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Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort
5-1 · BRA
VS
Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva
5-1 · BRA
October 16, 1998 · Sao Paulo, Brazil
Middleweight · 1 rounds
199.0lb
Weigh-in
199.0lb
Vitor Belfort def. Wanderlei Silva by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 0:44
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:44
Belfort7/130/01
Silva1/20/00
Total
Belfort7/130/01
Silva1/20/00

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 probabilitySilva
47.4%52.6%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
6%
Decision
64%
Expected fight time: 12.0 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 Silva. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Belfort47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%31%
Submission4%9%
Decision28%60%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2559)act 7
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Silva53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%29%
Submission2%3%
Decision36%68%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2150)act 1
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.7)act 0
Combined totals~83 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R116%
R211%
R39%
Distance64%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Belfort
57.1%-137
Silva
+13741.6%
Most takedownstie 65.4%
Belfort
20.7%-149
Silva
+14913.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Belfort
Expected: 45.2
45
Over 45
42.1%
+134
Exactly 45
1.5%
push
Under 45
56.4%
-134
057114
Silva
Expected: 38.2
38
Over 38
42.0%
+134
Exactly 38
1.7%
push
Under 38
56.2%
-134
04896
Takedowns — over/under
Belfort
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.3%
+330
Under 0.5
76.7%
-330
035
Silva
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
16.7%
Exactly 0
83.3%
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 12.0 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

No market on record for this bout.

Trait web
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BelfortSilva
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1549
Pound-for-pound
1515
1502
Divisional
1515
1502
Striking offense
1500
1531
Striking defense
1533
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
21 yrs
Age
22 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'11"
74"
Reach
74"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.10
Strikes landed / min
55%
Strike accuracy
2.50
Strikes absorbed / min
34%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
2.96
Takedowns / 15 min
75%
Takedown accuracy
50%
Takedown defense
3.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
299
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Vitor Belfort
  • WJoe CharlesSUB R1
    10mo before
  • LRandy CoutureKO/TKO R1
    1y before
  • WDavid AbbottKO/TKO R1
    1y 5mo before
  • WScott FerrozzoKO/TKO R1
    1y 8mo before
  • WTra TelligmanKO/TKO R1
    1y 8mo before
Wanderlei Silva
No prior UFC fights.
Belfort — win / loss by method
Record: 5-1-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
80% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Silva — win / loss by method
Record: 5-1-0

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
100% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Belfort
Silva
5
UFC fights
0
15.2 min · 3.0 avg
Octagon time
29y 10m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Belfort
Silva
19W–13L · 59.4%
Overall
17W–13L · 56.7%
Wins
2W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Belfort
Silva
1W–0L · 100.0%
Overall
5W–8L · 38.5%
1W–0L · 100.0%
Wins
5W–8L · 38.5%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Belfort
Silva
0.75
Landed / min
28.6%
Accuracy
72.7%
Defense
1.98
Knockdowns / 15 min
52.9%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Belfort
Silva
2.96
Takedowns / 15 min
75.0%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
Takedown defense
2.96
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Belfort
  • Head96%(45)div 54%
  • Body4%(2)div 18%
  • Legs0%(0)div 28%
Silva
  • Head0%(0)div 54%
  • Body0%(0)div 18%
  • Legs0%(0)div 28%
  • No strike data on record.

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.

Wanderlei Silva

No UFC fights on record.

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