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UFC 51: Super Saturday
Tito Ortiz
Tito Ortiz
11-4 · USA
VS
Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort
12-4 · BRA
February 5, 2005 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Main event
204.5lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Tito Ortiz def. Vitor Belfort by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Ortiz16/201/403:29
Belfort9/200/000:13
R2
Ortiz4/81/301:27
Belfort10/170/002:52
R3
Ortiz7/192/404:28
Belfort0/10/000:00
Total
Ortiz27/474/1109:24
Belfort19/380/003:05

Scorecards

Ortiz vs Belfort

RdCecil PeoplesJeff MullenNelson HamiltonCommunity
R1---9.4-9.6
R2---9.1-9.9
R3---10-9.1
Total29-2828-2929-2828.5-28.6

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Ortiz-Belfort.

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
OrtizWin probabilityBelfort
49.9%50.1%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
13%
Decision
59%
Expected fight time: 11.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Ortiz50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%27%
Submission5%11%
Decision31%62%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1842)act 27
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.4)act 4
Belfort50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%30%
Submission7%15%
Decision28%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1945)act 19
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~67 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R113%
R223%
R35%
Distance59%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Ortiz
45.6%+116
Belfort
-11652.7%
Most takedownstie 34.8%
Ortiz
61.7%-1776
Belfort
+17763.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ortiz
Expected: 32.3
32.5
Over 32.5
42.1%
+137
Under 32.5
57.9%
-137
04181
Belfort
Expected: 34.9
35
Over 35
41.4%
+137
Exactly 35
1.9%
push
Under 35
56.7%
-137
04488
Takedowns — over/under
Ortiz
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
41.9%
-116
Exactly 1
22.1%
push
Under 1
36.0%
+116
035
Belfort
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
7.3%
Exactly 0
92.7%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 11.5 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
Ortiz49.9%46.8%+3.1+105
Belfort50.1%53.2%−3.1-125

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
73.1Striking57.6
Ortiz +15.5
62.3Grappling67.9
Belfort +5.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
OrtizBelfort
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1595
Pound-for-pound
1565
1532
Divisional
1506
1495
Striking offense
1505
1544
Striking defense
1531
1544
Grappling offense
1506
1575
Grappling defense
1518
Physical
30 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'0"
74"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.44
Strikes landed / min
1.82
56%
Strike accuracy
54%
1.29
Strikes absorbed / min
2.80
54%
Strike defense
38%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.49
Takedowns / 15 min
1.88
66%
Takedown accuracy
75%
59%
Takedown defense
50%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.6
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
70%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
70%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
106
Days since last fight
168
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tito Ortiz
  • WPatrick CoteU-DEC R3
    Close -5503mo before
  • LChuck LiddellKO/TKO R2
    Close -18510mo before
  • LRandy CoutureU-DEC R5
    Close -1801y 4mo before
  • WKen ShamrockKO/TKO R3
    Close -1602y 2mo before
  • WVladimir MatyushenkoU-DEC R5
    Close -1803y 4mo before
Vitor Belfort
  • LRandy CoutureKO/TKO R3
    Close +1356mo before
  • WRandy CoutureKO/TKO R1
    Close +1851y before
  • WMarvin EastmanKO/TKO R1
    Close -2401y 8mo before
  • LChuck LiddellU-DEC R3
    2y 8mo before
  • WWanderlei SilvaKO/TKO R1
    6y 4mo before
Ortiz — win / loss by method
Record: 11-4-0

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
7 wins, 2 losses
W
64% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
9% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
10win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (60%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
1 (10%)Submission(25%) 1
3 (30%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Belfort — win / loss by method
Record: 12-4-0

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
7 wins, 2 losses
W
58% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
7win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (86%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
1 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (60%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Ortiz
Belfort
14
UFC fights
10
163.2 min · 11.7 avg
Octagon time
47.9 min · 4.8 avg
29y 2m
Career length
29y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Ortiz
Belfort
191W–49L · 79.6%
Overall
63W–28L · 69.2%
138W–30L · 82.1%
Wins
39W–21L · 65.0%
53W–19L · 73.6%
Losses
24W–7L · 77.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ortiz
Belfort
0W–1L · 0.0%
Overall
47W–15L · 75.8%
0W–1L · 0.0%
Wins
44W–14L · 75.9%
0W–0L
Losses
3W–1L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Ortiz
Belfort
1.75
Landed / min
1.62
34.4%
Accuracy
39.2%
67.9%
Defense
64.9%
0.09
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.25
23.5%
Time at distance
37.4%
Grappling & control
Ortiz
Belfort
3.49
Takedowns / 15 min
1.88
65.5%
Takedown accuracy
75.0%
59.1%
Takedown defense
50.0%
0.28
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.57
79.1%
Control share
13.0%
Strike target map
Ortiz
  • Head76%(303)div 66%
  • Body11%(43)div 14%
  • Legs13%(53)div 21%
Belfort
  • Head85%(74)div 66%
  • Body5%(4)div 14%
  • Legs10%(9)div 21%

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

Tito Ortiz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Vitor Belfort
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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