
74"
Reach
75"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.75
Strikes landed / min
2.96
51%
Strike accuracy
33%
2.47
Strikes absorbed / min
5.37
41%
Strike defense
55%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.30
Takedowns / 15 min
2.69
75%
Takedown accuracy
80%
61%
Takedown defense
100%
1.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
62%
UFC win rate
33%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
40%
Last-5 win rate
33%
100%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
182
Days since last fight
294
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Vitor Belfort
  • LAnderson SilvaKO/TKO R1
    Close +1906mo before
  • WRich FranklinKO/TKO R1
    Close +1061y 11mo before
  • LTito OrtizS-DEC R3
    Close -1256y 6mo before
  • LRandy CoutureKO/TKO R3
    Close +1356y 11mo before
  • WRandy CoutureKO/TKO R1
    Close +1857y 6mo before
Yoshihiro Akiyama
  • LMichael BispingU-DEC R3
    Close +19010mo before
  • LChris LebenSUB R3
    Close -1921y 1mo before
  • WAlan BelcherS-DEC R3
    Close -2452y 1mo before
Belfort — win / loss by method
Record: 19-9-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
13 wins, 3 losses
W
68% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
11% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 5 losses
W
21% of wins
L
56% of losses
UFC
8win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (88%)KO/TKO(60%) 3
1 (13%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(40%) 2
Non-UFC
11win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (55%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (9%)Submission(25%) 1
4 (36%)Decision(75%) 3
Akiyama — win / loss by method
Record: 13-3-0, 2 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
5 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 1 loss
W
54% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (100%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw2NC
WinsLosses
5 (42%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
7 (58%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Belfort
Akiyama
13
UFC fights
3
69.3 min · 5.3 avg
Octagon time
44.7 min · 14.9 avg
29y 10m
Career length
21y 7m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Belfort
Akiyama
130W–40L · 76.5%
Overall
53W–15L · 77.9%
66W–25L · 72.5%
Wins
14W–5L · 73.7%
64W–15L · 81.0%
Losses
39W–10L · 79.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Belfort
Akiyama
204W–69L · 74.7%
Overall
77W–27L · 74.0%
139W–51L · 73.2%
Wins
77W–26L · 74.8%
65W–18L · 78.3%
Losses
0W–1L · 0.0%
Distance striking
Belfort
Akiyama
1.62
Landed / min
3.85
37.0%
Accuracy
32.1%
67.9%
Defense
55.8%
0.87
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
35.7%
Time at distance
68.6%
Grappling & control
Belfort
Akiyama
1.30
Takedowns / 15 min
2.69
75.0%
Takedown accuracy
80.0%
61.1%
Takedown defense
100.0%
1.30
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.34
17.7%
Control share
91.1%
Strike target map
Belfort
  • Head83%(101)div 63%
  • Body5%(6)div 20%
  • Legs12%(14)div 17%
Akiyama
  • Head83%(109)div 63%
  • Body8%(10)div 20%
  • Legs10%(13)div 17%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Vitor Belfort
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Yoshihiro Akiyama
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.